|
Lars Björndahl
Andrology Laboratory ANOVA Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden
Basic medical training (M.D.) at Karolinska Institutet 1976-82, PhD studies 1982-1986: thesis On Sperm Nuclear Zinc and Chromatin Decondensation. Swedish Licensed Physician (1990) and specialist in Clinical Chemistry 1992. Participated in the establishment and development of a new Andrology Laboratory at the Karolinska University Hospital 1987-2000. In 2001-2005 at Birmingham Women’s Hospital and University of Birmingham as Scientist in Human Reproductive Biology and Honorary Senior Lecturer. In 2010 Senior Consultant Physician at the Centre for Andrology and Sexual Medicine (CASM) at the Karolinska University Hospital. In 2013 Director of the Andrology Laboratory and Tissue Establishment of CASM, later ANOVA. Associate Professor in Andrology at Karolinska Institutet. Member of the WHO editorial committee for the Semen Analysis Manual, 5th edition (2005-10) and Chief Editor of the 6th edition (2018-2021); consultant for the WHO Infertility Global Guidelines and Research Group (2012-2019). Project Leader for the Basic Semen Examination standard ISO 23162 (years 2017-2021). In 2010-14 Associate Editor of Human Reproduction, Associate Editor (2019-2022) of Human Reproduction Update and (2019-2024) Andrology. Many publications concerning quality in basic semen examination. |
