Lars Berglund, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

As the Senior Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Berglund oversees all aspects of the School of Medicine research portfolio. In his capacity as the Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Center and the PI for the NIH CTSA award, he is responsible for all CTSC infrastructure activities, including services, education and translational science projects. He currently serves in an advisory capacity to national organizations (NIH, AAMC, AHA, Endocrine Society) and he represents the SOM at the institutional and national level in issues related to research. Dr. Berglund's research focus is in the area of lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease and his research is funded by NIH. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and is a member of the Editorial Board of several journals.

Title:

Professor of Medicine, Senior Associate Dean of Research, Director of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center

Specialty:

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Center/Program Affiliation:

Clinical and Translational Science Center

Address:

Clinical and Translational Science Center
2921 Stockton Blvd., Suite 1400
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 703-9120

Education:

University of Uppsala
Uppsala, Sweden
M.D. 1981

University of Uppsala
Uppsala, Sweden
Ph.D. 1977

Internships:

Huddinge University Hospital
Stockholm,
1981-1982

Residency:

Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital
Stockholm,
1984-1986
Clinical Chemistry

Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital
Stockholm,
1982-1984
Medicine

Fellowships:

UC San Diego
San Diego, California
1977-1979
Division of Metabolic Disease, Department of Medicine

Professional Memberships:

American Association of Clinical Chemistry
American Heart Association, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
European Society of Clinical Investigation
Swedish Society of Clinical Chemistry

Select Recent Publications:

Anuurad E, Byambaa E, Gungor Z, Zhang W, Pearson TA, Tracy RP, Kim K, Berglund L. Age as a modulator of inflammatory cardiovascular risk factors. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (2011), 31:2151-2156.

Stanhope KL, Griffen SC, Bremer AA, Schaefer EJ, Nakajima K, Schwarz JM, Beysen C, Hellerstein MK, Berglund L, Keim NL, Havel PJ. Metabolic responses to prolonged consumption of glucose- and fructose-sweetened beverages are not associated with postprandial or 24-hour glucose and insulin excursions. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2011), 94:112-119.

Enkhmaa B, Anuurad E, Ozturk Z, Zhang W, Pearson TA, Berglund L. Differential associations of serum amyloid A and pentraxin-3 with allele-specific lipoprotein(a) levels in African Americans and Caucasians. Translational Research (2011), 158:92-98.

Enkhmaa B, Anuurad E, Zhang Z, Pearson TA, Berglund L. Usefulness of apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I ratio to predict coronary artery disease independent of the metabolic syndrome in African Americans. American Journal of Cardiology (2010), 106: 1264-1269.

Ozturk Z, Enkhmaa B, Shachter NS, Berglund L, Anuurad E. Integrated role of two apoliprotein e polymorphisms on apolipoprotein B levels and coronary artery disease in a biethnic population. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders (2010), 8: 531-538.

Boden-Albala B, Kargman DE, Lin IF, Paik MC, Sacco RL, Berglund L. Increased stroke risk and lipoprotein(a) in a multi-ethnic community: The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study. Cerebrovascular Disease (2010), 30: 237-243.

Enkhmaa B, Anuurad E, Pearson TA, Zhang W, Berglund L. Association of Lp-PLA2 activity with allele-specific Lp(a) levels in a bi-ethnic population. Atherosclerosis (2010), 211: 526-530.

Anuurad E, Ozturk Z, Enkhmaa B, Pearson TA, Berglund L. Association of Lp-PLA2 with coronary artery disease: increased role of vascular inflammation in African Americans compared to Caucasians. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2010), 95: 2376-2383.

Kasim-Karakas S, Hyson D, Halsted C, van Loan M, Chedin E, Berglund L. Translational nutrition research at UC Davis – The key role of the Clinical and Translational Science Center. Annals of the New York Academy of Science (2010), 1190; 179-183.

Califf RM, Berglund L for the Principal Investigators of the National Institute of Health Clinical and Translational Science Awards. Linking Scientific Discovery and Better Health for the Nation: The Maturation of Clinical and Translational Research in the United States. Academic Medicine (2010), 85: 457-462.