thrandur.björnsson@zool.gu.se

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Björn Thrandur Björnsson

Professor of zoophysiology

FEL-group leader

PhD Göteborg University 1985

Research Associate (Forskarassisitent) 1988-1989

Research Specialist (Särskild Forskare) 1990-1995

Associate Professor (Docent) 1991

Lecturer (Universitetslektor) 1996-1999

Professor 2000

I have a wide-ranging interest in how endocrine systems control physiological functions in fish, combining fundamental research with applied studies related to aquaculture.

Currently my major focus is on the multiple roles of the GH - IGF-I system in teleosts, including those in larval development, growth, osmoregulation, smoltification, and sexual maturation, as well as the influence of GH - IGF-I on behaviour and the ecological consequences of growth.