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The World as a Laboratory

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The World as a Laboratory

The OROBOROS-Team participates in expeditions all over the world


Science and adventure

Expeditions - science and adventure

Go Nepal - Rolwaling 2015

Rolwaling Rolwaling Rolwaling Rolwaling

» Towards a high-altitude research collaboration


To the heart of the Amazon 2015

Arapaima gigas, Manaus Arapaima gigas, Manaus Arapaima gigas, Manaus Tambaqui, Manaus

» Manaus: comparative cardiac mitochondrial physiology of Amazon fish


Spitsbergen, Ny-Alesund 2014

Spitsbergen Spitsbergen Spitsbergen Spitsbergen

» Enjoy the cold


Alaska 2014

The Iditarod team of fast endurance dogs The Mito-Science-Team (left to right: Rob Boushel, Erich Gnaiger, Karyn Hamilton, Verena Laner and Benjamin F. Miller) working in the lab. (C) by Shannon Massie Alaska 2014 HRR MitoLab Alaska

» Iditarod 1,000 mile race


Everest base camp Nepal 2013

Everest base camp 2013 Everest base camp 2013 Everest base camp 2013 Everest base camp 2013

» Xtreme Everest 2 - 5,300 m


Bolivia 2012

Mt Chacaltaya 2012 Mt Chacaltaya 2012 Mt Chacaltaya 2012 Mt Chacaltaya 2012

» Mt Chacaltaya 5,200 m


Monte Rosa 2004 - highest research station in Europe

» Monte Rosa - Capanna Regina Margherita 4,559 m
  • Jacobs R, Boushel RC, Wright-Paradis C, Calbet JA, Robach P, Gnaiger E, Lundby C (2013) Mitochondrial function in human skeletal muscle following high altitude exposure. Exp Physiol 98:245-55. - »Bioblast link - Open Access«


Greenland 2004

Greenland - Thule 2012 Greenland - Thule 2012 Greenland - Thule 2012 Greenland - Thule 2012

» CMRC Expedition Thule
  • Gnaiger E, Boushel R, Søndergaard H, Munch-Andersen T, Damsgaard R, Hagen C, Díez-Sánchez C, Ara I, Wright-Paradis C, Schrauwen P, Hesselink M, Calbet JAL, Christiansen M, Helge JW, Saltin B (2015) Mitochondrial coupling and capacity of oxidative phosphorylation in skeletal muscle of Inuit and caucasians in the arctic winter. Scand J Med Sci Sports 25 (Suppl 4):126–34. - »Bioblast link - Open Access«


Bermuda 1973-75

Nematodes and harpacticoids: meiofauna - how to make little things big
  • Gnaiger E, Gluth G, Wieser W (1978) pH fluctuation in an intertidal beach in Bermuda. Limnol Oceanogr 23:851-7. - »Bioblast link«
  • Gnaiger E (1977) Thermodynamic considerations of invertebrate anoxibiosis. In: Applications of calorimetry in life sciences. Lamprecht I, Schaarschmidt B (eds), de Gruyter, Berlin:281-303. - »Bioblast link«
  • Wieser W, Ott J, Schiemer F, Gnaiger E (1974) An ecophysiological study of some meiofauna species inhabiting a sandy beach at Bermuda. Mar Biol 26:235-48. - »Bioblast link«


The World as a Laboratory

Kjell Johansen Viking and Physiologist

  • Johansen K (1987) The August Krogh Lecture: The world as a laboratory. Physiological insights from nature's experiments. In: Advances in physiological research (McLennan H, Ledsome JR, McIntosh CHS, Jones DR, eds). Plenum Publishing Corporation:377-96. - »Bioblast link«
  • The Kjell Johansen principle