Malene Lindholm

Sr. Research Engineer, Medicine - Med/Cardiovascular Medicine

Bio

Dr. Malene Lindholm is a senior research engineer and Director of the human Molecular Athlete Moonshot for the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Stanford. After earning her PhD in Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, she performed her postdoctoral studies at the Cardiovascular Institute at Stanford University. Her current research focuses on unraveling the multi-omic adaptation mechanisms to exercise across tissues and the genetic basis of extreme human performance. The ultimate objective is to transform the findings into tangible application in the field of precision exercise health and medicine.

Academic Appointments

Sr. Research Engineer, Medicine - Med/Cardiovascular Medicine
Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance

Honors & Awards

Early Career Investigator Award, American Heart Association Genomic and Precision Medicine Council (11/15/2020)
Young Investigator Award, Swedish foundation for promoting exercise (Sveriges Centralförening för Idrottens Främjande) (10/2019)
Young Investigator Award, Research Group on the Biochemistry of Exercise (10/2018)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine Early Career Committee (2022 - Present)

Professional Education

M.Sc., Karolinska Institute, Biomedicine (2007)
PhD, Karolinska Institute, Medicine (2015)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Interested in the genetics of human performance and the multi-omic response to exercise and training for optimizing human health.

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