{"id":29,"date":"2020-09-07T11:28:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T11:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karlsstofa.ru.is\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:31:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karlsstofa.ru.is\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3280a47f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3280a47f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1294c4c4\" data-id=\"1294c4c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baeae19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7baeae19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neuroscientist and biotechnology entrepreneur<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cc6d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16cc6d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karl \u00c6gir Karlsson<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a99e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09a99e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Professor of Neuroscience and Program Director in Neurotechnology<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ru.is\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reykjav\u00edk University<\/a><\/li><li>Co-founder and CEO of 3Z<\/li><li>CEO of LTCC<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587980c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587980c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ru.is\/en\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd0122b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bd0122b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67a33767\" data-id=\"67a33767\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd60dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cd60dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neuroscience and drug discovery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64e1ccbc\" data-id=\"64e1ccbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0bc2c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0bc2c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My main focus is drug discovery for brain disorders. I study how changes in brain function affect behaviour and how that knowledge can guide the development of new treatments. My work combines experimental disease models with human genetics and evidence from clinical data.<\/p><p>At Reykjav\u00edk University, I lead the RU NEUROLAB and contribute to research and education in neuroscience and neurotechnology. At 3Z, I work to develop disease models, refine screening methods and turn discoveries into clinically relevant drug candidates with protectable intellectual property and a credible path to development. At LTCC, I lead the development of S-amlodipine as a potential non-stimulant treatment for ADHD.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e22defc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e22defc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4135f6f2\" data-id=\"4135f6f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d75421a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d75421a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research and translation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e74fc09\" data-id=\"4e74fc09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65451451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65451451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My research began with sleep and the developing nervous system. It grew into the use of zebrafish to study brain disorders and identify compounds that alter disease-related behaviour. That work now connects experimental findings with human evidence to help decide which candidates warrant further development. Alongside this main focus, I continue a collaborative research programme in cetacean neuroanatomy.<\/p><p>Current interests include ADHD, schizophrenia, neuronal excitability and the use of computational methods to guide and interpret experiments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f149967 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f149967\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-435019a\" data-id=\"435019a\" 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