Background
Helle, Karen Blaauw was born on January 24, 1934 in Bergen, Norway. Daughter of Trygve and Ingeborg Zimmer Blaauw.
Helle, Karen Blaauw was born on January 24, 1934 in Bergen, Norway. Daughter of Trygve and Ingeborg Zimmer Blaauw.
Degree in bioChemistry, University Bergen, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, University Bergen, 1971.
Assistant professor biochemistry University Bergen, 1963—1969, assistant professor physiology, 1969—1973, associate professor physiology, 1974—1982, professor general physiology, 1984—2004. Member medical section Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, 1987—1990. Vice president Norwegian Council for Fisheries, Trondheim, Norway, 1988—1991.
Chairperson Heart Foundation, University Bergen, Bergen, since 1998. Board directors local branch Kredittkassen-Fisheries, 1980—1993. Member of Scandinavian Physiological Society (member editorial board 1992—2000), Physiological Society London, Norwegian Academy for Science and Letters (elected 1994), Society for Prevention of Crib Death, Society for Advancement of Science.
Married Knut Helle, 1957 (divorced 1985). Children: Trygve, British.