Background
Thorsteinsson, Leifur was born on April 29, 1949 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Thorsteinn Ketilsson and Gudrun Sveinsdottir.
Thorsteinsson, Leifur was born on April 29, 1949 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Thorsteinn Ketilsson and Gudrun Sveinsdottir.
Bachelor of Science, University Iceland, Reykjavik, 1973. Bachelor of Science with honors, University Iceland, Reykjavik, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oslo, 1981.
Research fellow Institute Immunology and Rheumatology University Hospital, Oslo, 1975-1981. Senior research fellow department medical genetics University Hospital/The Blood Bank, Reykjavik, since 1982. Immunologist University Hospital Reykjavik, 1994.
Honorary research fellow department immunology University Hospital Liverpool, England, 1994.
Married Sigridur Solveig Fridgeirsdottir, December 28, 1975. Children: Steinunn, Eymundur.