Valdur Saks

Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy

Université Joseph Fourier

About

Valdur Saks works in Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy affiliated with Université Joseph Fourier.

Valdur Saks is a researcher affiliated with Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble, France) and INSERM U884. He has published extensively on mitochondrial bioenergetics in heart and skeletal muscle, including studies using permeabilized fibers. He is Professor Emeritus and a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1993.

Research focus

Mitochondrial function in cardiac muscleCreatine kinase system in myocardiumPermeabilized fiber and skinned fiber techniquesRegulation of mitochondrial respirationMitochondrial pathology and cardiomyopathy

Impact

281 pubs · 11,677 cites · h-index 64

Training

PhD (Cand.Sc. in chemistry)
Moscow State University
1971
D.Sc. in biology
Moscow State University
1981

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor

Université Joseph Fourier · 2017

Researcher

Laboratory of Bioenergetics, INSERM U884