Kang Nian (Jeff) Yap
​Associate Professor, NTNU, 2022-present

BA, Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2009-2013
PhD, Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, 2013-2018
Postdoc, Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, USA, 2019-2022
I was introduced to animal physiology research when I was working with Dr. Nora Prior and Dr. Kiran Soma at the University of British Columbia as an undergraduate research assistant. Upon completion of my undergraduate degree, I decided to join Dr. Tony Williams' lab at Simon Fraser University to study the physiological basis of workload in birds. To further understand physiological mechanisms underpinning individual variation in performance, I joined Dr. Wendy Hood’s lab at Auburn University to study the roles of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial physiology in mediating life-history trade-offs. Ultimately, I strive to understand the molecular and physiological mechanisms underpinning variations in life-history performance of animals.
I am also a language nerd, a nature fanatic, and an avid racquet sports player. Outside of the lab, you can find me hiking in the woods, working out at the gym, playing either tennis, badminton, or squash, or conversing with others in a foreign language with poor accent.

Hanna Regine Kvesetberg Larsen
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Master's student

Hanna is studying the variations in metabolism and stress physiology in different color morphs of Arctic fox. Specifically, she is investigating whether the genetic basis for color dimorphism have an impact on production of thyroid hormones and glucocorticoids in the Arctic fox. Hanna is co-supervised by Clare Stawski, as well as Craig Jackson, Nina Eide, and Kristine Ulvund at The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA).
Elise Lunde
Master's student
Elise is studying how exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) affects thyroid hormone regulations and avian influenza occurrence in common goldeneye. Her thesis work is part of the DISRUPT project led by the University of Turku. Elise is co-supervised by Veerle Jaspsers at NTNU and Céline Arzel at the University of Turku. 
Øystein Nordlund
Master's student
Øystein is studying biomarkers of atrial fibrillation and their effects on exercise. His thesis work is part of the NEXAF research project led by the Cardiac Exercise Research Group (CERG) at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.