Jan Borén is Professor and Head of the Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, and physician at the Department of Clinical Chemistry at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Gothenburg, where he also completed his PhD. His main research interest is lipid metabolism and he has focused to understand the consequences of and underlying mechanisms that lead to lipid accumulation in the liver, arterial wall and heart, with the goal of translating this knowledge into effective treatment.