Teaching career 

Over the years I have taught a variety of courses, whole or in part, for different student groups.

  • Biochemistry for medical students, lectures and laboratory practicals for 2nd year students from 1971 to 1995.
  • Introductory lectures for 1st year students of medicine and dentistry. 
  • Clinical biochemistry for 4th year medical students.
  • Biochemistry for dental students. 
  • Biochemistry for pharmacy students.
  • Biochemistry for students of nursing.
  • Biochemistry for students of Medical Laboratory Technology. 
  • Analytical instrumentation for students of Medical laboratory Technology.
  • Practical biochemistry for students of biochemistry. 
  • Practical biochemistry for students of biology.
  • Applied biochemistry for students of biochemistry and postgraduate students. A new course established in 1999.

Supervision at masters level. 

Lýður Skúli Erlendsson (1996). Thesis: Purification and characterization of ovine pancreatic elastase.

Fannar Jónsson (2005). Thesis: Áhrif kítósanfásykra á stöðugleika trypsins úr nautabrisi (The effect of chitooligosaccharides on the stability of bovine pancreatic trypsin.

Guðný Björg Sigurðardóttir (2008). Thesis: Affinity chromatographic separation and preliminary characterization of some chitinases.

Arnþór Guðlaugsson (2010). Thesis: The fate of viruses during acid- and alcohol precipitations in production of pharmaceuticals. (Örlög veira við sýru- og etanólfellingar í lyfjagerð).

Stefán Bragi Gunnarsson (2011). Thesis: Effect of chitosan on thermal stability of horseradish peroxidase.

Jóhann Grétar Kröyer Gizurarson (2014). Thesis: Effects of chitooligosaccharide and glucosamine conjugation on stability and functionality of bovine trypsin.

Current MS-students:

Unnur Magnúsdóttir: Project: Chitinbinding protein YKL-40 - binding properties.

Róbert Anton Hafþórsson. Project: Affinity purification and properties of chitinases and chitin-binding proteins.



Supervision of BS final projects