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Peter Kohl

Peter Kohl is a Royal Society University Research Fellow and, aged 38,
leads the Mechano-Electric Feedback laboratory at the Physiology
Department of Oxford University. He studied medicine and biophysics at
the Russian Medical University, Moscow, and obtained his PhD at the
Berlin Charité. In 1992, Peter joined the Physiology Department at Oxford
to continue his studies on the effects of mechanical stimulation on heart
rate and rhythm. His work uses a variety of techniques, ranging from
experiments on single cells and tissues to analytical models of cardiac
mechano-electrical interactions. An unusual facet of his work is devoted
to the investigation of the role of connective tissue in the regulation of
electrophysiological behaviour of the heart. Peter likes to travel, preferably
with his growing family, and enjoys water sports and landscape photogra-
phy. His favourite – and by far most regular – recreational activity, though,
is cooking.