Andy Edwards
Chief Research Scientist
- Department
- Computational Physiology
- Organisation
- Simula Research Laboratory

- andy@simula.no
Publications
2022
Journal Articles
X. Zhang, H. Ni, S. Morotti, C. E. R. Smith, D. Sato, W. E. Louch, A. G. Edwards and E. Grandi
Mechanisms of spontaneous Ca <sup>2+</sup> release‐mediated arrhythmia in a novel 3D human atrial myocyte model: I. Transverse‐axial tubule variation
The Journal of Physiology
X. Zhang, C. E. R. Smith, S. Morotti, A. G. Edwards, D. Sato, W. E. Louch, H. Ni and E. Grandi
Mechanisms of spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> release‐mediated arrhythmia in a novel 3D human atrial myocyte model: II Ca<sup>2+</sup>‐handling protein variation
The Journal of Physiology
V. Charwat, B. Charrez, B. A. Siemons, H. Finsberg, K. H. Jæger, A. G. Edwards, N. Huebsch, S. Wall, E. Miller, A. Tveito and K. E. Healy
Validating the Arrhythmogenic Potential of High-, Intermediate-, and Low-Risk Drugs in a Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Microphysiological System
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
K. H. Jæger, A. G. Edwards, W. R. Giles and A. Tveito
Arrhythmogenic influence of mutations in a myocyte‑based computational model of the pulmonary vein sleeve
Nature Scientific Reports
X. Shen, J. van den Brink, A. Bergan-Dahl, T. R. Kolstad, E. S. Norden, Y. Hou, M. Laasmaa, Y. Aguilar-Sanchez, A. P. Quick, E. K. S. Espe, I. Sjaastad, X. H. Wehrens, A. G. Edwards, C. Soeller and W. E. Louch
Prolonged β-adrenergic stimulation disperses ryanodine receptor clusters in cardiomyocytes
eLife
N. Huebsch, B. Charrez, G. Neiman, B. Siemons, S. C. Boggess, S. Wall, V. Charwat, K. H. Jæger, D. Cleres, Å. Telle, F. T. Lee-Montiel, N. C. Jeffreys, N. Deveshwar, A. G. Edwards, J. Serrano, M. Snuderl, A. Stahl, A. Tveito, E. W. Miller and K. E. Healy
Metabolically driven maturation of human-induced-pluripotent-stem-cell-derived cardiac microtissues on microfluidic chips
Nature Biomedical Engineering
W. E. Louch, H. Perdreau-Dahl and A. G. Edwards
Image-Driven Modeling of Nanoscopic Cardiac Function: Where Have We Come From, and Where Are We Going?
Frontiers in Physiology
2021
Book Chapters
A. G. Edwards, J. van den Brink and A. D. McCulloch
Calcium Signaling in Cardiomyocyte Models With Realistic Geometries
Zipes and Jalife's Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside
Journal Articles
K. H. Jæger, A. G. Edwards, W. R. Giles and A. Tveito
A computational method for identifying an optimal combination of existing drugs to repair the action potentials of SQT1 ventricular myocytes
PLoS Computational Biology
B. Charrez, V. Charwat, B. Siemons, H. Finsberg, E. Miller, A. G. Edwards and K. E. Healy
In vitro safety “clinical trial” of the cardiac liability of drug polytherapy
Clinical and Translational Science
B. Charrez, V. Charwat, B. Siemons, I. Goswami, C. Sakolish, Y. Luo, H. Finsberg, A. G. Edwards, E. Miller, I. Rusyn and K. Healy
Heart Muscle Microphysiological System for Cardiac Liability Prediction of Repurposed COVID-19 Therapeutics
Frontiers in Pharmacology
K. H. Jæger, A. G. Edwards, W. R. Giles and A. Tveito
From Millimeters to Micrometers; Re-introducing Myocytes in Models of Cardiac Electrophysiology
Frontiers in Physiology
A. G. Edwards, H. Mørk, M. K. Stokke, D. B. Lipsett, I. Sjaastad, S. Richard, O. M. Sejersted and W. E. Louch
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Release Is Required for Arrhythmogenesis in the MouseData_Sheet_1.pdf
Frontiers in Physiology
A. F. Iseppe, H. Ni, S. Zhu, X. Zhang, R. Coppini, P. Yang, U. Srivatsa, C. E. Clancy, A. G. Edwards, S. Morotti and E. Grandi
Sex‐Specific Classification of Drug‐Induced Torsade de Pointes Susceptibility Using Cardiac Simulations and Machine Learning
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
2020
Journal Articles
V. Timmermann, A. T. Quinn, J. Sundnes, S. Wall, A. D. McCulloch and A. G. Edwards
A computational study on integrated mechanisms of mechano-electric feedback in ischemic arrhythmogenesis
SAGE
T. Mäki-Marttunen, N. Iannella, A. G. Edwards, G. T. Einevoll and K. T. Blackwell
A unified computational model for cortical post-synaptic plasticity
eLife
B. Charrez, V. Charwat, B. Siemons, H. Finsberg, E. Miller, A. G. Edwards and K. E. Healy
In Vitro Safety “Clinical Trial” of the Cardiac Liability of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin as COVID19 Polytherapy
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Posters
X. Shen, T. R. Kolstad, J. van den Brink, M. Frisk, Y. Hou, E. Norden, A. G. Edwards, I. Sjaastad, C. Soeller and W. E. Louch
3D Dstorm Imaging Reveals Camkii-Dependent Dispersal of Ryanodine Receptor Clusters in Failing Rat Cardiomyocytes
Biophysical Journal
2019
Journal Articles
X. Shen, J. van den Brink, Y. Hou, D. Colli, C. Le, T. R. Kolstad, N. MacQuaide, C. R. Carlson, P. M. Kekenes-Huskey, A. G. Edwards, C. Soeller and W. E. Louch
3D dSTORM imaging reveals novel detail of ryanodine receptor localization in rat cardiac myocytes
The Journal of Physiology
K. H. Jæger, A. G. Edwards, A. D. McCulloch and A. Tveito
Properties of cardiac conduction in a cell-based computational model
PLoS Computational Biology
T. Mäki-Marttunen, T. Kaufmann, T. Elvs\aashagen, A. Devor, S. Djurovic, L. T. Westlye, M. Linne, M. Rietschel, D. Schubert, S. Borgwardt, M. Efrim-Budisteanu, F. Bettella, G. Halnes, E. Hagen, S. Næss, T. Ness, T. Moberget, C. Metzner, A. G. Edwards, M. Fyhn, A. M. Dale, G. T. Einevoll and O. A. Andreassen
Biophysical Psychiatry—How Computational Neuroscience Can Help to Understand the Complex Mechanisms of Mental Disorders
Frontiers in psychiatry
V. Timmermann, A. G. Edwards, S. Wall, J. Sundnes and A. D. McCulloch
Arrhythmogenic current generation by myofilament-triggered Ca2+ release and sarcomere heterogeneity
Biophysical Journal
Talks, contributed
V. Timmermann, J. Sundnes, S. Wall, A. D. McCulloch and A. G. Edwards
A one-dimensional computational study of mechano-electric feedback and arrhythmogenic current generation
Gordon Research Conference "Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms", Barga, Italy
2018
Journal Articles
M. Vagos, I. G. M. van Herck, J. Sundnes, H. Arevalo, A. G. Edwards and J. Koivumäki
Computational Modeling of Electrophysiology and Pharmacotherapy of Atrial Fibrillation: Recent Advances and Future Challenges
Frontiers in Physiology
A. Tveito, K. H. Jæger, N. Huebsch, B. Charrez, A. G. Edwards, S. Wall and K. E. Healy
Inversion and computational maturation of drug response using human stem cell derived cardiomyocytes in microphysiological systems
Nature Scientific Reports
T. R. Kolstad, J. van den Brink, N. MacQuaide, P. K. Lunde, M. Frisk, J. M. Aronsen, E. S. Norden, A. Cataliotti, I. Sjaastad, O. M. Sejersted, A. G. Edwards, G. T. Lines and W. E. Louch
Ryanodine Receptor Dispersion Disrupts Ca2+-Release in Failing Cardiac Myocytes
eLife
N. Huebsch, B. Charrez, B. Siemons, S. C. Boggess, S. Wall, V. Charwat, K. Jaeger, F. L. T. Montiel, N. C. Jeffreys, N. Deveshwar, A. G. Edwards, J. Serrano, M. Snuderl, A. Stahl, A. Tveito, E. W. Miller and K. E. Healy
Metabolically-Driven Maturation of hiPSC-Cell Derived Heart-on-a-Chip
{bioRxiv
T. Mäki-Marttunen, F. Krull, F. Bettella, E. Hagen, S. Næss, T. Ness, T. Moberget, T. Elvs\aashagen, C. Metzner, A. Devor, A. G. Edwards, M. Fyhn, S. Djurovic, A. M. Dale, O. A. Andreassen and G. T. Einevoll
Alterations in Schizophrenia-Associated Genes Can Lead to Increased Power in Delta Oscillations
Cerebral Cortex
I. van Herck, B. H. Bentzen, V. Seutin, H. Arevalo, M. Maleckar, N. Marrion and A. G. Edwards
Model development of sk channel gating incorporating calcium sensitivity and drug interaction
Biophysical Journal
Posters
I. G. M. van Herck, B. H. Bentzen, V. Seutin, J. Koivumäki, M. Maleckar, N. Marrion and A. G. Edwards
In silico Model of Gating Kinetics, Temperature Dependence and Calcium Sensitivity of the SK Channel
I. G. M. van Herck, B. H. Bentzen, V. Seutin, H. Arevalo, M. Maleckar, N. Marrion and A. G. Edwards
Model development of SK channel gating incorporating calcium sensitivity and drug interaction
Talks, contributed
S. Wall, A. Tveito, K. H. Jæger, A. G. Edwards, K. Healy, N. Huebsch and B. Charrez
In Silico Modeling of Cardiac Microphysiological Systems for Evaluating Drug Side Effects
Heart By Numbers Conference, Berlin, Germany
V. Timmermann, J. Sundnes, S. Wall, A. D. McCulloch and A. G. Edwards
A computational study of the contribution of mechano-electric feedback to arrhythmogenic current generation
Berlin, Germany
2017
Journal Articles
M. Maleckar, A. G. Edwards, W. Louch and G. T. Lines
Studying dyadic structure-function relationships: a review of current modeling approaches and new insights into Ca2+ (mis)handling
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
A. Tveito, K. H. Jæger, G. T. Lines, Ł. Paszkowski, J. Sundnes, A. G. Edwards, T. Mäki-Marttunen, G. Halnes and G. T. Einevoll
An Evaluation of the Accuracy of Classical Models for Computing the Membrane Potential and Extracellular Potential for Neurons
Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
T. Mäki-Marttunen, G. T. Lines, A. G. Edwards, A. Tveito, A. M. Dale, G. T. Einevoll and O. A. Andreassen
Pleiotropic effects of schizophrenia-associated genetic variants in neuron firing and cardiac pacemaking revealed by computational modeling
Translational Psychiatry
V. Timmermann, L. A. Dejgaard, K. H. Haugaa, A. G. Edwards, J. Sundnes, A. D. McCulloch and S. Wall
An integrative appraisal of mechano-electric feedback mechanisms in the heart
Progress in biophysics and molecular biology
A. G. Edwards and W. E. Louch
Species-Dependent Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmia: A Cellular Focus
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
M. Maleckar, A. G. Edwards, W. E. Louch and G. T. Lines
Studying dyadic structure–function relationships: a review of current modeling approaches and new insights into ca2+ (mis) handling
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Posters
V. Timmermann, L. A. Dejgaard, A. D. McCulloch, K. H. Haugaa, A. G. Edwards and S. Wall
Role of Electromechanical Feedback in Stretch Induced Arrhythmias : From Single Myocyte to Multicellular Level
V. Timmermann, S. Wall, J. Sundnes, T. A. Quinn and A. G. Edwards
Integrated Mechanisms of Mechano-Electric Feedback in Ischemic Arrhythmogenesis
I. G. M. van Herck, R. S. Vicens, H. Arevalo, J. Koivumäki, B. H. Bentzen and A. G. Edwards
Small conductance calcium activated potassium channel: pharmacology and binding scheme for in silico model
Talks, contributed
V. Timmermann, A. G. Edwards, J. Sundnes, A. D. McCulloch, S. Wall and T. A. Quinn
Integrated Mechanisms of Mechano-Electric feedback in Ischemic Arrhythmogenesis
Bergen, Norway
2016
Book Chapters
A. G. Edwards, J. E. Hake, A. P. Michailova, M. Hoshijima and A. D. McCulloch
Calcium Signaling in Cardiomyocyte Models With Realistic Geometries (7th Edition)
Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside
Journal Articles
S. Morotti, A. D. McCulloch, D. M. Bers, A. G. Edwards and E. Grandi
Atrial-selective targeting of arrhythmogenic phase-3 early afterdepolarizations in human myocytes
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, A. G. Edwards and A. D. McCulloch
Computing rates of Markov models of voltage-gated ion channels by inverting partial differential equations governing the probability density functions of the conducting and non-conducting states
Mathematical Biosciences
Posters
V. Timmermann, A. G. Edwards, J. Sundnes, A. D. McCulloch and S. Wall
Role of Electromechanical Feedback in Mitral Valve Prolapse Arrhythmia
2015
Journal Articles
M. J. Shattock, M. Ottolia, D. M. Bers, M. P. Blaustein, A. Boguslavskyi, J. Bossuyt, J. H. Bridge, Y. Chen-Izu, C. E. Clancy and A. G. Edwards
Na+/Ca2+ exchange and Na+/K+-ATPase in the heart
The Journal of Physiology
S. Morotti, A. D. McCulloch, D. M. Bers, A. G. Edwards and E. Grandi
Atrial-selective targeting of arrhythmogenic phase-3 early afterdepolarizations in human myocytes
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Posters
A. H. Ottesen, C. R. Carlson, A. G. Edwards, O. J. Landsverk, R. Johansen, M. K. Moe, M. Bjøraas, M. Stridsberg, T. Omland, G. Christensen and H. Røsjø
Secretoneurin, a Novel Endogenous CaMKII Inhibitor, Augments Cardiomyocyte Calcium Handling and Inhibits Arrhythmogenic Calcium Release
Biophysical Journal
S. Morotti, A. D. McCulloch, D. M. Bers, A. G. Edwards and E. Grandi
Ranolazine Prevents Phase-3 Early Afterdepolarizations in Human Atrial Myocytes by Inhibiting Na Current Non-Equilibrium Reactivation
Biophysical Society annual meeting
2014
Proceedings, non-refereed
P. M. Kekenes-Huskey, A. G. Edwards, J. E. Hake, A. P. Michailova, A. J. McCammon and A. D. McCulloch
A Markov-State Model for the Regulation of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPase by Phospholamban
Annual meeting in Biophysical society
Journal Articles
A. G. Edwards, E. Grandi, J. E. Hake, S. Patel, P. Li, S. Miyamoto, J. H. Omens, J. H. Brown, D. M. Bers and A. D. McCulloch
Non-equilibrium reactivation of Na+ current drives early afterdepolarizations in mouse ventricle
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
K. P. Vincent, A. D. McCulloch and A. G. Edwards
Toward a hierarchy of mechanisms in CaMKII-mediated arrhythmia
Frontiers in Pharmacology
S. Morotti, A. G. Edwards, A. D. McCulloch, D. M. Bers and E. Grandi
A novel computational model of mouse myocyte electrophysiology to assess the synergy between Na+ loading and CaMKII
The Journal of physiology
E. Grandi, A. G. Edwards, A. W. Herren and D. M. Bers
CaMKII comes of age in cardiac health and disease.
Frontiers in pharmacology
E. Pfeiffer, A. Wright, A. G. Edwards, J. Stowe, K. McNall, J. Tan, I. Niesman, H. Patel, D. Roth, J. Omens and A. D. McCulloch
Caveolae in ventricular myocytes are required for stretch-dependent conduction slowing
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
K. P. Vincent, A. D. McCulloch and A. G. Edwards
Toward a hierarchy of mechanisms in CaMKII-mediated arrhythmia
Frontiers in Pharmacology
E. Grandi, A. G. Edwards, A. W. Herren and D. M. Bers
CaMKII comes of age in cardiac health and disease
Frontiers in Pharmacology
S. Morotti, A. G. Edwards, A. D. McCulloch, D. M. Bers and E. Grandi
A novel computational model of mouse myocyte electrophysiology to assess the synergy between Na+ loading and CaMKII
The Journal of Physiology
2013
Book Chapters
A. P. Michailova, A. G. Edwards, J. E. Hake, M. Hoshijima and A. D. McCulloch
Calcium Signaling in Cardiomyocyte Models With Realistic Geometries (6th Edition)
Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside
Journal Articles
D. Westenbrink, A. G. Edwards, A. D. McCulloch and J. H. Brown
The promise of CaMKII inhibition for heart disease: preventing heart failure and arrhythmias
Expert opinion on therapeutic targets
D. Westenbrink, A. G. Edwards and S. Miyamoto
Conference report from the 2012 AHA scientific sessions in Los Angeles
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets
2012
Journal Articles
J. E. Hake, A. G. Edwards, Z. Yu, P. M. Kekenes-Huskey, A. P. Michailova, A. J. McCammon, M. J. Holst, M. Hoshijima and A. D. McCulloch
Modeling Cardiac Calcium Sparks in a Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of a Calcium Release Unit
The Journal of Physiology
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, A. G. Edwards, M. Maleckar, A. P. Michailova, J. E. Hake and A. D. McCulloch
Slow Calcium-Depolarization-Calcium Waves May Initiate Fast Local Depolarization Waves in Ventricular Tissue
Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, J. E. Hake and A. G. Edwards
Instabilities of the Resting State in a Mathematical Model of Calcium Handling in Cardiac Myocytes
Mathematical Biosciences
Posters
J. E. Hake, A. G. Edwards, Z. Yu, P. M. Kekenes-Huskey, A. P. Michailova, A. J. McCammon, M. J. Holst, M. Hoshijima and A. D. McCulloch
Modeling Calcium Sparks in a Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of a Cardiac Calcium Release Unit
A. G. Edwards, J. E. Hake, J. H. Brown and A. D. McCulloch
βAR-Stimulation Causes EADs But Not DADs in Pre-Failure CAMKIIδC Transgenic Myocytes
Biophysical Society annual meeting
2011
Journal Articles
A. C. Lim, E. P. Homestead, A. G. Edwards, T. C. Carver, R. Kram and W. C. Byrnes
Measuring changes in aerodynamic/rolling resistances by cycle-mounted power meters
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
A. J. Donato and A. G. Edwards
What for nature, and who to nurture?
Journal of Applied Physiology
A. J. Donato and A. G. Edwards
What for nature, and who to nurture?
Journal of Applied Physiology
2010
Journal Articles
A. G. Edwards, J. O. Hill, W. C. Byrnes and R. C. Browning
Accuracy of optimized branched algorithms to assess activity-specific PAEE
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
A. G. Edwards, A. J. Donato, L. A. Lesniewski, R. A. Gioscia, D. R. Seals and R. L. Moore
Life-long caloric restriction elicits pronounced protection of the aged myocardium: a role for AMPK
Mechanisms of ageing and development
A. G. Edwards, A. J. Donato, L. A. Lesniewski, R. A. Gioscia, D. R. Seals and R. L. Moore
Life-long caloric restriction elicits pronounced protection of the aged myocardium: a role for AMPK
Mechanisms of Aging and Development
2009
Journal Articles
A. G. Edwards, M. L. Rees, R. A. Gioscia, D. K. Zachman, J. M. Lynch, J. C. Browder, A. J. Chicco and R. L. Moore
PKC-permitted elevation of sarcolemmal KATP concentration may explain female-specific resistance to myocardial infarction
The Journal of Physiology
2007
Journal Articles
A. G. Edwards and W. C. Byrnes
Aerodynamic characteristics as determinants of the drafting effect in cycling.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise