Academic interests
- Molecular Nutrition
- Integrated metabolism
- Signal transduction
- Immunology
- Cancer
Courses taught
- MED1100 GI-tractus and digestion
- MED1100 Energy metabolism, an introduction
- MED1100 Problem based learning
- MED2200 Proteins and protein metabolism
- MED2200 Energy and energy metabolism
- MED2200 Regulation of hunger and satiety
- MED2200 Nutrition, endocrine regulation and metabolism through life
- ERN3010 – Metabolism and life style diseases (Teach integrated metabolism and protein nutrition)
- ERN3020 - Laboratory practise in nutrition research (Teach metabolic nutrition and Seahorse technology)
- ERN3030 Student supervision, mini review
- MED5095 Student supervision mini review on Immune cell metabolism in cancer and autoimmunity
- MF9120 Metabolism dictates T cell functionality
Background
- Cand scient. (bachelor) Biokjemi UiO 1988
- Dr. philos (PhD) UiO 1993
- Professor at Univestity of Oslo 2001
Awards
2023-2026 Postdoctor project, Elin Storjord, intervention with carbohydrat in the treatment of patinets suffering from acute intermittent porphyria. Supported by Norwegian regional health authority, Helse Nord RHF
-2020 - 2024 PhD project, Stina Stålberg, MD, Supported by University of South-Eastern Norway, main supervisor Professor Elin WH Kure, Skålhegg co-supervisor.
- 2019 - 2024 PhD project, Matthieu Clauss, Supported by Norwegian School of Sports Science
Professor Jørgen Jensen main supervisor, Skålhegg co-supervisor.
- 2018 - 2022 Granted strategic PhD fellow from the University of Oslo
- 2018 - 2022 Grant from the Norwegian Research Council, FRIBIO (Main applicant, 274357)
- 2018 - 2021 Grant from the Norwegian Research Council, FRIBIO (Co-applicant, 275316)
- 2017 - 2021 PhD project, Jonas Aakre Wik, Supported by Helse Sør-Øst, PhD. Johanna
Hol main supervisor, Skålhegg co-supervisor.
- 2017 - 2019 Granted EU-posdoctor (Scienta Fellow)
- 2016 - 2019 Member of ImNut, Grant from the Norwegian Research Council,
HELSEVEL, Nutritional intervention for premature children. Head MD, PhD
Sissel Moltu, OUS.
- 2013 - 2016 Grant from the Norwegian Research Council, FRIBIO
- 2013 - 2016 Grant from the Norwegian Cancer Society
- 2013 - d.d Grant from the Throne Holst foundation (UiO)
- 2002-2005
and 2006-2009 Finalist (10 top) for center of excellence (COE/SFF)
- 1996 until 1999 Research grants received from the Norwegian Research Council.
- 1994 until 1996 Fulbright Fellow
- 1993 until 1996 Post doctor Norwegian Research Council
- 1988 until 1993 PhD fellow from The Norwegian Cancer Society.
Positions held
2021-2023 Member of the UiO and Life Science review board on UiO and OUS core facility platforms.
2019-2020 Member of the UiO and Life Science review board on UiO and OUS core facility platforms.
2018- Member of Stake holder board, Nordic expert group in pancreatic cancer.
2016- Board member of the NOR-OPENSCREEN (HTS) Node Norway
2015- Head of Division for Molecular Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo
2015- Member of the National Advisory Board for Disease Related Mal Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital
2014- Head of Molecular Nutrition Unit (MolNU), University of Oslo
2013- Member of the National Reference Group on Laboratory Genetics and Gene Technology appointed by The Norwegian Directorate of Health.
2011- Substitute member of the board of representatives of the Norwegian Cancer Society.
2009- Member of the Computational Life Science Initiative (CLSi), University of Oslo.
2008-2009 Board member Throne Holst Foundation, University of Oslo.
2007-2010 Member of the committee for Life Science at the University of Oslo.
2006-2010 Board member Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo (2006-10).
2005-2008 Head of the border for Functional genomics (FUGE) initiative on micro array at the University of Oslo.
Collaboration
Professor Jason Matthews, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo
Professor Linda Stuhr, The Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen
Professor Elin Kure, Dept. of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research (ICR), Oslo University Hospital (OUH)
MD, PhD, Sheraz, Yaqub, Department of Gastrointestinal and Children Surgery (GIS), OUH.
Professor Jørgen Jensen, Norwegian School of Sports Science
Professor Espen Haavardsholm , Dr. Siri Lillegraven, Diakonsykehuset, Oslo, Norway.
Professor Guttorm Haraldsen, Department of Pathology, University of Oslo
Professor Friedrich Herberg, Kassel University Germany.
Professor Andreas H. Guse, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany