Research Background
Jarle Breivik (MD, PhD, EdD) is a professor of medicine and head of the Department of Behavioural Medicine at the University of Oslo, a former Fulbright Scholar with a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania, and the author of the internationally acclaimed book Making Sense of Cancer.
Breivik has an academic background that integrates basic medical science, science communication, and education management. His work on the evolutionary dynamics of cancer development has garnered international recognition and includes publications in PNAS, International Journal of Cancer, Advances in Cancer Research, and Seminars in Cancer Biology.
Breivik's primary research goal is to explore, challenge and expand the scientific and public understanding of cancer. His analysis of the role of cancer and cancer research in society has been featured in The New York Times, Scientific American, EMBO Reports, Wired Magazine, and Science Daily.
Educational Responsibility
Jarle Breivik is qualified as a Distinguished Educator at the University of Oslo and has held various educational leadership positions. He is currently responsible for the TEAM Program at the Faculty of Medicine, aimed at developing trust, collaboration, and agency in the student community. He is the course leader of the elective MED3056: Cancer Communication and a lecturer and supervisor in Behavioural Medicine.
Resumé
- 2020- : Head of Department of Behavioural Medicine, Institute for Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
- 2014- : Associate Dean of Education (Utdanningsleder), Institute for Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
- 2013- : Professor of Medicine, Institute for Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
- 2012-2014: Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
- 2012-2014: Ed.D., Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
- 2009-2011: Associate Dean of PhD Education (Forskerutdanningsleder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
- 2004-2009: Associate Professor, Institute for Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
- 2004-2009: Associate Dean of MD/PhD Education (Forskerlinjeleder), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
- 2000-2004: Post.Doc., Department of Immunology, Norwegian Radium Hospital.
- 1996-2000: Ph.D., Institute for Transplantation Immunology, University of Oslo / National Hospital.
- 1989-1996: M.D., University of Oslo.