Academic interests
- Reprogramming of nuclear function
- Epigenetic determination of lineage commitment in mesenchymal stem cells
- Organization and dynamics of the cell nucleus
Courses taught
- MF9390: ”Epigenetics, Development and Disease”
Background
1991: Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
Area: embryo cloning
URL: www.collaslab.com
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Awards
- Elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences
Positions held
- 1991 1993: Research Scientist, Genmark, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 1992 2004: Adjunct Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- 1993 1995: Research Associate, Dept. of Biology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, USA
- 1995-1998: Scientist, Dept. of Biochemistry, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo
- 1999-2003: Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Oslo; Fellow of the Norwegian Cancer Society
- 2003-present: Professor, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Dep. of Biochemistry, University of Oslo
- 2009-present: Senior Scientist II, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo