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Sonja Hjellegjerde Brunvoll

Postdoctoral Fellow - Diet and Cancer
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Visiting address Sognsvannsveien 9 Domus Medica 0372 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1046 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Academic interests

  • Nutritional epidemiology
  • Diet and cancer
  • COVID-19 and long-covid

Background

Current and previous positions

  • 2024-  Postdoctoral researcher (The Norwegian Dietary Guidelines and Colorectal Cancer Survival Study, CRC-NORDIET study), Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway 
  • 2024-  Researcher (The Norwegian COVID-19 Cohort Study, NCC study), Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
  • 2022-24  Postdoctoral researcher (The Norwegian COVID-19 Cohort Study, NCC study), Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
  • 2020-22  Researcher (Cod liver Oil for COVID-19 Prevention Study, CLOC study), Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
  • 2013-21  PhD candidate (Energy Balance and Breast Cancer Aspects Study, EBBA II study), Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway 
  • 2007-13  Clinical dietitian, product specialist, Nestlé Infant Nutrition, Norway
  • 2007  Clinical dietitian, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Norway

Education

  • 2013-21  PhD, nutritional epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
  • 2005-07  MSc, clinical and molecular nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
  • 2005  Exchange semester, nutrition, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
  • 2002-05  BSc, nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
  • 2001-02  Medical basics, Atlantis Medisinske høyskole, Norway  

Positions held

Tags: Nutritional epidemiology, Dietary interventions, Dietary Research, Nutrition, Cancer, colorectal cancer, COVID-19, Long COVID

Publications

  • Pettersen, Johanne Hagen; Barker, Mary M; Christoffersen, Lea Arregui Nordahl; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Kõiv, Kadri & Magnusdottir, Ingibjörg [Show all 44 contributors for this article] (2026). Cohort Profile Update: COVIDMENT: COVID-19 cohorts on mental health across six nations. International Journal of Epidemiology. ISSN 0300-5771. 55(6). doi: 10.1093/ije/dyag233. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Fagerland, Morten Wang; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Ellingjord-Dale, Merete; Istre, Mette Stausland & Landrø, Nils Inge [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2026). Long COVID symptoms before and 3-35 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a Norwegian prospective cohort study, symptoms over the pandemic, and different virus variants. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. ISSN 1201-9712. 170. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108822. Full text in Research Archive
  • Magnúsdóttir, Ingibjörg; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Hoffart, Asle; Murphy, Gillian; Kõiv, Kadri & Barker, Mary M. [Show all 38 contributors for this article] (2026). Acute COVID-19 severity and impaired cognitive function up to 32 months after diagnosis: an observational study. BMC Medicine. 24(1). doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-04856-2. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ellingjord-Dale, Merete; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Støer, Nathalie Charlotte; Bø, Ragnhild; Landrø, Nils Inge & Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2024). Temporal trajectories of long-COVID symptoms in adults with 22 months follow-up in a prospective cohort study in Norway. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. ISSN 1201-9712. 149, p. 1–8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107263. Full text in Research Archive
  • Buer, Sofie; Hagen, Bjørn Ole Ingulfsvann; Søraas, Arne Vasli Lund; White, Richard Aubrey; Bø, Ragnhild & Ellingjord-Dale, Merete [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Executive deficits after SARS-CoV-2 infection: A cross-sectional population study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health (BBI - Health). 41, p. 1–8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100857. Full text in Research Archive
  • Holland, Petter; Istre, Mette Stausland; Ali, Maryan Mohamed; Gedde-Dahl, Tobias; Buechner, Jochen & Wildhagen, Mari [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Epigenetic aging of human blood cells is influenced by the age of the host body. Aging Cell. ISSN 1474-9718. 23(5), p. 1–5. doi: 10.1111/acel.14112. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Fagerland, Morten; Holland, Petter; Ellingjord-Dale, Merete & Dahl, John Arne [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Post-acute symptoms 3-15 months after COVID-19 among unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals with a breakthrough infection. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. ISSN 1201-9712. 126, p. 10–13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.11.009. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ellingjord-Dale, Merete; Kalleberg, Karl Trygve; Istre, Mette Stausland; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde & Eggesbø, Linn Margrethe [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2022). The use of public transport and contraction of SARS-CoV-2 in a large prospective cohort in Norway. BMC Infectious Diseases. 22(1). doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07233-5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Flote, Vidar Gordon; Halset, Eline Holli; Bertheussen, Gro Falkener; Skjerven, Helle & Lømo, Jon [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Normal and unusual days for dietary intake during the 12 months after a breast cancer diagnosis in women. European Journal of Nutrition. ISSN 1436-6207. 61, p. 3873–3885. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02925-9. Full text in Research Archive
  • Garcia-Gallo, Esteban; Merson, Laura; Kennon, Kalynn; Kelly, Sadie; Citarella, Barbara Wanjiru & Fryer, Daniel Vidali [Show all 1,775 contributors for this article] (2022). ISARIC-COVID-19 dataset: A Prospective, Standardized, Global Dataset of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19. Scientific Data. 9(1). doi: 10.1038/s41597-022-01534-9. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Ellingjord-Dale, Merete; Holland, Petter; Istre, Mette Stausland & Kalleberg, Karl Trygve [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2022). Prevention of covid-19 and other acute respiratory infections with cod liver oil supplementation, a low dose vitamin D supplement: quadruple blinded, randomised placebo controlled trial. The BMJ. 378. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071245. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bøhn, Siv Kjølsrud; Thune, Inger; Flote, Vidar Gordon; Frydenberg, Hanne; Bertheussen, Gro Falkener & Husøy, Anders [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2021). Effects of a One-Year Physical Activity Intervention on Markers of Hemostasis among Breast Cancer Survivors - A Randomized Controlled Trial. TH Open. 5(1), p. e14–e23. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721782. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Thune, Inger; Bertheussen, Gro Falkener; Fjeldheim, Frøydis Nyborg; Flote, Vidar Gordon & Frydenberg, Hanne [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2020). Dietary changes in early-stage breast cancer patients from pre-surgery and over the 12 months post-surgery. British Journal of Nutrition. ISSN 0007-1145. 125(2), p. 172–182. doi: 10.1017/S0007114520002627. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Thune, Inger; Frydenberg, Hanne; Flote, Vidar Gordon; Bertheussen, Gro Falkener & Schlichting, Ellen [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). Validation of repeated self-reported n-3 PUFA intake using serum phospholipid fatty acids as a biomarker in breast cancer patients during treatment 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis. Nutrition Journal. 17:94, p. 1–12. doi: 10.1186/s12937-018-0402-6. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Buer, Sofie; Hagen, Bjørn Ingulfsvann; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Bø, Ragnhild; Ellingjord-Dale, Merete & Istre, M.S. [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Cognitive rehabilitation of executive functions and attention in post-COVID-19 condition: A randomized controlled trial. Full text in Research Archive
  • Buer, Sofie; Hagen, Bjørn Ole Ingulfsvann; Nygaard, Anders; Søraas, Arne Vasli Lund; Landrø, Nils Inge & Bø, Ragnhild [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2024). Cognitive rehabilitation of executive functions and attention in post-COVID-19 condition: A randomized controlled trial. Full text in Research Archive
  • Buer, Sofie; Stubberud, Jan Egil; Hagen, Bjørn Ole Ingulfsvann; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Søraas, Arne Vasli Lund & Lerdal, Anners [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Executive functions following COVID-19. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ellingjord-Dale, Merete; Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde & Søraas, Arne Vasli Lund (2024). Prospective Memory Assessment before and after Covid-19. New England Journal of Medicine. ISSN 0028-4793. 390(9), p. 863–865. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2311200. Full text in Research Archive
  • Søraas, Arne Vasli Lund; Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Nygaard, Anders Benteson; Dahl, John Arne & Ursin, Giske (2024). Post-COVID-19 condition symptoms 6–12 months after hospitalisation in Wuhan. The Lancet. ISSN 0140-6736. 403(10434), p. 1336–1336. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00414-8. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nygaard, Sara; Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Heiro, Hilde; Hammarström, Bato; Ellingjord-Dale, Merete & Istre, Mette Stausland [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2023). Subjective Memory Failure in Critical Care Nurses Recovering from SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Full text in Research Archive
  • Medin, Anine Christine & Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde (2019). Feilkilder i ernæringsepidemiologi – kommentar til Lysne og Olsen. Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring (NTFE). ISSN 1503-5034. Full text in Research Archive
  • Brunvoll, Sonja Hjellegjerde; Thune, Inger; Frydenberg, Hanne; Flote, Vidar Gordon; Therkildsen, Anette Farstad & Bjerve, Kristian S [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2015). Repeated assessment of dietary data using food frequency questionnaires and 7-day food diaries and plasma phospholipid fatty acids. Full text in Research Archive

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