Mari Aksnes

Research interests 

I am interested in the biological changes associated with neurodegeneration; how does neurodegeneration develop in the brain and how does it affect brain function? Further understanding of these changes can hopefully contribute to better identification, treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease.  

In my PhD-project I am researching biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease, biological changes associated with the disease that can contribute to better and earlier diagnostics. 

Background

Education

• 2018 - 
  University of Oslo, PhD fellow in Geriatrics and Neuroscience 
• 2015-2017 
  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, MSc in Neuroscience 
  "Effect of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with Alzheimer's disease on protein expression in the hippocampal region of a transgenic rat model of Alzheimer's disease" 
• 2012-2015
  University of Durham, BSc in Psychology
  "The effects of forced fixation on diagnostic and non-diagnostic facial features on emotion identification: Exploring the association with callous-unemotional traits, alexithymia and empathy" 

Work experience

• 2018 - University of Oslo, 
  PhD fellow in Geriatrics and Neuroscience, Ullevål Dementia Research Group
• 2018 Oslo University Hospital, Maria Korsnes' research group
  Research assistant
• 2017 - 2018 Forskerfabrikken
  Course leader for two "Researcher"-courses for school children 
• 2017 - Bjørknes Høyskole
  Supervisor and examinator