ClinVir is a research group of clinical virologists, clinicians and scientist engaged in virus research in and outside laboratories. We collaborate with scientists in various research areas, and supervise PhD candidates.

Our goals

Our goal for the research team is to further develop measurement methods for viral diagnosis, increase insight into mechanisms of virological infections.

Our group is engaged in research on treatment and preventive measures, such as antiviral prophylaxis and vaccination.

We are involved in both randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and epidemiological studies.

You can read more about the group on our OUH website.

Projects

The research projects are in virology, epidemiology of infectious diseases, efficacy of vaccines against viral infections, pathogenesis of viral infections and viral infections in immunosuppressed patients.

We carry out research projects that will provide results that are important in clinical therapy like antiviral treatment and prophylaxis, as well as preventive health and public health measures such as vaccination, reduction of antibiotic use and resistance.

  • COST Action CA24140 - One Health zoonotic Hepevirus Network (ONWARD) - Funded by EU.
    Project Leader WP2: Susanne G. Dudman 
  • An effectiveness trial to evaluate protection of pregnant women by a HEV vaccine in Bangladesh and risk factors for severe HEV infection -  funded by GLOBVAC: 2 PhDs
    Project Leader: Susanne G. Dudman
  • Virological characterization of inpatients during the COVID-19 outbreak – PhD project
    Project Leader: Jan Cato Holter
  • Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of enteric viruses in children under 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis in Nepal in pre-rotavirus vaccination era – 2 PhDs
    Project Leader: Dr. Shrestha, WARUN, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Burden of enterovirus and parechovirus-associated neurological disease in Norway and Europe - ENPEN study
    Project Leader: Elisabeth Toverud Landaas
  • Hepatitis E viral infections in immunosuppressed transplant patients
    Project Leader: Susanne Dudman

Collaboration

The group has a large network of national and international partners and wants to promote research collaboration internationally especially in low-income countries.

We work with:

  • Various clinical departments of The Oslo University Hospital,  like The Department of Fetal Medicine, Division of Paediatric medicine and Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation.
  • Østfold Hospital, St. Olav's University Hospital and other Norwegian hospitals
  • The Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b )in Dhaka / Matlab in Bangladesh on HEV vaccine trial project with local coordinator Dr. K. Zaman
  • Walter Reed/AFRIMS Research Unit Nepal (WARUN) with Director Dr. Sanjaya Shrestha
  • European Society for Clinical Virology (ESCV) and European Non-Polio Enterovirus Network (ENPEN)

Open positions in the group

There are no open positions available in our group currently. Future vacancy announcements will be posted on our OUH NEWS page, Vacancies pages at University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital or other Norwegian job search websites such as Webcruiter, Jobbnorge.no etc.