Vidar M. Steen

Foto: Kirsten Sjøwall

Research interests

• The etiology, biology and genetics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and cognitive dysfunction
• Mechanisms of action and adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs
• The role of demyelination in psychotic disorders
• Animal and cellular models in psychiatry

Education

• 1981-1987 Medical School (MD), the University of Bergen, Norway
• 1987-1990 PhD candidate, the University of Bergen, Norway

Prizes

• “Søren Falch and opthalmologist Sigurd Falchs Award for Young Scientists” at the Faculty of Medicine, Univ of Bergen (UoB) (1996)
• “L. Meltzers Høyskole Foundation Award for Young Scientists”, UoB (1997)
• The Research Publication of the Year 2000 at the Faculty of Medicine, UoB.
• The Research Group of the Year 2008 at the Faculty of Medicine, UoB
• Appointment as NCMM Associate Investigator (2009-)

Publications

Publications in Cristin database