Positions held
Professor, Department of Biomaterials . From 2007-present.
Head of the Oral Research Laboratory (ORL) at the Institute of Clinical Dentistry, From 2010-present
Higher education and employment history
BE. in Bioengineering, Oslo Ingeniørhøgskole, MSc in Biochemistry, University of Oslo (UiO), Ph.D. in Biochemistry/Physiology, UiO.
Research scientist, Norwegian Food Research Institute, Research fellow at Oslo Biotechnology Centre, UiO, PostDoc fellow at the Institute for Nutrition Research, UiO, Research scientist at the Institute for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Medicine, UiO, Research scientist at the Institute for Clinical dentistry,Faculty of Dentistry, UiO, Assoc. professor at the Institute for Clinical dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, UiO, Professor in Biomaterials, Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, UiO
Scientific activity
Have been working on different aspects of adipokines, expression and effects, since 1996, and was instrumental in identifying the expression of adipokines (leptin, adiponectin and resitin) in bone. Have been working with primary human bone cells, bone remodelling and quality since 2001.
Supervising
Supervised more than 15 master students at the University of Oslo, and 14 PhD
students and postdocs at the Universty of Oslo