Heidi Aarø Åmdal
Head Engineer

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Email
h.a.amdal@odont.uio.no
Phone
+47 22 84 02 83
Room
M029(lab) M046(office)
Username
Visiting address
Department of Oral Biology
Sognsvansveien 10
N-0372 Oslo
Postal address
Faculty of Dentistry
Department of Oral Biology
Sognsvannsveien 10
N-0372 Oslo
Field of responsibility
Communication, competence and biofilm formation among oral and lung pathogen streptococci
Cell- and molecular biology methods
Designing biofilm models and models for interaction between streptococci and eucaryotes
Construction of mutants and reporters
Designing transformation protocols
Training and support of PhD students and master students in laboratory techniques
Laboratory course support: The Oral Ecosystem I, 5th semester students
Purchaser
Background
Principal engineer, The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, UiO, 2005-2007
Bioengineer, Bachelor, HiO, 2005
Research technician, Institute of physical chemistry, NTNU, 1980-1990
Biochemist technician school, Tromsø, 1980
Publications
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Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). Vaccination With the Commensal Streptococcus mitis Expressing Pneumococcal Serotype 5 Capsule Elicits IgG/IgA and Th17 Responses Against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Frontiers in Immunology. ISSN 1664-3224. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.676488. Full text in Research Archive
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Filho, Antonio Pedro Ricomini; Khan, Rabia; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Conserved Pheromone Production, Response and Degradation by Streptococcus mutans. Frontiers in Microbiology. ISSN 1664-302X. 10. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02140. Full text in Research Archive
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Junges, Roger; Sturød, Kjersti; Salvadori, Gabriela ; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2019). Characterization of a Signaling System in Streptococcus mitis That Mediates Interspecies Communication with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. ISSN 0099-2240. 85(2). doi: 10.1128/AEM.02297-18.
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Salvadori, Gabriela ; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, T.; Morrison, D.A. & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2018). High-resolution profiles of the Streptococcus mitis CSP signaling pathway reveal core and strain-specific regulated genes. BMC Genomics. ISSN 1471-2164. 19(1). doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-4802-y. Full text in Research Archive
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Junges, Roger; Salvadori, Gabriela ; Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Periselneris, Jimstan & Chen, Tsute [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2017). A quorum-sensing system that regulates Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilm formation and surface polysaccharide production. mSphere. ISSN 2379-5042. 2(5), p. 1–18. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00324-17. Full text in Research Archive
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Khan, Rabia; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute; Morrison, Donald A & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2017). A positive feedback loop mediated by Sigma X enhances expression of the streptococcal regulator ComR. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 7(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04768-5. Full text in Research Archive
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Junges, Roger; Khan, Rabia; Tovpeko, Yanina; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Petersen, Fernanda Cristina & Morrison, Donald (2017). Markerless genome editing in competent streptococci. Methods in molecular biology. ISSN 1064-3745. 1537, p. 233–247. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6685-1_14. Full text in Research Archive
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Salvadori, Gabriela ; Junges, Roger; Khan, Rabia; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Morrison, Donald A. & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2017). Natural transformation of oral streptococci by use of synthetic pheromones. Methods in molecular biology. ISSN 1064-3745. p. 219–232. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6685-1_13. Full text in Research Archive
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Khan, Rabia; Rukke, Håkon Valen; Høvik, Hedda; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, T. & Morrison, Donald A. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2016). Comprehensive Transcriptome Profiles of Streptococcus mutans UA159 Map Core Streptococcal Competence Genes. mSystems. ISSN 2379-5077. 1(2). doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00038-15. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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Morrison, D.A.; Khan, Rabia; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). Genome editing by natural genetic transformation in Streptococcus mutans. Journal of Microbiological Methods. ISSN 0167-7012. 119, p. 134–141. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.09.023.
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Shekhar, Sudhanshu; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2021). Vaccination with the commensal Streptococcus mitis expressing pneumococcal serotype 5 capsule elicits IgG/IgA and Th17 responses against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Dhariwal, Achal; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Sturød, Kjersti; Junges, Roger & Salvadori, Gabriela [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2021). Off-target impact of long-term amoxicillin treatment.
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Junges, Roger; Sturød, Kjersti; Salvadori, Gabriela ; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2018). Interspecies activation of a virulent pathway by an oral commensal.
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Salvadori, Gabriela ; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute; Morrison, Donald A & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2018). Insights into regulatory pathways of competence development in Streptococcus mitis type strain and SK321 .
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Salvadori, Gabriela ; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute; Morrison, Donald A & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2018). Molecular Characterization of Genetic Competence in Streptococcus mitis .
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Silva, Gabriela Salvadori; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). Streptococcus mitis response to the competence pheromone.
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Silva, Gabriela Salvadori; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). Transcriptome analysis of Streptococcus mitis response to the competence pheromone.
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Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). A New Pheromone in Streptococcus mitis Enhances Biofilm Formation.
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Petersen, Fernanda Cristina; Khan, Rabia; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Morrison, Donald A. (2015). A new link between the Streptococcus mutans XIP and CSP pheromone pathways revealed by directional RNA-sequencing.
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Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). Characterization of an Rgg/SHP system in Streptococcus mitis that allows communication with Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Salvadori, Gabriela; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). Transcriptome response of Streptococcus mitis to the competence pheromone.
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Junges, Roger; Khan, Rabia; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Morrison, Donald A. & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). A new link between two Streptococcus mutans pheromones.
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Junges, Roger; Khan, Rabia; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Morrison, Donald A. & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). Transcriptome response of Streptoccocus mutans to the sigX-inducing peptide (XIP).
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Salvadori, Gabriela; Junges, Roger; Åmdal, Heidi Aarø; Chen, Tsute & Petersen, Fernanda Cristina (2015). Identification of Streptococcus mitis competence pheromone responsive genes by transcriptome analysis.
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