Meet the Gjertsen Team

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Bjørn Tore Gjertsen, PhD, MD, Center Director
Principal Investigator, Chief Physician and Professor

Professor Gjertsen’s research interest has its background in the study of intracellular signal transduction by protein phosphorylation in regulation of cell death (apoptosis). Early works included the first proof-of- principle concept of apoptosis-resistance mechanism in myeloid leukemia through point mutation in protein kinase A

Laboratory management and administration

For daily operations, clinical or research samples, economy or business inquiries please contact Reidun or Tuyen.

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Reidun Kopperud, PhD, Administrative leader 
Reidun.Kopperud@uib.no

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Tuyen Hoang, PhD, Head Engineer
Tuyen.hoang@uib.no

Senior Staff

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Vibeke Andresen, PhD, Senior Researcher

Vibeke.Andresen@uib.no

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Gro Gausdal, 

Gro.Gausdal@helse-bergen.no

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Stein-Erik Gullaksen, PhD, Researcher

Stein.Gullaksen@uib.no

 

Sturla

Sturla Magnus Grøndal, M.Sc, PhD, Post Doc

Sturla.Grøndal@uib.n

PhD Candidates

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Tara Helén Dowling, M.Sc, PhD Candidate

tara.dowling@uib.no

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Øystein Sefland, MD, PhD candidate 

Øystein.Sefland@uib.no

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Pål Tore Bentsen, MD, PhD Candidate

Pål.Bentsen@uib.no

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Oriol Castells, M.Sc, PhD Candidate

Oriol.Castells@uib.no

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Nicholas Fuenzalida, M.Sc, PhD Candidate

Nicholar.Fuenzalida@uib.no

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Inga Motzfeldt, M.Sc, PhD Candidate

Inga.Motzfeldt@uib.no

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Mathias Brevik, M.Sc, PhD Candidate

Mathias.Brevik@uib.no

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Irini Ktoridou-Valen, MD, PhD Candidate

Irini.Ktoridou-Valen@uib.no

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Johanna Letzner, M.Sc, PhD Candidate

Johanna.Letzner@hvl.no

Master Students

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Stine Haugstvedt, M.Sc Candidate

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Marte Kristensen, M.Sc Candidate