Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal

Current research focus

Bioinformatic analysis of microarray data
- Network analysis of microarray data using external knowledge about molecular interactions

Research projects

Project manager

• Identifying pathogenic processes by integrating microarray data with prior knowledge

Collaborator

• The homeostatic chemokine CXCL13 and its receptor CXCR5 are regulated in experimental and human heart failure, and are involved in cardiac remodelling.
• Cardiac dysfunction in juvenile dermatomyositis
• New aspects in myocardial remodeling and dysfunction due to left ventricular pressure overload
• Skeletal muscle fatigue mechanisms in rats and humans
• Optimization of gene deletion protocols in mouse models utilizing Mer-Cre-Mer (MCM) technology
• Chromogranin A, granins and heart disease
• Granin proteins as new biomarkers
• Biomarkers in patients with critical illness
• Multiple causes of fatigue in slow twitch skeletal muscle in normal rats and in rats with post-infarct heart failure