Academic interests
I am a dedicated marine biologist and population geneticist. I have been working with biology (mostly at a marine molecular level) since I finished my master degree in marine biology/ population genetics at NTNU in 1999. In recent years I have been working on a PhD thesis (at CEES, UiO) entitled “Genomic divergence in Atlantic cod populations” which was submitted in December 2016 and defended in early April 2017. Over the years, I have been involved in a large number of projects that covers a wide variety of research on animals, plants and humans. In addition to my own research, that primarily covers marine genomics (mostly Atlantic cod and salmon), I have experience in projects dealing with artificial selection and traceability within production animals (sheep, goat, cattle and pig) and several plant related projects. I have also been involved in several human genomic projects focusing on deceases (cancer, diabetes, migraine), forensics and ageing.
I am formally employed as a Postdoc at Centre for Coastal Research at the University of Agder but located at CEES (University of Oslo). I currently do research on genetic population structure/ population genomics in haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and the invasive red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus). -In addition, I continue to do population genomic work on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).