Our research groups
BiLS research groups are dedicated to strengthening the bioinformatics community in the Oslo region. Our research groups actively invest time in organizing meetings, seminars, and workshops to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among researchers and students.
We are passionate about education and mentorship, providing supervision to students and teaching bioinformatics at various levels. Through these efforts, we aim to cultivate a thriving bioinformatics ecosystem.
Join us in building a stronger bioinformatics network in Oslo!
Rounge group
The group aims to identify biomarkers for early cancer identification and also has particular interest in microbiome bioinformatics in collaboration with Rognes group.
Paulsen group
The focus of the group is to understand how the three-dimensional (3D) organization of DNA inside the nucleus relates to critical functions in the eukaryotic cell, such as gene expression regulation and the cell cycle.
Mathelier group
The Mathelier Group aims at developing cutting-edge bioinformatics tools with immediate application to real-life biological problems, such as gene expression regulation and cancer.
Associated research groups
Eivind Hovig is a professor emeritus at Department of Informatics, University of Oslo and group leader at Oslo University Hospital.
Torbjørn Rognes is a professor at Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. The group works on microbiome bioinformatics and develops sequence analysis tools.
Oleksandr Frei is associate professor and researcher in the Precision psychiatry group at the Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research (NORMENT).
Rolf I. Skotheim is professor II at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo as well as researcher and leader of the Genome Biology group in the Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital.
Ole Christian Lingjærde is a professor at Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. His research focus is large-scale inference of parallel data sets, i.e. 'integrative genomics analysis' and identifying means to impose biologically reasonable (and justifiable) constraints on models in order to ensure uniqueness and stability of estimates.
Geir Kjetil Sandve is a professor at Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. His group is involved in several projects and collaborations within statistical genomics, comparative genomics, epigenetic epidemiology and immune receptor informatics