History

Appointments

2021-Present: Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway

2017-2020: Oslo University Hospital - Ullevål Sykehus, Oslo, Norway

2016 July-December: Norwegian Dry Eye Clinic, Oslo, Norway

2016 January-June: Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway

2015: Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Ås, Norway

2009-2014: University of Oslo, Norway

Selected Students (PhD level)

Tore Steinkjer (2026-2030), University of Stavanger – Optimization of treatment for moderate-to-severe dry eye disease: Anti-inflammatory and multimodal light-based therapies
Morten Gundersen (2022-2026), Oslo Metropolitan University – Metabolomic profile of cataract patients with and without dry eye disease before surgery (Link)
Madhavi Bhandari (2021-2025), Oslo Metropolitan University – Lacritin-incorporated nanoparticles as new and improved treatment of dry eye disease

Lecturer (sporadically), Consortium Project Manager (2024-2027), Lab Manager (2019-2020), Course Instructor (2018), Lab Instructor (2011 & 2012), Research Assistant (2008 & 2009) and Lab Demonstrator (2007 & 2008)
Peer reviewer for several journals published by Nature, Elsevier, Springer, etc.

PhD Memories

2011: Featured in Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (90; 6, 758–760; Nature Publishing Group) as a highlighted new member of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) (Download)
2011: Young Physiologist Bursary awarded, Physiological Society Meeting, University of Oxford, UK
2011: Member of an awarded research, Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology Meeting (NSFT 2011), Beitostølen, Norway
2009: Research fellowship (stipendiat) for doctoral program

Master's Memories

2009: Gold medal award, poster presentation in “Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation”, University of Putra, Malaysia (Certificate) (Abstract book)
2008: Selected to receive a copy of SORPTION & BIOSORPTION (ISBN 0973298308, Author: Bohumil Volesky) through a Book Award Program by the Government of Canada, recognizing researchers actively working in the (bio-)sorption field
2007: Bronze medal award, poster presentation in “Exhibition of Invention, Research and Innovation”, University of Putra, Malaysia (Certificate)
2006: Graduate research fellowship for Master’s program