Here is an overview of ongoing research projects in MoBI research group:
User experiences of maternity care in freestanding midwifery led units in Norway (2023–2027)
Project leader: Kjersti S. Bakken, postdoctoral candidate at University of Bergen and Innlandet Hospital Trust.
PhD-student: Heidi Strand Nørstebø, midwife at Innlandet Hospital Trust and OsloMet
Environmental exposure to iodine uptake inhibitors and the risk of thyroid disease in pregnancy (2021–2024)
Project leader: Kjersti S. Bakken, postdoctoral candidate at University of Bergen and Innlandet Hospital Trust.
PhD-student: Kristina Randjelovic, molecular biologist at Innlandet Hospital Trust and University of Bergen.
Vitamin B12 status in infancy and the effect of providing vitamin B12 to infants with signs of mild deficiency – a register-based, Randomized Controlled Trial; RART (2020–2024)
Project leader: Tor A. Strand, Professor at University of Bergen and Innlandet Hospital Trust.
Researchers: Carolien Kojinenberg, Adrian McCann, Elisabeth Ersvær, Kjersti S. Bakken, Ingrid Kvestad.
Thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy, prevalence and etiology (2020–2026)
Project leader: Tor A. Strand, Professor at University of Bergen and Innlandet Hospital Trust.
Postdoctoral candidate: Kjersti S. Bakken, University of Bergen and Innlandet Hospital Trust.
Iodine and vitamin B12 status among pregnant women and infants in Oppland County, Norway (2019–2025)
Project leader: Tor A. Strand, Professor at University of Bergen and Innlandet Hospital Trust.
PhD-student: Tonje Eiane Aarsland, Clinical dietitian at Innlandet Hospital Trust and University of Bergen.
Vitamines and Telomeres (2019–2025)
Project leader: Tor A. Strand, Professor at University of Bergen and Innlandet Hospital Trust.
Postdoctoral candidate: Ingvild Oma, molecular biologist at Innlandet Hospital Trust.
The effect of fatty fish on vitamin status and metabolic markers (2018–2023)
Project leader: Tor A. Strand, Professor at University of Bergen and Innlandet Hospital Trust.
PhD-student: Beate Stokke Solvik, Clinical dietitian at Innlandet Hospital Trust and University of Bergen.
Use of energy drinks among Norwegian adolescents (2018–2024)
Project leader: Mads N. Holten-Andersen, Associate professor at University of Oslo and Pediatrician at Innlandet Hospital Trust.
PhD-student: Siri Kaldenbach, Clinical nutritionist at Innlandet Hospital Trust.
Overweight and obesity among adolescents in Oppland county in Norway (2015–2020)
Project leader: Mads N. Holten-Andersen, Associate professor at University of Oslo and Pediatrician at Innlandet Hospital Trust.
PhD-student: Asborg A. Bjertnæs, MD at Innlandet Hospital Trust.
Levels of environmental toxins in humans one year after bariatric surgery (2015–2020)
PhD-student: Aina Jansen, MD at Innlandet Hospital Trust.
Vitamin D status in Norwegian paediatric patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI). A case-control study (2014–2020)
Project leader: Mads N. Holten-Andersen, Associate professor at University of Oslo and Pediatrician at Innlandet Hospital Trust.
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