
Sigbjørn Lien
Centre leader, professor
I am professor in genetics at Faculty of Biosciences, NMBU. My main research interests are genomics, genome evolution and genetic variation related to the genetic architecture of complex traits
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Dag Inge Våge
Professor
In general, my research interest is to reveal and understand the link between genotype and phenotype in molecular terms. Currently, I am involved in projects dealing with genetic and functional studies of flesh pigmentation in salmon and stress-related behaviour in rainbow trout.
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Simen Sandve
Professor
I am interested in how genomes evolve and how genomic variation is linked to phenotypic variation, adaptation, and evolution of novel traits. Im currently studying evolutionary consequences of whole genome duplication, the genomics of life stage transitions, and host-microbiome interactions in Atlantic salmon. More info at my website: http://srsandve.org

Guro Katrine Sandvik
Associate professor
I am a physiologist/molecular biologist with a special interest in genome engineering. Currently I am working on establishing a CRISPR/Cas platform for genetic manipulation in fish species. The goal is to transfer new CRISPR techniques from model species (both fish and mammals) to non-models such as salmon. My research interests is varied, ranging from early brain development to puberty and behaviour.

Marie Saitou
Postdoc tenure-track
I am in a tenure-track position in bioinformatics and statistical genomics. Specifically, I have been working on the evolution of genomic structural variants. I am also interested in revealing the biological basis of uniquely evolved various species by combining multiple omics methods. Please come to my lab website for more information: https://sites.google.com/view/saitou-lab/home

Matthew Kent
Associate professor
Although my formal education was as a cell biologist, I have, in recent years, taken on research more becoming of a molecular geneticist. In my work, I am involved in development of novel genotyping tools for (primarily) fish species, the application of new technologies for fish genomic research, and addressing certain specific biological questions.
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Associated members

Phillip Pope
Professor
My research applies interdisciplinary approaches to study the gut microbiomes of important production animals (cows, pigs and salmon) and wild herbivores (moose, reindeer). I am particularly interested in using multi-omic tools to deconvolute the intimate genetic and physiological relationship between the host animal and its microbiome.
Researchers

Nicola Barson

To Thu-Hien

Victor Boyartchuk

Thomas Harvey

Lars Grønvold

Gareth Gillard

Michel Moser

Tomasz Podgorniak

Arturo Vera Ponce de Leon

Christiaan Henkel
Post Doctors

Marie-Odile Baudement

Helle Tessand Baalsrud

Jun Soung Kwak
Engineers

Kristil Sundsaasen

Mariann Árnyasi

Tan Thi Nguyen

Juan Fu

Jan Konrad Wallin

Christina de Castro Garcia

Ragnhild Wilberg

Anima Bista Thapa

Silje Karoliussen

Terese Andersstuen
PhD candidates

Darshan Young

Kristina Stenløkk

Marius André Strand

Øyvind Gulbrandsen

Prabin Sharma Humagain

Mari Austad Brandt

Domniki Manousi

Valeria Aguilar Quiñones

Mohammad Ali Noman Reza

Line Røsæg

Dat Nguyen

Øystein Monsen

Celian Diblasi

Gabriela Angelica Sanchez Matias
Management

Joseph Robertson
Part-time faculty

Øivind Andersen
Professor II