About Me
Biography & Academic Journey
I am a PhD Research Fellow at the University of Oslo working at the intersection of microbiology, genetics and bioinformatics. My research focuses on antimicrobial resistance and horizontal gene transfer in oral streptococci. I am interested in how mobile genetic elements such as plasmids and phages contribute to the spread of antimicrobial resistance genes in the human oral microbiome. I use a variety of methods including functional gene assays, comparative genomics, and machine learning to study these questions.
Research Interests
Education
Ph.D. in microbiology
🎓 University of Oslo, Norway
Thesis: Cell-to-cell communication in bacterial communities. Advised by Assoc. Prof. Roger Junges.
M.S. in Toxicology and Environmental sciences
🎓 University of Oslo, Norway
Thesis: Cytotoxic and inflammatory effects of HDPE microplastics and fungal particle mixtures.
B.S. in life sciences
🎓 University of Oslo, Norway
General biology.
Experience
Research Assistant
💼 National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
Molecular effects of metal nanoparticles on the human alveolar environment.
Teaching Assistant
💼 Institute of Life sciences, University of Oslo
Teaching first-year students in general and molecular toxicology.
Research Assistant
💼 Institute of Informatics, University of Oslo
Domain adaptation research for Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoire (AIRR) data.