TISSUE ENGINEERING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Member of the Group
Biography
Cecilie Gjerde graduated as cand. odont at University of Bergen in 1999, and she finished her specialty in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at UiB in 2006. She worked at Haukeland University Hospital from 2002-2008. She was head of the clinical education for students and residents at the Section of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine at UiB since 2008. From 2012 she has a research position focusing on stem cells and tissue engineering. She has a part time referral clinic for oral surgery.
She has published several scientific papers and given more than 150 invited lectures at national and international conferences. In 2020 she completed her PhD focusing on mesenchymal stem cell in bone regeneration in clinical trials at UiB. She won the Norwegian Grand Prix 2015 for Scientific Presentations and in 2016 she was awarded both the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry`s price for scientific communication and the dental students award for best lecturer. In 2017 she was given best educator price from the final year dental students.
PhD Candidate Elisabeth Carlström Biography From Sweden, obtained degree in dental surgery at The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University 2005. Completed the postgraduate program in periodontology at Department of Clinical Dentistry, University of Bergen 2019. Projects Currently a doctoral candidate within the field of regenerative research, with focus on stem cell-free bone regeneration in inflammatory microenvironment. Publications CRISTIN link Department:Department of Clinical Dentistry Email: Elisabeth.Carlstrom@uib.no Telephone:+47 412 64 544 Visiting Address:Årstadveien 19 Postal Address:Postboks 7804, 5020 Bergen
Biography
Eylem is a PhD candidate in the Immune-Driven Regeneration research node at the Tissue Engineering group. She graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Biological Sciences from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey and received a MSc. in Stem Cell Sciences from Hacettepe University, Turkey. During her masters, Eylem examined the effect of melatonin on the Hippo signalling pathway in dental pulp stem cells. During her master program, she contributed to several interdisciplinary projects and did an internship in Bramham Lab at The Department of Biomedicine, UiB.
Biography
Francesco is an Italian licensed Special Needs Dentist and Craniofacial Biologist. In 2020, he graduated from the Centre for Regenerative and Craniofacial Biology at King's College London, with an M.Sc. In Regenerative Dentistry working on salivary glands progenitor/stem cells in murine models and organoids. He started his Ph.D. Fellowship with the Tissue Engineering Group in June 2021 and is currently associated with the Bonefix Consortium, collaborating with partners in Sweden, Denmark, France, and Switzerland.
His main areas of interest and research focus on developing segmental & critical size bone defects regenerative solutions and non-titanium-based osteosynthesis fixation patches alternatives for complex fractures management for maxillofacial and orthopedic surgical applications.
Biography
Born in 1990, in Bergen, Norway. Awarded a BDS from the University of Science and Technology in Sudan in 2012, and an M.Phil in Oral Sciences from UiB in 2017. He is currently a PhD candidate at UiB, in Prof. Kamal Mustafa's group at the department of Clinical Dentistry. His current PhD work is focused on the analysis of induced pluripotent stem cells and their potential to differentiate into mesenchymal stem cells.
Job Titles:
- ENGINEER
- HEAD
- Member of the Group
- Medical Laboratory Technologist
Biography
Hisham Saghayroon Abdalla has a background as a medical laboratory technologist, with long experience in clinical chemistry & Quality control, graduated from Sudan University of Science and Technology. After completed his master's degree on Medical Cell Biology at UiB, he has been in charge with cell culture and various experimental and administrative research methods in the lab.
Job Titles:
- Engineer
- Member of the Group
- Senior Engineer
Kaia Berstad, engineer of the biological laboratory, has her education in genetics from University College Dublin and has previously worked in quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry. Her main areas are the Bioplotter 3D-printer and cell laboratory along with training new users, general maintenance work, rules and routines and more.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Certified Ski Instructor
- Head of the Financial Section
Liv Rebecca is a certified ski instructor, doing voluntary work teaching kids to ski in her spare time. She also loves to take long walks in the mountains.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher Mariann Haavik Lysfjord Bentsen Position 50% postdoc fellow + senior consultant in neonatology at Haukeland University Hospital Projects The title of her project is "Wharton's jelly stem cell therapy for complications of extremely preterm birth". She works to investigate the properties of perinatal stem cells found in the umbilical cord tissue (Wharton's jelly), and to test the effect of these cells in vitro on various types of tissue damage, including a lung organoid model. She compares Wharton's jelly stem cells from prematurely born versus healthy term born babies, to clarify whether autologous cell therapy with the prematures' own stem cells is feasible. The long-term goal is to use these cells as treatment for neonatal complications, especially lung- and brain damage caused by preterm birth. Department:Department of Clinical Dentistry Email:mariann.haavik.lysfjord.bentsen@helse-bergen.no Telephone:+47 xx xx xx xx Visiting Address:Årstadveien 19 Postal Address:Postboks 7804, 5020 Bergen
PHD CANDIDATE Masoumeh Jahani Kadousaraei Biography Masoumeh completed her both B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in the University of Guilan, Iran. She started her Ph.D. in the Tissue Engineering Group of UiB in 2021. Before coming to UiB, she did an internship in the Biomedical Engineering group of Eindhoven University of Technology (Tue) to learn about tissue engineering. Projects Her Ph.D project aims to develop multicomponent bioinks for bone tissue engineering applications. Publications CRISTIN link Department:Department of Clinical Dentistry Email:Masoumeh.Kadousaraei@uib.no Visiting Address:Årstadveien 19 Postal Address:Postboks 7804, 5020 Bergen
Biography
Serhat is a Kurdish PhD candidate who received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in chemical engineering and materials science, sequentially.
His PhD project is part of larger projects titled "3D Printed Engineering Nano-Composite Templates for Bone Regeneration (3DPRENT)ˮ and "Let's Make Bone" funded by the Norwegian Research Council (RCN) and Olav Thon Foundation, respectively.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- RESEARCHER
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Member of the Group
- Dentist With Specialization in Periodontology
Biography
Mohammed is a Dentist with specialization in Periodontology holds Ph.D in Bone Tissue Engineering. His Ph.D research was the interaction between Stem Cell and 3D polymeric scaffolds to regenerate bone. Recently, he is focusing in developing biomaterials (natural and synthetic) and applying 3D printing technology to develop in vitro models and tissues regeneration. In addition, he has been working in developing and understanding the effect of dynamic culture conditions on Stem Cells. He is responsible for Micro-computed topography (Micro-CT) core facility at Department of Clinical Dentistry, UiB.
Biography
Born in Colombia in 1992, Natalia is a Biologist graduated from the University of Valle, Colombia in 2012. She completed her M.Sc at the University of São Paulo, Brazil in 2016, focusing on the biological and immunological interactions between host cells and parasites. Natalia is now a Ph.D. candidate in the Immune-Driven Regeneration research node in the Tissue Engineering group. Her Ph.D. research is part of the RCN funded Young Talent project ‘Harnessing regulatory T cells to enhance the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-based bone regeneration'. Natalia researches the role played by the adaptive immune system, particularly Tregs, in controlling the stem-cell based bone regeneration.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Researcher in Tissue - Engineering Group
Biography
Born and raised in India, Neha is a researcher in Tissue -engineering group. She is a biochemist (M.Sc. Biochemistry, Ph.D Tissue Engineering) and has worked in oral cancer and tuberculosis groups in India before moving to Norway.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Senior Researcher
Born in Yemen, has a background as a dental surgeon from the University of Science and Technology and in 2016 completed his PhD focusing on mesenchymal stem cell paracrine factors in tooth tissues healing and regeneration after injury, department of dentistry, UiB. He is now a post-doc in the Tissue Engineering group working on multidisciplinary projects, including application of stem cells in maxillofacial and orthopedic regions: Clinical Trail phase III.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Senior Researcher
Biography
Nora attended the Maastricht Science Programme for her Bachelors at Maastricht University, the Netherlands and continued her education at Lund University, Sweden. She graduated in 2021 from Lund University with a Master's degree in Molecular Biology. Nora has joined the Tissue Engineering group as a PhD candidate in the Immune-driven tissue regeneration node.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Senior Researcher
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Senior Researcher
Biography
Born 1986 in Sudan and graduated as a dentist from University of Gezira, Sudan. In 2019, he completed his PhD at UiB focusing on stem cell-based bone regeneration. He is now a post-doc in the Tissue Engineering group working with mesenchymal stem cells from multiple sources and different biomaterials for bone regeneration, in addition to other applications.
Postdoc Shuntaro Yamada Biography Shuntaro is a Japanese qualified dentist and Ph.D candidate in the Tissue engineering group. After working as a clinical fellow in Kanagawa Dental University and Tokyo Dental College in Japan, he completed his M.Sc in Regenerative Dentistry at the Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, UK, before commencing Ph.D. He also expertises in scientific communication, which has been featured by multiple media interviews and social network. Projects His current research interest focuses on developing bioreactor systems for bone tissue engineering, mechano-transduction, and cytoskeltal regulation under fluid flow stimuli. Field of Competence Cell signalling research, Advanced microscopy, 3D cell/tissue culture, transgenic mice. Publications CRISTIN link Department:Department of Clinical Dentistry Email:Shuntaro.Yamada@uib.no Visiting Address:Årstadveien 19 Postal Address:Postboks 7804, 5020 Bergen
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Senior Researcher
- Dentist from Mumbai
Biography
Siddharth is a dentist from Mumbai, India, with a special interest in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. His PhD thesis (University of Bergen, 2020) explored progenitor cells in dental tissues, in addition to bone marrow, and the use of platelet-derivatives and 3D spheroid culture to promote their capacity for bone regeneration.
Siddharth is currently a postdoctoral researcher and dentist in the Tissue Engineering group and Institute for Clinical Dentistry. His research is focused on the use of cellular secretory factors and cell-conditioned media for bone and peri-implant tissue regeneration in preclinical studies.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Senior Researcher
Biography
Born in Sudan, Tarig has a background as a dental surgeon from the University of Khartoum, and in 2014 he completed his PhD focusing on cancer stem cell related markers in normal and neoplastic oral mucosa at UiB. He spent his post-doc period in CCBIO at UiB performing experimental studies of breast cancer subtypes. Since 2016, he has worked as senior Bioengineer in the Nephrology research group at UiB within preclinical drug testing in renal cancer and renal fibrosis models. He joined the tissue engineering group since May 2019 and has been functioning as a research coordinator.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- French Engineer from the Ecole Superieur De Chimie Physique Electronique of Lyon
Biography
Theo is a French engineer from the Ecole Superieur de Chimie Physique Electronique of Lyon (2021), who specialized in Chemistry and Biotechnology. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Tissue Engineering Group at the Department of Clinical Dentistry of UiB.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Group
- Norwegian Dentist
Åshild is a Norwegian dentist graduated from the University of Bergen in 2022. She first joined the group in 2018 as a student in the research program and after graduating she joined the team as a PhD candidate.
PhD Candidate Øyvind Goksøyr Biography Norwegian dentist since 2012. Currently a research fellow and has been working in the tissue engineering group since 2017. Fields of interest are bone tissue engineering and oral surgery. Projects In his project he is using modified synthetic polymer scaffolds as a carrier for bone marrow stem cells to promote mineraliser tissue repair. Department:Department of Clinical Dentistry Email:Oyvind.Goksoyr@uib.no Telephone:+47 55 58 80 00 Visiting Address:Årstadveien 19 Postal Address:Postboks 7804, 5020 Bergen