Tone Berge has a Master and PhD degree in Biochemistry from the Institute of Biosciences, University of Oslo, where she studied the hematopoietic transcription factor c-Myb using yeast and mammalian cell line models. At the Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, she has performed postdoctoral research on T cells signaling, studying the adapter protein TSAd, using murine models.

Project/Research interest:

Tone Berges main focus is to use molecular immunology technology to get mechanistic insights into disease mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis (MS). Berge and her students are performing molecular studies in selected immune cells to understand the biological significance behind MS susceptibility genes identified through global “omics” approaches. Berge is currently the main supervisor of PhD student Anna Erikson (UiO) and Chiara Cappelletti (OsloMet) and co-supervisor of PhD student Ina S. Brorson (UIO/OUH).

Research interest:

• Autoimmunity
• Multiple sclerosis
• Molecular immunology
• T cell activation
• Transcriptional regulation
• Vitamin D and MS
• Biomarkers in MS

Previous students in the MS research group (as main supervisor):

PhD student Pankaj Kumar Keshari, thesis defense 23.05.17 - Genetic and molecular studies of multiple sclerosis associated genes.
PhD student Ingvild Sørum Leikfoss, thesis defense: 30.10.15 - Characterization of multiple sclerosis susceptibility genes, genetic and molecular studies in T cells.

Master students: Zakia S. Raja (2020), Oda Kråbøl (2020), Mikal Fitsum Alem (2019), Ingrid Mo (2017), Fernanda Kropf Correia (2017) Ina Skaara Brorson (2015), Anna Eriksson (2014)

Bachelor students: Oda Krabøl and Kristin Redving Haga (2018); Maite Larranga (Erasmus) (2018)

Previous students (as co supervisor):

PhD student Marte Wendel Gustavsen (main supervisor Hanne F. Harbo), thesis defence: 13.12.15 - Genetic, clinical and environmental aspects of multiple sclerosis.

Master student (Erasmus): Melanie Van Cauwenberghe (2016)