National and International Collaborators

Main collaborators

We have expert national and international collaborators within the fields of rheumatology, pediatrics, epidemiology, genetics, epigenetics and bioinformatics. This includes researchers at University of Oslo (UiO) and Oslo University Hospital (OUS), REMEDY -  Research center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, and international collaborators.
  • Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital (OUH) and University of Oslo: Benedicte A Lie, Professor
  • Department of Medical Biochemistry, OUH: Johanna Gehin, Post doc
  • Dept of Radiology, OUH: Eva Kirkhus, senior consultant
  • REMEDY Center, Diakonhjemmet Hospital: Espen A Haavardsholm, MD, PhD, professor og Siri Lillegraven, MD, MPH, PhD, senior researcher
  • Clinical Trial Unit, OUS, biostatistician Inge C Olsen, MSc, PhD senior researcher
  • UiO, biostatistician Maiju Perssonen MSc PhD, senior researcher

National collaborators

  • Marite Rygg MD PhD Professor and senior consultant in pediatrics at St Olavs Hospital
  • Ellen Nordahl MD PhD Professor and senior consultant in pediatrics at Artic University, Tromsø
  • Bjørn Barstad MD PhD Senior consultant and researcher in pediatrics at Stavanger University Hospital
  • Karin Tylleskär MD Head of dept. and senior consultant in pediatric rheumatology at Haukeland University Hospital
  • Hege Høiberg MD, Senior consultant in rheumatology, Kristiansand Hospital
  • Cathrine Austad, MD PhD, Senior consultant in rheumatology, Drammen Hospital

International collaborators

  • Pediatric Rheumatologist at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath: Athimalaipet V Ramanan, MD, PhD, Professor
  • The Pediatric International Trial Organization, Gaslini Instituta, Genova: Alessandro Consolaro MD PhD
  • Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Denmark, Mikkel Østergaard, MD, PhD, professor
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Ohio USA: Hermine Brunner professor
  • PReS - Paediatric Rheumatology European Society
  • PRINTO - The Paediatric Rheumatology INternational Trials Organisation
  • CARRA - The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance

User representatives

BURG Norsk Revmatikerforbund, Sandra Scott Nicolaysen, Linn Fjellvik Vangen, Henrikke Bülow

Grants

  • Ragna and Egil Eikens grant to promote rheumatism research in MCTD
  • The MOVE-JIA Trial; Norwegian Research Council 11 MILL NOK.
  • Open research proposal Helse Sør-Øst: 9 MILL NOK.
  • PhD-grant, 100% position for last year PhD-project (2 first years completed, as part of  the MSRP-programme), founded by Norwegian Rheumatism Association, (Imane Bardan) 1 MILL NOK
  • PhD-grant, 100% position 3 years, founded by DAM Foundation (Ingrid Herder) 3 MILL NOK
  • Children's foundation, Oslo University Hospital: Biobank in the MOVE-JIA trial. 150 000 NOK
  • Initiation grant, Oslo University Hospital: Digital follow-up patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. 400 000 NOK
 
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