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Norwegian Seafood
Research Fund
Ongoing projects
SYNCHROSMOLT (Project lead)
Smolt production protocols and breeding strategies for synchronized smoltification. Read more here
ImprovAFish (Project lead)
Optimizing the feed-microbiome-host axis to improve aquaculture production. Read more here
Popular science and outreach
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Laksen er garantert Norges mest biologisk forvirrede husdyr. Opinion piece in Dagens Næringsliv. Read it here. (2023)
- Academic freedom under pressure. Debate on administrative changes in academic institutions. Klassekampen (2021). Read it here.
- From an angry antisocial to a happy prankster. How genees and environment regulate physiological transitions in salmon. Aftenposten (2021). Read it here.
- Sequence the genomes before they are gone. An oppinion on how we should contribute to characterize the global genetic biodiversity. Aftenposten (2019).
- Misunderstanding about the wild salmon. A comment on a previous debate article. Aftenposten (2018).
- Why do we have sex? The evolutionary advantages of sexual reproduction. Aftenposten (2017)
- The worlds strangest animal just got stranger. Biology and genetics of the tardigan. Aftenposten (2016).
- A milestone for Atlantic salmon. Describes the work with assembly of the Atlantic salmon genom. Aftenposten (2016).
- To survive in a freezer. Genetics of freezing tolerance in plants. Aftenposten (2015).
- Genetic freakshow. The genetics of salmon and wheat. Aftenposten (2015).
- A comment on a new study on artificial sweetners. Aftenposten (2014).
- The Bjørgen-code. Genetics of complex traits and extreme sport achievements. Aftenposten (2014).