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Affiliation

About the research group

The Renal Research Group belongs to the with strong links to the Renal Unit at (Helse Bergen). The group is an open forum for clinical and translational kidney research in Bergen and has been directed by Associate Professor Øystein Solberg Eikrem. Traditionally, the Renal Research Group has combined human/animal studies of disease mechanisms and molecular kidney biopsy analyses with epidemiological studies of risk factors of chronic kidney disease.

Senior Scientistsbelong to the group, including Prof. .ʰǴ. and , PhD, direct all clinical and histological Fabry studies together with , PhD.Prof. at ϳԹԴ and (Haugesund Hospital), the winner of the 2017 of our Faculty of Medicine, has a particular focus on epidemiology and on proteomics (e.g. IgA nephropathy). Associate Prof. , the renal pathologist of the Norwegian Kidney Biopsy Registry (NKBR), is instrumental in all studies related to kidney histology, including automated image analysis. Associate Professor and Professor have translational and clinical projects on IgA nephropathy and C3 nephropathy.

Addresses

Mailing address:

Department of Clinical Medicine
The Laboratory Building
Haukeland University Hospital
5021 Bergen
NORWAY

 

Visiting address: 

Department of Clinical Medicine 
The laboratory building, 7th floor
Haukeland University Hospital 
5021 Bergen 

 

Members of the Renal Research Group

Renal Research Group: Translational and Clinical Research Staff

  • Rannveig Skrunes, MD, PhD
  • , MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Kristin Kampevold Larsen, MD, Nephropathologist
  • Lea Landolt, MD, PhD,Postdoctoral Fellow
  • , PhD, senior Bioengineer
  • , BDS, MSc, PhD,Postdoctoral fellow
  • ,BDS, PhD, Research Bioengineer.
  • , Msc, PhD candidate
  • , MD, PhD candidate
  • , MSc, PhD candidate
  • , MD, PhD candidate
  • , MD, PhD candidate
  • MD , PhD candidate
  • , MSc, PhD candidate
  • , PhD candidate
  • , BDS, PhD, senior Bioengineer.
  • Mariell Rivedal, Medical student,Research student (Forskerlinje)
  • Sigrid Nakken, Medical student,Research student (Forskerlinje)
  • Håvard Mikkelsen, Research student (Forskerlinje)

Renal Research Group: Senior Members

  • , dr. med. and dr. h.c., Professor of Nephrology, Leader of the Renal Research Group
  • , MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Nephrology
  • , MD, PhD, Professor of Nephrology
  • , MD, PhD, Professor of Nephrology
  • , MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatric Nephrology
  • , MD, PhD, Nephropathologist, Associate Professor of Pathology
  • , MD, PhD, Nephrologist, Department of Medicine
  • , MD, PhD,
  • MD, PhD, Professor of Physiology

Laboratories and facilities

Core facilities at K1 and K2:
The have a diverse collection of scientific equipment and highly qualified supporting technical staff. More details.

The renal research group, as a part of the Department of clinical medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, is utilizing the resources of the core facility to contribute to the scientific output of the department. The group also have access to the at K2

Nephrology research laboratories:

  • General laboratory
  • Organ-on-chip technology at the Renal research group:The renal research group groupis one of the first research groups to work with a commercially available kidney-on-chip

  • Morphology lab

People

Group manager