Groups at BIO
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The Department of Biosciences has six groups: Ecology and Evolution, Environmental and Aquaculture Biology, Fish Health, Fisheries and Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology. Each of these is headed by a permanently employed scientist as group leader.
The groups have responsibility for associated study programs and teaching of courses and parts of general courses at the department. Members of the subject groups consist of academic staff and technicians who have their teaching, research and work related to the group's study programs and subject area. The group and associated technicians will also be responsible for the day-to-day operation of affiliated laboratories and equipment. The scientific staff will also be involved in various research groups.
Group | Head of group/Contact |
Ecology and Evolution group | John-Arvid Grytnes |
Microbiology group | Gunnar Bratbak |
Fish Health group | Are Nylund |
Fisheries and Marine Biology group | Arild Folkvord |
Environmental Biology and Aquaculture group | Jon Vidar Helvik |
Molecular Biology group | Gyri Teien Haugland |