Staff at Research Unit for Health Surveys

Francisco Goméz Real

Head of RUHS (UiB-K2, HB)

Francisco (MD, PhD) is a Professor at UiB, and a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Haukeland University Hospital. His research interests are hormonal, metabolic and early life factors for respiratory disease and function, parental respiratory health for pregnancy and offspring, and PCOS and obesity and pregnancy outcomes. Francisco collaborates in these fields with Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE), European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS), Tasmanian Health Survey (TAHS), Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA), and Transgenerational Respiratory Health In Northern Europe, Switzerland, Spain and Australia (RHINESSA) cohort. Francisco has since 2017 been head of RUHS.

Francisco is currently on leave until spring 2025.

Simon Dankel

Interim manager of RUHS

Simon (PhD) is Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, UiB. His primary research interests are energy metabolism, nutrition and lifestyle diseases. Dankel leads several research projects, including the dietary studies CARBFUNC and CarbCount (Diakost study), and is part of the Mohn center for diabetes precision medicine (Precise-Dia), which is supported by the Trond Mohn Foundation. He is also project manager for Vestlandslegen, and is part of the Health Directorate's National Council for Nutrition. Dankel is acting head of FHU.

E-mail: simon.dankel@uib.no 

Hilda E.A. Andersen

Senior Engineer/Study Coordinator (UiB, K2)

Hilda holds a bachelor's degree as a veterinarian from Brazil and has been employed at UiB since 1997, where she first worked on experimental animals at Vivarium for the Kidney and Heart Group at former Medicine A. In 2007 she started working in the Lung group at the department of Clinical Science, UoB, as a field worker in the COPD project (ECLIPSE), Bergen COPD and Pulmonary Health Survey (ECRHS and RHINESSA). She has a lot of experience from clinical studies, both as a field worker and coordinator. Hilda started at RUHS in January 2018.

E-mail: hilda.andersen@uib.no

Synnøve Ygre Hauge

Study Nurse/Study Coordinator (HB)

Synnøve Ygre Hauge is employed by the Department of Research and Development at Helse Bergen, and works as a special nurse/ study nurse at the RUHS. She completed her nursing education in 2002, and completed her continuing education in oncology nursing in 2008. Since 2002, she has been employed at Haukeland University Hospital, first at the Lung Department (2002-2012), then at the Cardiac Department / HINT (2012-2015) where she was engaged in Eva Gerdts' research group, and further Clinical Research Post for adults (2016-dd). From autumn 2018 she has been working at the RUHS.

E-mail: synnove.ygre.hauge@helse-bergen.no

Trine Leikanger

Chief Engineer/Study Coordinator (UiB, K2)

Trine holds a bachelor degree in bioengineering and completed her master degree in human nutrition autumn 2018. She worked as a temp health secretary/bioengineer at a doctor's office from 2014-2018. Through the last year of her master she worked as a field worker in the randomized dietary study CARBFUNC. Trine started to work as a temp at RUSH spring 2018, and started her full time position january 2019.

Trine will be on a leave from March 8th 2024.

E-mail: trine.leikanger@uib.no

Rita Pedersen

Chief Engineer/Study Coordinator

Rita holds a bachelor's degree in molecular biology and a master's degree in human nutrition, where she graduated in 2011. She then earned a doctorate in bioactive proteins and peptides, and how these affect lipid metabolism and development of atherosclerosis in rodents. After completing her PhD degree, she was hired as a chief engineer at the RUHS in March 2016.

E-mail: rita.pedersen@uib.no

Trine Nordvik

Chief Engineer/Study Coordinator

Trine is a clinical nutritionist with a bachelor's degree in nutrition from London in 2018, and a master's degree in clinical nutrition from the University of Bergen in 2023. In connection with her master's thesis, Trine has been involved in the lipoedema study at the Research Unit for Health Surveys (RUHS). She has worked in home nursing and at a covid-19 testing station in Trondheim. After completing her master's degree, Trine was employed as chief engineer at RUHS in a permanent position from August 2023.

E-mail: trine.nordvik@uib.no

Thomas Talgø Olsen

Intern Office and Administration (UiB, K2)

Thomas holds a high school diploma in sales and tourism where he graduated from Krokeide High school the summer of 2023. Throughout his time at Krokeide he has had work experience at Europis and BIR Husholdning. Thomas is an intern in office and administration and started his internship at RUSH august 2023.

E-mail: thomas.t.olsen@uib.no