Who are we

Members:

Nils Erik Gilhus (nils.gilhus@helse-bergen.no) (leader)

Geir Olve Skeie

Fredrik Romi

Jana M. Hoff

Jone F. Owe

Anne T. Heldal

Jintana Andersen

Hong Yu

Aliona Necu

Thomas Løken

Håvard Gotaas

Meetings

The group meets one Wednesday per month in Gamle Hovedbygg.

Awards

The group was evaluated as “excellent” by the Norwegian Research Council (2011)

The group was part of the Helse Vest Research Prize (2012), and the University of Bergen Research Prize (2013).

PhDs: 

• Jone Owe (2010): "Cancer and cardiac function in myasthenia gravis. A registry-based and clinical study of cancer risk and heart function."
  
  
• Geir Helgeland (2010): "Myasthenia gravis; cytotoxic potential of human sera in vitro and novel non-antibody, disease-modifying factors."
  
  
• Espen Alseth (2010): "Genetic associations in myasthenia gravis: Implications for pathogenesis."

• Anne Taraldsen Heldal (28.05.2014: “Myasthenia gravis and acetylcholine receptor – antibodies. AChR-antibodies as a marker for epidemiological studies and in the follow-up of patients.”

Current PhD candidates: Jintana B. Andersen and Yu Hong.