Category: New faces

Here you will find presentations of our new staff members and long-term guests.

New member of Staff – Thi Hong Gam Le

My name is Gam Le. I’m currently a post-doc on Nephrocalcinosis project, BIO, UiB about understanding kidney functions under and environmental changes related to the formation of kidney stones and unlocking the key to dietary interventions in trout and Atlantic…

New member of staff – Freya Josephine Coursey

Hello everyone! My name is Freya, and I’m just starting a PhD in terrestrial ecology with Dr Adéle Mennerat as my supervisor. I’m Scottish, but I moved to Bergen in 2019 after completing a Masters of Research in ecology from…

New member of staff – Ingeborg Kahrs

Hi everyone, My name is Ingeborg, and I’m excited to start my four-year PhD in parasitology and immunology here at BIO. Originally from Oslo, I’ve been living in Bergen for the past 10 years.

New member of staff – Thomas Tollaksvik

Hello! My name is Thomas, and at the beginning of July, I started my 4-year PhD-term here at BIO. My PhD-project is in collaboration with the Fish Immunology Group and is supervised by Anita Rønneseth.

New member of staff – Nadja Meister

Hi! My name is Nadja Meister, and I have just started my four-year PhD in Marine Ecology. I come from Switzerland, but many of you might already know me since I completed my MSc in Marine Biology here at BIO.

New member of staff – Layamara Xavier Sampaio

Laymara is an environmental scientist from Brazil, where she has done research in environmental justice, conservation and urban greenery. Now she is interested in archaeobotany and paleoecology, themes she will explore under the supervision of Alistair Seddon with the PalaeoChem…

New member of staff – Augusto do Nacimento

Hi, I am Augusto. I will be working in the PPF Alpine Project for the next six months as a scientific assistant, where I am assisting with geospatial information and literature review on the Last Glacial Maximum alpine glaciers, in…

New member of staff – María Fernández

Hello! My name is María Fernández and I come from Vigo, a city located in the north of Spain and famous for its fishing industry. I just started as a postdoctoral researcher in the Environmental Toxicology group, as a part…