Multidisciplinary research group on Health, Sports and Function

Project title: KI literacy (Erasmus + Teacher academy - application pending)
Project leader: KU Leuven and Vives in Belgium
Project participants/collaboration partners: Gro Røsland and Jon Øivind Hoem (HVL), 8 European partners
Externally funded: Erasmus + expected response H24

Project title: ART – AI in education (NFR AI centre. Sketch approved, application deadline 15 Jan 2025)
Project manager: Gro Vatne Røsland (FLKI) and Robert Isaksen (ALU)
Project participants/collaborators: HVL, UiT, KU Leuven (BE), Vives (BE)
Externally funded: Application is planned to be sent to NFR

Project title: Cardiovascular reactivity to physical stress: strategies and mechanisms
Project manager: Ann-Katrin Grotle
Project participants/collaborators: Hege R. Eriksen (internal, Co-PI), Øystein Wiggen (external, SINTEF. Trondheim), Håkon Johansen (Nordnes sjøbad), Sigurd Mydske (external, UIB, doctor), Vegard Iversen (internal), Arild Hafstad (internal), Bendik Sierra (internal).
Student involvement: Simen Nordheim (FHA, bachelor), Viljar Sjuve (FHA, bachelor), Michael Vesterlid (Sports master, Autumn 24).
External funds: GC Rieber foundation

Project title: Dietary competence and health status among students in higher education
Project leader: Iselin Thowsen Vildmyren
Project participants/collaborators: Annette Hjartåker, Ingrid Laukeland Djupegot, Trond Brattelid, Bodil Bjørndal, Eli Kristin Aadland.
Student involvement: No
Externally funded: No

Project title: Beetroot juice: A Natural Boost for the Cardiovascular Health of Women after Menopause?
Project manager: Ann-Katrin Grotle
Project participants/collaborators: Oddrun Gudbrandsen (UIB)
Student involvement: Kathrine Furnes (Master's clinical nutrition, UIB), Maria Lundbrekke (Master's clinical nutrition, UIB).
Externally funded: Ongoing application

Project title: Gene modification of HNF1B in zebrafish to identify the disease mechanism of MODY5
Project manager: Lise Bjørkhaug Gundersen
Project participants/collaborators: Eunice kabanyana Mchaina, Ståle Ellingsen (UIB), Elsa Denker (UIB), Anna Gloyn (Standford University)
Student involvement: Rosemari Hoff (former Master molecular biology, UIB), Pernille Juuhl (BIO bachelor), June Vestbø Steien (BIO bachelor), Karin Glesne (BIO bachelor)
Externally funded: The Swedish Diabetes Association, Fulbright scholarship (Eunice Mchaina)

Project title: Transition towards balance (OMBAL)
Project manager: Lise Bjørkhaug Gundersen
Project participants: Bente Karin Hoddevik Ulvestad (HVL), Faculty of Technology, Environmental and Natural Sciences (HVL)
Externally funded: The Norwegian Research Council

Project title: Effect of using creatine supplements for reduced risk of muscle damage, and length of recovery, in strength training in women
Project manager: Lise Bjørkhaug Gundersen
Project participants/collaborators: Camilla Nundal, Benjamin Clausen, Morten Kristoffersen
Student involvement: Maria Nyvoll (BIO bachelor), Milena Kokosz (BIO bachelor), Agathe Knudsen (BIO bachelor), FHS (master's student), FLKI (bachelor's group)
Externally funded: No

Project title: Disease and Aging Biomarker Identification from multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (DABI)
Project manager: Ivan I. Maximov
Project participants/collaborators: Max Korbmacher, Arvid Lundervold, Lars T. Westlye, Eli N. Eikefjord
Student involvement: -
Externally funded: No

Project title: Health effects of exercise and nutrition in wheelchair users
Project leader: Kristin Lundanes Jonvik (NIH)
Project participants/collaborators: Vegard strøm, Pia Wedege (Sunnaas hospital HF), Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen (NIH), Jan-Willem van Dijk, Vera Weijer (Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen), Marte Bentzen (NIH), Jula Kathrin Baumgart (NTNU ), Linn Christin Risvang (NIH), Hannah Rice (NIH), Emilie Moberg (UIO), Øyvind Bucher Sandbakk (NTNU), Ingeborg Beate Lidal (Sunnaas hospital HF), Amund Lund (NIH), Svein Olav Kolset (UIO), Lars Peder Vatshelle Bovim (HVL), Anja Margrethe F. Liljegren (HVL).
Student involvement: Yes, master's students from NIH, UIB and UIO.
Externally funded: Yes

Project title: Quality assurance of reference material for computerized three-dimensional gait analysis
Project manager: Ånen Aarli (Health Bergen HF – Haukeland University Hospital)
Project participants/collaborators: Rolf Moe-Nilssen (UIB), Lars Peder Vatshelle Bovim (Health Bergen/HVL), Merete Aarsland Fosdahl (Oslo University Hospital), Beate Eltarvåg Gjesdal (HVL), Merete Andersen Malt (Health Bergen), Siri Meete Brændvik ( NTNU), Bård Erik Bogen (HVL/UIB), Anja Margrethe F. Liljegren (HVL),
Student involvement: No
Externally funded: No

Project title: Coping week for children and young people with long-term illness
Project manager: Mette Engan (Helse Bergen)
Project participants/collaborators: Arne Kodal (Health Bergen), Haakon Kvidaland (Health Bergen), Lars Peder Vatshelle Bovim (Health Bergen/HVL), Anne Berit Guttormsen (Health Bergen), Merete Malt (Health Bergen), Asle Hirth (Health Bergen) , Maria Vollsæter (Bergen Health) ++
Student involvement: Master's project for 6 students per summer -24
Externally funded: Includes a PhD scholarship (UiB) from autumn -24

Project title: How to rig a mobile device for simulation
Project manager: Liv Irene Ruud
Project participants: Beate Eltarvåg Gjesdal and Anja Margrethe F.Liljegren (HVL)
Student involvement: No
Externally financed: No

Project title: Biological maturation level, cognitive function, physical capacity and performance level in soccer
Project manager: Morten Kristoffersen (HVL)
Project participants/collaborators: Hilde Gundersen, Heger Randi Eriksen
Student involvement: FLKI (master's student), FLKI (bachelor students)
Externally funded: No

Project title: Peak human performance
Project manager: Morten Kristoffersen
Project participants: Bent Rønnestad (INN), Olav Aleksander Bu, Marcus Daasa, Øyvind Sandbakk (NTNU), Joar Hansen (INN), Lise Gundersen (HVL), Hilde Gundersen (HVL)
Student involvement: No
Externally financed: No

Project title: Physical and cognitive effects of Taekwon-Do training for the elderly over 60 years of age
Project manager: Vegard Iversen
Project participants/collaborators: Anne Henriksen (HVL) Arild Hafstad (HVL), Morten Kristoffersen (HVL), Bård Erik Bogen (HVL), Coral Falco (HVL) Ann-Katrin Grotle (HVL), Hilde Stokwold Gundersen (HVL), Hege Randi Eriksen (HVL).
Student involvement: Yes
Externally funded: No

Project title: Physiological profile of the Norwegian national team in Taekwon-Do
Project manager: Vegard Iversen
Project participants/collaborators: Arild Hafstad (HVL), Morten Kristoffersen (HVL), Coral Falco (HVL).
Student involvement: No
Externally funded: No

Project title: Physical form in childhood cancer survivors
Project leader: Truls Raastad (NIH)
Project participants/collaborators: Multisenter, from HVL: Lars Peder Vatshelle Bovim
Student involvement: 9 master's projects/main theses
Externally funded:

Soccer players in development

Training methods for increased power development in cycling

Treadmill walking in an immersive virtual environment

Dietary strategies for long-term reversal of obesity and diabetes

Computational medical imaging and machine learning – methods, infrastructure and applications

Innovation in image-based personalized medicine - the next generation of the radiography profession

Imaging biomarkers for precision medicine in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Towards better computational approaches and responsible innovation strategies in early drug discovery – application to antibiotics and COPD

Anita Ryningen, Kari Rostad, Elisabeth Ersvær, Gry Sjøholt, Gøran Paulsen, Hilde Gundersen, Morten Kristoffersen and Lise Bjørkhaug. (2024). Acute response in circulating microRNAs following a single bout of short-sprint and heavy strength training in well-trained cyclists. Front Physiol, Mar 12:15:1365357.doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1365357. fphys-15-1365357.pdf (nih.gov) 

Stone AJ, Grotle AK, and Stachenfeld (2024).  Call for papers: “Cardiovascular regulation during exercise: role of biological sex and consequences of aging” Editorial. American Journal of Physiology, Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00285.2023 

Grotle, A. K., & Stone, A. J. (2024). Are we finally starting to unravel the mystery of the mechanically sensitive component of the exercise pressor reflex?. The Journal of physiology, 10.1113/JP286327. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP286327 

Korbmacher, M.*, van der Meer, D., Beck, D., Askeland-Gjerde, D. E., Eikefjord, E. N., Lundervold, A., Andreassen, O.A., Westlye, L. T., Maximov, I. I. (2024). Distinct longitudinal brain white matter microstructure changes and associated polygenic risk of common psychiatric disorders and Alzheimer's disease in the UK Biobank. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science. 4(4). 

Svendsen, K., Leithe, S., Trewin-Nybråten, C. B., Balto, A., Nes, L. S., Meland, A., Børøsund, E., Kiserud, C. E., Reinertsen, K. V., Eriksen, H. R., Gjelsvik, Y. M., & Ursin, G. (2024). How Did Breast Cancer Patients Fare during Different Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Norway Compared to Age-Matched Controls?. Cancers, 16(3), 602. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16030602

Carlsen, Petter Helø; Muralitharan, Praveen; Fenne, Hilde; Jansrud, Ida; Engan, Mette; Vollsæter, Maria; Bovim, Lars Peder Vatshelle; Røksund, Ola Drange; Halvorsen, Thomas; Clemm, Hege Synnøve Havstad. 2024 Laryngeal response to high-intensity exercise in healthy athletes. BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine. HAUKELAND, UIB, HVL   

Kodal, Arne; Muirhead, Fiona; Reilly, John J.; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Thorsen, Paul Joachim Bloch; Bovim, Lars Peder Vatshelle; Elgen, Irene Bircow. 2024, Feasibility of a physical activity intervention for children and adolescents with anxiety and depression BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies. NORCE, UoS, HAUKELAND, UIB, HVL 

Dasa, M. S., Friborg, O., Kristoffersen, M., Pettersen, G., Sagen, J. V., Torstveit, M. K., ... & Rosenvinge, J. H. (2024). Risk and prevalence of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) among professional female football players. European Journal of Sport Science. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejsc.12129 

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• Phd Beate Eltarvåg Gjesdal
• Master's student Simon A. Simonnes
• Master's student Jonas Langlo
• Michael Vesterlid, Master of Sports Science, HVL
• Kathrine Furnes, Master's Clinical Nutrition, UIB
• Maria Lundebrekke, Master's Clinical Nutrition, UIB
• Jesper Holmøy, Master of Sports and Physical Education (LUPE), Bergen

Monash University, Australia

University of Melbourne, Australia

University of Iceland, Island

COST Action PARENCHIMA

Paul Fadel, Professor, UT Arlington, Texas, USA   

Audrey Stone, Associate Professor, UT Austin, Texas, USA  

Denis Wakeham, Postdoktor, The Institute of Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Dallas, Texas 

Anna Gloyn, Professor, Standford University, California, USA 

Tandi Matsha, Professor, CPUT, Sør-Afrika 

• Non-invasive finger plethysmography for continuous blood pressure, heart rate and estimation of stroke volume and total peripheral resistance
• Evaluation of stress responses and mechanisms for blood pressure regulation at rest and under stress
• Isometric and rhythmic hand grip training
• Cold Pressor Test (CPT)
• Heart and blood pressure variability
• Isolation of metabolite-induced blood pressure elevation (metaboreflex)
• DXA measurement of body composition and bone density
• Bioimpedance analysis body composition measurement (Tanya?)
• Non-Invasive brain imaging with functional near-infrared spectroscope.
• Electromyography for measuring electrical activity in muscles.

• Keiser measurement of maximum strength and power in legs and chest
• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
• Lactate threshold testing
• Wingate test of anaerobic capacity
• Motion analysis with Motion Capture system.
• Accelerometer for continuous monitoring of activity, mobility and sleep.

• IMotion analysis program
• Eye tracking system

• Capillary measurement of blood sugar and lactate (Biosen)
• Metabolic parameter
• Flow cytometry
• Molecular biological analyses
• Urine analyses