Field of work

I am a molecular biologisk and work with understanding the pathological link between genetics and development of diabetes. I teach Pathology at the Biomedical Laboratory Sciences education (bachelor level) and strive to motivate the students to understand the association between cause and disease development of various forms for disease, treatment and prognosis. I engage bachelor, master and phd students in research projects where aim is to understand the effect of gene damage for the development of inherited forms of diabetes, or effect of biomarkers on sports performance (interdisciplinary projects).

Courses taught
  • Pathology (BSc)
  • Advanced biomedical analytical methods (MSc/EVU)
Research areas
  • Inherited (monogenic) diabetes and genetics
  • Type 2 diabetes and genetics
  • Health and performance in sports
Research groups

Publications

  • Functional characterization of HNF4A gene variants identify promoter and cell line specific transactivation effects

    Kaci, Alba, Solheim, Marie Holm, Silgjerd, Trine, Hjaltadottir, Jorunn, Hornnes, Lorentze Hope, Molnes, Janne, Madsen, Andre Greger, Sjøholt, Gry, Bellanne-Chantelot, Christine, Caswell, Richard, Sagen, Jørn Vegard, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2024)
  • Acute response in circulating microRNAs following a single bout of short-sprint and heavy strength training in well-trained cyclists

    Ryningen, Anita, Rostad, Kari, Ersvær, Elisabeth, Sjøholt, Gry, Paulsen, Gøran, Gundersen, Hilde, Kristoffersen, Morten, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2024)
  • Characterisation of HNF1A variants in paediatric diabetes in Norway using functional and clinical investigations to unmask phenotype and monogenic diabetes

    Svalastoga, Pernille, Kaci, Alba, Molnes, Janne, Solheim, Marie Holm, Johansson, Bente Berg, Krogvold, Lars, Skrivarhaug, Torild, Valen, Eivind, Johansson, Stefan, Molven, Anders, Sagen, Jørn Vegard, Søfteland, Eirik, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Tjora, Erling, Aukrust, Ingvild, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2023)
  • A novel splice-affecting HNF1A variant with large population impact on diabetes in Greenland

    Thuesen, Anne Cathrine, Stæger, Fredrik Filip, Kaci, Alba, Solheim, Marie Holm, Aukrust, Ingvild, Jørsboe, Emil, Santander, Cindy G., Andersen, Mette, Li, Zilong, Gilly, Arthur, Stinson, Sara Elizabeth, Gjesing, Anette Prior, Bjerregaard, Peter, Pedersen, Michael Lynge, Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken, Grarup, Niels, Jørgensen, Marit E., Zeggini, Eleftheria, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Albrechtsen, Anders, Moltke, Ida, Hansen, Torben (2023)
  • Diabetes mellitus – analyser av genvarianter assosiert med subtyper av Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)

    Gundersen, Lise Bjørkhaug, Aukrust, Ingvild (2022)
  • Structural and biophysical characterization of transcription factor HNF-1A as a tool to study MODY3 diabetes variants

    Kind, Laura, Raasakka, Arne, Molnes, Janne, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Kursula, Petri, Arnesen, Thomas (2022)
  • The contribution of functional HNF1A variants and polygenic susceptibility to risk of type 2 diabetes in ancestrally diverse populations

    Stalbow, Lauren, Preuss, Michael H., Smit, Roelof A.J., Chami, Nathalie, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Aukrust, Ingvild, Gloyn, Anna L, Loos, Ruth J.F. (2022)
  • The Female Menstrual Cycles Effect on Strength and Power Parameters in High-Level Female Team Athletes

    Småvik Dasa, Marcus, Kristoffersen, Morten, Ersvær, Elisabeth, Bovim, Lars Peder Vatshelle, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Moe-Nilssen, Rolf, Sagen, Jørn Vegard, Haukenes, Inger (2021)
  • Unsupervised clustering of missense variants in HNF1A using multidimensional functional data aids clinical interpretation

    Althari, Sara, Najmi, Laeya Abdoli, Bennett, Amanda J., Aukrust, Ingvild, Rundle, Jana K., Colclough, Kevin, Molnes, Janne, Kaci, Alba, Nawaz, Sameena, Hassanali, Neelam, Lugt, Timme van der, Mahajan, Anubha, Molven, Anders, Ellard, Sian, McCarthy, Mark I., Bjørkhaug, Lise, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Gloyn, Anna L. (2020)
  • Functional Analyses of HNF1A-MODY Variants Refine the Interpretation of Identified Sequence Variants

    Malikova, Jana, Kaci, Alba, Dusatkova, Petra, Aukrust, Ingvild, Torsvik, Janniche, Vesela, Klara, Kankova, Pavla, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Pruhova, Stepanka, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2020)
  • Incidence of HNF1A and GCK MODY Variants in a South African Population

    Matsha, Tandi E, raghubeer, shanel, tshivhase, abegail, davids, saarah, gloudina, hon, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Erasmus, Rajiv T (2020)
  • Significance of functional studies of HNF- gene coding variants for diabetes classification

    (2019)
  • ePraksis film om Histologisk seksjon, Patologisk avdeling (HUS)

    (2019)
  • Functional characterization of HNF1A variants identified in Norwegian MODY diabetes registry can implement precision medicine in diabetes clinics

    Kaci, Alba, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Svalastoga, Pernille, Molnes, Janne, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2019)
  • Functional characterization of diabetes gene variants is important for precision medicine

    Kaci, Alba, Aukrust, Ingvild, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Svalastoga, Pernille, Molnes, Janne (2019)
  • Handballstjerna håpar ny mensenforsking kan gi svar på kva som gjekk gale

    Mæland, Silje, Kristoffersen, Morten, Bovim, Lars Peder Vatshelle, Ersvær, Elisabeth, Harris, Anette, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2019)
  • E-learning facilitates flipped learning and portofolio assessment in biomedical laboratory science

    Sjøholt, Gry, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Ersvær, Elisabeth (2019)
  • Open online E-learning resources at epraksis.no as preparation for hands-on laboratory practice

    Sjøholt, Gry, Ryningen, Anita, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Rostad, Kari, Ersvær, Elisabeth (2019)
  • Etbalering av mikrobiopsiteknikk på muskel (vastus lateralis)

    (2018)
  • Functional characterization of HNF1A variants identified in Norwegian diabetes registries can be important for precision medicine in diabetes clinics

    Bjørkhaug, Lise, Aukrust, Ingvild, Kaci, Alba, Molnes, Janne, Torsvik, Janniche, Irgens, Henrik Underthun, Johansson, Bente Berg, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2018)
  • The E3 SUMO ligase PIAS is a novel interaction partner regulating the activity of diabetes associated hepatocyte nuclear factor-1

    Bjørkhaug, Lise, Kaci, Alba, Keindl, Magdalena, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Aukrust, Ingvild (2018)
  • A novel SRC-2-dependent regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cells

    Bozickovic, Olivera, Skartveit, Linn, Svendsen, Agnete, Helland, Thomas, Jonsdottir, Kristin, Flågeng, Marianne Hauglid, Fenne, Ingvild Sveinsgjerd, Janssen, Emiel, Lorens, James, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Sagen, Jørn V., Mellgren, Gunnar (2018)
  • The E3 SUMO ligase PIASy is a novel interaction partner regulating the activity of diabetes associated hepatocyte nuclear factor-1a

    Kaci, Alba, Keindl, Magdalena, Solheim, Marie Holm, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Aukrust, Ingvild (2018)
  • Muskelbiopsi - status HVL

    (2017)
  • Restriksjons enzym og analyse av DNA

    (2017)
  • Spektrofotometri 1 - Lys og foton

    (2017)
  • Spektrofotometri 2 - Absorpsjonsspektrofotometer

    (2017)
  • Spektrofotometri 3 - Kromatorer

    (2017)
  • Spektrofotometri 4 - Absorpsjon _ Eksitasjon

    (2017)
  • Spektrofotometri 5 - Instrumenter

    (2017)
  • Functional analysis of various HNF4A variants identifies increased transactivation function of R85W causing the mutation specific phenotype of neonatal hyperinsulinism and Fanconi syndrome

    Bjørkhaug, Lise, Hornnes, Lorentze, Kaci, Alba, Madsen, Andre, Cellane-Chantelot, Christine, Hattersley, Andrew, Mellgren, Gunnar, Aukrust, Ingvild, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2017)
  • Studenter var involvert i utvikling av nytt molekylærpatologisk laboratoriekurs

    Isdal, Sigrid, Hammeren, A, Ramachandran, K, Valle Hansen, A, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2017)
  • Nuclear import of glucokinase in pancreatic beta-cells is mediated by a nuclear localization signal and modulated by SUMOylation

    Johansson, Bente Berg, Fjeld, Karianne, Solheim, Marie Holm, Shirakawa, Jun, Zhang, Enming, Keindl, Magdalena, Hu, Jiang, Lindqvist, Andreas, Døskeland, Anne Marie Simonne, Mellgren, Gunnar, Flatmark, Torgeir, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Kulkarni, Rohit N., Wierup, Nils, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2017)
  • Functional characterization of all HNF4A variants in the Norwegian MODY and the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registries

    Kaci, Alba, Molnes, Janne, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Aukrust, Ingvild (2017)
  • The E3 SUMO ligase PIASy regulates the activity and stability of the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor 1-alpha

    Kaci, Alba, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2017)
  • Developing high throughput assays for functional classification of novel missense variants in HNF1A

    Najmi, Laeya Abdoli, Althari, Sara, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Rice, Robert, McCarthy, Mark, Gloyn, Anna L, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Majithia, Amit (2017)
  • Functional investigations of HNF1A identify rare variants as risk factors for type 2 diabetes in the general population

    Najmi, Laeya Abdoli, Aukrust, Ingvild, Flannick, Jason, Molnes, Janne, Burtt, Noël, Molven, Anders, Groop, Leif, Altshuler, David, Johansson, Stefan, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2017)
  • In vitro characterization of six STUB1 variants in spinocerebellar ataxia 16 reveals altered structural properties for the encoded CHIP proteins

    Pakdaman, Yasaman, Sanchez Guixe, Monica, Kleppe, Rune, Erdal, Sigrid, Bustad, Helene J., Bjørkhaug, Lise, Haugarvoll, Kristoffer, Tzoulis, Charalampos, Heimdal, Ketil Riddervold, Knappskog, Per, Johansson, Stefan, Aukrust, Ingvild (2017)
  • The HNF1A mutant Ala180Val: Clinical challenges in determining causality of a rare HNF1A variant in familial diabetes

    Sagen, Jørn V., Bjørkhaug, Lise, Haukanes, Bjørn Ivar, Grevle, Louise, Molnes, Janne, Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar, Søvik, Oddmund, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Johansson, Stefan, Molven, Anders (2017)
  • Structure–function studies of HNF1A (MODY3) gene mutations in South Indian patients with monogenic diabetes

    Balamurugan, Kandasamy, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Mahajan, Swapnil, Kanthimathi, Sekar, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Srinivasan, Narayanaswamy, Mohan, Viswanathan, Radha, Venkatesan (2016)
  • DNA analyser

    (2016)
  • Genvarianter som risikofaktorer for diabetes

    (2016)
  • Hvordan isolere og rense DNA

    (2016)
  • Kvantitative analyser

    (2016)
  • Kvantitative analyser - Ekstern standard

    (2016)
  • Kvantitative analyser - Standard addisjon

    (2016)
  • Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans.

    Lek, M, Aggregation Consortium, Exome, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Najmi, Laeya Abdoli, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2016)
  • The cAMP-dependent protein kinase downregulates glucose-6-phosphatase expression through RORα and SRC-2 coactivator transcriptional activity

    Madsen, Andre Greger, Bjune, Jan Inge, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Mellgren, Gunnar, Sagen, Jørn V. (2016)
  • High incidence of heterozygous ABCC8 and HNF1A mutations in Czech patients with congenital hyperinsulinism

    Rozenkova, Klara, Malikova, Jana, Nessa, Azizun, Dusatkova, Lenka, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Obermannova, Barbora, Dusatkova, Petra, Kytnarova, Jitka, Aukrust, Ingvild, Najmi, Laeya Abdoli, Rypackova, Blanka, Sumnik, Zdenek, Lebl, Jan, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Hussain, Khalid, Pruhova, Stepanka (2015)
  • Association of a low-frequency variant in HNF1A with type 2 diabetes in a latino population the SIGMA Type 2 Diabetes Consortium

    Estrada, Karol, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Burtt, Noël P., Mercader, Josep P., García-Ortiz, Humberto, Huerta-Chagoya, Alicia, Moreno-Macías, Hortensia, Walford, Geoffrey, Flannick, Jason, Williams, Amy L., Gómez-Vázquez, Maria J., Fernandez-Lopez, Juan C., Martínez-Hernández, Angélica, Jiménez-Morales, Silvia, Centeno-Cruz, Federico, Mendoza-Caamal, Elvia, Revilla-Monsalve, Cristina, Islas-Andrade, Sergio, Córdova, Emilio J., Soberón, Xavier, González-Villalpando, María E., Henderson, Brian E., Wilkens, Lynne R, Le Marchand, Loic, Arellano-Campos, Olimpia, Ordóñez-Sánchez, Maria L., Rodríguez-Torres, Maribel, Rodríguez-Guillén, Rosario, Riba, Laura, Najmi, Laeya Abdoli, Jacobs, Susanne B.R., Fennell, Timothy, Gabriel, Stacey, Fontanillas, Pierre, Hanis, Craig L, Lehman, Donna M., Jenkinson, Christopher, Abboud, Hanna E., Bell, Graeme I., Cortes, Maria L., Boehnke, Michael, González-Villalpando, Clicerio, Orozco, Lorena, Haiman, Christopher A., Tusié-Luna, Teresa, Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A., Altshuler, David, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Florez, Jose C., MacArthur, Daniel G. (2014)
  • STUB1 mutations in autosomal recessive ataxias - evidence for mutation-specific clinical heterogeneity

    Heimdal, Ketil Riddervold, Sanchez Guixe, Monica, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bollerslev, Jens, Bruland, Ove, Jablonski, Greg, ERICHSEN, ANNE KJERSTI, Gude, Einar, Koht, Jeanette, Erdal, Sigrid, Fiskerstrand, Torunn, Haukanes, Bjørn Ivar, Boman, Helge, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Tallaksen, Chantal, Knappskog, Per, Johansson, Stefan (2014)
  • GCK-MODY diabetes as a protein misfolding disease: The mutation R275C promotes protein misfolding, self-association and cellular degradation

    Negahdar, Maria, Aukrust, Ingvild, Molnes, Janne, Solheim, Marie Holm, Johansson, Bente Berg, Sagen, Jørn V., Dahl-Jørgensen, Knut, Kulkarni, Rohit Rajesh, Søvik, Oddmund, Flatmark, Torgeir, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2014)
  • SUMOylation of pancreatic glucokinase regulates its cellular stability and activity

    Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Negahdar, Maria, Molnes, Janne, Johansson, Bente Berg, Müller, Yvonne, Haas, Wilhelm, Gygi, Steven P., Søvik, Oddmund, Flatmark, Torgeir, Kulkarni, Rohit N, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2013)
  • Monogenetic diabetes mellitus in Norway :

    Søvik, Oddmund, Irgens, Henrik Underthun, Molnes, Janne, Sagen, Jørn V., Bjørkhaug, Lise, Ræder, Helge, Molven, Anders, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2013)
  • GCK-MODY diabetes associated with protein misfolding, cellular self-association and degradation

    Negahdar, Maria, Aukrust, Ingvild, Johansson, Bente Berg, Molnes, Janne, Molven, Anders, Matschinsky, Franz M., Søvik, Oddmund, Kulkarni, Rohit N, Flatmark, Torgeir, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Bjørkhaug, Lise (2012)
  • Diabetes and pancreatic exocrine dysfunction due to mutations in the carboxyl ester lipase gene-maturity onset diabetes of the young (CEL-MODY) A PROTEIN MISFOLDING DISEASE

    Johansson, Bente Berg, Torsvik, Janniche, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Vesterhus, Mette, Ragvin, Anja, Tjora, Erling, Fjeld, Karianne, Hoem, Dag, Johansson, Stefan, Ræder, Helge, Lindquist, Susanne, Hernell, Olle, Cnop, Miriam, Saraste, Jaakko, Flatmark, Torgeir, Molven, Anders, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2011)
  • Binding of ATP at the active site of human pancreatic glucokinase - nucleotide-induced conformational changes with possible implications for its kinetic cooperativity

    Molnes, Janne, Teigen, Knut, Aukrust, Ingvild, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Søvik, Oddmund, Flatmark, Torgeir, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2011)
  • Catalytic activation of human glucokinase by substrate binding - residue contacts involved in the binding of D-glucose to the super-open form and conformational transitions

    Molnes, Janne, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Søvik, Oddmund, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Flatmark, Torgeir (2008)
  • Diagnostic screening of MODY2/GCK mutations in the Norwegian MODY Registry

    Sagen, Jørn V., Bjørkhaug, Lise, Molnes, Janne, Ræder, Helge, Grevle, Louise, Søvik, Oddmund, Molven, Anders, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2008)
  • Allosteric activation of human glucokinase by free polyubiquitin chains and its ubiquitin-dependent cotranslational proteasomal degradation

    Bjørkhaug, Lise, Molnes, Janne, Søvik, Oddmund, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Flatmark, Torgeir (2007)
  • A hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 alpha gene (HNF4A) P2 promoter haplotype linked with late-onset diabetes - Studies of HNF4A variants in the Norwegian MODY registry

    Raeder, Helge, Ræder, Helge, Bjorkhaug, Lise, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Johansson, Stefan, Mangseth, Kjersti, Sagen, Jørn V., Hunting, Anne, Følling, Ivar, Johansen, Odd, Bjørgaas, Marit, Paus, Povel N., Søvik, Oddmund, Søvik, Oddmund, Molven, Anders, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2006)
  • Mutations in the CEL VNTR cause a syndrome of diabetes and pancreatic exocrine dysfunction

    Ræder, Helge, Johansson, Stefan, Holm, Pål I., Haldorsen, Ingfrid S., Mas, Eric, Sbarra, Véronique, Nermoen, Ingrid, Eide, Stig Åge, Grevle, Louise, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Sagen, Jørn V., Aksnes, Lage, Søvik, Oddmund, Lombardo, Dominique, Molven, Anders, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2006)
  • From clinicogenetic studies of maturity-onset diabetes of the young to unraveling complex mechanisms of glucokinase regulation

    Sagen, Jørn, Odili, Stella, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Zelent, Dorothy, Buettger, Carol, Kwagh, Jae, Stanley, Charles, Dahl-Jørgensen, Knut, de Beaufort, Carine, Bell, Graeme I., Han, Yi, Grimsby, Joseph, Taub, Rebecca, Molven, Anders, Søvik, Oddmund, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Matschinsky, Franz M. (2006)
  • Functional dissection of the HNF-1alpha transcription factor: A study on nuclear localization and transcriptional activation

    Gundersen, Lise Bj., Bratland, Andre, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Molven, Anders (2005)
  • Molekylærgenetisk diagnostikk ved diabetes mellitus

    Gundersen, Lise Bj., Johansson, Stefan, Ræder, Helge, Undlien, Dag E., Molven, Anders, Søvik, Oddmund, Thorsby, Per, Sagen, Jørn V., Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2005)
  • Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha gene mutations and diabetes in Norway

    Gundersen, Lise Bj., Sagen, Jørn V., Thorsby, P, Søvik, Oddmund, Molven, Anders, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2003)
  • Permanent neonatal diabetes caused by glucokinase deficiency; inborn error of the glucose-insulin signaling pathway

    Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Sagen, Jørn V., Bjørkhaug, Lise, Odili, Stella, Shehadeh, Naim, Bakry, Doua, Sarici, U, Alpay, Faruk, Molnes, Janne, Molven, Anders, Søvik, Oddmund, Matschinsky, Franz M. (2003)
  • N EONATAL D IABETES M ELLITUS D UE TO C OMPLETE G LUCOKINASE D EFICIENCY

    Bjørkhaug, Lise, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Søvik, Oddmund, Molven, Anders, Bell, Graeme I, Cuesta-Munoz, Antonio, Matschinsky, Franz M., Massa, Ornella, Barbetti, Fabrizio, Undlien, Dag Erik, Magnuson, Mark A, Shiota, Chiyo (2001)
  • MODY associated with two novel hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha loss of function mutations

    Bjørkhaug, Lise, Horikawa, Y, Ye, Hong, Bell, Graeme I., Molven, Anders, Søvik, Oddmund, Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (2000)
  • A simple test for the hot spot mutation P291fsinsC in MODY3

    Bjørkhaug, Lise, Søvik, Oddmund, Bell, Graeme I., Njølstad, Pål Rasmus, Molven, Anders (2000)
  • A new candidate region for the positional cloning of the XLP gene

    Bolino, Alessandra, Yin, L, Seri, M, Cusano, R, Cinti, R, Coffey, A, Brooksbank, R, Howell, G, Bentley, D, Davis, JR, Lanyi, A, Huang, D, Stark, M, Creaven, Martina, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Heitzmann, F, Lamartine, J, Gaudi, Simona, Sylla, BS, Lenior, G, Castagnola, E, Giacchino, R, Porta, G, Franco, B, Zollo, M., Sumegi, J, Romeo, Giovanni (1998)
  • The interaction between human FcgammaRI and the gamma-chain is mediated solely by the 21 amino acid transmembrane domain of FcgammaRI

    Harrison, Patrick, Bjørkhaug, Lise, Hutchinsom, MJ, Allen, JM (1995)