Bilde av Stuge, Tor Brynjar
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Bilde av Stuge, Tor Brynjar
Scientist and lecturer, Immunology Institutt for medisinsk biologi tor.stuge@uit.no +4777645888 97713935

Tor Brynjar Stuge


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Publikasjoner utenom Cristin


Forskningsinteresser

Cellular Immunology

Interplay between T cells and B cells in alloimmune responses

Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia


Medlem i forskningsgruppe



CV

Born: 1963. Gjøvik, Norway.

Citizenship: Norwegian.

Education:

August 1985 – February 1992:

Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, Norway.

 - Master's degree in Marine Biochemistry (February 1992)

March 1992 – February 1998:

Dept. of Microbiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

 - PhD degree in Immunology (May 1998)

Professional Experience:

February 1998 – February 2000:

Dept. of Microbiology, University of MississippiMedical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

 - Postdoctoral Fellow.

March 2000 – July 2006:

Division of Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA.

 - Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate.

September 2006 – present:                                                                                                  

Immunology Research Group, Department of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.

 - Professor since September 2011.

 - Leader, Immunology Research Group since August 2013.

 

Résumé:

I am a native of Norway and currently a professor at the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. My current research focus is immune responses associated with Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia - a condition caused by maternal antibodies reactive with fetal platelets - and especially the nature of maternal T cell responses that leads to this condition. Earlier in my career, I worked with T cell responses in cancer patients and in fish

 

Mentorship:

I have served as principal mentor for 4 doctoral students: Maria Therese Ahlen, PhD, graduated 2011; Mariana Eksteen, PhD, graduated 2015; Gøril Heide, MD, will defend her PhD thesis in 2018; Ida Løken Killie will defend her PhD thesis 2018. In addition, I have served as co-mentor for 3 PhD students. I have also mentored 4 master's degree students and two "Forskerlinje" students ("Forskerlinje" is a medical school research graduate program). I have also mentored a number of medical students and hosted six visiting international students involved in research assignments in our laboratory. I was also a member of the PhD committee for Carina Bauerlein, a student in the research group of Dr. Andreas Beilhack at the University of Wurzburg, Germany. Graduated summer 2013.                            

 

Teaching:

I have been teaching continuously since fall 2006. I lecture for students in medical, dental, and graduate schools. I also teach by leading discussion groups and in laboratory classes. Mainly, I teach immunology, although I also teach a class in the philosophy of science. On average, I teach about 90 hours per year. In addition, I am responsible for arranging and coordinating several different courses and I am a permanent member of several different exam commissions. I also serve as the immunology teaching coordinator for the Institute of Medical Biology.

Patents/Patent applications:

1.         Methods and compositions for producing target cell reactive lymphocytes in a subject.      Inventors: Peter P. Lee and Tor B. Stuge (2006). Pub. nr: WO2006020319 A3

2.         Treatment of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. Pub. Nr: WO 2014131856 A1

            Inventors: Tor B Stuge, Bjørn R Skogen, Anne Husebekk, Maria Therese Ahlen (2014)

3.         Antibodies against HPA-1a. Pub. nr: WO 2015150417 A1

             Inventors: Tor Brynjar Stuge, Mariana Eksteen, Heidi Tiller, Terje Michaelsen, Øistein Ihle, Anne   Husebekk, Bjørn Ragnar Skogen (2015)