Norwegian
University of Science
and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is Norway’s largest university, with more than 40,000 students and a broad academic profile spanning technology, medicine, science, social sciences, arts, and the humanities. NTNU awards around 400 PhD degrees each year and is home to eight faculties and 55 departments.
Research at NTNU’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences covers the full spectrum of medical inquiry – from basic science to translational and applied research. The faculty provides comprehensive education and training for the health sector and contributes to health-related research, innovation, and policy.
Within IMPROVE PRETERM, NTNU advances research on follow-up and early intervention programs for children born very preterm. The team combines expertise in pediatrics, physiotherapy, and epidemiology, drawing on Nordic register and cohort data. NTNU leads the work packages on follow-up and early intervention services as well as vaccination policies, and plays a major role in analyses across multiple research use cases using register and clinical cohort data.
Kari Anne I. Evensen
Kari Anne is Professor at Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has a PhD in clinical medicine and is specialist in physiotherapy for children and adolescents. She is head of the research group NTNU Low Birth Weight Life, studying long-term consequences of low birth weight from childhood to adulthood.
Kari Risnes
Kari Anne is Professor at Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has a PhD in clinical medicine and is specialist in physiotherapy for children and adolescents. She is head of the research group NTNU Low Birth Weight Life, studying long-term consequences of low birth weight from childhood to adulthood.
Silje Dahl Benum
Silje is PhD student at Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has a Master’s degree in Neuroscience. She is involved in the NTNU Low Birth Weight Life research on long-term consequences of low birth weight from childhood to adulthood.
Kristine Pape
Kristine is medical doctor and Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health and Nursing at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has expertise in social epidemiology and register research. She is involved in the Registry research for the healthcare services (Regforsk) research group.
Sanna Beckstrøm
Sanna is a PhD student at Department of Public Health and Nursing at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has a Master’s degree in Pharmacy. She is involved in the Registry research for the healthcare services (Regforsk) research group.
Signe Opdahl
Signe is medical doctor and Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health and Nursing at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has a PhD in Public Health. She is involved registry-based long term follow-up of people born preterm.
Sara Marie Nilsen
Sara is researcher at Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital. She is part of the Registry research for the healthcare services (Regforsk) research group, where principles from randomised controlled trials are used to analyse observational data, particulary relevant in health services research.
Andreas Asheim
Andreas is researcher at Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital. He is part of the Registry research for the healthcare services (Regforsk) research group, where principles from randomised controlled trials are used to analyse observational data, particulary relevant in health services research.
Jonas Valand
Jonas is PhD student at Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is part of the NTNU Lifecourse research group.
Astri Lang
Astri is medical doctor at Oslo University Hospital and affiliated with Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in the IMPROVE PRETERM project. She has a PhD within the field of paediatrics. Her role in the project is being a national contact responsible for communication with Norwegian follow-up centres and interpretation of results.
Bo Mølholm Hansen
Bo is medical doctor and Clinical Associate Professor at Nordsjællands Hospital in Denmark. He is affiliated with Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in the IMPROVE PRETERM project. His role in the project is being a national contact responsible for communication with Danish follow-up centres and interpretation of results.