The ELIXIR@UiO node is situated at the Department of Biosciences at the University of Oslo (UiO), where it is part of the Bioinformatics in Life Science (BiLS) community. In autumn 2026, ELIXIR@UiO and BiLS will relocate to the Life Science Building.
ELIXIR@UiO offers services related to data management and analysis to researchers in the life sciences. We have a strong focus on bioinformatics and sensitive data within health, especially in cancer research. Among our tasks is the development of solutions for handling and analysing sensitive -omics data, also to support molecular precision diagnostics. Recently, ELIXIR@UiO has also taken a leading role in biodiversity data.
The ELIXIR@UiO node collaborates closely with the Oslo University Hospital and its Bioinformatics Core Facility (BCF). ELIXIR@UiO and BCF@OUS jointly operate UiO’s Bioinformatics Core Facility/ELIXIR helpdesk.
You can meet the ELIXIR Oslo team every second Tuesday at 10, when we attend BiLS Seminars. BCF@OUS hosts a research support drop-in session every Wednesday at 14:30 on Zoom.
Our Team
Rein AaslandProfessor, Head of Node
Eivind HovigProfessor Emeritus, Co-head of ELIXIR Norway
Roger SimmHead of the Department of Biosciences, ELIXIR Norway steering board member
Martina VisnovskaResearcher, PhD
Sveinung GundersenSenior Engineer, PhD
Federico BianchiniSenior Engineer, PhD
Victor KalbskopfSenior engineer, PhD
Pável VázquezSenior Engineer, PhD
Morten JohansenSenior Engineer
Ole Kristian TørresenResearcher, PhD
Yehia FaragSenior Engineer, PhD
Ralph NiederlöhnerSenior Engineer
Tharvesh LiyakatSpecial Engineer, Phd