Norwegian Complement Research Group
The Norwegian Complement Research Group (NCRG), led by professor Tom Eirik Mollnes, is an informal association of scientists focusing their work mainly on the complement system, a part of the hosts’ innate immunity. The group comprises approximately 20 people located at two different laboratories in Norway, “The Bodø Laboratory” at Nordland Hospital Trust, and “The Oslo Laboratory” at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, and University of Oslo.
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The NCRG went to the Cardiff Complement Meeting September 2026
Half of the NCRG attended the 20th EMCHD 2026 in Cardiff. Maria (Masha) Yurchenko had an excellent presentation on intracellular C5aR1 transport. Anette...
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Bridging the Gap: Rapid Bedside Complement Testing Brings Lab Innovation to the ICU
Tam Cung and Andreas Barratt-Due in the NCRG has published a paper using a point-of-care assay to detect complement activation bedside in critically ill patients. The terminal complement complex (TCC, sC5b-9) is well established as biomarker for complement activation. In the routine laboratory using conventional assays it may take...
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Two Norwegian anesthesiologists in NCRG became professors at the University of Oslo
Søren Erik Pischke was recruited to NCRG as a postdoc in 2014 when he got the prestigious Young Investigators award from the Norwegian Research Council. He was appointed professor at the Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital/Rikshospitalet in 2024 and after...
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Steinar Kristiansen defended his PhD thesis
Fra venstre: Hovedveileder Tom Eirik Mollnes, biveileder Erik Waage Nielsen, disputasleder Ellinor Haukland, overlege ph.d. Steinar Kristiansen, 1. opponent Olav Røise, 2. opponent Trine...
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