I am a veterinarian with a PhD in bacteriology and a deep commitment to research-based interdisciplinary approaches. Currently serving as a Research Director, I have spent much of my career balancing scientific work with leadership responsibilities—driven by a strong belief in the value of evidence-informed decision-making.

Keywords: Bacteriology, animal and human health, agriculture and aquaculture, laboratory management, preparedness, One Health. 

Research director for the Oslo division of the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research.
Academic, administrative and personnel manager for to of the scientific teams in NINA's department in Oslo:  Society (Human-nature relations in environmental conflicts , governance and planning) and Wildlife ( Carnivore and herbivore ecology and conservation).

Education:  Doctor Medicinae Veterinariae, Norway's Veterinary College  - Oslo, 2006; Candidatus Medicinae Veterinariae, Veterinary Faculty, Complutense University - Madrid, 1996

Languages: Norwegian, English, Spanish.