Marit Næss
Marit Næss
Head of HUNT research center and HUNT biobank. PhD, MPH
HUNT Research Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Public Health and NursingBackground and activities
Head of HUNT Research Centre and biobank.
PhD in Community Medicine, with main focus related to environment and genetic aspects of overweight and obesity in families participated in the HUNT study.
Background - education and resume
PhD in Community Medicine - 2019 (NTNU)
Leadership Developement for Administrative Leaders - 2012 (NTNU)
Master of Public Health (MPH) - 2011 (University of Tromsø)
Health management - 2005 (BI)
Veiledningspedagogikk (Educational guidance) - 2000 (HiNT)
Bachelor of Biomedical laboratory scientist - 1986 (HiST)
Manager HUNT research center, started 1.January 2021
Manager HUNT biobank, started 1.March 2019
Deputy Leader, HUNT research center, 2012-2020
Laboratory Leader, HUNT biobank, 2006-2019
Head of Section, 2005-06, St Olavs Hospital HF, Division of Service and Operations
Bioengineer 1, Medical biochemistry (adminiatration) 2001 - 05, St Olavs Hospital HF
Part-time teacher at Three year undergraduate programme in medical laboratory technology, HiST (2003-05)
Biomedical laboratory scientist, medical biochemistry (laboratory) 1987-2001, St Olavs Hospital HF
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2022) Bruk av skjermbaserte medier blant eldre under covid-19-pandemien : en HUNT studie. Sykepleien Forskning. vol. 17.
- (2021) Intergenerational polygenic obesity risk throughout adolescence in a cross-sectional study design: The HUNT study, Norway. Obesity. vol. 29 (11).
- (2019) Vitamin B6 catabolism and lung cancer risk: Results from the Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium (LC3). Annals of Oncology. vol. 30 (3).
- (2018) Implications of parental lifestyle changes and education level on adolescent offspring weight: a population based cohort study - The HUNT Study, Norway. BMJ Open. vol. 8 (8).
- (2018) Associations between parental polygenic obesity risk and offspring`s weight at birth, early and late adolescence - The HUNT Study, Norway. Norsk Epidemiologi, Supplement. vol. 28.
- (2018) Impaired functional vitamin B6 status is associated with increased risk of lung cancer. International Journal of Cancer. vol. 142 (12).
- (2017) Circulating concentrations of biomarkers and metabolites related to Vitamin status, one-carbon and the kynurenine pathways in US, Nordic, Asian, and Australian populations. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. vol. 105 (6).
- (2017) Influence of Storage and inter- and intra-Assay Variability on the Measurement of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Population-Based Biobanking. Biopreservation and Biobanking. vol. 15 (6).
- (2016) Intergenerational transmission of overweight and obesity from parents to their adolescent offspring - The HUNT study. PLOS ONE. vol. 11 (11).
- (2015) Intergenerational transmission of overweight and obesity from parents to their adolescent offspring - a HUNT Study. Norsk Epidemiologi, Supplement. vol. 25.
- (2015) Ovulation prevalence in women with spontaneous normal-length menstrual cycles - A population-based cohort from HUNT3, Norway. PLOS ONE. vol. 10 (8).
Report/dissertation
- (2019) Intergenerational transmission of overweight and obesity in HUNT families - The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. 2019. ISBN 978-82-326-3780-5.
- (2012) Ovulation frequency in women of childbearing age attending a population based health survey : the relationship between self-reported cycles and measured serum progesterone levels in The North-Trøndelag health study, The HUNT3-Survey 2006-2008. 2012.