Miriam Kilano Khider

About

Role

My role is to help researchers at the Faculty of Engineering with international funding. The EU Research Support at the faculty is carried by a team of research advisors and financial officers EU Research Support Office - NTNU

Some of my tasks

By having a good overview of international funding opportunities, I will be able to help researchers to find suitable funding schemes within their field of interest and career stage.
Contact point for ERCs and responsible for the mapping process at the faculty
Develop applications/project proposals to EUs framework programs and associated programs (such as ERC, RIA, IA, MSCA (s)) and to the Research Council of Norway.
Assisting researchers in proposal writing to best address the evaluation criteria and to match the strategies of the EC.
Reviewing grant applications and providing feedback to optimise applications' chances of winning funding.
Administrative support related to application and project management (pre and post-award) such as assisting with the budgeting, EU portal administrative forms, grant agreement preparation process and the amendment process to the EC.
Project management
Hands-on support during grant agreement and consortium agreement preparation in HEU projects
Support and advice on career development mainly for Early Career Researchers
Run workshops to train applicants in proposal writing and hold presentations on various topics related to funding opportunities.
Lead and contribute to developing a research strategy and action plan (s), mainly for Horizon Europe.
Develop handbooks and process notes to streamline administrative support

Education

2020-2023: One-year program in Management, Leadership and Administration with a focus on Norwegian law, accounting and business economics, Innlandet H.

2014-2019: Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular genetics of Microbes (Host-Pathogen interactions), Molecular Biosystems research group, UiT

2017-2019: Postgraduate teaching studies-practical pedagogical education (PPU), Nord University

2005-2011: M.Sc. (5-years integrated program) in Biotechnology (Genetic Engineering of Microbes), Prof. Svein Valla group, NTNU

2003-2004: One-year Biology, NV faculty, NTNU

1997-2000: Medical Education (dentistry), Tver State Medical Academy-The Russian Federation

Experience

Since 2021-dd: Senior EU Advisor, Coordinator of the EU Research Support Office & Leader of the Research advisors' network, Research Section, Faculty of Engineering (IV), NTNU

Since 2018-dd: Reviewer at Journal of Fish Diseases, PeerJ and Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM).

2021: Research adviser (EU/RCN) and Research Support Coordinator, Department of Public Health and Nursing, MH faculty, NTNU

2020: EU adviser and Grants office coordinator, Research Section, MH faculty, NTNU

Since 2014: Consultant, United Nations Migration Agency, NORCO program for quota refugees sponsored by UDI and IMDi

2013-2014: Research assistance, The Arctic University of Norway

2012-2013: Principal engineer, WHO National Influenza Center for Norway, Department of Virology, FHI

2011-2012: Staff engineer, Department of Medical Microbiology (virology/bacteriology), Førde Hospital HF

Research

Gene regulation and communication networks in marine and freshwater bacteria (Aliivibrio) that cause diseases in humans, animals and Atlantic fish (cod and salmon). Classical microbiology, molecular genetics, biochemical methods, "high-troughput" -omics technologies, and bioinformatics are used to provide more insights into gene regulation, bacterial communication and their mechanisms of virulence. The effect of salinity and temperature variation are used to measure biofilm formation and transcriptome of genes associated with quorum sensing system.

Publications

2021

Maharajan, Amudha Deepalakshmi; Hansen, Hilde; Khider, Miriam; Willassen, Nils Peder. (2021) Quorum sensing in Aliivibrio wodanis 06/09/139 and its role in controlling various phenotypic traits. PeerJ
Academic article

2019

Khider, Miriam; Hansen, Hilde; Hjerde, Erik; Johansen, Jostein a; Willassen, Nils Peder. (2019) Exploring the transcriptome of luxI- and ΔainS mutants and the impact of N-3-oxo-hexanoyl-L- and N-3-hydroxy- decanoyl-L-homoserine lactones on biofilm formation in Aliivibrio salmonicida. PeerJ
Academic article
Firdaus, Rininta; Jartun, Hege Hartz; Khider, Miriam. (2019) sodA and gap genes as markers for the identification of staphylococcus capitis. Indonesian Biomedical Journal (InaBJ)
Academic article
Khider, Miriam; Hjerde, Erik; Hansen, Hilde; Willassen, Nils Peder. (2019) Differential expression profiling of ΔlitR and ΔrpoQ mutants reveals insight into QS regulation of motility, adhesion and biofilm formation in Aliivibrio salmonicida. BMC Genomics
Academic article
Khider, Miriam. (2019) Exploring Quorum Sensing Dynamics and Biofilm Formation in the Fish Pathogen Aliivibrio salmonicida. https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16612
Doctoral dissertation

2018

Khider, Miriam; Willassen, Nils Peder; Hansen, Hilde. (2018) The alternative sigma factor RpoQ regulates colony morphology, biofilm formation and motility in the fish pathogen Aliivibrio salmonicida. BMC Microbiology
Academic article

2010

Khider , Miriam. (2010) Cloning and Characterization of Three Transketolase Genes (tktA1, tktA2 and tktA3) from Azotobacter vinelandii. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for bioteknologi
Masters thesis

Journal publications

Maharajan, Amudha Deepalakshmi; Hansen, Hilde; Khider, Miriam; Willassen, Nils Peder. (2021) Quorum sensing in Aliivibrio wodanis 06/09/139 and its role in controlling various phenotypic traits. PeerJ
Academic article
Khider, Miriam; Hansen, Hilde; Hjerde, Erik; Johansen, Jostein a; Willassen, Nils Peder. (2019) Exploring the transcriptome of luxI- and ΔainS mutants and the impact of N-3-oxo-hexanoyl-L- and N-3-hydroxy- decanoyl-L-homoserine lactones on biofilm formation in Aliivibrio salmonicida. PeerJ
Academic article
Firdaus, Rininta; Jartun, Hege Hartz; Khider, Miriam. (2019) sodA and gap genes as markers for the identification of staphylococcus capitis. Indonesian Biomedical Journal (InaBJ)
Academic article
Khider, Miriam; Hjerde, Erik; Hansen, Hilde; Willassen, Nils Peder. (2019) Differential expression profiling of ΔlitR and ΔrpoQ mutants reveals insight into QS regulation of motility, adhesion and biofilm formation in Aliivibrio salmonicida. BMC Genomics
Academic article
Khider, Miriam; Willassen, Nils Peder; Hansen, Hilde. (2018) The alternative sigma factor RpoQ regulates colony morphology, biofilm formation and motility in the fish pathogen Aliivibrio salmonicida. BMC Microbiology
Academic article

Report

Khider, Miriam. (2019) Exploring Quorum Sensing Dynamics and Biofilm Formation in the Fish Pathogen Aliivibrio salmonicida. https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16612
Doctoral dissertation
Khider , Miriam. (2010) Cloning and Characterization of Three Transketolase Genes (tktA1, tktA2 and tktA3) from Azotobacter vinelandii. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for bioteknologi
Masters thesis

Teaching

Previous experience

Teaching master courses in Cloning and Protein Expression for 6 years at UiT

Teaching life science (naturfag) to students at the Teacher Education Program (læreutdanning)

Supervision

Mentoring a PhD student during manuscript preparation and the review process, as well as supervising on thesis writing at UiT.

Knowledge Transfer

2024

Lecture

Khider, Miriam ; Bjelland, Gina Malene Graatrud; Grøntvedt, Sivert. (2024) Knowledge security and the academic freedom in EU. EARMA EARMA Conference Odense 2024 , Odense 2024-04-23 - 2024-04-25

2023

Lecture

Khider, Miriam. (2023) How the research support linked to EU projects and the EU's framework program organised- Opportunities and challenges . NARMA NARMA's Competence Programme-Advanced Course , Bergen 2023-10-25 - 2023-10-26
Lecture

Khider, Miriam. (2023) Partnerships in Horizon Europe . The Research Council of Norway Annual EU conference , Lysaker 2023-09-27 - 2023-09-27

2018

Academic lecture

Khider , Miriam. (2018) LuxR1/R2 roles in the QS of vibrios and allivibrios. NorStruct-UiT NorStruct monthly meeting , Tromsø 2018-10-24 - 2018-10-24

2016

Academic lecture

Khider , Miriam. (2016) RpoQ an RpoS-like sigma factor . NorStruct-UiT NorStruct monthly meeting , Tromsø 2016-12-07 - 2026-12-07

2014

Academic lecture

Khider, Miriam; Haugen, Peik; Hansen, Hilde; Willassen, Nils Peder. (2014) Development of an expression host for cold-adapted enzymes. NorStruct NorStruct Annual seminar 2014 , Sommarøy 2014-01-09 - 2014-01-10
Poster

Khider, Miriam; Haugen, Peik; Hansen, Hilde; Willassen, Nils Peder. (2014) Cloning and Characteriza0on of PUFA operon form Shewanella, with focus on EPA and DHA production in Aliivibrio wodanis. BioStruct BioStruct Annual Conferance 2014 , Jægtvolden 2014-08-28 - 2014-08-31
Poster

Khider, Miriam. (2014) Aliivibrios as an expression host for cold-adapted enzymes. Kontaktmøte Norsk Biokjemisk Selskap Kontaktmøte Norsk Biokjemisk Sslskap (NSB) , Røros 2014-01-16 - 2014-01-19

Språkvelger

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