Positions

• 2011 →           Engineer.  Oslo Universityhospital, Radiumhospitalet, Section of     Immunologi
• 2009 - 2011    Kvalitetskontrolleder. Faun Pharma as
• 2008 - 2009    Sr. QC spesialist. Invitrogen Dynal
• 2007 - 2008   Overingeniør. Kripos, Avdeling for narkotika-analyse
• 2000 - 2007    Avdelingsingeniør. Ullevål Sykehus, Institute for experimental medical research

Education 

• 1995 - 2000    Cand. Scient., Department of Biochemistry, University of Bergen 
• 1991 - 1994    Elkraft ingeniør, Østfold Ingeniørhøgskole
• 1990 - 1991    Harrisburg Area Commuity College, USA.

Courses

• 2009                HACCP- Nofima mat AS
• 2008            Metodevalidering - Norconsult
• 2008            GMP for lab - Norconsult
• 2008            Six Sigma Greenbelt - Invitrogen Dynal
• 2003            Introduksjonskurs i mikromatrise teknologi - NMC og UiO
• 2001            Biokj. mek. i intracellulær transport - UiO, 3 vekttall         
• 2001            Cellebiologi - Institutt for medisinsk basalfag, 3 vekttall
• 2001            Brukerkurs i HPLC -Instrument-teknikk A.S.

Scientific Publications

Diastolic dysfunction in alveolar hypoxia: a role for interleukin-18-mediated increase in protein phosphatase 2A. Cardiovascular Research (2008) 80, 47-54. K-O Larsen, B. Lygren, I. Sjaastad, K. A. Krobert, K. Arnkværn, G. Florholmen, A-K Ruud Larsen, F. Olav Levy, K. Taskén, O. H. Skjønsberg and G. Christensen

Multiple inflammatory-, tissue remodelling- and fibrosis genes are differentially transcribed in the livers of Abcb4 (-/ - ) mice harbouring chronic cholangitis. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2007 Oct;42(10):1245-55, Nakken KE, Nygård S, Haalang T, Berge KE, Arnkværn K, Ødegaard A, Labori KJ, Raeder MG.

Cholestatic effect of large bilirubin loads and cholestasis protection conferred by cholic acid co-infusion: a molecular and ultrastructural study. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 37, Number 5 (May 2002), Labori KJ, Arnkværn K, Bjørnebeth BA, Press CM, Ræder GM.