I am leading the project SmartLabHI, a transformation project in line with the new IMR strategy, aiming at streamlining laboratory operations focusing on the accredited analyses to optimize the deliveries.
Vitamin research
I am leading a project, Vitaminomics, on modernization of methods for vitamin analyses of food and feed, taking advantage of my expertise in HPLC and mass spectrometry for identification and quantification of compounds in biological- and biomedical sciences.
Recent work include method establishment at IMR of an LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of vit B1, B2, B3, B6 (and soon B7), an immunoaffinity LC-UV method for vit B12 analysis (AOAC/ISO), and an LC-MS/MS method to determine folate based on 6 different vitamin forms (modified from AOAC/NMKL).
I am an expert member in working groups for vitamins and other nutrients in the standardization organizations CEN and ISO, and participate in development of standardized methods in food chemistry through AOAC and as executive director of NMKL.
Researcher profile in ResearchGate
2018 Jan – Senior Researcher (Research professor, 1183). Institute of Marine Research (IMR).
2022 Aug – Executive Director. Nordic-Baltic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL).
2020 – 2022 Secretary General. Nordic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL).
2016 – 2017 Senior Scientist (Research professor 1183 from 2017). The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES).
2012 – 2016 Researcher (1109). The Department of Clinical Medicine (K1) and the Proteomics Unit at the University of Bergen (PROBE), Department of Biomedicine (IBM), Faculty of medicine and Dentistry (MOFA), University of Bergen (UiB): ”Identification of biomarkers to define the cause of multiple sclerosis”.
2011 – 2012 Researcher (1109). PROBE, UiB, 3 months.
2008 – 2011 Post Doc. Project: “The extracellular microenvironment”, the Cardiovascular Research Group, IBM, MOFA, UiB.
2003 – 2004 Researcher. PROBE, UiB.
2002 – 2003 Researcher. UniTargetingResearch AS (R&D), 50-100%.
2004 – 2008 PhD, thesis: “Modulation of apoptosis by the receptor tyrosine kinase Flt3 in acute myeloid leukemia cells”, Institute for Biomedicine/Proteomics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen.
2000 – 2003 Cand. scient. (Master’s degree), thesis: "The use of marine luciferases in a study aiming at the secretion of intracellular proteins from mammalian cells", the Department of Molecular Biology, UiB.
1996 – 1999 Høgskolekandidat (similar to Bachelor), thesis: ”Mikrotubers on potato plants; induction conditions, regeneration ability and genetic transformation”, The Biotechnology Section, Hedmark University College.
2024 Apr – Recent Advances in Food Analysis Scientific Board member.
2023 Oct – Proteomics Unit UiB (PROBE) Advisory Board member.
2023 Feb – MicroVal (Board member).
2022 Feb – AOAC International - Europe Section Board member.
2021 Jan – NordVal International Board member.
2017 Feb – Comitè Europeèn de Normalisation (CEN) Technical Committee (TC) Working Group (WG) Analytical Standards on Vitamins (CEN/TC 275/WG 9) (Expert member).
2017 Feb – ISO/TC 34/WG 14 Vitamins, carotenoids and other nutrients (Expert member).
2017 Feb – AOAC International (Expert member), participate in stakeholder and expert review panel meetings on multi laboratory testing for analytical methods for vitamins.
2009 – 2011 Representative for temporary scientific employees in the institute council at IBM, UiB.
2007 – 2008 Representative for temporary scientific employees in the institute research council at IBM, UiB.
2006 – 2007 Representative for temporary scientific employees in the faculty research council, MOFA, UiB.
17th Baltic Conference on Food Science and Technology FOODBALT 2024 “SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION – A CHALLENGE FOR THE WHOLE PRODUCTION CHAIN”. Talk: “Nordic-Baltic Committee on Food Analysis: Current Activities, Validation of Methods, and Application of Mass Spectrometry”. 2024.
Int. Vitamin Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark. Talk: “LC-ESI-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of the B-vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6 in feed and food. Oane ZM, Bøkevoll A, Petrova S, Myhra T, Oveland E. 2023.
16th Baltic Conference on Food Science and Technology FOODBALT 2023 “TRADITIONAL MEETS NON-TRADITIONAL IN FUTURE FOOD”. Invited keynote lecture with presentation: “NMKL and validation of methods for food analysis – Examples from determination of vitamins using LC-MS/MS”. Scientific committee member and conference session co-moderator. 2023.
Int. Vitamin Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark. Poster and presentation: “UHPLC-MS/MS determination of total folate by quantification of 6 vitamers -current challenges. Oveland E, Petrova SM, Myhra T, Bøkevoll A, Waagbø R. Conference session co-moderator. 2021.
Norske Seminar i Massespektrometri Bi-annual Meeting, Hafjell. Poster: “Quantification of Folates in Salmon using UHPLC-MS/MS”. Oveland E, Hageskal R, Wollertsen N, Mommens M, Waagbø R, Skjaerven KH. Poster prize. 2019.
AOAC Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. Poster: “Salmon Production and Quantification of Folates Using AOAC Trienzyme UPLC-MS/MS Method”. Oveland E, Hageskal R, Samori E, Wollertsen N, Mommens M, Waagbø R, Skjaerven KH. 2018.
AOAC Annual Meeting , Atlanta, USA. Poster: “Method development and analysis of vit K (phylloquinone and menaquinones) in selected foods”. Oveland E, Rød KE, Bøkevoll A, Dahl L, Hamre K, Waagbø R. 2017.
AOAC SPIFAN and ISO WG 14 Midyear Meeting, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. Representant for Standard Norge i ISO WG 14. 2017.
2024 – SmartLabHI (IMR project), in line with the new IMR strategy the project will coordinate the transformation of the IMR laboratory operations with focus on the accredited analyses to streamline and modernize the deliveries.
2020 – NMKL.org and different projects within NMKL.
2017 – Vitaminomics (IMR project).
2018 – 2019 Metodeutvikling Nansen, prøvebehandling og lagring (IMR project).
2012 – 2016 Brain tissue proteomics project, KG Jebsen Centre for Multiple Sclerosis Research, Department of Clinical Medicine (UiB project).
2008 – 2011 Ovarian cancer and tissue physiology proteomics and mass spectrometry projects, Heart and Circulatory research group (UiB project).
2024 Co-supervisor PhD: “Proteomics and immunohistochemistry to detect lesion stage markers in multiple sclerosis”, Ahmad IM, MOFA, UiB.
2021 Co-supervisor PhD: “Using meta-analyses of proteomics data to identify novel disease networks in multiple sclerosis”, Lereim RR, MOFA, UiB.
2014 Main supervisor master: “Proteomics of human brain and CSF to detect biomarkers in multiple sclerosis” Reehorst Lereim R, MOFA, UiB.
2013 Co-supervisor PhD: “The microenvironment in human ovarian carcinoma – characterization through proteomic analysis of tissue interstitial fluid”, Haslene-Hox H, MOFA, UiB.
2011 Co-supervisor master: “Proteinuria: A new approach to understand glomerular barrier function using quantitative proteomics”, Wallace PW, MOFA, UiB.
2010 Co-supervisor medical Student Research Programme: ”Identification of tumor-specific proteins in ovarian cancer”, Sværen MK and Naterstad IK, MOFA, UiB.
2006 Co-supervisor master: ”Approaches to discover members of the oncogenic Flt3 receptor tyrosine kinase signaling network”, Hodneland LI, MOFA, UiB.
2020 External examiner master’s degree: Chemistry Department, UiB.
2020 External examiner master’s degree: Centre for International Health Department of Global Health and Primary Care, UiB.
2017 – 19 External examiner (3 times): Biomedical Nutrition Physiology (BMED 381), IBM, UiB.
2006 – 08 Assistant teacher: medical students in particular subjects in Histology (1st year) and Anatomy (2nd year), MOFA, UiB.
2005 – 06 Teacher and course responsible (2 years): HUCEL 370 Apoptose, MOFA, UiB.
2024 Sept NMKL-NordVal International Workshop on Validation and Certification of Alternative Methods for Food Analysis, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2023 Sept NMKL Annual Meeting as joint physical and virtual, Stockholm, Sweden.
2023 Aug NMKL Workshop on MALDI-TOF and Vibrio spp., IMR, Norway.
2023 May NMKL-NordVal International Steering Group Meeting, IMR, Norway.
2022 Aug NMKL Annual Meeting as joint physical and virtual, Seinäjoki, Finland.
2021 Aug NMKL Annual Meeting as joint physical and virtual, Jevnaker, Norway.
2019 May CEN/TC 275/WG 9 and ISO/TC/WG 14 joint meeting hosted by IMR, Bergen, Norway.
15 analytical methods for vitamin determination, 10 accredited by NA.