Kirstin Janssen
Job description
My main tasks at the Center of Forensic Genetics are related to building up the work flow for routine casework analyses, reporting of forensic DNA-results, quality assurance, lecturing and supervising students at different levels.
Maria Martin Agudo,
Håvard Aanes,
Michel Albert,
Kirstin Janssen,
Peter Gill,
Øyvind Bleka
:
An overview of autosomal STRs and identity SNPs in a Norwegian population using massively parallel sequencing
Nina Mjølsnes Salvo,
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Thomas Berg,
Kirstin Janssen
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Biogeographical Ancestry Analyses Using the ForenSeqTM DNA Signature Prep Kit and Multiple Prediction Tools
Nina Mjølsnes Salvo,
Jeppe Dyrberg Andersen,
Kirstin Janssen,
Olivia Luxford Meyer,
Thomas Berg,
Claus Børsting
et al.:
Association between Variants in the OCA2-HERC2 Region and Blue Eye Colour in HERC2 rs12913832 AA and AG Individuals
Nina Mjølsnes Salvo,
Marie Gule Mathisen,
Kirstin Janssen,
Thomas Berg,
Gunn-Hege Olsen
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Experimental long-distance haplotyping of OCA2-HERC2 variants
Nina Mjølsnes Salvo,
Kirstin Janssen,
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Thomas Berg,
Jeppe Dyrberg Andersen
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Association between copy number variations in the OCA2-HERC2 locus and human eye colour
Nina Mjølsnes Salvo,
Kirstin Janssen,
Maria Kristine Kirsebom,
Olivia Strunge Meyer,
Thomas Berg,
Gunn-Hege Olsen
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Predicting eye and hair colour in a Norwegian population using Verogen’s ForenSeq™ DNA signature prep kit
Rob van Bemmelen,
Hans Schekkermann,
Vincent Hin,
Morrison Pot,
Kirstin Janssen,
Barbara Ganther
et al.:
Heavy decline of the largest European Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus colony: interacting effects of food shortage and predation
Kirstin Janssen,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Nicholas I Mundy
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Variation in Genetic Mechanisms for Plumage Polymorphism in Skuas (Stercorarius)
Olivia Strunge Meyer,
Nina Mjølsnes Salvo,
Anne Kjærbye,
Marianne Kjersem,
Mikkel Meyer Andersen,
Erik Sørensen
et al.:
Prediction of Eye Colour in Scandinavians Using the EyeColour 11 (EC11) SNP Set
Kirstin Janssen,
Marthe Aune,
Marita Olsen,
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Thomas Berg
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Biological stain collection – Absorbing paper is superior to cotton swabs
Andrew J. Pakstis,
Cemal Gürkan,
Mustafa Dogan,
Hasan Emin Balkaya,
Serkan Doğan,
Pavlos I. Neophytou
et al.:
Genetic relationships of European, Mediterranean, and SW Asian populations using a panel of 55 AISNPs
Kirstin Janssen,
Nicholas I. Mundy
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The genetic basis and enigmatic origin of melanic polymorphism in the pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Marthe Aune,
Kirstin Janssen,
Thomas Berg
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Additional fixation improves the performance of SPERM HY-LITER Express™
Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 2015 DOI
Kirstin Janssen,
Marita Olsen,
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Marthe Aune,
Thomas Berg
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Validation of automated PCR-setup of the Quantifiler® Trio DNA Quantification kit on the Biomek® 4000 Laboratory Automation Workstation
Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 2015 DOI
Kirstin Janssen,
Nicholas I. Mundy
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Molecular population genetics of the melanic plumage polymorphism in Arctic skuas (Stercorarius parasiticus): evidence for divergent selection on plumage colour
Molecular Ecology 2013 DOI
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Torkild Tveraa,
John-Andre Henden,
Øystein Varpe,
Kirstin Janssen,
Janneche Utne Skaare
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Organochlorines in Antarctic and Arctic Avian Top Predators: A Comparison between the South Polar Skua and Two Species of Northern Hemisphere Gulls
Environmental Science and Technology 2006 DOI
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Torkild Tveraa,
Jon Andre Henden,
Øystein Varpe,
Kirstin Janssen,
Janneche Skaare
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Organochlorines in antarctic and arctic avian top predators: a comparison between the South Polar Skua and two species of northern hemisphere gulls
Environmental Science and Technology 2006
Kirstin Janssen,
K.E. Erikstad,
S Bensch
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Offspring sex ratio allocation in the parasitic jaeger: selection for pale females and melanic males?
Behavioral Ecology 2006
NI Mundy,
NS Badcock,
T Hart,
Kirstin Janssen,
K Scribner,
NJ Nadeau
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Conserved genetic basis of a quantitative plumage trait involved in mate choice
Science 2004
Kirstin Janssen,
Marthe Aune,
Marita Olsen,
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Thomas Berg
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Biological stain collection - absorbing paper is superior to cotton swabs
2019
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Kirstin Janssen,
Marita Olsen,
Marthe Aune,
Nina Mjølsnes,
Thomas Berg
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Sensitivity of semen identification tests. A study on biological stains exposed to outdoor conditions for up to 365 days.
2017
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Marthe Aune,
Kirstin Janssen,
Thomas Berg
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Additional fixation improves the performance of SPERM
HY-LITERTM Express
2015
Kirstin Janssen,
Marita Olsen,
Gunn-Hege Olsen,
Marthe Aune,
Thomas Berg
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VALIDATION OF AUTOMATED PCR SETUP OF THE QUANTIFILER®
TRIO DNA QUANTIFICATION KIT ON THE BIOMEK® 4000
LABORATORY AUTOMATION WORKSTATION
2015
Kirstin Janssen,
Kristine Bakke Westergaard
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DNA-laboratoriet: Seigmannkoden og isolering av DNA fra grønnsaker
Arrangement i forbindelse med Desembernatt 2007
Kirstin Janssen
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Fugletur til Tisnes for skoleklasser
Ekskursjon i forbindelse med Verdens Miljøverndag 2007
Kirstin Janssen
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The evolution of plumage melanism in skuas
2007
Kirstin Janssen,
Nicholas I Mundy
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Independent evolution of polymorphic ventral plumage coloration in skuas (family Stercorariidae)
2007
Kirstin Janssen
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Variasjon lys og mørk - om melanisme hos dyr
2007
Kirstin Janssen
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Fugletur rundt Prestvannet
Ekskursjon 2006
Kirstin Janssen,
Tom Rune Lian
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Fugletur rundt Prestvannet
20. June 2006
Kirstin Janssen
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Om å være mørk eller lys - er fargevariasjon hos tyvjo bare en lek av naturen?
Gamle Gamvik. Gamvik museums og historielags årsskrift 2005
Kirstin Janssen
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On the genetics, ecology and evolution of colour polymorphism. A study of the arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
2005
Kirstin Janssen,
Truls Moum,
Kjell Einar Erikstad,
Steinar Johansen
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On the genetics, ecology and evolution of colour polymorphism. A study of the Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2004
Kirstin Janssen,
Truls Moum,
Einar Arnason
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Circumpolar mtDNA genetic differentiation in the arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
2003
Kirstin Janssen,
Truls Moum
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Colour polymorphism and genetic differentiation in the Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
2003
Kirstin Janssen,
Truls Moum
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The colour polymorphism in the Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
1999
Kirstin Janssen,
Staffan Bensch,
Hans Kallander
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Mating preferences, colour polymorphism and offspring sex ratio manipulation in the Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus
1998
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Research interests
Genetics of externally visible traits, such as pigmentation of eyes, hair and skin
New methods in body fluid and cell type indentification
Optimalization of stain collection methods
Member of research group
Member of project
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From 2014 Associate professor in forensic genetics, Center of Forensic Genetics (CFG), UiT
2011-2013 Head engineer, CFG, UiT
2010 Senior lecturer in molecular biology, UiT
2006-2010 Postdoctor in evolutionary genetics, Tromsø university museum, UiT
2005 Dr. scient. in in evolutionary genetics, UiT
2000-2004 PhD candidate in evolutionary genetics, UiT and Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
1998 Master of Science in biology/animal ecology, Lunds University, Sweden.