Morten Tryland
Professor II
Job description
Project leader for "Climate Change and Infectious Diseases - A One Health Approach", which is funded by NORAD (NORHED-II) for the period 2021-2026. The project is addressing climate change and infection biology in Uganda and South Sudan, with Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, being the main collaborating partner in South. The project has enrolled six PhD students and six MSc students who are working with infectious diseases that may be transmitted between animals and man, such as tuberculosis, rabies and Ebolavirus.
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Research interests
Pathogens and infectious diseses in wildlife and semi-domesticated reindeer - presence and impact on individuals and populations. Diseases that may be transmitted between animals and man (zoonoses). Virology.
Teaching
Teaching the virology lectures in BIO-1105 Introduction to biology and BIO-1008 Evolution.
Member of project
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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Morten Tryland, born 17th of June 1961 (Norwegian).
Main scientific focus: Infectious diseases in semi-domestic reindeer, wildlife and marine mammals, virology, zoonoses, One Health.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5394-5196
EDUCATION
1991: Veterinarian (DVM), Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway.
1996: PhD (Virology), UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
CURRENT POSITIONS
Professor – One Helath - Infection Biology: Inland Norway University of Applied Science, Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural sciences and Biotechnology, Dept. of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Campus Evenstad (2021 ̶ ). Phone: +47 07124337. E-mail: morten.tryland@inn.no
Professor-II: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Northern Populations, Tromsø, Norway.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2017-2020: Researcher-II: Norwegian Polar Institute.
2011-2016: Professor-II, GenØk The Centre for Biosafety.
2014-2021: Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
2005-2014: Professor at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NVH/NMBU).
2001-2004: Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Dept. of Virology.
1999-2001: Associate Professor, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NVH).
1997-1999: Researcher, National Veterinary Institute, Dept. of Immunoprophylaxis, Oslo, Norway.
1992-1996: PhD student, UiT Arctic University of Norway/Centre of Veterinary Medicine, Tromsø.
1991-1992: Veterinary practitioner.
SUPERVISION
PhD students: 9 (main supervisor for 7), 2 of them ongoing.
Master Students: 12 (main supervisor for 9)
Undergraduate students and internshiphs (Norwegian and International): 17
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
1992-current: Teaching at a broad range of courses, veterinary microbiology and virology, wildlife diseases, infection biology, zoonoses, ecology, food safety. Courses aimed at a broad range of students: Veterinarian and veterinary nurses (Oslo, Bodø), pharmacology, biology/ecology/evolution. Students at alle levels: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, NVH/NMBU, NORD University, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, University College of South-East Norway, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
- · Deputy for head of Section of Immunoprophylaxis, National Vet. Institute, Oslo (1998-99).
- · Responsible for production of hyperimmuneserum in horses, National Veterinary Institute, Oslo (1998-99).
- · Scientific head of Virology section, Dept. of Microbiology and Virology, University of Tromsø 2002-2004.
- · Deputy for head of Section of Arctic Veterinary Medicine 2004–2005, acting head 2005.
- · Head of research group: Arctic Infection Biology (2018-2020).
- · Project coordinator (NORAD/SIU/NUFU): network project, 6 African countries (Jan 2007 – Dec 2011).
- · Project leader for international and national research projects.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- · Member of Management Committee, COST ACTION 845 Brucellosis in animals and man" (May 2005 – 2007).
- · Project coordinator (NORAD/SIU/NUFU): network project hosted by Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NVH) in cooperation with Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Oslo) and Tanzania (main partner) South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. (Jan 2007 – Dec 2011).
- · Sabbatical with University of Alaska and Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA (2012). Main activity: field work, laboratory work and lectures for local herders on reindeer and wildlife infectious diseases.
- · Sabbatical with East Iceland Nature Research Centre, Egilsstadir, Iceland (2019). Main activity: reindeer diseases.
- · Member of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Panel on Biological Hazards, working group: Chronic Wasting Diseases (Sept. 2016-2018).
- · Member of International Independent Scientific Advisory Board for Southern African Centre for Infectious Diseases and Surveillance (SACIDS), Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania (2017 –).
- · Prosjektleder, Climate Change and Infectious Diseases - A One Health Approach. NORAD (2021-2026).
OTHER ACTIVITY
- · Member of Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM, 2007– 2014, 2016, 2020).
- · Member of International Committee, Wildlife Disease Association (September 2011-13).
- · Member – editorial board: The Open Veterinary Science Journal (ISSN: 1874-3188 (2008 –).
- · National Editor (Norway): Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica (https://actavetscand.biomedcentral.com) (2015 –).
PUBLICATIONS:
Scientific articles in peer reviewed international journals (PubMed listed only): 114.
Scientific peer reviewed scientific articles 2017-2022:
- EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards: Ricci A, Allende A, Bolton D, Chemaly M, Davies R, Fernández Escámez PS, Gironés R, Herman L, Koutsoumanis K, Lindqvist R, Nørrung B, Robertson L, Sanaa M, Skandamis P, Snary E, Speybroeck N, Ter Kuile B, Threlfall J, Wahlström H, Benestad S, Gavier-Widen D, Miller MW, Ru G, Telling GC, Tryland M, Ortiz Pelaez A, Simmons M. 2017. Scientific opinion on chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervids. EFSA Journal 2017;15(1):4667, 72 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4667
- Tryland M, Romano JS, Marcin N, Nymo IH, Josefsen TD, Sørensen KK, Mørk T. 2017. Cervid herpesvirus 2 and not Moraxella bovoculi caused keratoconjunctivitis in experimentally inoculated semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer. Acta Vet Scand. 59(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s13028-017-0291-2.
- Gedvilaite A, Tryland M, Ulrich RG, Schneider J, Kurmauskaite V, Moens U, Preugschas H, Calvignac-Spencer S, Ehlers B. 2017. Novel polyomaviruses in shrews (Soricidae) with close similarity to human polyomavirus 12. J Gen Virol. 2017, Nov. 2. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000948.
- Okeke MI, Okoli AS, Diaz D, Offor C, Oludotun TG, Tryland M, Bøhn T, Moens U. 2017. Hazard Characterization of Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vector: What Are the Knowledge Gaps? Viruses. 9(11). pii: E318. doi: 10.3390/v9110318. Review.
- Sánchez Romano J, Mørk T, Laaksonen S, Ågren E, Nymo IH, Sunde M, Tryland M. 2018. Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus): microbiological study of clinically affected and unaffected animals with special reference to cervid herpesvirus 2. BMC Vet Res. 14(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s12917-018-1338-y.
- EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards: Ricci A, Allende A, Bolton D, Chemaly M, Davies R, Ferna ndez Esca mez PS, Girone s R, Herman L, Koutsoumanis K, Lindqvist R, Nørrung B, Robertson L, Ru G, Sanaa M, Skandamis P, Snary E, Speybroeck N, Kuile BT, Threlfall J, Wahlstro€m H, Benestad S, Gavier-Widen D, Miller MW, Telling GC, Tryland M, Latronico F, Ortiz-Pelaez A, Stella P, Simmons M. 2018. Scientific opinion on chronic wasting disease (II). EFSA Journal 16 (1):5132, 59 pp.
- Okoli A, Okeke MI, Tryland M, Moens U. 2018. CRISPR/Cas9-Advancing Orthopoxvirus Genome Editing for Vaccine and Vector Development.Viruses 10(1). pii: E50. doi: 10.3390/v10010050.
- Nymo IH, Rødven R, Beckmen K, Larsen AK, Tryland M, Quakenbush L, Godfroid J. 2018. Brucella Antibodies in Alaskan True Seals and Eared Seals-Two Different Stories. Front Vet Sci. 5:8. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00008.
- Foster G, Nymo I, Kovacs KM, Beckmen KB, Brownlow AC, Baily JL, Dagleish MP, Muchowski J, Perrett L, Tryland M, Lydersen C, Godfroid J, McGovern B, Whatmore A. 2018. First isolation of Brucella pinnipedialis and detection of Brucella antibodies from bearded seals Erignathus barbatus. Diseases of aquatic organisms 128(1):13-20. doi: 10.3354/dao03211.
- Sonne C, Andersen-Ranberg E, Rajala EL, Agerholm JS, Bonefeld-Jørgensen E, Desforges J-P, Eulaers I, Jenssen BM, Koch A, Rosing-Asvid A, Siebert U, Tryland M, Mulvad G, Härkönen T, Acquarone M, Nordøy ES, Dietz R, Magnusson U. 2018. Seroprevalence for Brucella spp. in Baltic ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and East Greenland harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus) and hooded (Cystophora cristata) seals. Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 198:14-18.
- Tryland M, Beckmen KB, Burek-Huntington KA, Breines EM, Klein J. 2018. Orf virus infection in Alaskan mountain goats, Dall's sheep, muskoxen, caribou and Sitka black-tailed deer. Acta Vet Scand. 60(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13028-018-0366-8.
- Sonne C, Andersen‐Ranberg E, Rajala EL, Agerholm JS, Bonefeld‐Jørgensen E, Desforges J-P, Eulaers I, Gustavson K, Jenssen BM, Koch A, Rosing‐Asvid A, Schmidt NM, Grøndahl C, Mosbacher JB, Siebert U, Tryland M, Mulvad G, Born EW, Laidre K, Wiig Ø, Dietz R, Magnusson U. 2018. Seroprevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus). Polar Biology (online 19. March 2018).
- Tryland M, Balboni A, Killengren ST, Mørk T, Nielsen O, Yoccoz N, Ims RA, Fuglei E. 2018. A screening for Canine distemper virus, Canine adenovirus and Carnivore protoparvoviruses in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Norway. Polar Research 37:1, 1498678, DOI: 10.1080/17518369.2018.1498678.
- Scotter SE, Tryland M, Nymo IH, Hanssen L, Harju M, Lydersen C, Kovacs KM, Klein J, Fisk AT, Routti H. 2019. Contaminants in Atlantic walruses in Svalbard Part 1: Relationships between exposure, diet and pathogen prevalence. Environmental Pollution 244:9-18 doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.001.
- Bondo KJ, Macbeth B, Schwantje H, Orsel K, Culling D, Culling B, Tryland M, Nymo IH, Kutz S. 2019. Health survey of boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Northeastern British Columbia, Canada. J Wildl Dis 55(3):544-562. doi: 10.7589/2018-01-018.
- Sànchez Romano J, Leijon M, Hagström Å, Jinnerot T, Rockström UK, Tryland M. 2019. Chlamydia pecorum Associated with an Outbreak of Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis in Semi-domesticated Reindeer in Sweden. Frontiers in Veterinary Medicine 6:14. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00014.
- Balboni A, Tryland M, Mørk T, Killengreen ST, Fuglei E, Battilani M. 2019. Unique genetic features of canine adenovirus type 1 (CAdV-1) infecting red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Northern Norway and arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) in Svalbard. Veterinary Research Communications doi: 10.1007/s11259-019-09746-y
- Tryland M, Nymo IH, Sánchez Romano J, Mørk T, Klein J, Rockström U. 2019. Infectious disease outbreak associated with supplementary feeding of semi-domesticated reindeer. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:126. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00126.
- Tomaselli M, Elkin B, Kutz S, Harms NJ, Nymo IH, Davison T, Leclerc L-M, Branigan M, Dumond M, Tryland M, Checkley S. 2019. A Transdisciplinary Approach to Brucella in Muskoxen of the Western Canadian Arctic 1989-2016. Ecohealth. Aug 14. doi: 10.1007/s10393-019-01433-3.
- Carlsson AM, Curry P, Elkin B, Russell D, Veitch A, Branigan M, Campbell M, Croft B, Cuyler C, Côté SD, Cooley D, Leclerc LM, Tryland M,Nymo IH, Kutz S. 2019. Multi-pathogen serological survey of migratory caribou herds: a snapshot in time. PLoS One 14(7):e0219838. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219838. eCollection 2019.
- Omazic A, Aurosell C, Fedorov V, Hagström Å, Kantanen J, Leijon M, Mørk T, Nordtun CS, Nymo IH, Þórisson SG, Reilas T, Rockström U, Sánchez Romano J, Thorarinsdottir R, Tryland M, Johansson Wensman J, Albihn A. 2019. Seroprevalence of pestivirus in Fennoscandian, Russian and Icelandic Eurasian tundra reindeer. Infection Ecology and Epidemiology, 9:1, 1682223, DOI: 10.1080/20008686.2019.1682223
- Omazic A, Bylund H, Boqvist S, Högberg A, Björkman C, Tryland M, Evengård B, Koch A, Berggren C, Malogolovkin A, Kolbasov D, Pavelko N, Thierfelder T, Albihn A. 2019. Identifying Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases in Humans and Animals in Northern Regions. Acta Vet Scand 61:53. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-019-0490-0
- Sánchez Romano J, Grund L, Obiegala A, Nymo IH, Ancin-Murguzur FJ, Li H, Król N, Pfeffer M, Tryland M. 2019. A multi-pathogen screening of captive reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Germany based on serological and molecular assays. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:461 doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00461.
- Das Neves CG, Wensman JJ, Nymo IH, Skjerve E, Alenius S, Tryland M. 2020. Pestivirus infections in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):
- a retrospective cross- sectional serological study in Finnmark County, Norway. Viruses 12:29. doi:10.3390/v12010029.
- Das Neves CG, Sacristán C, Madslien K, Tryland M. 2020. Gammaherpesvirus in Cervid Species from Norway: Characterization of a New Virus in Wild and Semi-Domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). Viruses. 12(8):E876. doi: 10.3390/v12080876.PMID: 32796534.
- Riseth JÅ, Tømmervik H, Tryland M. 2020. Spreading or Gathering? Can Traditional Knowledge Be a Resource to Tackle Reindeer Diseases Associated with Climate Change? Int J Environ Res Publ Health, 17:6002. doi:10.3390/ijerph17166002
- Urbani L, Tryland M, Ehrich D, Fuglei E, Battilani M, Balboni A. 2020. Ancient origin and genetic segregation of canine circovirus infecting arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) in Svalbard and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Northern Norway. Transbound Emerg Dis. Aug 12. doi: 10.1111/tbed.13783.
- Sánchez Romano J, Sørensen KK, Larsen AK, Mørk T, Tryland M. 2020. Ocular Histopathological Findings in Semi-Domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) with Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis after Experimental Inoculation with Cervid Herpesvirus 2. Viruses 12, 1007; doi:10.3390/v12091007.
- Sandra Núñez-Egido, Lowther A, Nymo IH, Klein J, Breines EM, Tryland M. 2020. Pathogen surveillance in Southern Ocean pinnipeds. Polar Research (accepted).
- Angelos JA, Clothier KA, Agulto RL, Mandzyuk B, Tryland M. 2020. Relatedness of type IV pilin (PilA) amongst geographically diverse Moraxella bovoculi isolated from IBK-affected cattle. J Med Microbiol. 2021 Feb;70(2).
- Tryland M, Josefsen TD, Sánchez Romano J, Marcin N, Mørk T, Arnemo JM. 2021. Case Report: Subclinical Verminous Pneumonia and High Ambient Temperatures Had Severe Impact on the Anesthesia of Semi-domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) With Medetomidine–Ketamine. Front. Vet. Sci., 24 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.606323
- Costa H, Klein J, Breines EM, Nollens HH, Matassa K, Garron M, Duignan PJ, Schmitt T, Goldstein T, Tryland M. 2021. A comparison of parapoxviruses in north American pinnipeds. Front. Vet. Sci. 17 May 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.653094
- Sánchez Romano J, Omazic A, Leijon M, Hagström Å, Tryland M, Kantanen J, Reilas T, Rockström U, Fedorov V, Albihn A. 2021. Screening of Eurasian Tundra Reindeer for Viral Sequences by Next-Generation Sequencing. Int J Environ Res Public Health 18:6561.
- Tryland M, Sánchez Romano J, Nymo IH, Breines EM, Murguzur FJA, Kjenstad OC, Li H, Cunha CW. 2021. A Screening for Virus Infections in Eight Herds of Semi-domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway, 2013–2018. Front. Vet. Sci. 8:707787. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.707787
- Rinaldo HC, Nymo IH, Sánchez Romano J, Breines EM, Murguzur FJA, Tryland M. 2021. Serological Evidence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Semi-domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway. Pathogens, 10, 1542. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10121542.
- Shakya R, Tryland M, Vikse R, Sánchez Romano J, Åsbakk K, Nymo IH, Mehl R, Evander M, Ahlm C, Vapalahti O, Wesula Lwande O, Putkuri N, Johansen W, Soleng A, Edgar KS, Andreassen ÅK. 2022. Inkoo and Sindbis viruses in semi-domesticated reindeer and mosquitoes in Norway. Virology Journal 19(1):99.
- Nymo IH, Fuglei E, Mørk T, Breines EM, Holmgren K, Davidson R, Tryland M. 2022. Why are Svalbard arctic foxes Brucella spp. seronegative? Polar Research 41.
Editor of two books:
- Tryland M & Kutz S (Eds.). Reindeer and Caribou – Health and Disease” (CRC Press/Taylor-Francis 2019). https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/9780429489617/reindeer-caribou-morten-tryland-susan-kutz
- Tryland M (Ed.), Arctic One Health – challenges for northern animals and people. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2022, pp. 1-573. ISBN 978-3-030-87852-8 ISBN 978-3-030-87853-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87853-5
Book chapters:
- Tryland M. 2011. Seal parapoxvirus. In: Liu D (Ed.), Molecular detection of human viral pathogens. CRC Press, pp. 1029-1037.
- Tryland M, Susan Kutz, Pat Curry. 2012. Wildlife Health in a Changing North: A Model for Global Environmental Change. In: Aguirre A, Ostfeld RS, Daszak P. (Eds.), New Directions in Conservation Medicine. Oxford University Press, pp. 122-134.
- Tryland M. 2018. Zoonoses and public health. In: Gulland FMD, Dierauf LA and Whitman KL (Eds.), Handbook of Marine Mammal Diseases, 3rd Ed., Boca Raton, pp. 47-61.
- Tryland M, Larsen AK, Nymo IH. 2018. Bacterial infections and diseases. In: Gulland FMD, Dierauf LA and Whitman KL (Eds.), Handbook of Marine Mammal Diseases, 3rd Ed., Boca Raton, pp. 367-388.
- Tryland M, Das Neves CG, Klein J, Mørk T, Hautaniemi M, Wensman J. 2018. Viral infections and diseases. In: Tryland M, Kutz SJ (Eds.), Reindeer and Caribou – Health and Disease. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 273-303.
- Tryland M. 2018. Prions and chronic wasting disease (CWD). In: Tryland M, Kutz SJ (Eds.), Reindeer and Caribou – Health and Disease. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 305-314.
- Tryland M, Soveri T. 2018. Haematology and blood biochemistry reference values for Rangifer. In: Tryland M, Kutz SJ (Eds.), Reindeer and Caribou – Health and Disease. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 445-454.
- Tryland M, Ravolainen V, Pedersen ÅØ. 2018. Climate change. Potential impacts on pasture resources, health and diseases of reindeer and caribou. In: Tryland M, Kutz SJ (Eds.), Reindeer and Caribou – Health and Disease. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 493-514.
- Tryland M. Parasites, Infections and Diseases of Polar Bears. In: Rode KD, Obbard M, Belikov S, Derocher A, Durner G, Thiemann G, Tryland M, Letcher R, Meyersen R, Sonne C, Jenssen BM, Dietz R, Vongraven D. 2019. Polar bear Ursus maritimus (Phipps, 1774), Bears of the world (Cambridge University Press).
SELECTED KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
- · "ZOOTOX-2007-11: Collaborative research in environmental toxicology and zoonotic diseases in the Human / Domestic animal / Wildlife interface areas of Eastern and Southern Africa – A South-North Veterinary Network”. NVH og Sokoine (Tanzania), with Uganda, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South-Africa as partners. SIU/NUFU programme (5,8 mill. NOK, 2007-2011). Project coordinator.
- · "Nordic co-operation on reindeer health: Impact of severe infectious eye disease (kvitøye, Ĉalbmevikke) - causes, prophylaxis and treatment". Nordic Council of Ministers (444 000 DK, 2010-13).
- · «Infeksjonssjukdommer hos rein i kystnære beiteområder – variasjoner i forhold til endringer i klima». Reindeer Development Fund (Reindriftens utviklingsfond) (1,8 mill. NOK, 2013-15). Project leader.
- · "Smittsom øyebetennelse hos rein - betydning en av reinens herpesvirus, forebygging og behandling". Reindeer Development Fund ( 0,98 mill. NOK, 2015-18). Project leader.
- · “Climate Change and Infectious Diseases – A One Health approach”. NORAD, NORHED-II, in collaboration with University in sout-east Norway, Makerere University (Uganda) and University of Bahr El-Ghazal (South Sudan) (2021-2026). Project leader.
- · “Animal welfare, behaviour, health and sustainability – the effects of feeding on reindeer and reindeer herding”. Research Council of Norway (NFR) (2021-2025). Project leader.