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Bilde av Åberg, Espen
Research Scientist, Biological chemistry and bioinformatics (BCB) Department of Chemistry espen.aberg@uit.no +4777646539 You can find me here

Espen Åberg

Job description

I have a background in Molecular biotechnology with a PhD in molecular medicine. 
After the PhD I specialized the wet lab skills in biological signaling networks, human and Malaria kinomics and drug design before shifting to cancer genomics at the Norwegian Cancer Genomics Consortium. I then moved into the field of bioinformatics, focusing on genomics infectious medicine and the interactions between host and microbes during colonization and infection, using next generation sequencing.

Currently I hold the position of Service Coordinator for ELIXIR Norway, overseeing both national and international services. I lead the data submission task forces and metadata platform initiatives, playing a role in various European projects under ELIXIR.  

Additionally, I am engaged in educational activities, delivering expert instruction in data management and planning, bioinformatics, and genomics/metagenomics. As a certified data steward I actively manage data for multiple projects, collaborating closely with prominent health and research institutions across Norway. 
 

 

  • Clement Ajayi, espen Åberg, Fatemeh Askarian, Johanna U Ericson Sollid, Mona Johannessen, Anne Merethe Hanssen :
    Genetic variability in the sdrD gene in Staphylococcus aureus from healthy nasal carriers.
    BMC Microbiology 16. April 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marina Alexeeva, espen Åberg, Richard Alan Engh, Ulli Rothweiler :
    The structure of a dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A-PKC412 complex reveals disulfide-bridge formation with the anomalous catalytic loop HRD(HCD) cysteine.
    Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • espen Åberg, Bjarte Aarmo Lund, Alexander Pflug, Osman A.B.S.M. Gani, Ulli Rothweiler, Taiana Maia De Oliveira et al.:
    Structural origins of AGC protein kinase inhibitor selectivities: PKA as a drug discovery tool
    Biological chemistry 2012 DOI
  • N. von Bubnoff, S.P. Gorantla, Richard Alan Engh, Taiana Maia De Oliveira, S. Thöne, espen Åberg et al.:
    The low frequency of clinical resistance to PDGFR inhibitors in myeloid neoplasms with abnormalities of PDGFRA might be related to the limited repertoire of possible PDGFRA kinase domain mutations in vitro
    Oncogene 2011 DOI
  • Ulli Rothweiler, espen Åberg, Kenneth Johnson, Tom Egil Hansen, Jorunn B Jørgensen, Richard Alan Engh :
    p38 alpha MAP Kinase Dimers with Swapped Activation Segments and a Novel Catalytic Loop Conformation
    Journal of Molecular Biology (JMB) 2011 DOI
  • espen Åberg, Knut Martin Torgersen, Bjarne Herold Johansen, Stephen M Keyse, maria Perander, ole morten Seternes :
    Docking of PRAK/MK5 to the Atypical MAPKs ERK3 and ERK4 Defines a Novel MAPK Interaction Motif
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 2009 DOI
  • N von Bubnoff, Richard Alan Engh, espen Åberg, J Sanger, C Peschel, J Duyster :
    FMS-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3-Internal Tandem Duplication Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Display a Nonoverlapping Profile of Resistance Mutations In vitro
    Cancer Research 2009 DOI
  • maria Perander, espen Åberg, Bjarne Herold Johansen, Bo Dreyer, Ingrid Jenny Guldvik, heidi Outzen et al.:
    The Ser(186) phospho-acceptor site within ERK4 is essential for its ability to interact with and activate PRAK/MK5
    Biochemical Journal 2008 DOI
  • espen Michaelsen, maria Perander, Bjarne Herold Johansen, Catherine Julien, Sylvain Meloche, Stephen M Keyse et al.:
    Regulation of MAPK-activated protein kinase 5 activity and subcellular localization by the atypical MAPK ERK4/MAPK4
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 2006
  • Ole Morten Seternes, Theresa Mikalsen, Bjarne Johansen, Espen Michaelsen, CG Armstrong, NA Morrice et al.:
    Activation of MK5/PRAK by the atypical MAP kinase ERK3 defines a novel signal transduction pathway
    EMBO Journal 2004 DOI
  • Terje Klemetsen, Espen Åberg :
    D6.2 (M18) - First report on standards and best practices (an ELIXIR Norway ELIXIR3 deliverable)
    zenodo 2024 DOI
  • Terje Klemetsen, Espen Åberg, Helle Tessand Baalsrud, Sebastian Petters, Nils P Willassen :
    D6.6 (M24) - Report on the outreach and training activities produced (an ELIXIR Norway ELIXIR3 deliverable)
    zenodo 2024 DOI
  • Nazeefa Fatima, Korbinian Michael Bösl, Federico Bianchini, Katarina Fritz-Wallace, Alexandra Gade, Xian Hu et al.:
    BioMedData Deliverable D3.4 Determining Best Practices and Specific Solutions for Data Handling
    2024 DATA
  • Nazeefa Fatima, Federico Bianchini, Korbinian Bösl, Alexandra Gade, Xian Hu, Michal Torma et al.:
    BioMedData Deliverable D4.2 Norwegian Life Science RDM LookUp
    2023 DATA / FULLTEKST
  • Erin Elizabeth Calhoun, Matúš Kalaš, Korbinian Michael Bösl, Nazeefa Fatima, Sveinung Gundersen, Terje Klemetsen et al.:
    D3.3 (M18) - Report on curation in core ELIXIR registries (an ELIXIR Norway ELIXIR3 deliverable)
    2023 ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Federico Bianchini, Even Birkeland, Korbinian Bösl, Alexandra Gade, Oddgeir Lingaas Holmen, Xian Hu et al.:
    BioMedData Deliverable D2.1 - Report on data management plan needs/gaps
    2021 FULLTEKST / DATA
  • Clement Ajayi, espen Åberg, Fatemeh Askarian, Johanna U Ericson Sollid, Mona Johannessen, Anne-Merethe Hanssen :
    Genetic variability in the sdrD gene in Staphylococcus aureus from healthy nasal carriers
    2017
  • Marina Alexeeva, espen Åberg, Richard Alan Engh, Ulli Rothweiler :
    The structure of a dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A-PKC412 complex reveals disulfide-bridge formation with the anomalous catalytic loop HRD(HCD) cysteine.
    2016
  • espen Åberg, Ole Morten Seternes, Richard Alan Engh, Franz Gruber :
    Fra Mutasjon til Medisin
    2013
  • N von Bubnoff, SP Gorantla, Richard Alan Engh, Taianá Maia de Oliveira, S Thoene, espen Åberg et al.:
    Sorafenib and Nilotinib Are Candidates to Overcome Imatinib Resistance in Myeloproliferation with FIP1L1-PDGFRA
    Blood 2009
  • Espen Åberg, maria Perander, Bjarne Herold Johansen, Catherine Julien, Sylvain Meloche, Stephen M Keyse et al.:
    Regulation of MAPK-activated protein kinase 5 activity and subcellular localization by the atypical MAP kinase ERK4/MAPK4
    2006

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    Research interests

    Bioinformatics, Data management, kinomics, metagenomics and genomics

    Teaching

    BIO-3323 Bioinformatics: Genomes and genomics

    KJE-8602 Bioinformatics - genome and genome analysis

    First Marine Microbiome workshop Metagenomics and Bioinformatics for Biodiversity, Feb 2018 Nador, Morocco

    Elixir-Excelerate Workshop on Marine Metagenomics, May 2018, Oeiras Portugal

    Researcher profile in Cristin
    Registrations in Munin
    ResearchGate
    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2280-7978

    Member of research group

    Biological Chemistry and Bioinformatics   English content