Bilde av Hansen, Elisabeth
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Bilde av Hansen, Elisabeth
Department of Arctic and Marine Biology elisabeth.hansen@uit.no +4777625244 Here you can find me

Elisabeth Hansen


Doctoral Research Fellow

Job description

PhD student in Avian Ecotoxicology. I study the detrimental effects of persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals by examining health biomarkers in white-tailed eagles and tawny owls. 


  • Elisabeth Hansen, Jiachen Sun, Helander Björn, Jan Ove Bustnes, Igor Eulaers, Veerle Leontina B Jaspers et al.:
    A retrospective investigation of feather corticosterone in a highly contaminated white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) population
    Environmental Research 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elisabeth Hansen, Tove Skotnes, Jan Ove Bustnes, Björn Helander, Igor Eulaers, Jiachen Sun et al.:
    Telomere length in relation to persistent organic pollutant exposure in white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) nestlings from Sweden sampled in 1995-2013
    Environmental Research 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elisabeth Hansen, Nikolaus Huber, Jan Ove Bustnes, Dorte Herzke, Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen, Igor Eulaers et al.:
    A novel use of the leukocyte coping capacity assay to assess the immunomodulatory effects of organohalogenated contaminants in avian wildlife
    Environment International 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elisabeth Hansen, Jan Ove Bustnes, Igor Eulaers, Dorte Herzke, Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen, Georg Bangjord et al.:
    Feathers as Temporal Archives of Ecological Stress and Metal Exposure in a Terrestrial Raptor: A Long- Term Study on Breeding Tawny Owls
    2023
  • Elisabeth Hansen, Jan Ove Bustnes, Dorte Herzke, Björn Helander, François Criscuolo, N Huber et al.:
    Investigating relationships between exposure to organohalogenated contaminants and biomarkers of health in a marine top predator - exploring the toolbox
    2022

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    Research interests

    Ecotoxicology, birds of prey, biomarkers, animal physiology

    Teaching

    Lab and colloquiua in BIO-1104 Zoology in 2020-2022


    Member of research group