Torkjel M Sandanger
Job description
I am currently the head of the department and have been functioning in this four year term position since the first of january 2022. As the head of the department I focus on communication within the department, supporting all efforts to strenghten reserach and teaching activities at the department. I alos emphasise reserach communication and the fact that we should be a preferred partner when developing public health policies. I am proud to be the head of a department with novel and relevant reserach, education and dissemination. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about our department.
Justina Ucheojor Onwuka,
Florence Guida,
Ryan Langdon,
Mikael Johansson,
Gianluca Severi,
Roger L. Milne
et al.:
Blood-based DNA methylation markers for lung cancer prediction
BMJ Oncology 2024 DOI
Kristine Moksnes Bratland,
Charlotte Wien,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger
:
Exploring Online Health Information Seeking Behaviour (OHISB) among young adults: A scoping review protocol
Anna Nalbandyan-Schwarz,
Kristine Bondo Pedersen,
Anita Evenset,
Eldbjørg Sofie Heimstad,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger,
Päivi Myllynen
et al.:
Combined Contaminant Levels from Local Harvested Food Items in the Norwegian–Finnish–Russian Border Region
Vivian Viallon,
Heinz Freisling,
Komodo Matta,
Anne Østergaard Nannsen,
Christina C. Dahm,
Anne Tjønneland
et al.:
On the use of the healthy lifestyle index to investigate specific disease outcomes
Lara Cioni,
Vladimir Nikiforov,
Jonathan P. Benskin,
Ana Carolina Coelho,
Silvia Dudášová,
Melanie Lauria
et al.:
Combining Advanced Analytical Methodologies to Uncover Suspect PFAS and Fluorinated Pharmaceutical Contributions to Extractable Organic Fluorine in Human Serum (Tromsø Study)
Komodo Matta,
Vivian Viallon,
Edoardo Botteri,
Giulia Peveri,
Christina Dahm,
Anne Østergaard Nannsen
et al.:
Healthy lifestyle change and all-cause and cancer mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort
Lackson Kashobwe,
Faezeh Sadrabadi,
Lars Brunken,
Ana Carolina Miranda Fernandes Coelho,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger,
Albert Braeuning
et al.:
Legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) alter the lipid profile of HepaRG cells
Dolley Charles,
Vivian Berg,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Tom Wilsgaard,
Ingvar A. Bergdahl,
Sandra Huber
et al.:
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in type 2 diabetes mellitus cases and controls: Repeated measurements prior to and after diagnosis
Ziling Mao,
Jacqueline Roshelli Baker,
Masayoshi Takeuchi,
Hideyuki Hyogo,
Anne Tjønneland,
Anne Kirstine Eriksen
et al.:
Prediagnostic serum glyceraldehyde-derived advanced glycation end products and mortality among colorectal cancer patients
International Journal of Cancer 2023 DOI
Ana Carolina Miranda Fernandes Coelho,
Lara Cioni,
Wendy van Dreunen,
Vivian Berg,
Karin Charlotta Maria Rylander,
Ilona Halva Urbarova
et al.:
Legacy perfluoroalkyl acids and their oxidizable precursors in plasma samples of Norwegian women
S.G. Yammine,
I. Huybrechts,
C. Biessy,
L. Dossus,
S. Panico,
M.J. Sánchez
et al.:
Dietary fatty acids and endometrial cancer risk within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Joseph A. Rothwell,
Jelena Bešević,
Niki Dimou,
Marie Breeur,
Neil Murphy,
Mazda Jenab
et al.:
Circulating amino acid levels and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition and UK Biobank cohorts
Sairah Lai Fa Chen,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Edoardo Botteri,
Pietro Ferrari,
Tonje Braaten,
Torkjel M Sandanger
et al.:
Overall lifestyle changes in adulthood are associated with cancer incidence in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC) - a prospective cohort study
Ashley Ahimbisibwe,
Morten Valberg,
Adele C. Green,
Reza Ghiasvand,
Corina Silvia Rüegg,
Raju Rimal
et al.:
Nevus Count, Pigmentary Characteristics, and Melanoma-specific Mortality among Norwegian Women with Melanoma >1.0 mm Thick
Nikita Baiju,
Karin Charlotta Maria Rylander,
Pål Sætrom,
Torkjel M Sandanger,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst
:
Associations of gene expression in blood with BMI and weight changes among women in the Norwegian Women and Cancer postgenome cohort
Ilona Halva Urbarova,
Anne Heidi Skogholt,
Yi-Qian Sun,
Xiao-Mei Mai,
Bjørn Henning Grønberg,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger
et al.:
Increased expression of individual genes in whole blood is associated with late-stage lung cancer at and close to diagnosis
Lara Cioni,
Merle Plassmann,
Jonathan P. Benskin,
Ana Carolina Coelho,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Karin Charlotta Maria Rylander
et al.:
Fluorine Mass Balance, including Total Fluorine, Extractable Organic Fluorine, Oxidizable Precursors, and Target Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, in Pooled Human Serum from the Tromsø Population in 1986, 2007, and 2015
Lola Neufcourt,
Raphaele Castagne,
Tom Wilsgaard,
Anne Sameline Grimsgaard,
Marc Chadeau-Hyam,
Dragana Vuckovic
et al.:
Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study
Dolley Charles,
Vivian Berg,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Ingvar A. Bergdahl,
Sandra Huber,
Pierre Ayotte
et al.:
Longitudinal changes in concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (1986–2016) and their associations with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Trasias Mukama,
Renée Turzanski Fortner,
Verena Katzke,
Lucas Cory Hynes,
Agnese Petrera,
Stefanie M. Hauck
et al.:
Prospective evaluation of 92 serum protein biomarkers for early detection of ovarian cancer
Erik Eik Anda,
Tonje Bjørndal Braaten,
Kristin Benjaminsen Borch,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Sairah Lai Fa Chen,
Marko Lukic
et al.:
Seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the adult population during the pre-vaccination period, Norway, winter 2020/21
Roland Wedekind,
Joseph A. Rothwell,
Vivian Viallon,
Pekka Keski-Rahkonen,
Julie A. Schmidt,
Veronique Chajes
et al.:
Determinants of blood acylcarnitine concentrations in healthy individuals of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Dusan Petrovic,
Barbara Bodinier,
Sonia Dagnino,
Matthew Whitaker,
Maryam Karimi,
Gianluca Campanella
et al.:
Epigenetic mechanisms of lung carcinogenesis involve differentially methylated CpG sites beyond those associated with smoking
Wendy Yi-Ying Wu,
Zahra Haider,
Xiaoshuang Feng,
Alicia K. Heath,
Anne Tjønneland,
Antonio Agudo
et al.:
Assessment of the EarlyCDT-Lung test as an early biomarker of lung cancer in ever-smokers: A retrospective nested case-control study in two prospective cohorts
Alessandra Allione,
Clara Viberti,
Ilaria Cotellessa,
Chiara Catalano,
Elisabetta Casalone,
Giovanni Cugliari
et al.:
Blood cell DNA methylation biomarkers in preclinical malignant pleural mesothelioma: The EPIC prospective cohort
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Anne Heidi Skogholt,
Ilona Halva Urbarova,
Robin Mjelle,
Erna-Elise Paulsen,
Tom Dønnem
et al.:
Increased levels of microRNA-320 in blood serum and plasma is associated with imminent and advanced lung cancer
Reynalda Córdova,
Ana-Lucia Mayén,
Viktoria Knaze,
Elom Kouassivi Aglago,
Casper Schalkwijk,
Karl-Heinz Wagner
et al.:
Dietary intake of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) and cancer risk across more than 20 anatomical sites: A multinational cohort study
Lara Cioni,
Vladimir Nikiforov,
Ana Carolina Miranda Fernandes Coelho,
Torkjel M Sandanger,
Dorte Herzke
:
Total oxidizable precursors assay for PFAS in human serum
Natassia Robinson,
John Casement,
Marc J. Gunter,
Inge Huybrechts,
Antonio Agudo,
Miguel Rodríguez Barranco
et al.:
Anti-cancer therapy is associated with long-term epigenomic changes in childhood cancer survivors
Alicia K. Heath,
David C. Muller,
Piet A. van den Brandt,
Elena Critselis,
Marc Gunter,
Paolo Vineis
et al.:
Diet-wide association study of 92 foods and nutrients and lung cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study and the Netherlands Cohort Study
Edoardo Botteri,
Giulia Peveri,
Paula Berstad,
Vincenzo Bagnardi,
Sairah Lai Fa Chen,
Torkjel M Sandanger
et al.:
Changes in Lifestyle and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition
American Journal of Gastroenterology 2022 DOI
Karl Smith-Byrne,
Agustin Cerani,
Florence Guida,
Sirui Zhou,
Antonio Agudo,
Krasimira Aleksandrova
et al.:
Circulating Isovalerylcarnitine and Lung Cancer Risk: Evidence from Mendelian Randomization and Prediagnostic Blood Measurements
Flavie Perrier,
Reza Ghiasvand,
Simon Lergenmuller,
Trude Eid Robsahm,
Adele C. Green,
Kristin Benjaminsen Borch
et al.:
Life-Course Trajectories of Physical Activity and Melanoma Risk in a Large Cohort of Norwegian Women
Marie Breeur,
Pietro Ferrari,
Laure Dossus,
Mazda Jenab,
Mattias Johansson,
Sabina Rinaldi
et al.:
Pan-cancer analysis of pre-diagnostic blood metabolite concentrations in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Christian Magnus Page,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Vera Djordjilović,
Magne Thoresen,
Arnoldo Frigessi,
Torkjel M Sandanger
et al.:
Pre-diagnostic DNA methylation in blood leucocytes in cutaneous melanoma; a nested case–control study within the Norwegian Women and Cancer cohort
Abhik Ghosh,
Erica Ponzi,
Torkjel M Sandanger,
Magne Thoresen
:
Robust sure independence screening for nonpolynomial dimensional generalized linear models
Vivian Berg,
Dolley Charles,
Ingvar A. Bergdahl,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Torkjel M Sandanger,
Andreas Tornevi
et al.:
Pre- and post-diagnostic blood profiles of chlorinated persistent organic pollutants and metabolic markers in type 2 diabetes mellitus cases and controls; a pilot study
Lara Cioni,
Vladimir Nikiforov,
Jonathan P. Benskin,
Ana Carolina Coelho,
Melanie Lauria,
Silvia Dudášová
et al.:
Combining Advanced Analytical Methodologies to Describe Extractable Organic Fluorine in Human Serum
2024
Kristine Moksnes Bratland,
Linda Stein,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger,
Charlotte Wien
:
Research Protocol: Young adults’ assessment of finding and judging health information. The Fit Futures 1 Study and The Fit Futures 3 Study.
ResearchGate 2024 DOI
Lara Cioni,
Merle Plassmann,
Jonathan Benskin,
Ana Carolina Coelho,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Karin Charlotta Maria Rylander
et al.:
Fluorine Mass-balance in Pooled Serum Samples from Northern Norwegian Men and Women Between 1986 and 2015
2023
Kristine M. Bratland,
Charlotte Wien,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger
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Fra brudd(stykker) til helhet: Scoping review i interdisiplinær forskning.
2023
Kristine M. Bratland,
Charlotte Wien,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger
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(A)In need for an advice? Young adults and Online Health Information Seeking Behavior (OHIS) 2017 – 2023.
2023
Bente Evjen Schøning,
Charlotte Wien,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger,
Sarah Ellen Rosenbaum
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Forskningskommunikasjon - massevis av motivasjon men mangel på tid og opplæring
2023
Lara Cioni,
Dorte Herzke,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger
:
Human Exposure to PFAS and Other Anthropogenic Organofluorine Chemicals in Tromsø between 1986 and 2015
2023 FULLTEKST
Kristine Moksnes Bratland,
Charlotte Wien,
Linda Maria Stein,
Torkjel Manning Sandanger
:
Unge voksnes vurdering av utfordringer ved å finne og vurdere helseinformasjon. Fit Futures 1 og 3.
2023
Oluf Dimitri Røe,
I Fotopoulos,
Olav Toai Duc Nguyen,
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
M Markaki,
Vincenzo Lagani
et al.:
Common MicroRNAs in Pre-diagnostic Serum Associated with Lung Cancer in Two Cohorts up to Eight Years Before Diagnosis: A HUNT Study
Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2022 DOI
Kristine M. Bratland,
Charlotte Wien,
Torkjel M Sandanger
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Strategic Information Dissemination in the age of infodemic: Factors which influence young adults’ online health information seeking behaviour (OHIS).
2022
Charlotte Wien,
Torkjel M Sandanger
:
Strategic Information Dissemination in the age of infodemic: Factors which influence young adults’ online health information seeking behaviour (OHIS).
2022
Therese Haugdahl Nøst,
Ilona Halva Urbarova,
Anne Heidi Skogholt,
Robin Mjelle,
Erna Elise Paulsen,
Tom Dønnem
et al.:
Increased levels of mRNAs and miRNAs associated with imminent and advanced lung cancer
2022
Inger Njølstad,
Kristin Benjaminsen Borch,
Ann Ragnhild Broderstad,
Sameline Grimsgaard,
Torkjel M Sandanger,
Tom Wilsgaard
:
Healthy Choices and the Social Gradient
2021
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Research interests
Currently I am focusing on the use of different “omics” to better study the effects of environmental stressors, as a link between exposure and health endpoints. Right now we are in the preparation of a paper on smoking and DNA methylation in two European Cohorts. We are also planning to combine gene expression data and DNA methylation data in order to improve our understanding of the observed effects and the possible biological understanding.
Before this my research focus the last 10 years has been on environmental contaminants and human health. Through my research I have been trying to merge environmental chemistry and epidemiology, where my students have been involved both in the laboratory and the statistical analysis.
Cross sectional and prospective designs have been utilised at both the smaller community based surveys and larger national as well as international populations based investigations.
Through this unique combination of research fields I have considerable insight into the chemistry of molecules and how contaminants potentially influence human health and at the same time keeping the public health perspective as an important and even essential part of the projects.
My major scientific contribution has been the development and combination of environmental chemistry and human epidemiology into new fields of research that more easily integrates the environmental exposure (both short term and long term) component in larger epidemiological studies. When including “omics” in these projects we are more likely to be able to study causality and not only associations in studies of risk factors and human health. Through the close collaboration with colleagues at the department we have also included the nutritional aspect in studies on diet and contaminants. This has been especially important in our projects on benefits and disadvantages with seafood.
