About the group
The research portfolio includes clinical studies (including several intervention trials) as well as translational research on disease mechanisms across all paediatric subspecialities.
The research focuses primarily on prevalent conditions with complex causalities (such as post-COVID-19 condition and chronic fatigue syndrome/ME), and is characterised by an integrative, multidisciplinary approach.
Longterm goals
In the coming years, the strategic goals of PAEDIA are to:
- Consolidate a leading international role in the field of post-COVID-19 condition and chronic fatigue syndrome/ME research, primarily through the Collaborative on Fatigue Following Infection (COFFI).
- Increase the number of pragmatic intervention trials in close collaboration with the clinical department.
- Exploiting the opportunity of a large, multiethnic population, enabling research on prevalent conditions with the aim of improving clinical care to minorities.
- Strengthen collaboration with the Oslo University Hospital, paving the way for synergies due to different clinical populations.
- Improve external funding.
- Establish career trajectories towards ‘dual competence’ (scientific and clinical) for medical doctors as well as other health care professionals.
Cooperation
The group have both international and national collaborative partners.
International
- The COFFI collaborative, including University of New South Wales, Australia; Washington State University, US; Amesterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands; North-Western University School of Medicine, US; Radboud Medical Center, The Netherlands; University of Saint-Denis, Réunion (France); University of Bergen, Norway
- King’s College London, UK
- West-Virginia University, US
- University of Southampton, UK
National
- Oslo University Hospital, Norway
- Stavanger University Hospital, Norway
- St. Olav’s Hospital, Norway
- Vestre Viken Hospital, Norway
- Dept. of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway
- Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
- Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
In-house
- Division for Research and Innovation
- EpiGen Research Laboratory
- Dept. of Microbiology
Funding
- The Research Council of Norway
- The South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
- The DAM Foundation.