- amit.bansal@uib.no
- Visitor address
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Dept. of Clinical Sciences, University of Bergen The Laboratory Building 5th floor, Haukeland University Hospital
5021 Bergen - Postal address
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P.O. Box 7804NO-5020 BergenNorway
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Short info
Amit has expertise in preventive and technical medicine. His work spans pharmaceutical R&D, vaccinology, virology, biostatistics, AI and medical technology. With professional and personal ties across Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, he brings a global perspective to healthcare challenges.
Research
After earning his medical degree, Amit pursued advanced training in diverse fields, including:
- Three clinical diplomas in family medicine, addiction medicine, and football medicine
- A graduate certificate in translational neurotechnology
- An MPhil in international community health
- A PhD in public health, infectious diseases, biostatistics, and clinical immunology
Over the past 15 years, he has held a variety of leadership, clinical, and research roles, securing competitive grants and leading interdisciplinary projects. His core expertise includes:
- Clinical study design and management (bioavailability/bioequivalence, cognitive training, dietary and vaccine trials, cohort studies)
- Data analysis, biostatistics, and biomarker discovery
- Applications of machine learning and deep learning in healthcare
- Systematic reviews and evidence synthesis
Since 2017, Amit has been based at the University of Bergen, where he conducts innovative research on viral infections in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and icddr,b. He also contributes to medical education, having co-developed and taught courses on infectious diseases, healthcare rights, and basic life support.
His previous roles span a wide range of domains and geographies:
- Preventive and technical medicine – University of Bergen, Norway
- Infectious disease epidemiology – University of Melbourne, Australia
- Family and sports medicine – Ludhiana, India
- Computational medicine, nutrition, and cardiovascular epidemiology – University of Oulu, Finland
- Pharmaceutical R&D and critical care – contract research organisation (CRO), Delhi, India
- Translational neurotechnology – NeuroCognitive Imaging Lab (NCIL), Halifax, Canada
- Infectious diseases – Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India
Amit is always open to meaningful conversations and collaborative opportunities. Feel free to connect to explore how you can work together to drive impactful change in healthcare.
Publications
Academic article
- Bansal, Amit (2025). Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts. (external link)
- Bansal, Amit; Trieu, Mai Chi; Eriksson, Emily M. et al. (2025). SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and associated risk factors in healthcare workers: systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
- Hansen, Lena; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Bansal, Amit et al. (2023). Durable immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccination in home-dwelling old adults. (external link)
- Bansal, Amit (2023). From rejection to the Nobel Prize: Karikó and Weissman’s pioneering work on mRNA vaccines, and the need for diversity and inclusion in translational immunology. (external link)
- Bansal, Amit; Trieu, Mai Chi; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl et al. (2023). Risk assessment and antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare workers. (external link)
- Ertesvåg, Nina Urke; Xiao, Julie; Zhou, Fan et al. (2022). A rapid antibody screening haemagglutination test for predicting immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. (external link)
- Amdam, Håkon; Madsen, Anders; Zhou, Fan et al. (2021). Functional and Binding H1N1pdm09-Specific Antibody Responses in Occasionally and Repeatedly Vaccinated Healthcare Workers: A Five-Year Study (2009-2014). (external link)
- Bansal, Amit; Trieu, Mai Chi; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl et al. (2021). Safety, Immunogenicity, Efficacy and Effectiveness of Inactivated Influenza Vaccines in Healthy Pregnant Women and Children Under 5 Years: An Evidence-Based Clinical Review. (external link)
- Kuwelker, Kanika; Zhou, Fan; Blomberg, Bjørn et al. (2021). Attack rates amongst household members of outpatients with confirmed COVID-19 in Bergen, Norway: A case-ascertained study. (external link)
- Trieu, Mai Chi; Bansal, Amit; Madsen, Anders et al. (2020). SARS-CoV-2-specific neutralizing antibody responses in Norwegian healthcare workers after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
Poster
- Yddal, Ingeborg; Jalloh, Sarah Larteley Lartey; Haque, Warda et al. (2025). Influenza Vaccine Responses in Young Children in Bangladesh. (external link)
- Bansal, Amit; Le, Tung Thanh; Tollefsen, Stig et al. (2025). Systematic Review Protocol: Establishment and Analysis of Landscapes for Candidate Platforms and Vaccines Against Current and Emerging Viral Threats. (external link)
- Borlaug, Amalie; Madsen, Anders; Lartey, Sarah Larteley et al. (2025). Measuring influenza vaccine immunogenicity in young children and pregnant women in Bangladesh. (external link)
- Yddal, Ingeborg; Lartey, Sarah Larteley; Haque, Warda et al. (2025). Vaccine Response after Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccination in Children <5 Years of Age in Rural Bangladesh. (external link)
- Yddal, Ingeborg; Lartey, Sarah; Haque, Warda et al. (2024). Immunogenicity after influenza vaccination in young children <5 years old in rural Bangladesh. (external link)
- Yddal, Ingeborg; Zaman, Khalequz; Haque, Warda et al. (2023). Respiratory Virus Surveillance in Rural Bangladesh During an Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Trial of Young Children and Pregnant Women. (external link)
- Yddal, Ingeborg; Lartey, Sarah; Bansal, Amit et al. (2023). Immunogenicity after influenza-vaccine in young children and pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. (external link)
- Yddal, Ingeborg; Lartey, Sarah Larteley; Bansal, Amit et al. (2023). Influenza-specific antibody responses after Influenza vaccination in young children and pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. (external link)