Natural Products and Marine Bioresource Development

https://www.instagram.com/jordheimresearchmnp/

• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of high value natural products from marine sources, particularly focused on polyphenols and pigments in seaweeds and seagrasses
• Chemical analysis of marine deep-sea materials collected in Norway
• Bioprospecting and search for novel compounds
• Chemical ecology, biosystematics studies and interdisciplinary applications

Monica Jordheim´s main research interests are to enhance scientific knowledge and application value of various natural products. Jordheim has over twenty years of experience in quantification and identification of natural products, including full molecular elucidation.

Because of the structural diversity, characterization of natural products requires an integrated analytical approach including optimized extraction techniques, multiple steps of chromatography, High Resolutions Mass spectrometry (HRMS) and high field NMR analysis.

Jordheim is Head of Education at the Department of Chemistry, working with educational quality and development.

 

B.Sc. and M.Sc.-projects:

Organic analytical projects within bioprospecting and marine bioresource development (seaweeds (harvested and farmed), seagrasses, aquatic angiosperms, deep sea materials). Severel of the projects have industrial partners. 

 

Courses:

KJEM235 https://www.uib.no/emne/KJEM235    (10 ECTS)

Objectives and Content

The course addresses analysis of organic compounds using spectroscopic methods as infrared (IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, as well as mass spectrometry (MS). The course concentrates on interpretation of data, and the focus will be to understand and to utilize data from NMR and MS.

Masters thesis

• Jordheim, Monica; Johannesen, Benjamin Alexander; Kopplin, Georg (2024). Thermal stability of polyphenols and carotenoids from Laminaria hyperborea . (external link)
• Heggenes, Eva Bergit; Jordheim, Monica (2024). Investigating the Impact of Fermentation on Polyphenolic Content in Cultivated Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima): A Comprehensive Study. (external link)
• Røiom, Astrid Therese; Hannisdal, Rita; Parsons, Aoife Elizabeth et al. (2024). The Distribution and Elimination of Lufenuron in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) . (external link)
• Vikestad Vikøren, Kajsa; Jordheim, Monica; Seddon, Alistair William Robin et al. (2024). Qualitative and quantitative analyses of unbound phenolic compounds from pollen grains of pine (Pinus uncinata). (external link)

Poster

• Valero-Rodriguez, Juan M; Sjøtun, Kjersti; Barouti, Angeliki et al. (2024). Effects of climate change on herbivory in macroalgae: a laboratory experiment. (external link)
• Barouti, Angeliki; Jordheim, Monica; Herfindal, Lars (2023). EPIPHYTES OF LAMINARIA: A PROMISING SOURCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND CYTOTOXIC COMPOUNDS. (external link)
• Barouti, Angeliki; Jordheim, Monica; Herfindal, Lars (2023). EPIPHYTES OF LAMINARIA: A PROMISING SOURCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND CYTOTOXIC COMPOUNDS. (external link)

Lecture

• Jordheim, Monica; Grung, Bjørn; Soule, Jonathan (2024). Development of digital platforms for simulation and preparation to field and lab-work. How to make these platforms also facilitate reflection and critical thinking.  . (external link)

Academic article

• Barouti, Angeliki; Herfindal, Lars; Vagolu, Siva Krishna et al. (2024). Evaluation of the cytotoxic and antimicrobial potential of epiphytic biomass obtained from Laminaria hyperborea biorefinery side-streams. (external link)
• Wekre, Marie Emilie; Holmelid, Bjarte; Underhaug, Jarl et al. (2023). Characterization of high value products in the side-stream of Laminaria hyperborea alginate production - Targeting the phenolic content. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

 

Postdoctoral researchers:

• Liaqat Zeb (SEAS, Horizon 2020 -Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034309) Liaqat Zeb | University of Bergen (uib.no)

PhD-students:

• Angeliki Barouti (UiB, interdiciplinary Lars Herfindal | University of Bergen (uib.no))
• Lars Andreas Barka Højmark (UiB)

MSc-students:

• Jørgen Wallem Aspaker (UiB)
• Sindre Wesley Petersen (UiB)
• Saman Irfan (EMQAL, Erasmus Mundus Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories)

Researchers:

• Deisy Viviana Sarmiento Garzori (Partner: Arctic Feed AS)

 

Jordheim is the:

• Vice Head of Department of Chemistry
• Head of Education at the Department of Chemistry
• Leader of Educational Committee Chem. Program, Dept. of Chem.
• Leader of one out of four larger research groups at the institute (Bioresources and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | University of Bergen (uib.no))
• Leader of Jordheim Research Group (https://www.instagram.com/jordheimresearchmnp/)