Rune Nilsen was Director of Centre for international health (CIH), University of Bergen and Professor in International Health since 1988, and Associate professor in pathology since 1974, University of Bergen, Gades Institute Previous Deputy Rector of University of Bergen, Head of the NUFU programme boards, and long experience in international higher learning, research policy and governance. Particular experience in doctoral training policies and Open Access publication policies. Main academic background in immunology and pathology of tuberculosis and tobacco and cancer.

Reader opinion piece

• Breidlid, Anders; Nilsen, Rune (2017). Glimrer med sitt fravær: Torbjørn Røe Isaksen svikter de fattige studentene fra det globale Sør. (external link)

Feature article

• Breidlid, Anders; Nilsen, Rune (2017). En kvoteordning fattigere. (external link)
• Arnestad, Georg; Nilsen, Rune; Tryti, Anna Elisa et al. (2003). Det kraftfulle Vestlandet. (external link)
• Arnestad, Georg; Arnestad, Georg; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1999). Det kraftfulle Vestlandet. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Nilsen, Rune (2011). Costs of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a general population. (external link)
• Nilsen, Rune (1981). Cellular reactions and mineralization in induced heterotopic bone formation in guinea pigs. (external link)

Abstract

• Håberg, Siri Eldevik; London, SJ; Ueland, Per Magne et al. (2010). Maternal Folate Levels in Pregnancy and Asthma at 3 Years of Age. (external link)

Popular scientific article

• Kroglund, Frode; Finstad, Bengt; Pettersen, Kristian et al. (2010). Forsuringsskader og helbredningsstid for laksesmolt. (external link)

Editorial

• Nilsen, Rune (2008). Hva kjennetegner vår egen tid? innledning om sosiologiske samtidsdiagnoser. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Jonsson, Roland; Nilsen, Rune (2007). Forskerutdanningen ved Broegelmanns Forskningslaboratorium. (external link)

Academic article

• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Mørkve, Odd; Sviland, Lisbeth et al. (2005). Patient knowledge, practices and challenges to health care system in early diagnosis of mycobacterial adenitis. (external link)
• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Mørkve, Odd; Sviland, Lisbeth et al. (2005). Patient knowledge, practices and challeges to health care system in early diagnosis of mycobacterial adenitis. (external link)
• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Mørkve, Odd; Nilsen, Rune (2004). Mycobacterial adenitis: Role of mycobacterium bovis, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, HIV-infection, and risk factors in Arusha, Tanzania. (external link)
• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Mørkve, Odd; Kazwala, Rudovic et al. (2003). Tribal differences in perception of tuberculosis: a possible role in tuberculosis control in Arusha, Tanzania. (external link)
• Mogga, Stanley J.; Mustafa, Tehmina; Sviland, Lisbeth et al. (2003). In situ expression of CD40, CD40L (CD154), IL-12, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and TGF-beta1 in murine lungs during slowly progressive primary tuberculosis. (external link)
• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Mørkve, Odd; Kazwala, Rudovic et al. (2003). The role of livestock keeping in tuberculosis trends in Arusha, Tanzania. (external link)
• Mogga, Stanley J.; Mustafa, Tehmina; Sviland, L. et al. (2002). Increased Bcl-2 and reduced Bax expression in infected macrophages in slowly progressive primary murine mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Bjune, Gunnar; Jonsson, Roland et al. (2001). Increased expression of fas ligand in human tuberculosis and leprosy lesions: a potential novel mechanism of immune evasion in mycobacterial infection. (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phyu, Sabai; Nilsen, Rune et al. (2000). In Situ Expression of cytokines and cellular phenotypes in the lungs of mice with slowly progressive primary tuberculosis. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N.; Johannessen, Anne Chr. et al. (1999). Mutations of the p53 gene in oral squamous cell carcinomas from sudanese dippers of notrisamine rich toombak and non-snuff-dippers from the Sudan and Scandinavia. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Lillehaug, Johan; Johannessen, Anne Chr. et al. (1999). Expression of biomarkers (p53, transforming growth factor alpha, epidermal growth factor receptor, c-erbB-2/neu and the proliferative cell nuclear antigen) in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Lillehaug, Johan; Johannessen, Anne Chr. et al. (1999). Expression of biomarkers (the p53, transforming growth factor alfa, epidermal growth factor receptor, c-erbB-2/neu and the proliferative cell nuclear antigen) in oropharyneal squamous cell carcinomas. (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phyu, Sabai; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1999). A mouse model for slowly progressive primary tuberculosis. (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phyu, Sabai; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1999). A mouse model for slowly proressing tuberculosis. (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phyu, Sabai; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1999). Increased expresson of Fas ligand on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected macrophages: a potential novel mechanism of immune evation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis?. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N.; Johannessen, Anne Chr. et al. (1999). Expression of biomarkers (the p53, transforming growth factor alfa, epidermal growth factor receptor, c-erbB-2/neu and the proliferative cell nuclear antigen)in oropharyneal squamous cell carcinomas. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N.; Johannessen, Anne Chr. et al. (1999). Mutations of the p53 gene in oral squamose-cell carcinomas from Sudanese dippers of nitrosamine-rich toombak and non-snuff-dippers from the Sudan and Scandinavia. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Bertelsen, Bjørn Inge; Kalvenes, May Britt et al. (1998). Expression of keratin 13, 14 and 19 in oral squamous cell carcinomas from Sudanese snuff dippers: lack of association with human papillomavirus infection. (external link)
• Idris, Ali M; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanese Toombak: are they different?. (external link)
• Idris, Ali M; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Warnakulasuriya, K.A.A.S. et al. (1998). Toombak and cigarette smoking in the Sudan: Estimates of prevalence in the Nile State. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Bertelsen, B.I.; Kalvenes, M.B. et al. (1998). Expression of keratin 13, 14 and 19 in oral squamous cell carcinomas from Sudanese snuff dippers: Lack of association with human papilloma virus infection. (external link)
• Idris, A.M.; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanerse Toombak: are they different?. (external link)
• Phuy, Sabai; Mustafa, Tehmina; Hofstad, Tor et al. (1998). A Mouse Model for Latent Tuberculosis. (external link)
• Idris, Ali M; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanese Toombak: are they different?. (external link)
• Idris, A.M.; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanese Toombak: are they different?. (external link)
• Idris, Ali M; Warnakulasuriya, K.A.A.S.; Ibrahim, YE et al. (1998). Characterization of an amorphous deposit in the lamina propria in oral snutt users in the Sudan as altered collagen. (external link)
• Idris, Ali M; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanesh Toombak: are they different?. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Bertelsen, Bjørn Inge; Kalvenes, May Britt et al. (1998). Expression of Keratin 13,14 and 19 in oral squamous cell carcinomas from Sudanesh snuff-dippers: Association with human papilloma virus infection. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1997). Immunohistochemical detection of p53 in archival formalin fixed tissue of lip and intraoral squamous cell carcinomas from Norway. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Idris, Ali M et al. (1997). Immunohistochemical detection of p53 in non-malignant and malignant oral lesions associated with snuff dipping in the Sudan and Sweden. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1997). Immunohistochemical detection of p53 in archival formalin-fixed tissues of lip and intraoral squamous cell carcinomas from Norway. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1997). Immunochemical detection of p53 in archival formalin-fixed tissues of lip and intraoral squamous cell carcinomas from Norway. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Idris, Ali M et al. (1996). Immunohistochemical detection of p53 in non-malignant and malignant lesions associated with snuff dipping in the Sudan and Sweden. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Idris, Ali M et al. (1996). Immunohistochemical detection of p53 in non-malignant and malignant lesions associated with snuff dipping in the Sudan and Sweden. (external link)
• Nunes, Ivana Pereira; Nilsen, Rune; Kristofferson, T et al. (1995). Spontaneous gingival antibody production to Fuscobacterium nucleatum outer membrane in adult periodontitis. (external link)
• Ali, Raouf Wahab; Bakken, Vidar; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1994). Comaparative detection frequency of 6 putative periodontal pathogens in Sudanese and Norwegian adult periodontitis patients. (external link)
• Ali, Raouf Wahab; Skaug, Nils; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1994). Microbial associations of 4 putative periodontal pathogens in Sudanese adult periodontitis patients determined by DNA probe analysis. (external link)

Poster

• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Mørkve, Odd; Kazwala, Rudovic et al. (2003). Role of mycobacterium bovis, atypical mycobacteria and HIV infection in the epidemiology of tuberculosis adenditis in Arusha, Tanzania. (external link)
• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Mørkve, Odd; Kazwala, RR et al. (2002). Tribal differences in perception of tuberculosis: a possible role in tuberculosis control in Arusha, Tanzania. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Kazwala, RR; Sharp, JM et al. (2001). The epidemiology of human tuberculosis caused by m. bovis in Arusha, Tanzania (preliminary findings). (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phuy, S; Tadesse, Azeb et al. (1998). A Mouse Model for Latent Tuberculosis. (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phuy, S; Nerland, A.H. et al. (1998). A novel mechanism of immune evasion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phuy, Sabai; Nerland, A.H. et al. (1998). A novel mechanism of immune evasion by <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I>. (external link)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phyu, Sabai; Tadesse, Azeb et al. (1997). Lungs in Murine Latent Tuberculosis. International conference on immunopathology of mucous membranes and exocrine glands. (external link)
• Ali, Raouf Wahab; Skaug, Nils; Bakken, Vidar et al. (1994). Survival of four putative periodontal pathogens and enteric bacteria in the transport medium VMGA III. (external link)
• Skaug, Nils; Ali, Raouf Wahab; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1994). Microbial associations of periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque from periodontitis patients. (external link)
• Ali, Raouf Wahab; Bakken, Vidar; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1994). Detection frequency of periopathogens in Sudanese and Norwegian periodontitis patients. (external link)

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