- 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
- Amit Bansal (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)
- Amit Bansal; Mai Chi Trieu; Kristin Greve-Isdahl Mohn et al. (2023). Risk assessment and antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare workers. (external link)
- Håkon Amdam; Anders Madsen; Fan Zhou 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)
- Amit Bansal; Mai Chi Trieu; Kristin Greve-Isdahl Mohn 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)
- Kanika Kuwelker; Fan Zhou; Bjørn Blomberg et al. (2021). Attack rates amongst household members of outpatients with confirmed COVID-19 in Bergen, Norway: A case-ascertained study. (external link)
- Lena Hansen; Karl Albert Brokstad; Amit Bansal et al. (2023). Durable immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccination in home-dwelling old adults. (external link)
- Amit Bansal; Ida Sofie Karlsen Sletten; Le, Tung Thanh et al. (2026). Systematic review protocol: evaluation of candidate platforms and vaccines for emerging and re-emerging viral threats | Systematic Reviews. (external link)
- Amit Bansal (2025). Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts. (external link)
- Nina Urke Ertesvåg; Julie Xiao; Fan Zhou et al. (2022). A rapid antibody screening haemagglutination test for predicting immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. (external link)
- Mai Chi Trieu; Amit Bansal; Anders Madsen 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)
- Mai Chi Trieu; Amit Bansal; Marianne Sævik et al. (2025). Effects of repeated influenza vaccination and infection on durable seroprotection in healthcare workers. (external link)
- Amit Bansal; Mai Chi Trieu; Emily M. Eriksson et al. (2025). SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and associated risk factors in healthcare workers: systematic review and meta-analysis. (external link)
Letter to the editor
Conference lecture
- Amit Bansal; Mai Chi Trieu; Anders Madsen et al. (2020). Low infection and seroconversion rates in frontline healthcare workers during the peak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Bergen, Norway. (external link)
- Amit Bansal; Mai Chi Trieu; Anders Madsen et al. (2020). SARS-COV-2-Specific neutralising antibody responses in Norwegian healthcare workers after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study. (external link)
- Amit Bansal (2025). Seroepidemiology, biomarkers, and economic costs of long COVID. (external link)
- Amit Bansal; Mai Chi Trieu; Anders Madsen et al. (2020). Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 virus in Norwegian health-care workers: an observational prospective cohort study. (external link)
- Ingeborg Yddal; Sarah Larteley Lartey Jalloh; Anders Madsen et al. (2025). Longevity and functionality of influenza vaccine responses in young children and pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. (external link)
- Amit Bansal; Sam W.Z. Olechnowicz; Nicholas Kiernan-Walker et al. (2025). Plasma proteomic signatures in long COVID: Potential targets for next-generation vaccines. (external link)
Doctoral thesis (PhD)
Conference poster
- Ingeborg Yddal; Sarah Larteley Lartey; Warda Haque et al. (2025). Vaccine Response after Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccination in Children <5 Years of Age in Rural Bangladesh. (external link)
- Ingeborg Yddal; Khalequz Zaman; Warda Haque et al. (2023). Respiratory Virus Surveillance in Rural Bangladesh During an Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Trial of Young Children and Pregnant Women. (external link)
- Ingeborg Yddal; Sarah Lartey; Warda Haque et al. (2024). Immunogenicity after influenza vaccination in young children <5 years old in rural Bangladesh. (external link)
- Amit Bansal; Tung Thanh Le; Stig Tollefsen et al. (2025). Systematic Review Protocol: Establishment and Analysis of Landscapes for Candidate Platforms and Vaccines Against Current and Emerging Viral Threats. (external link)
- Ingeborg Yddal; Sarah Lartey; Amit Bansal et al. (2023). Immunogenicity after influenza-vaccine in young children and pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. (external link)
- Ingeborg Yddal; Sarah Larteley Lartey; Amit Bansal et al. (2023). Influenza-specific antibody responses after Influenza vaccination in young children and pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. (external link)
- Ingeborg Yddal; Sarah Larteley Lartey Jalloh; Warda Haque et al. (2025). Influenza Vaccine Responses in Young Children in Bangladesh. (external link)
- Amalie Borlaug; Anders Madsen; Sarah Larteley Lartey et al. (2025). Measuring influenza vaccine immunogenicity in young children and pregnant women in Bangladesh. (external link)