My research interests are in the fields of toxicology, environmental toxicology, microplastics, biomarkers, endocrine disruptors, toxicogenomics, environmental genomics, proteomics, and systems toxicology focusing on marine organisms such as fish and marine mammals.

2016-2021: Project leader of "dCod 1.0: decoding the systems toxicology of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)" (dcod.no), a large interdisciplinary project under the Digital Life Norway network, funded by the BIOTEK 2021 programme of the Research Council of Norway.

2023-2027: Project leader of Marma-detox - Whales and polar bear in a petri dish: decoding marine mammal toxicology through in vitro and in silico approaches, funded by the Research Council of Norway. https://www.digitallifenorway.org/research/marma-detox/index.html

 

BIO 216 Toxicology, BIO 316 Selected topics in environmental toxicology, MOL270 Bioethics

2026

• Heli Anna Irmeli Routti; Diogo Oliveira; Jenny Bytingsvik et al. (2026). What drives persistent organic pollutant (POP) accumulation in marine mammals within the rapidly changing Barents Sea ecosystem?. (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Anders Goksøyr (2026). Hvalens vanskelige kamp mot miljøgifter. (external link)
• Sofie Søderstrøm; Anya Mukundan; Faezeh Mohammadi et al. (2026). From biopsy to mechanism: advancing marine mammal toxicology through species- specific in vitro models. (external link)
• Anya Mukundan; Faezeh Mohammadi; Gunvor Einevoll Fimreite et al. (2026). From biopsy to mechanism: advancing marine mammal toxicology through species-specific in vitro models. (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Diogo oliveira; Filipe Castro et al. (2026). Evolution of the chemical defensome in marine mammals: a story of gene loss. (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Diogo Oliveira; Felipe Castro et al. (2026). The chemical defensome in marine mammals: A story of gene loss. (external link)
• Claudia Erhart; Marianne Frantzen; Lisbet Sørensen et al. (2026). Endocrine modulation during late vitellogenesis advances spawning phenology in crude oil-exposed polar cod (Boreogadus saida). (external link)
• Claudia Erhart; Fekadu Yadetie; Lisbet Sørensen et al. (2026). Crude oil exposure during late vitellogenesis advances spawning phenology and impairs offspring viability in arctic gadids. (external link)
• María Fernández Míguez; Odd André Karlsen; Jasmine Nahrgang et al. (2026). The overlooked role of the resin fraction: mechanistic insights into WAF crude oil toxicity with ex vivo and in vitro techniques. (external link)

2025

• Anders Goksøyr (2025). Marine mammals, pollutants, genomes, cells and ecosystems. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2025). Whales and polar bear in a petri dish: Decoding marine mammal toxicology (Marma-detox). (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2025). Marine mammals, pollutants, genomes, cells and ecosystems. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2025). Marine mammals, pollutants, genomes, cells and ecosystems. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2025). Havets helse og den tredje krisen - om havforurensning. (external link)
• Odd André Karlsen; Anders Goksøyr (2025). Plastens skjulte kjemikalier: hvordan plastforurensning truer hormonsystemet til dyr og mennesker. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr; Lene Liebe Delsett; Rein Aasland (2025). På sporet av moderne biologi i Museets samlinger. (external link)
• Helena Costa; Maud Van Essche; Juliane Annemieke Riedel et al. (2025). A whale in a well: Co-exposure of a persistent organic pollutant mixture and cetacean morbillivirus on killer whale (Orcinus orca) primary fibroblasts. (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Diogo Oliveira; Raquel Ruivo et al. (2025). Evolution of the Chemical Defensome in Mammals. (external link)
• Franco, Marco E; Araújo, Cristiano V M; Cerveny, Daniel et al. (2025). Extended chemical defensome: emphasizing mechanisms of defense as key research avenues to tackle priority questions in environmental toxicology. (external link)
• Sofie Søderstrøm; Anya Mukundan; Sara Zamani et al. (2025). Marma-detox: Whales and polar bear in a petri dish: decoding marine mammal toxicology through in vitro and in silico approaches. (external link)
• Diogo Oliveira; Heli Anna Irmeli Routti; Jenny Bytingsvik et al. (2025). POPs in Barents Sea Marine Mammals: Accumulation vs Biotransformation. (external link)
• Odd André Karlsen; Cecilie F. Vidme; Rhian Gaenor Jacobsen et al. (2025). Development of a cell-free new approach methodology (NAM) for assessment of xenoestrogenic compounds in a non-model teleost species. (external link)
• Odd André Karlsen; Rhian Gaenor Jacobsen; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2025). Development of an Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Estrogen Receptor TR-FRET Assay for Assessment of Xenoestrogens in a Non-model Teleost Species. (external link)
• Elisa P. Pereira; Nadja Rebecca Brun; Rhian Gaenor Jacobsen et al. (2025). MODULATION OF PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA (PPARA) ACTIVITY IN ZEBRAFISH (DANIO RERIO ) BY LEGACY AND EMERGING PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS). (external link)
• Cecilie F. Vidme; Rhian Gaenor Jacobsen; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2025). Development of estrogen receptor TR-FRET assays for assessment of estrogenic effects of bisphenol compounds. (external link)
• Robert Franz Wild; Anders Goksøyr; Odd André Karlsen et al. (2025). Computational Predictions of the Binding Activity of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds to the Estrogen Receptor Alpha: Evaluation of the applicability of molecular docking and simulations. (external link)
• Audrey Su; Pierre Blévin; Anders Goksøyr (2025). From Sea to Lab - Using innovative methods to study large marine mammals. (external link)
• Audrey su; Eve Marie Jourdain; Clare Margaret Andvik et al. (2025). Den forgiftede hvalen Elida. (external link)
• audrey su; Pierre Blévin; Anders Goksøyr (2025). From Sea to Lab - Using innovative methods to study large marine mammals. (external link)
• Audrey Su; Pierre Blévin; Laura Pirard et al. (2025). From Sea to Lab: Using innovative methods to study large marine mammals. (external link)
• maud van essche; Anders Goksøyr; Audun H. Rikardsen et al. (2025). Marine mammals and polar bears in a petri dish: Cell isolation, differentiation, and exposure experiments for pollution impact assessment. (external link)
• Laura Pirard; Pierre Blévin; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2025). Polar bears on thin ice: effects of sea-ice decline and pollutants on plasma lipidome and adipose tissue transcriptome. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr; Audrey Su; Rakel Odette Tetlie et al. (2025). Elida - den forgiftede hvalen. (external link)
• Malin Birkeland ; Jasmine Nahrgang; Odd André Karlsen et al. (2025). Using precision-cut liver slices for assessing hepatic toxicity of components of crude oil on Atlantic cod. (external link)
• Maria Fernandez Miguez; Lenny Debuck; R Cremer et al. (2025). MULTI-OMICS AND BIOMARKER ASSESSMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY IN POLAR COD (BOREOGADUS SAIDA) EXPOSED TO CRUDE OIL. (external link)
• Maria Fernandez Miguez; Malin Birkeland; Aliza Naeem Rana et al. (2025). Fish to flask: Advancing crude oil toxicity testing with ex vivo and in vitro techniques. (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Diogo Oliveira; Raquel Ruivo et al. (2025). Evolution of the Chemical Defensome in Marine Mammals. (external link)
• Malin Stamnes Birkeland; Anders Goksøyr; Odd André Karlsen et al. (2025). Assessing toxicity of crude oil water accommodated fractions and sub-fractions using Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) precision cut liver slices. (external link)
• Cecilie Farstad Vidme; Odd André Karlsen; Anders Goksøyr (2025). Development of Estrogen Receptor Time Resolved Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) Assays for Assessing the Estrogenic Effects of Bisphenol Compounds. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2025). Whales and Polar bear in a Petri dish: Decoding Marine Mammal Toxicology Through in Vitro and in Silico Approaches. (external link)
• Malin Birkeland; Jasmine Magali Nahrgang-Berge; André Odd Erik Rogander Karlsen et al. (2025). Using precision-cut liver slices for assessing hepatic toxicity of components of crude oil on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Maria Fernandez Miguez; Claudia Erhart; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2025). Decoding the Spill: Multi-Omics Insights into Crude Oil's Impact on Fish Reproduction. (external link)
• Odd André Karlsen; Josef Rasinger; Marianne Brattås et al. (2025). Quantitative analysis of the polar cod (Boreogadus saida) hepatic proteome highlights interconnected responses in cellular adaptation and defence mechanisms after dietary benzo[a]pyrene exposure. (external link)
• Hilde Andersen; Mette Helen Bjørge Müller; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2025). Plastic additives affect estrogenic pathways and lipid metabolism in precision - cut - liver slices in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)

2024

• Sofie Søderstrøm; Pierre Blévin; Audun H. Rikardsen et al. (2024). Marma-detox Whales and polar bear in a petri dish: decoding marine mammal toxicology through in vitro and in silico approaches. (external link)
• Sofie Karin Søderstrøm; Pierre Blévin; Audun Håvard Rikardsen et al. (2024). The Marma-detox project ( 2023-2027) “Whales and polar bear in a petri dish: decoding marine mammal toxicology through in vitro and in silico approaches. (external link)
• Juan Manuel Vazquez; Jane I Khudyakov; Carla B Madelaire et al. (2024). Ex vivo and in vitro methods as a platform for studying anthropogenic effects on marine mammals: four challenges and how to meet them. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2024). Miljøgiftene rundt oss - hva gjør de der?. (external link)
• Abigail Lynn Chapman; Claudia Erhart; Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes et al. (2024). Assessing multigenerational effects of exposure to crude oil on the arctic keystone species Boreogadus saida and the model Danio rerio.. (external link)
• Odd André Karlsen; Fekadu Yadetie; Anders Borge et al. (2024). Molecular and functional characterization of the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) retinoid X receptor (Rxr) subtypes and their sensitivity to organotin compounds. (external link)
• Maria Fernandez Miguez; Claudia Erhart; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2024). Multi-omics assessment of gametogenesis in polar cod exposed to crude oil. (external link)
• Siri Øfsthus Goksøyr; Fekadu Yadetie; Christine Johansen et al. (2024). Interaction of Bisphenol A and Its Analogs with Estrogen and Androgen Receptor from Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Jasmine Nahrgang; Claudia Erhart; María Fernández Míguez et al. (2024). Assessing the impact of crude oil on cod fish reproduction: a multi-omics and physiological approach.. (external link)
• Odd André Karlsen; Fekadu Yadetie; Anders Borge et al. (2024). Characterization of the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) retinoid X receptor (Rxr) subtypes and their sensitivity to organotin compounds. (external link)
• Benuarda Toto; Jutta Dierkes; Gülen Arslan Lied et al. (2024). Microplastic toxicity: An investigation of micro- and nanoplastics and their effects on aquatic life and intestine function/permeability in rats. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr; Sofie Karin Søderstrøm (2024). Isbjørn og hval i en petriskål. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr; Sofie Karin Søderstrøm (2024). Isbjørn og hval i en petriskål. (external link)
• Nadja Rebecca Brun; Fekadu Yadetie; Hanna Todal Liestøl et al. (2024). Transcriptome responses to benzo[a]pyrene in liver slices of sub-arctic fish species. (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Raquel Ruivo; Diogo Oliveira et al. (2024). Gene set annotation and pseudogene prediction using reference genomes. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2024). Hvorfor er det viktig å ta vare på havets helse? Fra U-864 til plasthvalen. (external link)
• Maria Fernandez Miguez; Claudia Erhart; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2024). Multi-omics assessment of gametogenesis in polar cod exposed to crude oil. (external link)
• Diogo Oliveira; Bram Danneels; Odd André Karlsen et al. (2024). Massive gene loss and the making of xenobiotic-induced responses in Cetacea. (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Anders Goksøyr; Inge Jonassen et al. (2024). Gene loss in the chemical defensome of marine mammals. (external link)
• Raquel Ruivo; Bram Danneels; Diogo Oliveira et al. (2024). Gene loss events shaped the chemical defensome in Cetacea. (external link)
• Sushma Jossey; Oliver Haddrath; Livia Loureiro et al. (2024). Correction to: Population structure and history of North Atlantic Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus musculus) inferred from whole genome sequence analysis (Conservation Genetics, (2024), 10.1007/s10592-023-01584-5). (external link)
• Fekadu Yadetie; Xiaokang Zhang; Anna Reboa et al. (2024). Transcriptome analysis reveals effects of ethynylestradiol and bisphenol A on multiple endocrine and metabolic pathways in the pituitary and liver of female Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2024). Fisken vår - hvordan kan den bli renere? Og hvorfor?. (external link)
• Sofie Karin Søderstrøm; Gunvor Einevoll Fimreite; Anya Greta Mukundan et al. (2024). Decoding marine mammal toxicology. (external link)
• Sushma Jossey; Oliver Haddrath; Livia Loureiro et al. (2024). Population structure and history of North Atlantic Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus musculus) inferred from whole genome sequence analysis. (external link)

2023

• Chukwuebuka ThankGod Eze; Adebayo Akeem Otitoloju; Obianuju Oluchukwu Eze et al. (2023). West African e-waste-soil assessed with a battery of cell-based bioassays. (external link)
• Pierre Blévin; Heli Anna Irmeli Routti; Anders Goksøyr (2023). Polar bears and whales in the spotlight of toxicological studies. (external link)
• Nadja R Brun; Marta Eide; Siri Øfsthus Goksøyr et al. (2023). Toxicogenomics using precision-cut liver slice culture in fish. (external link)
• J. Bjørneset; P. Blévin; P.M. Bjørnstad et al. (2023). Establishment of killer whale (Orcinus orca) primary fibroblast cell cultures and their transcriptomic responses to pollutant exposure. (external link)
• Fekadu Yadetie; Nadja Rebecca Brun; Mette Helen Bjørge Müller et al. (2023). Toxicogenomics using precision-cut liver slice culture in fish. (external link)
• Carey Donald; Elin Sørhus; Prescilla Perrichon et al. (2023). Co-Exposure of Phenanthrene and the cyp-Inducer 3-Methylchrysene Leads to Altered Biotransformation and Increased Toxicity in Fish Egg and Larvae. (external link)
• Marta Eide; Anders Goksøyr; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2023). Integrative omics-analysis of lipid metabolism regulation by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor a and b agonists in male Atlantic cod. (external link)
• Pål Asgeir Olsvik; Sonnich Meier; Xiaokang Zhang et al. (2023). Environmentally realistic concentrations of chlorinated, brominated, and fluorinated persistent organic pollutants induce the unfolded protein response as a shared stress pathway in the liver of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Anders Goksøyr (2023). Comparative analysis of the marine mammal defensome. (external link)
• Bram Danneels; Anders Goksøyr; Inge Jonassen (2023). A genomic approach to decode marine mammal toxicology. (external link)
• Leah C. Strople; Ireen Vieweg; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2023). Spawning time in adult polar cod (Boreogadus saida) altered by crude oil exposure, independent of food availability. (external link)
• Odd André Karlsen; Emily Marie Christiansen; Anders Goksøyr (2023). Studies of retinoid X receptors (Rxr) and the Rxr-signaling pathway in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) using immunochemical and ex vivo approaches. (external link)

2022

• Benuarda Toto; Alice Refosco; Maria O'Keeffe et al. (2022). Intestinal permeability and gene expression after polyethylene and polyamide microplastic ingestion in Wistar rats. (external link)
• Anne Hareide Lund; Fekadu Yadetie; Odd André Karlsen et al. (2022). Using fin whale fibroblasts in toxicological studies. (external link)
• Sofie Karin Söderström; Roger Lille-Langøy; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2022). Agonistic and potentiating effects of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (Ppars). (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr; Matthias Kaiser (2022). Hva gjør et rykte om kvikksølv i norsk fisk med sjømatnasjonen?. (external link)
• Juni Bjørneset; Pierre Blévin; Pål Marius Bjørnstad et al. (2022). Establishment of killer whale cell cultures and their transcriptome responses to pollutant exposure. (external link)
• Fekadu Yadetie; Nadja Rebecca Brun; Julia Giebichenstein et al. (2022). Transcriptome responses in copepods Calanus finmarchicus, Calanus glacialis and Calanus hyperboreus exposed to phenanthrene and benzo[a]pyrene. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2022). U-864, kvikksølv og risiko - da ubåten kom til bygda. (external link)
• Karina Dale; Fekadu Yadetie; Torill Horvli et al. (2022). Single PFAS and PFAS mixtures affect nuclear receptor- and oxidative stress-related pathways in precision-cut liver slices of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr; Marta Eide; Nadja Rebecca Brun et al. (2022). Complex mixture and omics responses in Atlantic cod: a time- and dose-response study. (external link)
• Fekadu Yadetie; Nadja Rebecca Brun; Julia Giebichenstein et al. (2022). Transcriptome responses in copepods Calanus finmarchicus, Calanus glacialis and Calanus hyperboreus exposed to phenanthrene and benzo[a]pyrene. (external link)
• Leah Catherine Strople; Ireen Vieweg; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2022). Reproductive development in polar cod (Boreogadus saida) exposed to crude oil and food variability. (external link)
• Lene Frost Andersen; Paula Berstad; Barbara Alexandra Bukhvalova et al. (2022). Benefit and risk assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet - Scientific Opinion of the Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. (external link)
• Libe Aranguren Abadía; Fekadu Yadetie; Carey Donald et al. (2022). Photo-enhanced toxicity of crude oil on early developmental stages of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Sigrid Setsaas Hoven; Hanne Haslene-Hox; Aman S Chahal et al. (2022). Establishing robust 2D cultures of killer whale primary cells: an optimization study. (external link)

2021

• Anders Goksøyr; Siri Øfsthus Goksøyr; Fekadu Yadetie et al. (2021). Development of a battery of Atlantic cod receptor-based reporter bioassays for assessing environmental toxicity of sediments and chemicals. (external link)
• Anders Goksøyr (2021). Hunnsnegl med penis og hannfisk med egg. (external link)
• Fekadu Yadetie; Nadja Rebecca Brun; Ireen Vieweg et al. (2021). Genomic responses to pollutants in Arctic fish and copepod species. (external link)
• Nils Christian Stenseth; Helle Tessand Baalsrud; Kjetill Sigurd Jakobsen et al. (2021). Havgenomet – bevaring og bærekraftig bruk av marine genetiske ressurser i Norge. (external link)
• Siri Øfsthus Goksøyr; Helene Sørensen; Bjørn Einar Grøsvik et al. (2021). Toxicity assessment of urban marine sediments from Western Norway using a battery of stress-activated receptors and cell-based bioassays from fish. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in NVA.

http://publicationslist.org/anders.goksoyr

Whales and polar bear in a petri dish: decoding marine mammal toxicology through in vitro and in silico approaches

https://www.digitallifenorway.org/research/marma-detox/index.html