Natural Products and Marine Bioresource Development

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• 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 er Utdanningsleder på Kjemisk institutt og jobber med Studiekvalitet og utdanningsprogram knyttet til insituttet. 

 

BA og MA - prosjekter:

Organisk analyse (ekstraksjon, isolasjon og analyse (HPLC, MS, NMR, UV-Vis)) med ulike prosjekt innen bioprospektering og utvikling av marine bioressurser (alger: tang og tare (høstet og dyrket), sjøgress, marine planter og dyphavsmateriale). Flere av prosjektene gjøres sammen med industrielle partnere. 

 

Utvikling og undervisning av:

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

Mål og innhald

Emnet skal gje ei forståing av korleis ein kan analysere organiske sambindingar ved hjelp av spektroskopiske metodar som infraraud-(IR), ultrafiolett-synlig (UV-Vis) og kjernemagnetisk resonans-(NMR) spektroskopi, samt massespektrometri (MS). Emnet er spesielt konsentrert om tolking av data, men ei grunnleggjande forståing av dei ulike analysemetodane blir også vektlagt. I kurset vil hovudfokus ligge på metodane NMR og MS.

 

Mastergradsoppgave

• Jordheim, Monica; Johannesen, Benjamin Alexander; Kopplin, Georg (2024). Thermal stability of polyphenols and carotenoids from Laminaria hyperborea . (ekstern lenke)
• Heggenes, Eva Bergit; Jordheim, Monica (2024). Investigating the Impact of Fermentation on Polyphenolic Content in Cultivated Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima): A Comprehensive Study. (ekstern lenke)
• Røiom, Astrid Therese; Hannisdal, Rita; Parsons, Aoife Elizabeth et al. (2024). The Distribution and Elimination of Lufenuron in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) . (ekstern lenke)
• 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). (ekstern lenke)

Poster

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

Faglig foredrag

• 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.  . (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig artikkel

• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)

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Jordheim Research Group:

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/)