Forskning har i hovesak vært knyttet til basal beinbilogi, hud og slimhinne patologi,og  tuberkulose, lepra, ernæring og oral cancer i utviklingsland. 

Leserinnlegg

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

Kronikk

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

Doktorgradsavhandling

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

Sammendrag/abstract

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

Populærvitenskapelig artikkel

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

Leder

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

Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

• Jonsson, Roland; Nilsen, Rune (2007). Forskerutdanningen ved Broegelmanns Forskningslaboratorium. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig artikkel

• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Mørkve, Odd; Kazwala, Rudovic et al. (2003). The role of livestock keeping in tuberculosis trends in Arusha, Tanzania. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phyu, Sabai; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1999). A mouse model for slowly progressive primary tuberculosis. (ekstern lenke)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phyu, Sabai; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1999). A mouse model for slowly proressing tuberculosis. (ekstern lenke)
• 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?. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• Idris, Ali M; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanese Toombak: are they different?. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• Idris, A.M.; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanerse Toombak: are they different?. (ekstern lenke)
• Phuy, Sabai; Mustafa, Tehmina; Hofstad, Tor et al. (1998). A Mouse Model for Latent Tuberculosis. (ekstern lenke)
• Idris, Ali M; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanese Toombak: are they different?. (ekstern lenke)
• Idris, A.M.; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanese Toombak: are they different?. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• Idris, Ali M; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Vasstrand, Endre N. et al. (1998). The Swedish Snus and the Sudanesh Toombak: are they different?. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• Nunes, Ivana Pereira; Nilsen, Rune; Kristofferson, T et al. (1995). Spontaneous gingival antibody production to Fuscobacterium nucleatum outer membrane in adult periodontitis. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)

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. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig foredrag

• 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). (ekstern lenke)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phuy, S; Tadesse, Azeb et al. (1998). A Mouse Model for Latent Tuberculosis. (ekstern lenke)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phuy, S; Nerland, A.H. et al. (1998). A novel mechanism of immune evasion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (ekstern lenke)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phuy, Sabai; Nerland, A.H. et al. (1998). A novel mechanism of immune evasion by <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I>. (ekstern lenke)
• Mustafa, Tehmina; Phyu, Sabai; Tadesse, Azeb et al. (1997). Lungs in Murine Latent Tuberculosis. International conference on immunopathology of mucous membranes and exocrine glands. (ekstern lenke)
• 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. (ekstern lenke)
• Skaug, Nils; Ali, Raouf Wahab; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1994). Microbial associations of periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque from periodontitis patients. (ekstern lenke)
• Ali, Raouf Wahab; Bakken, Vidar; Nilsen, Rune et al. (1994). Detection frequency of periopathogens in Sudanese and Norwegian periodontitis patients. (ekstern lenke)

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