Our Team

Professor Guido Alves  

Head of Research 

Neurologist, Ph.D. 

guido.werner.alves@sus.no  

Karen Rinden Simonsen

Administrative manager 

Occupational therapist

karen.rinden.simonsen@sus.no

Eldbjørg Fiske 

Administrative manager Norwegian Parkinson registry and biobank 

Physiology, Ph.D. 

eldbjorg.fiske@sus.no 

Aleksander H. Erga 

Specialist in Psychology, Post doc. 

aleksander.hagen.erga@sus.no

Ylva H. Hiorth 

Physiotherapy, Ph.D. 

ylva.hivand.hiorth@sus.no

Ida Kristiansen 

Clinical nutritionist, Ph.D. student 

ida.kristiansen@sus.no

Jodi Maple-Grødem 

Biomedicine, Ph.D. 

jodi.maple@uis.no

Johannes Lange 

Biochemistry, Ph.D. 

johannes.lange@sus.no

Maria Camila Gonzalez Velez 

Biomedicine, Ph.D. student. 

gonzalezv.mariacamila@gmail.com

Daniel Allen Rinker 

Neuroimaging and machine learning, Post doc. 

rink0041@gmail.com

Linn Silje Wathne Oftedal 

Biochemistry, Post doc. 

linn.silje.wathne.oftedal@sus.no 

Camilla Christina Pedersen  

Biological Chemistry, Ph.D. student

camilla.christina.pedersen@sus.no

Aleksandra Szwedo 

Biological Chemistry, Ph.D. student 

aleksandra.anna.szwedo@sus.no

Veslemøy Hamre Frantzen 

Project coordinator, research 

Master’s degree, Health Sciences 

veslemoy.hamre.frantzen@sus.no

Ellen Thinn Bjordal 

Study nurse 

Bachelor`s degree nursing 

ellen.marie.thinn.bjordal@sus.no

Monica Helland 

Study nurse 

Bachelor`s degree nursing 

monica.helland@sus.no

Lisa Apeland 

Occupational therapist 

ParkinsonNet 

pn.lisa@parkinson.no

Jonar Berner Bruun 

Physical therapist 

ParkinsonNet 

pn.jonas@parkinson.no

Yvonne Stavland Sørenes 

Neurologist 

ParkinsonNet 

yvonne.stavland.sorenes@sus.no