Ole Petter Ottersen#
| Membership Number: | 4602 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | NORWAY |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2017 - 2023 President, Karolinska Institutet
- 2009 - 2017 President, University of Oslo
- 2006 - 2009 Chief Editor of Neuroscience (Official Journal of the International Brain Research Organization)
- 2005 - 2009 Coordinator, Nordic Centre of Excellence in Molecular Medicine (WIRED)
- 2002 - 2009 Director, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience (Center of Excellence sponsored by the Norwegian Research Council; https://www.cmbn.no
)
- 2003 - 2007 Chairman of the Board of FUGE (National Program for Functional Genomics in Norway)
- 2001 - 2002 Head of EMBIO (Interfacultary Unit for Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics at the University of Oslo)
- 2000 - 2002 Dean of Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
- 1997 - 1999 Head of the Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo
- 1992 - present Professor of Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo
- 1983 - 1992 Associate Professor (Prosektor), Anatomical Institute, University of Oslo
- 1978 - 1983 Research Fellow, Anatomical Institute, University of Oslo
Fields of Scholarship
- Neurotransmission
- Brain homeostasis
- Cellular neuroscience
Honours and Awards
- 1990 Anders Jahre's award for medical research to younger researchers
- 1994 The University of Oslo Prize for Scientific Research (Universitetets forskningspris)
- 2005 The Lundbeck Foundation Nordic Award for Outstanding Research 2005(shared with Jon Storm-Mathisen)
- 2008 Anders Jahre’s award for medical research (senior prize)
- 2019 Ordre national du Mérite (ordre honorifique français)
- 2023 Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (Japan)
- 1993 Member, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
- 2001 Member, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 2006 Member, Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
- 2006 Member, Scanbalt Academy
- 2010 Honorary Doctor, University of Eastern Finland
- 2015 Honorary Doctor, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon
- Professional memberships
- Member of the European Neuroscience Association (FENS)
- Member of the Society for Neuroscience (USA)
