Ida Helene Steen
Ida Helene Steen (born 1966)[1] is a Norwegian geomicrobiologist who studies the communities of extremophile microorganisms in deep-ocean hydrothermal vents along the Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean, seeking novel forms of biochemistry that may have applications in biotechnology and medicine.[2][3] She is a professor at the University of Bergen,[4] in the Department of Biological Sciences of its Faculty of Science and Technology,[5] and a member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA).[4]
Steen is originally from Haugesund.[6] She began studying cell biology at the University of Bergen in 1985, specialized in microbiology beginning in 1991, and completed her doctorate there in 1993. She returned to Bergen as a faculty member after postdoctoral research abroad at the University of Bath in England and Karolinska Institute in Sweden.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jubilanter", Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian), 3 December 2016, p. 70
- ↑ Wehus, Walter (2 May 2015), Researchers to trawl ocean for new biotechnology resources, University of Bergen, retrieved 2026-09-03 – via Partner.ScienceNorway
- ↑ A Moonshot in the Freezing Arctic Depths, University of Bergen, 1 November 2021, retrieved 2026-09-03
- 1 2 "Ida Helene Steen", Member profiles, Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences, retrieved 2026-09-03
- ↑ "Ida Helene Steen", Find employees, University of Bergen, retrieved 2026-09-03
- ↑ Lütcherath, Tone (6 July 2017), "Kartlegger dyphavet rundt Svalbard", Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian), p. 5
- ↑ Larsen, Hans-Tore; Tungesvik, Anne Grethe (2 August 2008), "A windy day", Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, retrieved 2026-09-03
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