Viola Lobert

Viola Lobert is an Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design. She specializes in Cell Biology with a focus on signaling pathways in Developmental Biology and Cancer Research. She employs model organisms like zebrafish, fruit flies, mice, and organoids in her work.

• PhD from Radiumhospitalet under Harald Stenmark
• Postdoctoral training at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), Australia
• Co-leader of the Male Reproductive Health research group at OsloMet
• Teaching responsibilities in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology

Her research interests span signal transduction, epithelial polarity, organoid cultivation, and zebrafish models for disease. She investigates how molecular pathways contribute to cancer development and uses 3D cell culture techniques to study cellular processes.

Recent publications highlight her work on AMPK-regulated lumen expansion, integrin signaling in cardiac health, and organoid modeling for testicular cancer. Her studies also address environmental toxicants' impact on developmental neurotoxicity and the role of phosphoinositide metabolism in cancer progression.

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A dedicated educator, she has taught developmental biology at University of Oslo, cell biology at Østfold University College, and cell signaling at NTNU. Her research grants include a postdoctoral fellowship from South East Health.

Viola collaborates with institutions like Radiumhospitalet and WEHI, and co-leads the Reproductive Health in Men research group with Jorunn Andersen. She is actively involved in the ADEPT (Advanced Health intelligence and brain-Inspired Technologies) research group.