Experience:
April 1997-present University of Bergen/Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Dec. 1992-Sept. 1995 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA
Sept. 1991- Dec. 1992 New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
June 1990-May 1991 Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
Education:
August 2003-present University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway (Tumor Immunology - Research Fellow)
October 2001 University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway (Tumor Immunology - Master of Philosophy)
May 1990 Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10021 (Biology - BA)
Volunteer work:
June-August 1988 Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY 10016
Licenses:
Sept. 1994-Dec. 1994 LaGuardia Community College (Emergency Medical Technician)
Published work:
1. Heimdal JH, Aarstad HJ, Olsnes C , Olofsson J. Human autologous monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages in co-culture with carcinoma F-spheroids secrete IL-6 by a non-CD14-dependent pathway. Scand J Immunol 2001 Feb;53:162-70.
2. Heimdal JH, Olsnes C , Olofsson J, Aarstad HJ. Monocyte and monocyte-derived macrophage secretion of MCP-1 in co-culture with autologous malignant and benign control fragment spheroids. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2001 Aug;50: 300-6.
3. Olsnes C , Heimdal JH, Kross K, Olofsson J, Aarstad HJ. Mechanisms for monocyte activation in co-culture with autologous tumor spheroids. Cell Immunol 2002 Sep; 219: 11-21.
4. Olsnes C , Heimdal JH, Kross K, Olofsson J, Aarstad HJ. Mechanisms for monocyte activation of MCP-1 secretion in co-culture with autologous tumor spheroids. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 Nov 19.
5. Kross K, Heimdal JH, Olsnes C, Olofsson J, Aarstad HJ. HNSCC spheroid and monocyte spheroid stimulated IL-6 and MCP-1 secretion are related to TNM stage, inflammatory state and tumor macrophage density. Acta Otolaryngol. 2005 Oct;125(10):1097-104.
6. Kross KW, Heimdal JH, Olsnes C, Olofsson J, Aarstad, HJ. Tumour-associated macrophages secrete IL-6 and MCP-1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tissue. Acta Otolaryngol. 2007; 127(5): 532-9.
7. Olsnes C, Stavang, H, Olofsson J, Aarstad, HJ. TNF-alpha is secreted by monocytes in transit to become macrophages, but not by peripheral blood monocytes, folllowing OK-432 (lyophilized S. pyogenes) stimulation. Scand J Immunol 2007; 66(6): 684-93.
8. Kross KW, Heimdal JH, Olsnes C, Olofsson J, Aarstad HJ. Co-culture of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma spheroids with autologous monocytes predicts prognosis. Scand J Immunol 2008 Apr;67(4):329-9.
9. Olsnes C, Stavang H, Brokstad K, Olofsson J, Aarstad HJ. Chemokines are secreted my monocytes following OK-432 (lyophilized Streptococcus pyoegenes) stimulation. BMC Immunol 2009;10(1):6.
10. Helgaland T, Engelen B, Olsnes C, Aarstad HJ, Vassbotn FS. In vitro cholesteatoma growth and secretion of cytokines. Acta Otolaryngol. 2010 Jan 19.
Presentations:
1. Monocyte-squamous cell carcinoma spheroid interactions: Mechanisms based on an in vitro co-culture model. 5th BCCR Conference - Solstrand Hotel (Osøyro), April 23, 2004.
2. OK-432 activates human monocytes. ENT Spring meeting - Admiral Hotel, Bergen, Norway, April 15, 2005.
3. Picibanil (OK-432) activation of human monocytes depends on SYK and MEK kinases. 6th BCCR Conference - Solstrand Hotel (Osøyro), May 20, 2005.
Posters:
1. Cytokines in cancer and immunity - San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 21-25, 2004.
Courses completed :
1. Tumor Biology ( Spring semester 2004) .
2. Research fundamentals ( Spring semester 2005).
3. Signal Transduction (Spring semester, 2005).