Bjørnar Myrnes

Degree	Dr.Philos.
Position	Senior Scientist
E-mail	bjornar.myrnes@nofima.no
Phone	+47 77 62 90 69/90 10
Workplace	Tromsø
Attachments	CV Bjornar Myrnes_.pdf

Works with

Marine bioprospecting

Facts about Bjørnar Myrnes

I work as a senior scientist at Fiskehelse and marine bio-prospecting. My work implies basic and applied research on enzymes and other bio-molecules from artic marine organisms.

I am dr.philos in biochemistry and have more than 20 years experience in marine bio-prospecting.

Publications

Vanderkelen, L., Herreweghe, J.M.V, Vanoirbeek, K.G.A., Baggerman, G., Myrnes, B., Declerck, P.J., Nilsen, I.W., Michiels, C.W. and Callewaert, L. 2011. Identification of a bacterial inhibitor against g-type lysozyme.
Kyomuhendo, P., Myrnes, B., Brandsdal, B.-O., Smalås, A.O., Nilsen, I.W. and Helland, R. 2010. Thermodynamics and structure of a salmon cold-active goose-type lysozyme.
Seppola, M., Johnsen, H., Mennen, S., Myrnes, B. and Tveiten, H. 2009. Maternal transfer and transcriptional onset of immune genes during ontogenesis in Atlantic cod.
Myrnes, B. and Nilsen, I.W. 2007. Glutathione S-transferase from the Icelandic scallop (Chlamys islandica): Isolation and partial characterization.
Kyomuhendo, P., Myrnes, B. and Nilsen, I.W. 2007. A cold-active salmon goose-type lysozyme with high heat tolerance.
Øverbø, K. and Myrnes, B. 2006. Deoxyribonuclease II from the Icelandic Scallop (Chlamys islandica): Isolation and partial characterization.
Olsen, Ø.M., Nilsen, I.W., Sletten, K. and Myrnes, B. 2003. Multiple invertebrate lysozymes in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis).
Nilsen, I.W., Myrnes, B., Edvardsen, R.B. and Chourrout, D. 2003. Urochordates carry multiple genes for goose-type lysozyme and no genes for chicken- or invertebrate-type lysozymes.
Nilsen, I.W. and Myrnes, B. 2001. The gene of chlamysin, a marine invertebrate-type lysozyme, is organized similar to vertebrate but different from invertebrate chicken-type lysozyme genes.