Helga Salvesen
Helga Birgitte Salvesen (23 December 1963[1] – 20 January 2016) was a Norwegian physician and professor of medicine at the University of Bergen.
Early life and education
[edit]Salvesen was born in Asker, but moved to Bergen at the age of four.[2] She took the cand.med. degree in 1991 and the dr.med. degree in 2000, with the doctoral thesis Tumor Biomarkers and Prognostic Factors in Endometrial Carcinoma.
Professional career
[edit]She became chief physician at Haukeland University Hospital, and in 2003 also professor of gynecology and obstetrics at the University of Bergen. Here, she became co-director of the excellent research centre Centre for Cancer Biomarkers.
In 2015 she was elected as a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[3]
Death and legacy
[edit]Salvesen died suddenly in January 2016.[4] In 2017, the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) created an award in her memory to recognise researchers who excel in the field of gynecological cancer research.[5]
Personal life
[edit]She was married to fellow physician Pål Rasmus Njølstad in 1986, and had four children, all boys.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jubilanter". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 23 December 2013. p. 41.
- ^ a b Salvesen, Hans-Christen; Haldorsen, Ingfrid Salvesen; Salvesen, Øyvind (23 February 2016). "Minneord". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 41.
- ^ Olsen, Dag Rune; et al. (1 February 2016). "Helga Birgitte Salvesen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 21.
- ^ Staff, Annetine; et al. (6 February 2016). "Helga Birgitte Salvesen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 49.
- ^ "ESGO Helga Salvesen Award for the Best contribution in Translational research". European Society of Gynaecological Oncology. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
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