Asgeir Jakola is a new professor of neurosurgery

Akademiliv congratulates Asgeir S. Jakola on the professorship in neurosurgery! His research group mainly focuses on brain tumors, but also includes other clinical questions in neurosurgery. The research includes, among other things, epidemiological aspects, new diagnostic methods, clinical trials and studies of quality of life and cognitive functions, with a focus on slow-growing brain tumors. The group works with long-term follow-ups, where studies of patients’ quality of life, cognition and the brain’s functional network are included. In addition to supervising doctoral students, Asgeir S. Jakola is subject representative for neurosurgery, teaches at the physiotherapist and medical program, sits on the faculty Research Council (FOR) and has several assignments in national and international networks and organizations.