Global profiles, precise diagnosis.
We are analytical chemists, biochemists, scientists, and clinicians at Oslo University Hospital, working at the intersection of cutting-edge laboratory science and patient care. Using the latest mass spectrometry technology, we measure metabolites and lipids: the small molecules that tell the story of what is happening inside your body.
Clinical Diagnostics & Research
As the Section for Metabolomics & Lipidomics at Oslo University Hospital, we deliver clinical metabolomics and lipidomics analysis as part of routine hospital diagnostics — and drive research that turns metabolic profiling into a versatile diagnostic tool for clinical practice.
Core Facility Services
As the Core Facility for Global Metabolomics & Lipidomics at the University of Oslo, we offer open-access LC-MS analytical services — supporting researchers from study design and sample preparation through to data interpretation.
Upcoming Events
Join our scientific symposia, workshops, and seminars on clinical metabolomics, lipidomics, and metabolite discovery.
Shedding Light on the Dark Metabolome and Its Clinical Potential
20–21 May 2026 · Losby Gods, Norway
A symposium on clinical metabolomics, lipidomics, and metabolite discovery — bringing together scientists and clinicians to discuss the unidentified metabolome and its clinical potential.
Recent Publications
Selected highlights from our recent work in clinical metabolomics, lipidomics, and method development.
Pancreatic cancer & lipidomics
Significant reductions in lipid metabolite abundance in tumour tissue and serum following neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy.
Amrutkar et al., Metabolomics (2026)
Rare poisoning detected by metabolomics
The first reported case of 3-NPA intoxication in Norway, identified by global metabolomics — only the second case in Scandinavia.
Skogvold et al., J Appl Toxicol (2021)
Dried blood spot metabolomics
One of the most-read methods papers in our field — establishing reproducible global metabolomics analysis from dried blood spot samples.
Drabløs et al., Metabolites
Our Team
A multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians, united by making metabolomics and lipidomics work in practice, both in research and in patient care.
Group Leadership
Led by Katja Benedikte Prestø Elgstøen, guiding the section’s clinical work and its research agenda.
Senior Scientists & Engineers
A core team of senior scientists and analytical engineers is driving method development and clinical applications across metabolomics and lipidomics.
Researchers in Training
PhD students and early-career researchers exploring new applications of clinical metabolomics.