She covers all aspects of the role of aquatic food and nutrition security, covering macro- and micronutrient needs for vulnerable groups, especially pregnant women, infants, and children. Altogether, she covers nutrition toxicology, risk assessment, and cognitive development/mental health and lately with a focus on the risk of low iodine during pregnancy and prior adolescence. The transdisciplinary, methodology and visibility gives the impression of both quality and high scientific impact for IMR`s advisory work in the field of nutrition. Her (ISI as Markhus MW) record of accomplishment in publication is good, 40 publications, 486 citations and h-index of 12 as listed in ICI Web of knowledge. For this evaluation she has selected 15 papers. Markhus has a developing track record of scientific production, and has published regularly in high impact international journals over the course of the last fifteen years. Her work has been concentrated to the field of nutrition, but she has also attained experience in toxicology, risk assessment, and cognitive development/mental health.

After defending her theses in 2014, she has been employed as a researcher at National Institute for Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) now the Institute of Marine Research (IMR). in 2007, and was awarded a doctorate (PhD) in 2014.

Maria Wik Markhus, senior scientist with 1183 competance, received her higher education in human nutrition at the University of Bergen (UoB).

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