Jennifer Mildenberger holds a PhD in molecular medicine (2017) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a Master‘s degree in biomedical sciences (2012) from the University of Bern, Switzerland. Her doctoral thesis focused on the molecular regulation of inflammation in human immune cells, and especially the response of macrophages to omega-3 fatty acids. Since 2018, she has worked as researcher at Møreforsking AS, a marine research institute in Ålesund, Norway, with activities on the full value chain from the ocean to consumers. Jennifer is mainly working on value creation from marine-sourced biomass. Her focus area is the characterization of functional and health-related effects of marine compound byt the use of biochemical methods and cell models.