Curriculum Vitae
Name: Maria Teresa (Maite) Bezem
Addres: Fagernes 19, N-5043 Bergen, Norway
Telephone: +47 98 80 11 99
Email: Maite.Bezem@uib.no
Birthday: May 16 1988
Marital status: Married to Yrjan Christopher Blente and mother of
Sølve Elias Bezem Blente (born August 11 2013)
Education:
20122010-2012:
2007-2010:
2005-2007:
2004-2005:
Ph.D. candidate, University of Bergen, Norway
Master degree in nanoscience, University of Bergen, Norway
Grade A on master thesis in nanomedicine about the use of nanoparticles for
stabilizing the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase
Bachelor degree in nanotechnology, University of Bergen, Norway
A multidisciplinary undergraduate program focusing on the nano scale and
addressing both research and industry, finished in two and a half year and was the
first student to graduate from the nanotechnology program
International Baccalaureate, Bergen Katedralskole (high school), Norway
Mathematics, physics, Norwegian and English taken at high level and chemistry,
economics and French taken at standard level
Première Scientifique, Lycée George de la Tour, Nancy, France
First year of high school as an exchange through Youth for Understanding
Work experience:
20122012:
2011:
2009-2011:
2008-2011:
2007-2008:
Research fellow as Ph.D. candidate with 75% research and 25% teaching at the
Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
Engineer, Helse Bergen (hospital health care), Norway
5 months 50% employment for laboratory work done for the neurological
department at Haukeland University Hospital
Scientific assistent in the laboratory course NANO200 “Nanoprocesses and
nanomaterials” with responsibility for the exercises on nanoparticle synthesis,
University of Bergen, Norway
Teacher for a class at SommerViten, a summer camp arranging courses in Bergen,
Norway about science and technology for children aged 9 to 15.
Tutor at the department of mathematics in the courses MAT101 “Elementary
Calculus I” and MAT112 “Calculus II” at University of Bergen, Norway with
responsibility for small groups, large seminars and correction of handed-in
assigments
Holiday jobs at BERLE på Bryggen, a souvenirshop, Bergen, Norway.
Honorary posts:
20152015-2016:
2015-2016:
2011-2012:
2009-2011:
2009:
2008-2009:
2005-2009:
2007-2008:
Founder and first deputy board member of the cooperation “Biskopshavn Kirkes
barnehage SA” – a nursery for children aged 0 – 6 years
Member of the appointment committee working on behalf of the faculty board
evaluating the appointments of temporary employees at the Faculty of Medicine,
University of Bergen, Norway
Board member at the faculty board as the representative of the temporary
employees at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
Board member in the Students Sailing Club of Bergen
President of the Students Sailing Club of Bergen
Vice-president of the Students Sailing Club of Bergen
Founder and treasurer of Nanos, the association for nanotechnology students at
the University of Bergen
Recruitment responsible in the board for Youth for Understanding in the region
Hordaland, Norway
Student representative in the board for the nanotechnology and nanoscience
programs
Teaching and supervising experience:
2014-2015:
2015:
2015:
2015:
2012-15:
Spring 2011:
2011:
2009-2011:
2008-2011:
Assistant supervisor for Fredrik Gullaksen Johannessen during his 60 ECTS
master thesis project called “Investigation of the efficiency of different
nanoparticle preparations for the in vitro and in vivo stabilization of tyrosine
hydroxylase”
Two-hours lecture in the course BMED325 “Cellular Biochemistry and
Nanobiochemistry” about nanoparticles’ synthesis and their applications in
biomedical research, University of Bergen, Norway.
Scientific assistent in the laboratory course MEDOD1 “First semester Medicine
and Dentistry” with responsibility for the exercises on lipids and enzymes,
University of Bergen, Norway
Scientific assistent in the laboratory course FARM301 “Pharmaceutical research
methods” with responsibility for DNA and protein purification and analysis,
University of Bergen, Norway.
Scientific assistent in the laboratory course BIOBAS “Basic biological sciences for
medical students” supervising the exercises on amino acids, carbohydrates and
DNA, University of Bergen, Norway.
Supervisor for bachelor student Elisabeth Elje in NANO100 lab project (10
ECTS) called “Enzyme replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease”.
Scientific assistent in the laboratory course NANO200 “Nanoprocesses and
nanomaterials” with responsibility for the exercises on nanoparticle synthesis,
University of Bergen, Norway.
Teacher for a class at SommerViten, a summer camp arranging courses in Bergen,
Norway about science and technology for children aged 9 to 15.
Tutor at the department of mathematics in the courses MAT101 “Elementary
Calculus I” and MAT112 “Calculus II” at University of Bergen, Norway with
responsibility for small groups, large seminars and correction of handed-in
assigments.
Courses:
Spring 15:
Summer 14:
Autumn 13:
Autumn 12:
Autumn 10:
11th course in confocal microscopy at the Molecular Imaging Center, University of
Bergen, Norway.
Five-week Summer School for Silicon Nanotechnology by Prof. Michael J. Sailor
at University of California, San Diego, United States.
Atomic force microscopy by Anne Baumann from the National Graduate School
BioStruct at University of Bergen, Norway.
Protein expression and purification and analysis course by Gunther Stier from
EMBL Heidelberg and Gilles Trave from University of Strasbourg, at University
of Bergen, Norway.
Safety course for radioactive material, Health and Safety department, University of
Bergen, Norway.
Awards, scholarships and other:
March 15:
Scholarship of NOK 55 000 by the Meltzer foundation for the project “Siliconbased nanoparticles for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease”, University of
Bergen, Norway.
Autumn 14: Scholarship from the National Graduate School BioStruct of NOK 84 000 for a
six-months research stay as a visiting scholar while working on the project
“Porous Silicon Particles for Sustained Drug Delivery” in the laboratory of Prof.
Michael J. Sailor at University of California, San Diego, United States.
March 13:
Scholarship of NOK 44 000 by the Meltzer foundation for the project “The
uptake of tyrosine hydroxylase in cells and crossing of blood-brain barrier by
biologically degradable nanoparticles”, University of Bergen, Norway.
Autumn 11: Part of the winning team at Sci – Preneurship contest with the best business idea
during the innovation camp arranged by Young Achievement, Junior Enterprise,
Brussels, Belgia.
Spring 11:
Scholarship of NOK 8 800 by Lina Asbjørnsen’s foundation for brilliant female
science students at the faculty of mathematics and natural sciences, University of
Bergen, Norway.
Spring 10:
Named the “National Student of the Year in Technology” in 2010 by Universum
Awards and therefore given a scholarship of NOK 20 000 by FMC Technologies,
Oslo, Norway.
Spring 10:
Scholarship of NOK 7 000 by Lina Asbjørnsen’s foundation for brilliant female
science students at the faculty of mathematics and natural sciences, University of
Bergen, Norway.
2008:
Participation by selection in the TV-series ”The Future Detectives” – a
documentary series produced by Bastard Film A/S in Denmark and subsidized by
the EU to promote science for youth between 15 and 25 years old.
Spring 2008: Norway’s representation in Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
(ISEF) in Atlanta, USA with my project on Population Models.
Autumn 2007: Norway’s representation in the 19th EU Contest for Young Scientists in Valencia,
Spain with my project on Population Models.
Summer 07: Participation by invitation in the European Space Camp at Andøya Rocket Range,
Norway.
Spring 07:
Winner of the Norwegian Young Scientist Contest with my extended essay on
Population Models – an evaluation of mathematical models by applying them to
data of the cod stock in the Barents Sea, Oslo, Norway. Price money was NOK
10 000 and funding for participation at European Space Camp, EU Contest for
Young Scientists and Intel ISEF.
Publications:
Articles
Bezem, M.T., Baumann, A., Martinez, A., Flydal, M. I., (2014) Partially inhibited tyrosine
hydroxylase is very stable. In preparation.
Bezem, M.T., Johannessen, F. G., Ying, M., Herfindal, L., Betbeder, D. Jorge-Finnigan, A. and
Martinez, A., (2014) Maltodextrin nanoparticles deliver tyrosine hydroxylase to brain cells. In
preparation.
Wang, J., Kumeria, T., Bezem, M. T., Sailor, M. J., (2016) Self-reporting porous silicon
microparticles for drug delivery applications. In preparation.
Bezem, M. T. (2008), The use of micro fluidics to study nanotube-mediated signaling between
cells. Young Scientists Journal 1 (6), pp. 22-26.
Invited speaker presentations
Bezem, M. T., Johannessen, F. G., Ying, M., Jorge-Finnigan, A., Betbeder, D. and Martinez, A.,
Nanoparticles for protein delivery to the brain, the Dementia network meeting. Bergen, Norway,
June 3 2015.
Bezem, M. T., Researchers of the future, the Norwegian research council’s annual business
seminars, Oslo, Norway, April 24 2013.
Bezem, M. T., Why choosing nanomedical research, “På Vei” carreer seminar series at the faculty
of mathematics and natural sciences, University of Bergen, Norway, October 19 2010.
Oral communications
Bezem, M. T., Baumann, A., Meyer, R., Martinez, A. and Flydal, M. I., Construct design and
cobalt are crucial determinants for high-quality preparations of human tyrosine hydroxylase, 6th
Annual BioStruct conference, Jægtvolden, Norway, August 30 2015.
Bezem, M. T., Ying, M., Jorge-Finnigan, A., Betbeder, D. and Martinez, A., Nanoparticles for
protein delivery to the brain, 4th Annual Meeting of KG Jebsen’s Centre for Research on
Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Bergen, Norway, June 3 2014.
Bezem, M. T., Ying, M., Jorge-Finnigan, A., Betbeder, D. and Martinez, A., Intracellular delivery
of tyrosine hydroxylase by nanoparticles, the nano-medical symposium, Bergen, Norway, April 8
2014.
Bezem, M.T., Jorge-Finnigan, A., Betbeder, D. and Martinez, A., Delivery of Nanoparticle-bound
Tyrosine Hydroxylase to Cells, the International Conference on Tetrahydrobiopterin,
Phenylketonuria, Monoamine Neurotransmitters and
Nitric Oxide Synthase, St. Moritz - Champfèr, Switzerland, March 18 – 21 2013.
Bezem, M.T., Jorge-Finnigan, A., Betbeder, D. and Martinez, A., Stabilization of tyrosine
hydroxylase in nanoparticles for enzyme replacement therapy, 49th Winter Meeting of the
Norwegian Biochemical Society, Lillehammer, Norway, January 31 – February 3 2013.
Bezem, M. T. and Martinez, A., Functionalization of nanoparticles with tyrosine hydroxylase,
Therapeutic Nanoparticles Seminar, Bergen, Norway, November 2 2012.
Bezem, M.T., Betbeder, D. Jorge-Finnigan, A. and Martinez, A., Delivery of Nanoparticle-bound
Tyrosine Hydroxylase to Cells, SCANDEM 2012 the Annual Conference of the Nordic
Microscopy Society, Bergen, Norway, June 12 – 15 2012.
Posters
Bezem, M.T., Jorge-Finnigan, A., Johannessen, Ying, M., F. G., Betbeder, D. and Martinez, A.,
Maltodextrin nanoparticles as carriers of tyrosine hydroxylase, European Nanomedicine Meeting,
Grenoble, France, December 7 – 9 2015.
Bezem, M. T., Jorge-Finnigan, A., Betbeder, D. and Martinez, A., Stabilization of Tyrosine
Hydroxylase in Nanoparticles for Enzyme Replacement Therapy, 6th annual BioStruct
conference, Jægtvollen, Norway, August 28 - 31 2015. Price for the best poster.
Bezem, M.T., Betbeder, D. Jorge-Finnigan, A. and Martinez, A., Stabilization of tyrosine
hydroxylase in nanoparticles for enzyme replacement therapy, 49th Winter Meeting of the
Norwegian Biochemical Society, Lillehammer, Norway, January 31 – February 3 2013.
Bezem, M. T., Jorge-Finnigan, A., Betbeder, D. and Martinez, A., Stabilization of Tyrosine
Hydroxylase in Nanoparticles for Enzyme Replacement Therapy, 3rd annual BioStruct
conference, Jægtvollen, Norway, August 31 2012. Price for the best poster.
Bezem, M. T., Rios-Mondragón, I. and Gerdes, H.-H., The use of micro fluidics to study
nanotube-mediated signaling between cells, the Nano day, Bergen, Norway, June 6 2008. Price
for the best poster.
Bezem, M. T., Population Models, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Atlanta,
USA, May 12 2008.
Bezem, M. T., A matematical investigation of the cod stock in the Barents sea using population
models, EU Contest for Young Scientists, Valencia, Spain, September 17 2007.
Bezem, M. T., What will happen to our fish? Norwegian Young Scientist Contest, Oslo, Norway,
April 15 2007.