I am an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in biotechnology, specialized in sustainability, ethics, and societal aspects of gene editing in animals. My expertise spans empirical ethics, qualitative methods, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), and circular economy in the seafood sector. I have experience from several successful national and international research proposals, and I greatly enjoy communicating research to both academic communities and the general public. On a daily basis, I conduct research in the CRISPRWELL project led from NTNU, contribute to various projects within the department, and work with sustainability at NORCE.
Torill Blix
Post Doc
tobl@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 78 89
Forskningsparken Tromsø, Sykehusvn 23, 9019 Tromsø

Division
Climate & Environment
Research themes
RRI (responsible research and innovation)
Ethical, legal and societal aspects of new technologies (ELSA)
Aquaculture
Research Groups
Gene technology, environment and society
More information about Torill
Projects
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Feature articleUtryddelse er for alltid– Nationen 2025
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Conference lectureScoping genome editing in the Norwegian public– Back to the future: Sustainable innovations for ethical food production and consumption 2024
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Conference lectureAnimal breeding projects anticipating who and what is at stake using an SDG-based sustainability assessment– AFINO International Conference 2024
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Academic chapterScoping genome editing in the Norwegian public– 2024
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Conference lectureNon-safety assessments of genome-edited animals: ethical and regulatory challenges and solutions– Presentation at Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN) 2024
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Conference lectureUsing Ethics in Research cards as a practical approach for responsible management and reflection in research practise.– The AFINO International Conference: Transformative Research and Innovation 2024
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Feature articleGenredigering, patent og dyrevelferd– Nationen 2024
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Research reportUtredning av sirkulærøkonomien i sjømatnæringen– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2023
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Academic articleA social and ethical game-changer? An empirical ethics study of CRISPR in the salmon farming industry– Environmental Values 2023
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Academic literature reviewUtredning av sirkulær økonomi i sjømatnæringen, faglig rapport nr. 7-2023, fra NORCE Klima og Miljø– Agderforskning Prosjektrapport 2023
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Research reportUtredning av sirkulærøkonomien i sjømatnæringen– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2023
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Conference lectureGenome-editing animals – looking through the lens of resilience?– Symposium: Animals as fellow creatures 2023
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Conference lectureGenome-edited salmon: a sustainable solution to aquaculture?– Symposium: Animals as fellow creatures 2023
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Conference lectureThe circular economy in the seafood industry: opportunities and challenges– Arctic Frontiers 2023: Moving North 2023
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Conference lectureNano- and micro-plastics and fish: Novel methods for detection and the role of RRI in such research– Arctic Frontiers 2023 Conference: Moving North 2023
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Conference lectureEmotion and imagination in laboratory practice– Eursafe conference 2022: Transforming food systems 2022
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Academic articleA sustainability assessment framework for genome-edited salmon– Aquaculture 2022
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Conference lectureEmpirical ethics: Interviews and focus groups as sources for analysis of animal ethics and sustainability in aquaculture– IFRO Seminar 2021
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Popular scientific articleGenome editing finfish: What can we do, and what should we do?– NTNU Samfunn, språk og kultur blogg 2021
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Academic literature reviewSustainable use of CRISPR/Cas in fish aquaculture: the biosafety perspective– Transgenic research 2021
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Academic chapterGenome edited salmon: fish welfare as part of sustainability criteria– 2021
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Conference lectureFikse fisken? Bruk av CRISPR i oppdrettsnæringen– Aqua Nor 2021
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Feature articleBehov for et bredere bærekraftsbegrep i oppdrettsbransjen– intrafish.no 2021
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Academic literature reviewGenome editing on finfish: Current status and implications for sustainability– Reviews in Aquaculture 2021
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Conference lectureAnimal Welfare and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals– GenØk Science forum 2020
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Feature articleCRISPR - et skifte i norsk lakseoppdrett?– Norsk Fiskeoppdrett 2020
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Popular scientific articleHva mener nordmenn egentlig om genmodifisert mat?– Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.) 2020
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Feature articleProblematisk undersøkelse om genredigering– Nationen 2020
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Feature articleHva mener tromsøværinger om GMO?– Nordlys 2019