Jan Sunde is a researcher at Møreforsking and holds an MSc (siv.ing.) in Chemistry from NTNU, where he completed his diploma thesis on biological water purification at TU Delft. He also holds a PhD (Dr.scient.) in molecular biology from the University of Bergen, with a dissertation on fishmeal processing and how it affects protein digestion and protease activity in farmed salmon.
Jan’s research focuses on aquaculture‑related challenges. In recent years, his work has centred on reproduction and early life stages, development of aquaculture protocols for red sea cucumber and integrated multi‑trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems. He has previously held research positions at the Institute of Marine Research, Geno and Cryogenetics, where the focus was product quality, protein metabolism, fertility and cryopreservation and cold storage of gametes from bulls, fish and other aquatic organisms.