Frode Fonnum, professor of toxicology and research director at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, was made a VISTA Professor in 1996. He conducts research on the mechanisms of action in the central nervous system.
Frode Fonnum has achieved great international recognition and is a leading researcher in his field.
Frode Fonnum was affiliated with the VISTA project "Free radicals and solvents", which also had a PhD fellow funded through the VISTA programme.
Frode Fonnum published 26 publications as a VISTA Professor.
Frode Fonnum was elected as a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 1992.