Tone Kristoffersen was born in the land of northern lights and fishes, Hammerfest, in 1987. She received her Master degree in organic chemistry from 2017 from UIT, The Arctic University of Norway, where she worked on heterocyclic synthesis using modern microwave methods, under supervision of Associate Professor Jørn H. Hansen. She is currently pursuing a PhD in organic chemistry supervised by Professor John S. Mjøen Svendsen, where she is joining the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Outside of chemistry her main interest and hobby is music and singing, and she enjoys singing in the highly esteemed family choir.
