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Kjell-Morten Myhr
New article: The Norwegian Multiple Sclerosis Registry and Biobank (17.06.2015)
Kjell-Morten Myhr and co-authors associated with Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre for MS Research have recently published an article on The Norwegian Multiple Sclerosis Registry and Biobank in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica.
Nina Grytten
Review article: Time trends in the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Norway during eight decades (17.06.2015)
Researchers at Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre for MS Research have recently published a reviewarticle on studies on incidence and prevalence of MS in Norway, in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica.
Kjetil
New study. Level of education and the risk of multiple sclerosis after adjustment for known risk factors (04.06.2015)
Kjetil Bjørnevik (picture) and co-authors have recently published a new study on the association between level of education and the risk of multiple sclerosis in Multiple Sclerosis Journal. The objective of the study was to examine whether any of the established risk factors for the disease could explain the association.
Professor Roger Strand i klasserommet
Challenging young researchers on life and death (26.05.2015)
A new course at the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers aims to support young cancer researchers to make good decisions in matters of life and death.
The participants at the Centre for Cancer Biomarker's third annual symposium at Solstrand, south of Bergen, in May 2015.
World leading cancer researchers met at Solstrand (22.05.2015)
Many of the world's top cancer researchers presented the latest in cancer research when the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers invited to a two-day symposium at Solstrand.
Marianna Cortese
New study. Vitamin D exposure and MS risk- timing seems to matter (07.05.2015)
Researchers at The National Multiple Sclerosis Competence Centre published an article about the timing of vitamin D exposure and MS risk in May 2015 in Multiple Sclerosis Journal.
Roadsign Ethics in collage with biotehnology photo
UiB report on bioethics to be presented by the Council of Europe (28.04.2015)
The Council of Europe, with its 47 member states, has for years been involved in international efforts for human rights and bioethics. In particular, it is known for the so-called Oviedo Convention that outlines ethical principles for biomedicine.
Disputation from CCBIO - Katarzyna Wnuk-Lipinska (07.04.2015)
Katarzyna Wnuk-Lipinska defended April 7th her PhD thesis “The role of Axl signaling in phenotypic plasticity in normal and neoplastic epithelial cells” at the University of Bergen.
New study: Reduced duration of breastfeeding is associated with a higher risk of multiple sclerosis (25.03.2015)
Researchers at the Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Cebtre for MS Research have participated in a study on breastfeeding and risk og MS in Italy and Norway, published in Journal of Neurology in March.
Altered CEL protein accumulates inside the cells (yellow-green color). Cell nuclei are stained blue.
New fusion gene identified (18.03.2015)
Researchers at the University of Bergen have discovered a gene variant that increases the risk of chronic pancreatitis
New study: A 60- year follow up of the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Hordaland County (10.03.2015)
Researchers at Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre for MS Research have in february 2015 published an article in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
New study: Conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis: A large multicentre study (24.02.2015)
Researchers at the Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre for MS Research have contributed to an international multicentre study recently published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal.
Portrait of Professor Arne Östman, combined with illustration of a dna string.
New professor II at CCBIO: Arne Östman (17.02.2015)
Professor Arne Östman from Karolinska Institutet is recruited in a 20% position as Adjunct Professor in Molecular Biology at CCBIO.
Disputation from CCBIO - Ida Wiig Sørensen (11.02.2015)
Ida Wiig Sørensen defended 12.02.15 her PhD thesis «Molecular Characterisation of Integrin a 11 Function» at the University of Bergen.
James Lorens og forskergruppen
Pills against cancer (10.02.2015)
Medication that inhibit AXL effect is developed as pills and now in clinical trials.
Prioriteringer
Lars Akslen at "Filosofisk Poliklinikk" (09.02.2015)
Filosofisk Poliklinikk - "The Philosophical Polyclinic" - a Norwegian think-tank for medical philosophy - featured CCBIO Director Lars Akslen in their public meeting in Bergen on the 4th February. The meeting was one of a series of four on challenges of health prioritization.
Forskergruppe_probe
New study in Nature Biotechnology: Better visualization of protein analyses and new bioinformatics tools contribute to medical research (04.02.2015)
Two ground-breaking articles in medical biotechnology from KGJ Centre for Medical Research and National Competence Centre for MS have recently been published in the well acknowledged journals Nature Biotechnology and Proteomics.
Professor Cairns pointing at the screen during teaching at CCBIO course CCBIO903.
Should medical science alone decide what is good for society? (27.01.2015)
The first week of the PhD course 'CCBIO903: Cancer research: Ethical, economic and social aspects' was held from the 19th to the 22nd January.

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