News archive for Faculty of Medicine

Trial lecture and public defence: Tor-Arne Hegvik (29.01.2019)

The candidate will give a trial lecture and defend his doctoral thesis with the title: “Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autoimmune diseases: etiological relationships and therapeutic possibilities”

Ethiopia renews its commitment to Universal Health Coverage (28.01.2019)

The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia renews its commitment to actions towards universal health coverage (UHC). The re-definition of the Essential Health Service Packages (EHSP), which the Global Health Priorities Research Group is involved in, is defined as one of the most important steps forward.

SEFAS' Annual Report 2018 (24.01.2019)

Our highlights from research, international collaboration and dissemination.

Centre for Nutrition at the RStudio conference in Austin (24.01.2019)

Four PhD-candidates from the Centre for Nutrition participated at the RStudio conference in Austin last week.

New microscope ready for use (22.01.2019)

IGS General Assembly 16 Jan. 2019 (18.01.2019)

Summarising 2018 and looking ahead to 2019 at IGS

The history of a concept: the epidemiological transition (18.01.2019)

IGS’ first General Meeting of 2019 opened with an inaugural lecture by newly appointed Associate Professor in the History of Medicine, Magnus Vollset.

Kryoimmunterapi-teamet i gang i operasjonssalen.

The Research Council of Norway continues to support next generation cryoimmunotherapy (CryoIT) (16.01.2019)

The Research Council of Norway has announced that 11 out of 87 received applications have been selected for funding in their programme called "High-quality and Reliable Diagnostics, Treatment and Rehabilitation (BEHANDLING)”. The project “Enhanced cryoimmunotherapy against urogenital cancers” by project leader Karl-Henning Kalland, CCBIO PI, was among the 11 selected projects and was one of two... Read more

ITI Research Grant to Postdoc Niyaz Al-sharabi (15.01.2019)

Niyaz Al-sharabi, a postdoc in the Tissue Engineering Research Group at IKO received the ITI Research Grant for 2019.The research project is titled "Modification of exosomes derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) for promoting bone tissue regeneration in vitro”.

Nature: A new tool to classify tumors of the central nervous system (15.01.2019)

There are over 100 tumor types only in the central nervous system. The Translational Cancer Research Group at the Department of Biomedicine provided data and material for a new diagnostic tool that will make it easier for cancer researchers to see the difference.

The Quaternary Structure of Human Tyrosine Hydroxylase (14.01.2019)

The enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase is essential for life. Neurological, psychiatric and cardiovascular disorders occur when its catalytic function is impaired. Researchers at the Department of Biomedicine describe how new insights into the protein might help develop new avenues for treatment.

ITI Research Grant for 2019 to our Postdoc Niyaz Al-sharabi (14.01.2019)

Niyaz Al-sharabi, a postdoc in the Tissue Engineering Research Group at IKO received the ITI Research Grant for 2019.

EPIC-XS: Ten Million Euro for Access to European Proteomics Facilities (11.01.2019)

Thomas Arnesen and Harald Barsnes from the Department of Biomedicine are part of a new european consortium in the field of mass spectrometry based proteomics research. The European Union has awarded 10 million Euro.

Actin Modifications: Finding the Right Shoe for Cinderella (11.01.2019)

Cinderella is a tale of being lifted from obscurity to recognition and significance. A review by young researchers at the Department of Biomedicine highlights the importance of the post-translational modifications of actin.

Course on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (10.01.2019)

June 2019 CISMAC will be offering a course on systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Alemselam Zebdewos Orsango: Researching amaranth potential to prevent anemia. (02.01.2019)

Alemselam Zebdewos’ study deals with child anemia, which is common childhood malnutrition and which includes diagnosed nutritional deficiency problems.