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Welcome to the Department of Clinical Medicine 

We aim to conduct medical research and education at a high international level within medicine and clinical nutrition.

Our skilled scientific staff are primarily affiliated with the healthcare institutions in Western Norway, and much of our activity takes place in close collaboration with the hospitals in the region.

You are welcome to visit our administration on the 7th floor of the Laboratory building, at Haukeland University Hospital.

Education

We provide professional training in medicine, as well as bachelor's and master's education in nutrition. In addition, employees at the institute teach dentistry and dental hygienist students in pathology. 

Research

At the departement, we emphasize research on clinical issues. We have research groups in multible fields and we are involved in several leading research centers, including:

BergenBrain

CCBIO – Centre for Cancer Biomarkers

Neuro-SysMed

Renal Research Group

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Portrettbilde av Heidrun Vethe.

CCBIO Researcher Secures Major Grant from the Norwegian Cancer Society

We are delighted to announce that Researcher Heidrun Vethe has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Norwegian Cancer Society under the call “Researcher Projects 2025”.

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New Study Challenges Assumptions About Single-Food Interventions for Blood Sugar Control in persons at risk of type 2 diabetes

UiB-lead study shows that simply replacing regular bread with a specially formulated oat β-glucan-enriched bread does not significantly improve long-term blood sugar control.

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Portrait of Lars A. Akslen next to the Helse Vest Research Award diploma.

Prestigious recognitions to Lars A. Akslen and CCBIO

The regional health authority Helse Vest’s Research Award 2023 goes to Professor Lars Andreas Akslen and CCBIO for ground-breaking research on cancer biomarkers. Akslen has also been subject to another prestigious recognition this fall, as he was recently elected as member of the Academia Europaea.

News | Horizon Europe
Kjell Morten Myhr og Øivind Thorkilldsen

Targeting Epstein-Barr virus to treat and prevent MS

Researchers launch pioneering EU funded research initiative to uncover role of Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis, building on recent research breakthrough.