News archive for Faculty of Medicine

The University of Bergen is national coordinator for The Europan Social Survey. This is a cross-national survey collecting data from over 30 countries, including data regarding the covid 19-pandemic and people's behaviour.

Two representatives of PDPC visited the Pandemic Centre in the second week of January to explore possible collaborations

The aims of the TRACE seminars are to provide knowledge into the field of translational research in epidemiology and provide a more robust understanding of the causal mechanisms behind non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The seminars are organized as monthly meetings.

Acute myeloid leukemia is an aggressive blood cancer with poor survival. Younger and otherwise healthy patients undergo severe chemotherapy, often accompanied by stem cell transplant, even though it is difficult to predict who will benefit from the treatment. Now, a simple blood test can measure whether the patient's cancer will respond to chemotherapy. If the chemo has no effect, critical weeks... Read more

Budding yeast is a useful model system in molecular biology. Here, researchers in Bergen and Ghent used it to define one of the most abundant protein modifications in eukaryotes: N-terminal acetylation.

Did you miss Jon O. Hellevang's presentation on seabed minerals and their role in the green shift? Watch it here!

Anja Linde presents on Center’s Christmas seminar

Professor Arne Östman in CCBIO's International Faculty receives financial support from the Western Norway regional health authorities Helse Vest in their 2023 allocation. His project "Novel biomarkers and combination treatments for ER+ breast cancer" receives NOK 1.500.000 in the first year.