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FREMFARM team
FREMFARM goes to EAFP2022 (30.06.2022)
After such a long time without being able to organize conferences in person, the European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy (EAFP) managed to organize its annual conference in Malta in May. The FREMFARM team was there of course.
Holda Anagho, ailan Phan and Arnhild Nygård smiling
Health through a sustainability lens (23.06.2022)
110 PhD-candidates from all the Nordic countries gathered in Bergen to focus on “sustainability in health”. They learned that sustainability reaches far beyond the subject of climate change.
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More precise treatment for diabetes patients (20.06.2022)
A new research center at UiB will provide diabetes patients with more precise diagnoses and better treatment of the disease. "Most diabetes patients live good lives. But diagnosis and treatment can be better, and we wish to contribute to that", says center manager Pål R. Njølstad.
Helseminister Ingvild Kjerkol åpner nytt forskningssenter på antiobiotikaresistens
Opening of a cross-sectional research center on antibiotic resistance (17.06.2022)
On Monday the 30th of May the Norwegian minister of health, Ingvild Kjerkol, opened the Western Norway Research Center for Antimicrobial Resistance (CAMRIA). The cooperation between UiB, Haukeland University Hospital, Stavanger University Hospital and the Trond Mohn Foundation will contribute to fight the challenge of antibiotic resistance.
Jasanoff and Hilgartner on the stage.
Making Sense of Science and Making Sense of Life (10.06.2022)
Friday June 10th, CCBIO and the Holberg Prize hosted a Special Seminar with the 2022 Holberg Laureate, Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard University) in conversation with Stephen Hilgartner (Cornell University). The seminar was called “Can science make sense of life?”, referring to Jasanoff’s recent and eponymous book. This was the first time the Faculty of Medicine had the opportunity to welcome a Holberg... Read more
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Anti-Arc nanobodies as tools for structural and functional biology (07.06.2022)
Nanobodies are single-domain fragments obtained from camelid antibodies, which have high affinity towards their target protein. Two recent publications describe the development and use of nanobodies directed against the neuronal Arc protein to promote both structure determination, imaging and detection, and functional studies.
Custos, PhD candidate, and opponent
Isa defended her PhD - congratulations Dr. Pires! (04.06.2022)
On Wednesday June 1st, Isa defended her PhD at the University of Oulu. The opponent was Professor Alf Månsson from the Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden. We all could enjoy an interesting dialogue on myosins and motility, and Isa rocked all the way. Thanks to everyone involved and huge congratulations to Dr. Isa Pires!
organizing committee Female Heart Workshop 2022
Female Heart Workshop 2022 (03.06.2022)
A satisfied organizing committee after the very successful 6th Female Heart Workshop which was held at Solstrand Hotel May 19-20, 2022.
Æresdoktorpromosjon 2022
Eight new honorary doctors at UiB have been appointed (03.06.2022)
In a solemn ceremony in the University Hall, the eight new honorary doctors at UiB were honored. They received the award for their outstanding work for science.
Nina Langeland
Opening of the new Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance in Western Norway (02.06.2022)
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Check out our latest myosin work! (29.05.2022)
Isa's work on Plasmodium falciparum myosin B is out on the preprint server bioRxiv - just in time for her PhD defense. Hopefully soon in peer-reviewed form too.
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Meltzer Grant (27.05.2022)
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The countdown is on... (25.05.2022)
One week to go to Isa's PhD defense!
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Star-studded courses in epidemiology (24.05.2022)
Epidemiology experts Kenneth Rothman, Vera Ehrenstein and Matthew Fox travelled to Bergen as visiting lecturers for the Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health (CISMAC).
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Welcome Jude! (21.05.2022)
This week, Jude Santhampillai joined our group in Oulu as an orientation student and will work for three weeks with Henni.
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Isa hung her PhD thesis in the Tree of Science! (21.05.2022)
We have a new PhD thesis hanging out for public display in the Tree of Science at the FBMM, University of Oulu. On June 1st, Isa will defend her thesis "Structural and functional studies on Plasmodium actin-myosin class XIV motors". The opponent will be Professor Alf Månsson from the Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden. Looking forward to an interesting examination - stay tuned!
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Godvik Sanitetsforening awarded 2 mill NOK to research at Center for Research on Cardiac Disease in Women (13.05.2022)
The gift was presented to Eva Gerdts and Helga Midtbø at a meeting in Godvik Sanitetsforening May 11.
Photo collage from the Annual CCBIO Symposium 2022.
Full house at long-awaited onsite CCBIO Symposium (2022) (12.05.2022)
The 10th CCBIO Annual Symposium took place at Solstrand Hotel May 10 and 11, 2022, finally as an onsite event, attracting about 200 onsite and 60 online, as the symposium was offered as a hybrid solution.

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