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TIRFing the Master’s degree to shore (10.12.2019)
Monica Hellesvik has been one of the pioneers to test the new TIRF microscope at the department. She needed to look closely at cell adhesive properties and the TIRF microscope was the perfect tool for it since it is particularly well suited for studying structures closest to the glass slides.
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Summer School in Fibrosis Research, 2020 - CANCELLED! (09.12.2019)
Fibroblasts in fibrosis research
Kolaas and Kippenes
UiB-Bhutan collaborators participate in international conference (05.12.2019)
The Global Mental Health research group (GMHRG) at CIH is embarking on a collaboration with researchers from Bhutan. Together they were responsible for 2 presentations at the 5th International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences 2019.
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From molecule to medicine (05.12.2019)
Martinez and collaborators are developing a pharmacological chaperone therapy for acute intermittent porphyria
Iain Johnston
A new tool uncovers how a disease develops in individual patients (05.12.2019)
UiB and Imperial College researchers have developed a tool which predicts how progressive diseases like cancer and malaria develop in individual patients. In addition, the tool uncovers how bacteria develop resistance to certain drugs.
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Highlighted studies in neutron science and structural biology (23.11.2019)
The ILL brochures are meant for the general public with a scientific interest, and they cover the application of neutron techniques in different areas of research. The "Neutrons in Health" brochure is published every 5 years, and 20 topics are selected globally from top research performed at the ILL (Grenoble, France). Two of these 20 highlights in the latest issue are from our work on the... Read more
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GCF - Optimizing high throughput protocols and quality control steps (21.11.2019)
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Congratulations to Rasma (21.11.2019)
VEGF-B overexpressing heart is sensitized to develop heart failure in DOCA-salt hypertensive rats
VEGF-B: A more balanced approach to cardiac angiogenesis? (20.11.2019)
A new study undertaken at UiB does answer one set of questions, however, raises many more with regards to the potential use of specific VEGF isoforms in order to promote re-vascularisation in heart failure.
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Kick-off Workshop in Dar Es Salaam (15.11.2019)
Members of the NORPART-project recently met up in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, at a kick-off workshop to discuss the initial phases of the project work and plan future activities.
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PET CT evaluation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in rats (14.11.2019)
We have established a new method to use Positron emission tomography CT (PET CT) to evaluate Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) in rats. GFR is a pivotal parameter for kidney function. The traditional method to evaluate GFR is cumbersome with several time-points for blood and urine sampling. Imaging modalities are ideal to evaluate small animal kidney function due to the non-invasive and repeatable... Read more
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Oral pathology & oral cancer collaboration project with Eurasia countries received funding for two more years (13.11.2019)
In 2016 CCBIO’s Associate Investigator Professor Daniela Elena Costea received 3 million NOK in funding from the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (https://diku.no/en) for a 3 year collaboration project for education and research in oral pathology and oral cancer between Norway, Moldova, Belarus and Armenia. Due to its achievements, the... Read more
Karen Lillethun and Thorkild Tylleskär
The team that started UiB’s largest and most comprehensive collaboration (12.11.2019)
The collaboration between Makerere University and UiB was initiated by Endre Lillethun. It first focused on restoring Physics teaching and training at the University, and quickly expanded to include Chemistry, Biology and Science Education. Over 30 years, it has grown to include many other subject areas.
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30 years - let's celebrate! (12.11.2019)
A delegation from the University of Bergen (UiB), travelled to Makerere University (Mak) in Kampala, Uganda, to celebrate 30 years of inter-institutional collaboration.
Lars Akslen on stage in front of the audience
Nordic updates and networking in translational pathology (11.11.2019)
CCBIO hosted the 4th Annual Scandinavian Seminar on Translational Pathology at Solstrand Hotel, Os (Bergen), with 78 dedicated participants from Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Candidat Mahima Venkateswaran and the committee.
Mahima Venkateswaran: Health information about pregnant women on the West Bank, Palestine (06.11.2019)
Digital health information systems can make health indicators more accessible. Mahima Venkateswaran emphasizes the importance of understanding this type of data to assess quality in health service.
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Ravi Prakash Upadhyay: Investigating the impact of nutritional interventions on neurodevelopment in young Indian children (30.10.2019)
PhD Candidate, Ravi Prakash Upadhyay, writes about his PhD and research activity.
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Centre for Nutrition at the European Nutrition Conference 2019 (23.10.2019)
PhD-candidates and researchers from the Centre for Nutrition participated at the 13th edition of the European Nutrition Conference in Dublin from 15-18th October 2019.

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