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Bio3D-web: New online tools for protein structure analysis (27.08.2016)

Bio3D-web is a new online tool for the analyses of sequence, structure and conformational heterogeneity of protein families. The tool is developed by researcher Dr. Lars Skjærven, member of the the Biorecognition group, in collaboration with Prof. Barry J. Grant at the University of Michigan.

Biorecognition best research group at the faculty (27.08.2016)

Biorecognition won the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry prize for best research group.

Pain, Psychosis and Agitation in People with Dementia (04.08.2016)

For people with dementia it is common to experience neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations and agitation. This study aims to investigate the relationship between pain and psychosis and agitation.

News (29.07.2016)

PhD position in informatics available at PROBE (08.07.2016)

Bio3D: New bioinformatics tools for evolutionary sequence-structure analysis (29.06.2016)

The Bio3D package includes new methods for the analysis and visualization of protein dynamics both from experimental and simulated data, integrated with tools for comparative analysis of evolutionary related protein structures and systematic retrieval of publicly available sequence and structural data.

Kryoimmunterapi-teamet i gang i operasjonssalen.

FORNY2020 funding to the BTO project CryoIT (29.06.2016)

The BTO project CryoIT has received 10 million NOK from the Research Council of Norway’s FORNY2020 program. The project develops a new form of immunotherapy against prostate cancer, called cryoimmunotherapy, which can also be adapted to treat different types of cancer. The project belongs to Haukeland University Hospital and the University of Bergen.

Death in secular societies (23.06.2016)

Death is a classical topic in philosophy. In a new article, PhD-candidate Carl Tollef Solberg, Research Assistant Preben Sørheim, and Associate Professor Espen Gamlund gives a diagnosis of contemporary philosophers’ views on death – and some prescriptions on how we should treat death in a secular societies.

Research award to young neurologist (16.06.2016)

European Academy of Neurology Investigator award to Marte Helene Bjørk from Bergen Epilepsy Research Group

Master thesis defense (14.06.2016)

Master student Wegdan Hamed Nasser successfully defends her thesis entitled: "Development of 3-D printed scaffolds for bone regeneration".

Research prizes for the Tissue Engineering group (14.06.2016)

Cecilie Gjerde and Salwa Suliman from the Tissue Engineering group received prizes for their research.

Treatment after a heart attack varies with educational level (30.05.2016)

A new study from the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) has shown that patients with lower levels of education were less likely to receive coronary angiography and hence revascularization compared to their counterparts with higher education.

Department Day (26.05.2016)

IGS’s Department Day 11 May 2016 was a HUGE success! The weather and setting alone would have made it one of the most memorable ever!

Photo from the audience at the CCBIO Annual Symposium 2016, clearly with a good atmosphere as people are smiling.

Strategy meeting in the war against cancer (13.05.2016)

Outside the birds are twittering in the warm sun. Inside are cold facts on biomarkers and immuno therapy, including research which may lead to cancer testing through urine samples. CCBIO's Annual Symposium offers a widespread program.

Discontinuance of Illumina Human Expression Arrays (Illumina HT-12) (04.05.2016)

Global Health Conference in Bergen (28.04.2016)

Our research group participated in the Global Health Conference in Bergen, entitled "Norwegian Global Health Networks with Impact". Find posters and pictures here.

Associate professor Johansson comments on new article on mental health in the New York Times (25.04.2016)

New Disease Control Priorities Volumes released (25.04.2016)

Associate professor Kjell Arne Johansson has contributed to two new volumes on the important project Disease Control Priorities. In the new volumes just released, world leading experts provide new insight to the literature on investments in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (Volume two) and on Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders (Volume four).

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