News archive for Faculty of Medicine

Andrea Melberg won IGS’s Publication Prize for 2019 (26.05.2020)

Five publications were nominated for the Department’s annual award.

Bergen Summer Research School goes digital (26.05.2020)

Bergen Summer Research School opened 8 June with a record number of participants. Together with some of Bergen's best research milieus, they will explore how their research can contribute to solving global challenges. This year they meet online - watch the many public lectures on YouTube.

IGS Department Day 20.5.2020 (25.05.2020)

UiB’s COVID-19 Lockdown meant that the Department’s Annual gathering was held virtually via ZOOM rather than face-to-face. Despite this – or maybe because of this – there were up to 100 people attending!

Diversity Our Strength (15.05.2020)

Have you ever considered doing a research stay abroad to broaden your scientific horizon? Postdoctor Sylvia Varland recently returned from a 2-year research stay at University of Toronto. Learn more about her scientific adventure and cultural experiences.

Marte Bjørk, Henriette Aksnes og Nils Erik Gilhus

Faculty Day 2020 - Award Winners (12.05.2020)

Here are the award winners of Faculty Day 2020! Digital ceremony October 21.! Updated with meeting room link.

The brain’s powerhouses are damaged in Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (11.05.2020)

Mitochondrial failure contributes to Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, study suggests.

Brain gene expression profiles in Parkinson’s disease biased by altered cell composition (11.05.2020)

A new study at the Department of Clinical Medicine and Haukeland University Hospital unfolds important new knowledge about altered gene regulation in Parkinson’s disease.

Wakisa Mulwafu: Treating an invisible disability - improving hearing in Malawi (05.05.2020)

Wakisa Mulwafu became interesting in ear and hearing issues when he was training as a medical doctor. He travelled to South Africa to become an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist, and returned to Malawi to build up ENT services in the country.