News archive for Faculty of Medicine

Ludvik Espeland presenting at the drug disocvery meeting.

Drug Discovery get together (30.03.2023)

In March, we had a Drug Discovery meeting to showcase the research that is going on Bergen and to connect the groups active in this area. Nearly 50 people had signed up of the meeting and we had 9 different talks covering topics from target discovery all the way to clinical trials.

Interdisciplinarity and sustainability for a better future (30.03.2023)

The Its21 conference is an important step towards creating a more sustainable future, focusing on the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and sustainable development in education and the workplace. We welcome you to this year's event on April 27-28, 2023!

Sizeable funding for our work (27.03.2023)

The second excellent news of the day was that Jane and Aatos Erkko foundation in Finland has decided to support our work with a whole 842000 € in the next three years. This decision could not have been more welcome and secures the continuation of our work. I am utmost grateful to Jane and Aatos Erkko foundation and extremely relieved. I hope one day also Norwegian funding bodies will see some... Read more

Henni's paper accepted in PLoS Biology (27.03.2023)

Today brought some pretty awesome news. The first came in the wee hours, telling that Henni's collaborative paper with Maddy Dans from the lab of Paul Gilson from the Burnet Institute (and a number of other collaborators) was accepted for publication in PLoS Biology. Looking forward to see this great story on inhibitors of the malaria profilactin complex finally out soon! Many thanks and huge... Read more

UiB-researchers want safer use of nanomaterials (27.03.2023)

Tiny nanoparticles are found in everything from toothpaste to paint, but how harmful are these particles to humans? On March 30th, UiB is organizing a workshop on nanosafety where this will be put on the agenda.

A well executed course in implementation science (15.03.2023)

Barsha Pathak from India was among those who attended the course in implementation science in global health.

Continued support from Meltzer foundation and UiB General Medical Fund (15.03.2023)

Last week, we got two small positive funding decisions, as we got consumable and travel money both from the Meltzer Foundation (100000 NOK) and the UiB General Medical Fund (76720 NOK). Many thanks for both foundations for continuing to support our work!

The Pandemic Center visits UiB's Bruxelles Office (09.03.2023)

The Pandemic Center travelled to Bruxelles to gain insight on EU funded grants in pandemics and disaster preparedness.

Become a postdoc at the Pandemic Centre! (06.03.2023)

The Pandemic Center is looking for a postdoctoral who will develop and carry out a research-project related to pandemics. The project will extend over a period of 3 years and involve work across disciplines.

Collage of items representing energy, including a stylized windmill, a solar panel and more

WATCH: Energy Informatics (06.03.2023)

Did you miss professor Ahmad Hemmati's presentation on Energy Informatics? Watch it here!