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The Michael Sars Centre at the University of Bergen, is an international community of scientists using advanced technologies to study the unique molecular and cellular biology of marine organisms in a changing environment for broad societal impact.

As one of the first EMBL partners, the Michael Sars Centre is rooted in the Bergen academic community and serves as a national strategical asset for Norwegian marine life sciences. We aim to establish, strengthen, and leverage local, national, and international networks through specific activities, including collaborative research, joint training, and scientific exchange.

 

INNOVATION
Researcher in the laboratory holding a petri dish

Guillaume Poncelet: Bringing Sea Squirt Science into Real-World Bioglues

Some of the most promising innovations begin far from the marketplace — in the deep curiosity of fundamental research. For developmental biologist Guillaume Poncelet, that curiosity lives inside the earliest stages of life: tiny sea squirt embryos forming a heart.

News
Ciona sampling on the fjord

Introducing the Michael Sars Visitors Program

The Michael Sars Centre is launching a Visitors Program designed to foster scientific exchange and collaborations across disciplines.

New publication
Cells seen under a confocal microscope

Starved sea anemones put their cells in ‘deep sleep’ mode

New work from the Steinmetz group at the Michael Sars Centre unveils the secrets behind the starlet sea anemone's extraordinary ability to adjust its body size according to food availability.

200 years of knowledge
Resarchers presented ctenophores during the museum open day

200 years of neurobiology at the University of Bergen

As the University Museum celebrates its 200 years jubilee, researchers reflected on breakthroughs in biological sciences made at UiB and how they relate to today’s research.

Sustainability
The Burkhardt and Christiaen labs celebrate the certification

Two research groups obtain My Green Lab certification at the Michael Sars Centre

Efforts to make the Christiaen and Burkhardt laboratories more sustainable were rewarded with the highest-level certification from international environmental organization My Green Lab. The initiative received support from the UiB Climate Fund.