Redd Barna ønsker prosjektideer og skisser:

• Health projects, spring =  deadline sketch Febuary 15th 2017 (but send it before if you want) 
• Research Projects =  deadline sketch April 1st 2017 
• Health projects, autum=  deadline sketch August 15th 2017 

Redd Barna is a member of ExtraFoundation, which annually announces Project funding in Research and Health Projects. In Connection With the announcement for 2017 Redd Barna now invites Research institutions, organizations and other relevant partners to apply for funds for New Projects through us.

ExtraFoundation has changed policies and deadlines since last year. Research Projects have until June 1st 2017, and Health Projects (previously prevention and rehabilitation) have until March 15th and September 15th 2017. We recommend that you read more here: https://extrastiftelsen.no/retningslinjer-for-forskning/ and  https://extrastiftelsen.no/retningslinjer-for-helseprosjekter/ and www.extrastiftelsen.no

Tips to the application: https://www.facebook.com/extrastiftelsen/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

Redd Barnas Norwegianprogram monitor the fulfilment of children’s rights in Norway, and highlights the situatuion of children who are in a vulnerable and exposted situation. We document the situation of children, develop and spread new knowledge and engaged in political advocacy. An important part of the knowledge and documentation we need for the work we pick from project implemented in cooperation with partners.

We wish both Research Projects and studies and operational Projects (for example: testing Methods, surveys, processes With children ect.) related to issues pertaining children’s rights and position in Norway.

We are particularly interested in project ideas related to the following topics:

• Asylum and refugee children
• Violence and abuse against children, including online abuse
• Trafficking children
• Integration
• Child welfare
• Child poverty and social exclusion
• Inclusion and solidarity in schools
• Children’s participation
• Other groups of children who do not get their rights / children’s rights in general
• Volunteering

If anyone has great project ideas within other topics related to the situation of children and rights in Norway to let us know that too.

For that we will jointly make time to develop an application up to the deadline, we would like to initially have a sketch of 1-2 pages briefly describing project idea and objective. Project outlines submitted by e-mail to  stina.eiet.hamberg@reddbarna.no. Questions can be sent to the same mail adress.

Two times to choose from

Friday February 24th at 12.00 – 15.00
Thursday March 9th at 12.00 – 15.00

Place: Bygg for biologiske basalfag, ferdighetsrom 1 (stort) i Medisinsk ferdighetssenter 3rd floor

A similar course was last offered at the same time in the spring of last year, and trainers are as previously;;  Olav Tenstad and Arne Tjølsen.

Deadline to both courses are Febuary 17th, see more information here.

MIC is happy to announce our 13th confocal course. The course is aimed at those of you who want to learn how to use a confocal microscope and will help you get started in the field of confocal imaging either you use the equipment at MIC or at your local institution. The principles of confocal imaging and the parameters to be aware of to be able to acquire the optimal images are the same regardless of which imaging system you use.

Some previous experience in confocal microscopy is clearly an advantage but not a prerequisite.

MIC has 2 confocal systems: Leica SP5 and Leica SP8 and you will be introduced to one of them.

Time: 21st-24th of March 2017
Place: Molecular Imaging Center, Inst. of Biomedicine, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen
Course fee: 4.500,- (incl. course material, dinner on the second evening and lunch on the last day)

The course has limited capacity of 18 participants and registration deadline is 20th of February 2017.

For registration please fill in this form: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=3026262

More information and preliminary program please visit MICs webpage: www.uib.no/rg/mic

In all, seven awards were presented at Research School of Clinical Medicine’s forskningsuke, where young and promising scientists lifted up.

Congratulation to the winners: Kai Triebner, Gard F. T. Svingen, Hanne Dillekås, Øystein Eikrem, Ida-Sofie Grønningsæter, Christine Drengenes, Maria K. Jonsson.

More information here. (only in Norwegian)

From the left: Kai Triebner, Gard F. T. Svingen, Hanne Dillekås, Øystein Eikrem, Ida-Sofie Grønningsæter, Christine Drengenes, Maria K. Jonsson.

Maria Omsland will defend her PhD thesis on Friday, February 03rd, 2017
Trial lecture: Friday, February 03rd, 2017, 10:15
Topic:  “Cell-cell communication in cancer and metastasis and novel therapeutical avenues”
Place:  Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday, February 03rd, 2017, 12:15
Place:  Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Investigation of the intercellular structure tunneling nanotube (TNT) in leukemia.”
1st opponent: PhD Graça Raposo, Institut Curie, Frankrike
2nd opponent:Associate Professor Gerwin Huls, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Nederland

Press release (in Norwegian)

Unger Vetlesens Medical Fund. Relates to medical doctors with research experience.
Deadline February 15^th 2017.

Read more here.

We welcome everyone to the next BSCC seminar Thursday February 2nd 2017, in Cooperation With BBB seminarseries, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, Aud 4 BBB

Prof, MD Helge Ræder, (K2)

“The use of hiPSCs-derived pancreatic cells in diabetes disease modelling and prospects for diabetes cell therapy.”

More information here.

In connection with the opening of the Center for Nutrition we want to map the resources and environments that are engaged in nutrition research at the MOF and HUS to get overview of nutrition Research.

The survey will include academic staff including research, PhD and Master’s students. When completing the form, it is particularly important that the term for projects / vacancies are available to ensure an updated list. Master and PhD students and projects can also be presented on our website(www.uib.no/ernaring).

It is desirable that a reply be sent by February 20th 2017 to me (gulen.arslan@uib.no) or to Birger Berge in the administration (Birger.Berge@uib.no).

https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=3035016

It’s time to start planning your holidays. The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry has set the following deadlines for application for holidays for 2017:

Application for Winter Holiday should be sent in PAGA no later than 01.02.2017. Information about holidays and how to register it can be found here: http://pagaweb.w.uib.no/english/5-vacation/
If you have any questions regarding Holidays and registering please contact Personnel Consultant: Linn Christine Meland, Linn.Meland@uib.no, phone. 55 97 29 54.

Call for candidates to Falchs award to young researchers and Falchs lecture award.
Deadline March 1st.
Read more here: Young researchers and Lecture award.

Department of Clinical Science congratulates Kai Triebner who won two awards from the Norwegian lung association.
Best original article (along with Ersilia Bifulco as co-author), and the inspiration price.

Two times to choose from:

Friday 24 February at. From 12.00 to 15.00 or

Thursday 9 March at. 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Building for Biological Research, ferdighetsrom 1 (large) in medical skill center 3rd floor

A similar course was last offered at the same time in the spring of last year, and trainers are as previously; Olav Tenstad and Arne Tjølsen.

Registration deadline for both courses is on 17 February, see the link in the attachment here.

Kristof from UiB’s Brussels office visited K2 Thursday in Week 3. The participants received tips and tricks on writing applications and interpretation of the text of the calls. There were plenty of time for questions and discussion. A big thanks to Kristof for taking the time to visit us, and we hope we can repeat this on another occasion.

Jan Roger Olsen will defend his PhD thesis on Friday, January 27th, 2017
Trial lecture: Friday, January 27th, 2017, 10:15
Topic: “The potential role of immunotherapy of tumors with high mutational/neoantigen load versus low mutational/neoantigen load”
Place: Auditorium 4, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday, January 27th, 2017, 13:15
Place:  Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation:  “Context dependent transcription factor regulation in normal and malignant cell differentiation”
1st opponent: Professor Norman J. Maitland, University of York, Storbritannia
2nd opponent: Professor Juha Klefström, University of Helsinki, Finland

Press release (in Norwegian)

The library offers courses free of charge for staff and students at UiB and Haukeland University Hospital. The courses are held at the library in the BBBR, 2 floor. Courses below are held inNorwegian; please ask the library for tailored courses in English.

More information here.

Digital Life 2017 – Annual conference Oslo March 20th-21st 2017.

Program and registration here.

We invite you to opening seminar for “Senter for ernæring”

January 30th, at 10-16
Store auditorium (4601), Haukeland Universitetssjukehus

Register here:  https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=2943419

For more info.