Dear all
From July 1, it is possible to register for the fall term courses from CCBIO and Neuro-SysMed, and deadline is September 1. For all courses, please register in Studentweb if you are already enrolled at the UiB. If you are not enrolled at the UiB, you register through Søknadsweb, where you simultaneously apply for UiB guest student status.
The annual Teaching Day was successfully conducted on May 19th in collaboration between K2 and K1, with good attendance. I want to thank all of you who contributed to making this into a great day!
Heiko Bratke
The K2 Teaching Prize was awarded to Heiko Bratke at section for pediatrics at Haugesund Hospital. He was awarded the prize for developing a well-structured digital educational content in MittUiB during the pandemic.
Åse Bjorvatn Sævik
PhD-student Åse Bjorvatn Sævik from the Endocrinology group was awarded one of the Faculty’s teaching prizes for developing the podcast “Endopodden” as a teaching tool. This project was also selected for nomination to the UGLE prize.
Monika Kvernenes from Unit for learning also received a teaching prize from the Faculty. Monika has since 2015 worked strategically with the aim of improving teaching skills amongst teachers and lecturers at the Faculty of Medicine. At the Teaching Day, she told us about the need for basic training in teaching and how to document teaching skills end experience, a requirement which is now being reinforced.
The recent UGLE meeting discussed the organization of teaching. Vestlandslegen is being planned and will likely replace MED2015 as a programme encompassing both students who will remain in Bergen throughout their study period as well as students who will have their first 3 years in Bergen followed by 3 years in Stavanger, Haugesund or Førde.The number of students is estimated to surpass 300 over time for years 1-3.
When student numbers increase, we need to be smart. One smart move is to involve student as teachers. K2 recently attracted “corona money” dedicated to positions for students either as teachers at several courses or as “digital assistants” to assist us all in digital teaching activities.
OSCE 6 and 12 are ongoing – a great thank you to all of you (administrative staff as well as teaching staff) who make a huge effort to make this happen! Good luck with the last efforts – end of term and summer vacation are beckoning!
Trial lecture June 16th at kl. 9.15
Subject: Oppgitt emne: “Inflammation in normal aging and frailty, what are the mechanisms and clinical implications”
Dissertation June 16th at 11.15
Avhandlingens tittel: “The kynurenine pathway in cognition, dementia, and aging”
Disputasen blir ledet av professor Tone Merete Norekvål.
Open for all
Hovedveileder: dr.med. Lasse Mælver Giil
Medveiledere: professor emeritus Jan-Erik Nordrehaug og professor emeritus Grethe Tell
Foto: Svein Lunde, SUS
Trial lecture: Friday June 18th at 09.15
Oppgitt emne: “Kløe, frustrasjon og håp: Gamle, nye og kommende legemidler mot uttalt atopisk dermatitt og deres virkningsmekanisme”
Dissertation: Friday June 18th at 11.00
Avhandlingens tittel: «Fatigue in psoriasis: prevalence and biological mechanisms»
Custos: Professor Hartwig Kørner
Open for all
Hovedveileder: professor emeritus Roald Omdal
Medveiledere: dr.med. Thomas Ternowitz, dr.scient. Grete Jonsson, ph.d. Katrine B. Norheim
We have the pleasure of inviting you to our CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium (JUSS) June 17, 2021! This is an online event in Zoom.
Our keynote speaker Gro Vatne Røsland will give us an overview of microbiota in heath and diseases. Local junior researchers will present exciting findings using liquid biopsies in metastatic melanoma and organoid models to study COVID-19 infection, advancing cancer research with murine tumor models and mass cytometry, and how to track systemic glioblastoma stem cells.
Join us for a perfect occasion for professional input and digital networking! Open for all.
When: Thursday June 17, 2021 at 09:00 – 12:15 (Norwegian time)
Where: Digital event in Zoom (logon details will be sent to registered participants)
Program: can be found here.
Registration: At ccbiojuss.no (Even if you have registered for CCBIO901 in Studentweb.)
General information: More information about the Junior Scientist Symposia can be found here.
ECTS: Part of CCBIO901, with 3 credits (participation in the program through 2 terms.) All are however welcome for non-ECTS drop-in on each individual symposium. Perhaps you spot an interesting topic? Just remember to register!
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On Thursday 17. 06. 2021, Manpreet Kour Hans will hold here oral presentation of her master’s thesis, on the topic
Immune cell profiling in COVID-19 recovered patients using mass cytometry
The presentation begins at 10.00 am.
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On Monday 14. 06. 2021, Ingvild Øye Bueide will give an oral presentation of her master’s thesis, on the topic of “Effects of herring roe oil on immune cells and cytokines in the treatment of mild psoriasis”.
The presentation begins at 10 am.
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The Research Council of Norway has now introduced a portfolio management model which means that investments are structured along fewer and more coordinated areas with their own portfolio boards. Each portfolio board has prepared a preliminary portfolio plan which forms the basis for the Research Council’s total investments within its area. These plans were prepared on the basis of existing program plans. These plans will now be revised.
The HEALTH portfolio comprises a wide range of research and innovation projects, from outstanding open research on the international front via applied research to meet societal challenges, to research and innovation for the development of a competitive health industry.
The Faculty of Medicine is invited to provide input to the portfolio plan through two input phases:
Input phase 1 – The knowledge base
In the first input phase, the purpose is to capture trends that are important as a knowledge base for the plan. A dialogue meeting has been held with the Faculty of Medicine. The challenges were:
K2 invited the research group leaders some weeks ago to provide input, and we have collected these and forwarded them to the Faculty. The result was that the Faculty out forward the following:
Input phase 2 – Draft portfolio plan
The second input phase is an online hearing in December 2021 where the Research Council invites everyone who is interested to provide input to the portfolio plan. After this input phase, the portfolio plan will be presented to the portfolio board and later for approval by the Research Council’s board in June 2022.
For information, there is a preliminary portfolio plan on the Research Council’s website for the portfolio, Porteføljeplan for Helse (forskningsradet.no)
Enjoy the week-end!
Trial lecture: June 10th, at 09.15
Subject: “Helseeffekter av fysisk aktivitet og trening hos eldre kvinner og menn”
Dissertation: 1June 10th at 11:00
Title: “Exercise Training in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure on Optimal Medical Therapy”
Custos: professor emeritus Dennis Nilsen
Open for all.
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For Professors, researchers and young talents
Do you know of young research talents abroad that you would like to bring to your lab?
Or:
Are you a young talent who would like to boost your career with an international stay?
Then you should consider the Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship progra mme.
The goal of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (formerly, Individual Fellowships) is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD, wishing to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility.
Applicants must have been awarded their doctoral degree within 8 years prior to the deadline of the call. Exceptions: career breaks.
Fellowship types:
Postdoctoral Fellowships either can take place in Europe (i.e. in an EU Member State or a Horizon Europe Associated Country like Norway) or in a Third Country not associated to Horizon Europe (e.g. USA):
Deadline 15 Sept. 2021
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact amra.grudic@uib.no.
Eystein is moving – he wishes everyone a beautiful weekend!
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NorDoc is a Nordic network of doctoral education in health sciences. The annual Nordic PhD Summit brings PhD students from the Nordic countries together for a PhD conference with interaction and scientific discussions – focusing on Nordic research strengths and how to get the most out of your PhD. The meeting is preceeded by a summer school for PhD candidates but the conference is open to all interested – PhD students, postdocs, supervisors and faculty.
In June 2022 Bergen will be hosting the Summer school and summit. The conference will be hosted the week before or after Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) and the current plan is to focus the conference towards sustainability and inequality in research. This is in keeping both with the BSRS topic for 2022 and with UiB’s strong position in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals.
We are now establishing a scientific programme committee and we are searching for members to create the programme and scientific content for the summit and summer school. There will also be a committee for the practical arrangements. We are looking for scientific staff members and PhD candidates. If you are interested, please contact us by 4 June (phd@med.uib.no)
The Summer School will also offer courses for PhD candidates, and we call for groups to plan intensive 1-2 ECTS courses for June 2022. Course proposals should be submitted to the PhD programme Board via the departments by 15 October 2021.
For inspiration or registration for the 2021 Summit in Copenhagen, please see https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/nordoc-summer-school/
Trial lecture: Wednesday June 2nd, at 10:15
Subject: “Astma og KOLS i relasjon til Covid-19 pandemien”
Dissertation: Wednesday June 2nd, at 12.15
Title: “Systemic inflammatory markers as predictors of longitudinal outcome in COPD”
Custos: professor Silke Appel
Trial lecture: June 8th at 10.15
Subject: “Fastsettelse av referanseområder og beslutningsgrenser: prosedyrer og fallgruver”
Dissertation: June 8th at 12:15
Avhandlingens tittel: “Essential and Toxic Elements Before and After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass”
Open for all.
The Government’s long-term plan for research and higher education is an important, strategic tool in knowledge policy. The current long-term plan will now be revised. See here for more info about the long-term plan:
https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/forskning/innsiktsartikler/langtidsplan-for-forskning-og-hoyere-utdanning2/id2615974/
In connection with the audit, the UiB management has requested input from the faculties in two rounds:
Round 1:
The first round of input for UiB’s part is a dialogue meeting between the UiB management and KD on May 28 2021. In connection with this, the Rector has requested short and general input from the faculties. Due to a very short deadline, the K2 management has in a separate email asked the research group leaders for help in answering the following questions:
What is the most prominent development feature in the faculties’ research / fields?
Answers are requested to be sent to Silke Appel by Tuesday 25 May at 08. K2 makes a comprehensive answer which is sent to the faculty.
Round 2:
In the next round, the faculties will provide input to UiB centrally on the three questions below. These answers should be more comprehensive than those given in the first round. The research group leaders will receive a separate email about this, but K2 asks everyone to submit suggestions for answers to the research group leaders to the questions:
Answers to these three questions should be sent by the research group leaders to Silke Appel by Monday 21 June. K2 makes a comprehensive answer which is sent to the faculty.
Friday, May 21 at 13-14, there will be a digital start-up meeting for the audit round where the Minister of Education will introduce the ambitions for the plan and the process towards a completely revised plan: https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/innspillsrunden-for-langtidsplanen-statsrad-asheim -invites-to-boot-fashion-21-May / id2848736 /
Wishing you a peaceful and nice Pentecost!
Remember that all holidays and absences must be registered in the self-service portal and sent for approval. The registration is entered in the folder ‘Fraværssøknader’. Link to how this is done: Apply for absence – DFØ (dfo.no)
Upcoming course: Genomics for Precision Medicine (Organiser: Anagha Joshi)
This course will cover the use of genetic, epigenetic and transcriptomic data towards precision medicine.
The course is split in two parts. The first part will be about one weeklong and has an aim to get the students familiar
with starting from basic concepts to hands-on sessions using genomics data for precision medicine.
Dates: 14th-18thJune 2021 (online lectures and hands-on) + one week project work
Location: Digital
Lecturers: Anagha Joshi, Kim Brugger, Alexander Lundervold, Sean Banks, Adriaan Ludl, Dimitrios Kleftogiannis
Credits:5 ECTS
Registration and more information – https://norbis.w.uib.no/activities/courses/
Spring is a busy time with many application deadlines. Although RCN has changed the usual deadline from June to February, there is a deadline May 12 for the Center for Clinical Treatment Research (FKB). There are several at K2 who are applying. Thank you for applying and good luck!
The deadline for the Norwegian Cancer Society’s open announcement is June 1. We need to get an overview of current applicants to set aside time for budgeting the projects. Feel free to send an email to amra.grudic@uib.no if you plan to apply. Also note that the funds from the Pink Ribbon Campaign (Rosa Sløyfe) has a deadline the same day with a focus on personalized breast cancer treatment.
Have a good weekend!
Pål
Dear colleagues,
I’m sad to say goodbye to you all. After almost 6 years at K2, my curiosity for the world outside K2 has gotten the best of me. I will soon start my new job as head of administration at the Department of Biological Sciences.
It is most definitely an ungrateful time to leave. If it was up to me, I would gather as many as possible for a nice lunch together. However, this year insists we do things a little differently. For those who have the time and desire to drop by the common area on the eighth floor and say goodbye, I will offer coffee and cake. I’ll make sure we keep the right distance and I have rubbing alcohol available. Pop-up cake and coffee on the eighth floor, Thursday 06 May, Friday 07 May and on my last day, Monday 10 May between 1200 and 1400. No registration required and everyone is welcome to drop by.
The years at K2 have been fabulous. I have been allowed to work in a great administration and with outstanding scientific and technical colleagues. Thank you to everyone in the administration, all technicians, all scientists, research group leaders, UGLE, department council, safety representatives, research fellows, other heads of administration, Professor Emeritus. It is all of you who have made K2 a great place to be! There has been a lot of laughter, pondering, some frustration, some disagreements, a lot of problem solving. And some things stand out. The institute seminar at Solstrand in 2019 was an absolute highlight. It was a great atmosphere and great to spend so much time with all of you. I hope you get organized again.
Unfortunately, my last few months have been a little more demanding than expected. My mom suddenly fell ill in January, and passed away almost two weeks ago. With sick visits and funerals in Trøndelag, my last months at K2 have been more absent than desired, and I apologize for those who have been affected by this in various ways. I very much appreciate the care and concern you have shown me in these hard times.
I am very grateful, humble and happy for the years at K2, and I will always remember you all as good and caring colleagues and friends. Thank you for making my workplace a great place to be.
Take care of yourself, take care of your colleagues and take care of our good working environment.
Warm wishes, Julie❤
Foto: Ola Saatvedt
Trial lecture: Friday May 7th at 10.15
Subject: “Fysisk trening hos den unge astmatiker. Fordeler og risikofaktorer”
Dissertation: Friday May 7th at 12.15
Title: “Treatment of exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction. Exploring modalities in short and long term”
Custos: Professor Tomas Eagan.
Open for all.
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As previously announced, Julie Stavnes will resign from her position as Head of Administration for K2 on May 11. The recruitment process for a new Head of Administration is ongoing. Until a new person can take over, Maria Holmaas will work as Head of Administration. I assume she is well known by most having many years of experience in the administration at K2, most recently as Head of the Finance Section. In her absence, Kjetil Haugsvær Dyrkolbotn will act as Head of Finance.
Wishing you a really good weekend!
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