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Nordic Cancer Union Research Grant

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The Nordic Cancer Union (NCU) provides funding to support and stimulate collaborative cancer research within the Nordic countries. The applying researcher’s and collaborators involved in the project must be working in at least three, and preferably several different Nordic countries. The research project must be cancer relevant and uniquely suited to be carried out within the Nordic countries, and the effect of collaboration should be synergistic.

NCU research grants are provided for one year.
Call for NCU research grant application deadline: 1 September 2023, 4 pm (EETs).

Guidelines: NCU-Call-Guidelines-2023
Website: https://ncu.nu/cancer-research/application/

 

EATRIS-Plus Staff Exchange Programme – Apply now!

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ImageThe EATRIS-Plus Staff Exchange programme is designed to stimulate interactions between EATRIS nodes and institutions. The aim of the exchange is to foster a culture of research and innovation, supporting individual learning, best practice and knowledge exchange in the areas of infrastructure operations, technical development (laboratory work) and stakeholder management. Travel grants up to €1,500 are available, and employees from all EATRIS institutes are eligible.
Find out more and apply by 30 June here.

Recent publications

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  1. The Heart of the Matter: Advocacy in the Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions. A Statement of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP).
    Forsyth F, Borregaard B, Norekvål TM, Gibson I.
    Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2023 May 30:zvad053. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad053.
  2. Association between lipid-A-producing oral bacteria of different potency and fractional exhaled nitric oxide in a Norwegian population-based adult cohort.
    Khomich M, Lin H, Malinovschi A, Brix S, Cestelli L, Peddada S, Johannessen A, Eriksen C, Real FG, Svanes C, Bertelsen RJ.
    J Transl Med. 2023 May 29;21(1):354. doi: 10.1186/s12967-023-04199-z.
  3. Experiences of childbirth care among immigrant and non-immigrant women: a cross-sectional questionnaire study from a hospital in Norway.
    Reppen K, Henriksen L, Schei B, Magnussen EB, Infanti JJ.
    BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 May 27;23(1):394. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05725-z.
  4. Plasma-Metanephrines in Patients with Autoimmune Addison’s Disease with and without Residual Adrenocortical Function.
    Åkerman AK, Sævik ÅB, Thorsby PM, Methlie P, Quinkler M, Jørgensen AP, Höybye C, Debowska AJ, Nedrebø BG, Dahle AL, Carlsen S, Tomkowicz A, Sollid ST, Nermoen I, Grønning K, Dahlqvist P, Grimnes G, Skov J, Finnes T, Wahlberg J, Holte SE, Simunkova K, Kämpe O, Husebye ES, Øksnes M, Bensing S.
    J Clin Med. 2023 May 22;12(10):3602. doi: 10.3390/jcm12103602.
  5. Dominant-negative heterozygous mutations in AIRE confer diverse autoimmune phenotypes.
    Oftedal BE, Assing K, Baris S, Safgren SL, Johansen IS, Jakobsen MA, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Agre K, Klee EW, Majcic E, Ferré EMN, Schmitt MM, DiMaggio T, Rosen LB, Rahman MO, Chrysis D, Giannakopoulos A, Garcia MT, González-Granado LI, Stanley K, Galant-Swafford J, Suwannarat P, Meyts I, Lionakis MS, Husebye ES.
    iScience. 2023 May 5;26(6):106818. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106818.
  6. Previous tuberculosis infection associated with increased frequency of asthma and respiratory symptoms in a Nordic-Baltic multicentre population study.
    Gyawali S, López-Cervantes JP, Jõgi NO, Mustafa T, Johannessen A, Janson C, Holm M, Modig L, Cramer C, Gislason T, Svanes C, Shigdel R.
    ERJ Open Res. 2023 May 22;9(3):00011-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00011-2023
  7. Translaryngeal Resistance – A Measurement to Assist Decision Making in Upper Airway Pathology.
    Fretheim-Kelly Z, Clemm HS, Røksund OD, Hilland M, Vollsæter M, Halvorsen T.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 May 23. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202205-0961IM.
  8. The Effect of Biological Treatment on Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
    Skjellerudsveen BM, Skoie IM, Dalen I, Grimstad T, Omdal R.
    Drugs. 2023 May 23. doi: 10.1007/s40265-023-01888-3.
  9. The effects of transitioning from immediate release to extended release cysteamine therapy in Norwegian patients with nephropathic cystinosis: a retrospective study.
    Bjerre A, Aase SA, Radtke M, Siva C, Gudmundsdottir H, Forsberg B, Woldseth B, Brackman D.
    Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 May 23. doi: 10.1007/s00467-023-06005-w.
  10. Prospective validation of the prognostic relevance of CD34+CD38- AML stem cell frequency in the HOVON-SAKK132 trial.
    Ngai LL, Hanekamp D, Janssen F, Carbaat-Ham J, Hofland MAMA, Fayed MMHE, Kelder A, Oudshoorn-van Marsbergen L, Scholten WJ, Snel AN, Bachas C, Tettero JM, Breems DA, Fischer T, Gjertsen BT, Griškevičius L, Juliusson G, van de Loosdrecht AA, Maertens JA, Manz MG, Pabst T, Passweg JR, Porkka K, Valk PJM, Gradowska P, Löwenberg B, de Leeuw DC, Janssen JJWM, Ossenkoppele GJ, Cloos J.
    Blood. 2023 May 25;141(21):2657-2661. doi: 10.1182/blood.2022019160.
  11. Heritable defects in telomere and mitotic function selectively predispose to sarcomas Ballinger ML, Pattnaik S, Mundra PA, Zaheed M, Rath E, Priestley P, Baber J, Ray-Coquard I, Isambert N, Causeret S, van der Graaf WTA, Puri A, Duffaud F, Le Cesne A, Seddon B, Chandrasekar C, Schiffman JD, Brohl AS, James PA, Kurtz JE, Penel N, Myklebost O, Meza-Zepeda LA, Pickett H, Kansara M, Waddell N, Kondrashova O, Pearson JV, Barbour JV, Li S, Nguyen TL, Green MJ, Kaplan W, Ravishankar S, Copty J, Powell JE, Ahn JH, Kim JU, Randall RL, Tucker K, Judson I, Sarin R, Haber M, Marshall G, Cairns MJ, Blay JY, Thomas DM
    Science 2023. doi: 10.1126/science.abj4784

Gender Dimension in Research

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This course introduces the basics of incorporating gender-related and sex-specific issues into theorethical and applied research that does not otherwise address sex and gender. Such a gender-sensitive approach is increasingly becoming a mandatory element of project proposals in all programmes of the European Research Area.

05.06.2023 – 10.00–12.30 Alrek helseklynge

More about the course here.

Sign up through this link.

UiB Ide Pitches

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We’re thrilled to announce the victors of the “UiB Ide” grant, a program designed to catalyze ideas from students and researchers that could transform our communities or industries. These innovative minds have illustrated how their research findings or unique ideas could make a real difference for people and have secured funding and guidance to turn their visions into reality. Brace yourselves as these winners take the stage to pitch their transformative projects. Don’t miss this chance to witness groundbreaking ideas set to reshape the world around us.

19. juni 2023 at 12.00 at Eitri Medical Incubator
https://www.eitrilab.no/events/uib-ide-pitches

10X Genomics seminar June the 15th at 09:00 in Bygg for Biologiske Basalfag

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We are very pleased to invite you to our seminar “See biology in new ways with single cell and spatial technology”.

The event will be held on June the 15th at 9:00 at the Bygg for Biologiske Basalfag next to the Haukeland University Hospital.

This will be a morning event that will be followed by a pizza lunch, and you will be able to hear about the latest developments in the field of single cell and spatial RNA sequencing, and how Chromium Single Cell, Visium Spatial, and Xenium In Situ platforms from 10x Genomics can help you push the boundaries of your research. Local researchers form the University of Bergen will also explain their research and showcase the applications of our technology on their research.

The aim of this meeting is to help transfer knowledge, give an opportunity to network with those undertaking similar experiments, and support researchers interested in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics. Register to the talks here.

Date: Thursday, 15th June 2023
Time: 9:00 – 13:00
Venue: Auditorium 4,  Bygg for Biologiske Basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway

Agenda:

9:00 – 9:10 Erik Stensrud, 10x Genomics
Introduction to the 10x Ecosystem

9:10 – 9:40 Koen De Gelas, PhD, 10x Genomics
See biology in new ways with single cell technologies

9:40 – 10:05 Gonzalo Sanchez Nido, PhD, University of Bergen
Single nuclei RNA-seq of α-Synucleinopathies: Can single cell data inform about pathological mechanisms

10:05 – 10:30 Isil Kucuka, University of Bergen
Exploring Immune Cell Dysregulation in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1 Using Single Cell RNA Sequencing

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:25  Adrianna Jebrzycka, University of Bergen
Using single-cell RNA sequencing to reveal the impacts of AIRE deficiency on the development of immune cells

11:25 – 11:55 Koen De Gelas, PhD, 10x Genomics
Trailblazing the future of spatial biology with 10x Genomics

11:55 – 12:10 Q&A

12:10 – 13:00 Discussions and Pizza lunch

Join UiBdoc! Annual General Meeting 2023

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It is our pleasure to invite you to the Annual General Meeting of UiBdoc – an interest organization for all temporary scientific staff (PhDs, Postdocs, Research Assistants) at the University of Bergen.
Join UiBdoc! Annual General Meeting 2023 – UiBdoc
Sign up if you want to attend the meeting and get a reminder. We will offer lunch for those joining us in-person.
UiBdoc Annual General Meeting 2023
Faculty of Social Sciences building (SV-bygget, Lauritz Meltzers hus, Fosswinckels gate 6), Monday, June 5th at 12:00 

The BiB conference 2023 – winners

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BildeThis week, the Bioinformatics in Bergen conference organized by the Computational Biology Unit gathered more than 60 researchers interested in bioinformatics as well as renown international speakers. The conference was a tremendous success. A Master’s student and a PhD candidate were awarded with prizes for poster and talk… and both are from K2! Please join us in congratulating Lorensha Naidoo and Kira Hoeffler!
https://twitter.com/cbu_bergen/status/1661764313244135428

We look forward to welcoming you in 2024, for an iteration that will be held together with the Norwegian Bioinformatics Days.

Heart disease in women – Meeting with the Jewish Healthcare Foundation

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Heart disease in women – Meeting with the Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Place: Meeting room 8.1 Laboratory building, 8th floor
Time: 08.06.23 kl. 10-11 CEST
Chair: Professor Bente Moen

Program
Nancy Zions, Jewish Healthcare Foundation: Introduction about the Foundation and motivation for the visit to Norway (10 min)
Postdoctoral researcher Hilde Halland: Hypertension in women: Lots of knowledge but lack of implementation (15 min)
Associate professor Dana Cramariuc: Sex and gender disparities in heart valve disease (15 min)
Discussion
Tea and coffee will be served☕️

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Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research – General Assembly

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Agenda General Assembly

Tuesday 13 June 2023 at 13:00-14:00 on Zoom

Welcome by the Forum Chair

  1. Appointment of Chair for the meeting
  2. Appointment of tellers 
  3. Approval of the agenda
  4. Approval of minutes from General Assembly 24 November 2022, hosted online and at OsloMet
  5. Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research 2022; activities and finances by Jon Øyvind Odland
  6. Activities of Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research 2023 – ECTMIH symposium in Utrecht, November 2023, Jon Øyvind Odland
  7. Global Health Norway and Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research. Introduction by Jon Øyvind Odland and Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar: future plans and perspectives
  8. Elections, presented by the Election committee:
    9 board members
    5 substitute members
    3 members of election committee
    3 substitute members for election committee

End of meeting

Minutes from last years GA here.

Boost your research potential with innovation perspectives

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Course 6 June 9.00-12.00 Alrek Helseklynge

Most funding schemes incorporate innovation perspectives into their application templates. These are especially visible in the chapters on impact but go beyond and should be found as a red line throughout a good research project – or rather, research and innovation project.

Increasing your literacy on the innovation topic will not only increase your abilities to succeed with grants, but also help you make your research more relevant to society. In this course, we will discuss what “innovation” in academia actually means, get inspiration from good examples, learn about ways to increase your innovation potential, talk about innovation management in practice and about ways to collaborate with partners outside of academia; oftentimes a prerequisite for successful innovation.

Topics
•    Topic 1: Innovation in academia – examples and concepts
•    Topic 2: How to boost your innovation potential
•    Topic 3: Innovation management in collaborative research projects
•    Topic 4: Collaboration with partners outside of academia

Target group
Suitable for researchers who want to boost their innovation potential to increase the impact of their research.

Shape the Future of Healthcare at our Hackathon

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Invitation from Open DIPS and Haukeland University Hospital

ImageWe’re excited to extend an invitation to you to participate in an event that promises not just to be intriguing, but also carries the potential to transform the way health services are delivered.

Open DIPS in collaboration with Haukeland University Hospital is hosting a two-day Hackathon on Tuesday 6th June from 08:00 to 15:30, and Wednesday 7th June from 08:00 to 13:30. The event is to be held at Eitri, Haukelandsbakken 31, 5009 Bergen.

Sign up here.

Why should you participate? We’re glad you asked!

  • Real-World Impact: This Hackathon provides a unique opportunity for you to contribute to the enhancement of health services. Your innovative solutions could potentially make a significant difference in the lives of healthcare personnel, patients, and hospitals.
  • Access to Advanced Tools: You’ll gain access to Open DIPS’s digital health service development ecosystem. Through theirdeveloper portal and open sandbox, you can experiment with your own apps and data tools specifically tailored for the health service.
  • Collaborative Innovation: You’ll work alongside clinicians, developers, designers, and students. DIPS and Haukeland University Hospital will be on hand to provide resources and support, ensuring a robust and collaborative environment.
  • Flexibility: While we will provide some predefined tasks, we also encourage participants to propose their own.

We hope that through this Hackathon, we can bring together a diverse set of minds and ideas to innovate and create solutions that revolutionize health services.

Registration closes on 31st May 2023. We encourage you to register early and secure your place in this pivotal event.

Let’s join hands in this exciting venture, paving the way towards a healthier, brighter future.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best, Eitri

Public Consultation on the SRIA for the future European Partnership for Rare Diseases

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The Public Consultation on the Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda of the future European Rare Diseases Partnership is now open. You can share your voice here by the 09/06/2023.

Under Horizon Europe, the European Commission together with Member States and Associated Countries decided to implement the Rare Diseases Partnership which brings a unique vision that aims at leaving no one behind by supporting robust patient need-led research, by utilising and maximizing the power of health and research data, by engaging and coordinating regional, national, EU and international alignment in order to accelerate the development of new treatments and diagnostic pathways.

To build its strategy on the voice and input of all stakeholders and as part of the preparatory process of this future Rare Diseases Partnership (foreseen start in 2024) the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda of the RD Partnership is now open for public consultation.

We hope to gather the inputs of all types of stakeholders to make sure that the actions of the partnership will fit the needs and expectations of rare diseases community.

Both organisations and individuals can participate in this hearing.

Young researchers need to have fun!

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The annual K2 Junior Retreat for PhD candidates, post docs and researchers were held at Alrek on 27th of April. The aim of the retreat is to connect young researchers at the institute, and the program included speed dating exercises and elevator talks. Psychologist Andreas Schei, from the UiB HR department, held a session about the ups and down during the PhD.

He shared some worrying numbers and observations on mental health problems among young researchers, indicating that 25 – 50% will qualify for a mental disorder at some point during their research, and that there is a close connection between well-being, mental disorders, and dropout. However, the good news is that you can avoid emotional overwhelm by taking good care of yourself.  Social interaction and belonging are some of the best ways to boost our emotional strength to meet these challenges.

Following on Scheis´ advise: “It is harder to rebuild than to do preventive measures”, we are starting up a social committee at K2, to arrange fun get-togethers and create an arena to meet your fellows in a relaxed atmosphere.  We strongly advise you to join and to build a social network together with us. We hope many of you would also like to be part of the social committee, if so please get in touch with Adrianna, e-mail: adrianna.jebrzycka@uib.no