Ingeborg Brønstad will have her public defence on Thursday March 26, 2015
Trial lecture: Thursday March 26, 2015, kl.09.15
Topic: ”Hva trenger vi å vite for å forstå hvordan HLA-molekyler bidrar til utvikling av autoimmune sykdommer”
Place: Auditorium 2, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies Vei 91
Public defence: Thursday March 26, 2015, kl.11.15
Place: Auditorium 2, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies Vei 91
Title of dissertation: ”Genetics of autoimmune Addison’s disease and congenital adrenal hyperplasia”
1st opponent Professor Anne Spurkland, Universitetet i Oslo
2nd opponent Førsteamanuensis Jørn Sagen, Universitetet i Bergen

 
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Randi Julie Tangvik will have her public defence on Wednesday March 25, 2015
Trial lecture: Wednesday March 25, 2015, kl.10.15
Topic: ”Implementering av ernæringsstrategier i norsk helsevesen ”
Place: Stort auditorium, 3. et. Sentralblokken, Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Public defence: Wednesday March 25, 2015, kl.12.15
Place: Stort auditorium, 3. et. Sentralblokken, Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Title of dissertation: ”Nutritional risk in a university hospital: Challenges and    consequences in clinical practice”
1st opponent Professor Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen, Aalborg Universitet
2nd opponent Ph.d. Lene Thoresen, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim

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1. DIA 27th Annual Euro meeting

Development, Innovation, Access and Patient Safety. Issues across the entire drug development value chain. 13-15 April 2015, Paris, France.

 2 Driving forces behind research and innovation. The Focus on Business Seminar 2015: From curiosity to success. Oslo, 21 April

 3 BIO-NANO match-making seminar for new joint Call on industry-relevant research in autumn 2015 (NANO2021 and BIONÆR). Oslo, 21 April

 4 Hvordan bli professor i Norge? Information and discussion about the path to professorship.

Oslo, 27 April

 New5. 10th NRI-Conference: Nordic Cooperation for Future Health and Challanges. Bergen, 4-5 May.

 6. Preannouncement: European IPR Helpdesk seminar “From Invention to Innovation” – Strategies for the Successful Exploitation. 12 – 13 May 2015, Bergen. More info comes here.

 New7. Webinar: Impact and Innovation in H2020 – a Guide for Proposers. 27 May 10.30-11.45. The registration will open 3 weeks in advance of the webinar.

 8. 2nd EATRIS conference: Building Bridges in Translational Medicine.

Amsterdam, 27-28 May 2015

 9 Conference EnGendering excellence. Gender is a cross-cutting issue in Horizon 2020. Distinguished international researchers will present why sex/gender analysis is crucial for the quality of their research. RCN, Oslo, 4-5 June 2015

 10. EuroNanoForum 2015: the largest European conference on nanotechnologies in the industrial environment offers excellent opportunities to find research and business contacts.

Riga, 10-12 June 2015

 11. 4th World Congress of Clinical Safety (4WCCS). Clinical Management and Governance for Healthcare Risk and Crisis. Vienna, Austria. 28 – 30 September 2015

In order to simplify and adapt UiB’s e-mail system to new and improved services, abbreviation to unit/department/area will be removed from the e-mail addresses.  All new e-mail addresses will end with @uib.no.  All employees in the central administration have already obtained @uib.no, and on March 12 all other employees at UiB will also obtain the new e-mail address.  NB! The old e-mail address (@unit.uib.no) will still work!  Persons with similar names will be contacted by the IT-department either via e-mail or via phone.
Here you can read more about the Project (in Norwegian)

Lisa Drange Hole will have her public defence on Friday March 13, 2015
Trial lecture: Friday March 13, 2015, kl.09.15
Topic: ”Terapeutiske muligheter for å redusere toksiske effekter av medikamenter på hjertet ”
Place: Auditorium 1, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies Vei 91
Public defence: Friday March 13, 2015, kl.11.15
Place: Auditorium 1, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies Vei 91
Title of dissertation: ”Cardiotoxicity of Doxorubicin. A study of Methods and protective interventions in Rat Models”
1st opponent Professor Odd Brsrs, Universitetet i Oslo
2nd opponent Professor Ellen Aasum, Universitetet i Tromsø

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Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen will have her public defence on Friday March 13, 2015
Trial lecture: Friday March 13, 2015, kl.09.15
Topic: ”The immune system’s response; a common denominator in preecampsia and cardiovascular disease”
Place: Kvinneklinikken auditorium, Jonas Lies Vei 72
Public defence: Friday March 13, 2015, kl.11.15
Place: Kvinneklinikken auditorium Jonas Lies Vei 72
Title of dissertation: ”Preeclampsia: Specific genetic risk factors and shared predisition with cardiovascular disease”
1st opponent Professor Stefan Hansson, Lunds Universitet, Sverige
2nd opponent Professor Kristian Hveem, NTNU, Trondheim

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1. 1. European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing, Brussels 9-10 March 2015
2. Nye metoder for prediksjon av negative helseeffekter som følge av miljøgifter. Litteraturhuset i Oslo, i regi av programmet Miljøpåvirkning og helse. 17 March 2015
3. The 9th Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research. How can research inform the post-2015 agenda for women’s and children’s health and rights? 17-18 March 2015, Oslo.
4. DIA 27th Annual Euro MeetingDevelopment, Innovation, Access and Patient Safety. Issues across the entire drug development value chain. 13-15 April 2015, Paris, France.

NY! 5. Driving forces behind research and innovation. The Focus on Business Seminar 2015: From curiosity to success. Oslo, 21 April

NY! Lenke 6. BIO-NANO match-making seminar for new joint Call on industry-relevant research in autumn 2015 (NANO2021 and BIONÆR). Oslo, 21 April

NY! 7. Hvordan bli professor i Norge? Information and discussion about the path to professorship. Oslo, 27 April

8. 2nd EATRIS conference: Building Bridges in Translational Medicine. Amsterdam 27-28 May 2015

The administrative follow-up regarding the application process for NFR FRIMEDBIO has now been worked out.  Click here for more information (in Norwegian). Click here for FRIPO application template

The initiating funds are primarily aimed at local, academic and/or social arrangements related to Alumni Day 12.09.2015. Application deadline is 12.03.2015.
For more information (in Norwegian)

We wish to invite everyone to the K1/K2 seminar series!

 Next seminar:
Title: “Genetic alterations causing resistance to chemotherapy in breast
cancer”
 Held by Stian Knappskog.
Section of Oncology, K2, UiB / Mohn Kreftforskningslab., HUS
When: Wednesday 4th of March, 14:15 – 15:00.
Where: Stort Auditorium, 3rd floor, Sentralblokken
Chair: Pål Njølstad

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This year the prize will be awarded for research within the discipline of cell biology.  Deadline for proposing candidates is 15.04.2015.  For more information

The prize gives recognition to outstanding and creative achievements in the field of the medical and life sciences.  Deadline for submitting nominations is 10.03.2015. 
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