Einar Elvbakken Birkeland will defend his PhD thesis on Thursday, April 12th, 2018
Trial lecture: Thursday, April 12th, 2018 at 09:15 AM
Topic:  ‘“The impact of microenvironmental and epigenetic heterogeneity on the evolution of therapy resistance in cancer”
Place:  Aud. 1, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Thursday, April 12th, 2018 at 11:15 AM
Place:  Aud. 1, BB-building, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation:  “Genomic evolution and therapy resistance in melanoma and breast cancer”
1st opponent: Postdoctor Ana Slipicevic, Univerity of Oslo
2nd opponent: Postdoctor Eva Colàs, Vall d’Hhebron Research Institute, Spain

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K2 presents Arild Løge Håvik.
He started as a PhD fellow 01.02.18 and works at the Genetic Research Group. His field of study/specialist area is Medical Genetics/Neurosurgery.
If you wish to greet Arild, you can send him an email: Aril.Havik@uib.no

Ragnhild Haugse
Time: 13.12.2017, 10.00–11.00
Place: The Laboratory building 8th Floor, room 8.1/8.2
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Hilde Halland
Time: 13.12.2017, 11.00–12.00
Place: The Laboratory building 8th Floor, room 8.1/8.2
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Libin Shi
Time: 13.12.2017, 13.00–14.00
Place: The Laboratory building 8th Floor, room 8.1/8.2
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Dag Harald Skutlaberg
Time: 13.12.2017, 14.00–15.00
Place: The Laboratory building 8th Floor, room 8.1/8.2
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Jannicke Slettli Wathne
Time: 13.12.2017, 15.00–16.00
Place: The Laboratory building 8th Floor, room 8.1/8.2
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We are presenting Ellen Christine Røyrvik, a new post doctor at K2. She is going to work with genetics and autoimmunity at KG Jebsen Center for autoimmunity. If you want to say hi you can find here on the 8th floor in the laboratory building. She can also be contacted by mail at: ellen.royrvik@uib.no

We are presenting Sigrid Aslaksen. She started the September 1st as a PhD fellow at K2 in the Endocrine Medicine group. She has previously taken a master in biotechnology.
If you wish and say hi, she will temporarily sit at the office of Eystein Husebye at the 8th floor in the laboratory building. She can also be reached on mail: Sigrid.Aslaksen@UiB.no

We are presenting Laurence Hoareau, a new post doctor at the University of Bergen. She is going to work with stem cells and diabetes at KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes research, node for stem cell. If you want to say hi you can find here at BUS1 on the 6th floor, block 1.

We are presenting Manuel Carrasco Fernandez, a new post doctor at the University of Bergen. He is going to work with stem cells and diabetes at KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes research, node for stem cell. If you want to say hi you can find him at BUS1 on the 6th floor, block 1.

We are presenting K2s New Apprentice, Rebecca Nguyen. If you would like to say hi to Rebecca, she will be at the 3rd floor in the Laboratory Building.

You can also get in touch with Rebecca by email: Rebecca.Nguyen@uib.no.

We present Hilde Renate Engerud, cand.med at the University of Bergen. She started on the 21st of August as a PhD student at K2, in the group for gynecological cancer. She will look at biomarkers in endometric cancer. You can find her at Kvinneklinikken. She can also be contacted by email:
Hilde.Engerud@uib.no

About two years ago, I was employed as an apprantice here at Department of Clinical Science. I was welcomed with open arms by all employees and I remember thinking ”I don’t know anything about medicine, how is this going to end?”

The reception has been my second home and it’s hard to move on from something that I have become so tied to. I hope everyone is pleased with the work I’ve done here, and I know that I’m pleased with my stay here. I don’t think there is any better colleagues then all of you.

As an employee, I really enjoyed myself, looking forward to work in the morning, and I will always find my way back here. I might disappear as an employee, but I will never forget this place and the people with it.

Two years have passed and I’m now finished as an apprentice. I will now continue my jurney and I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone here at K2. All of you are phenomenal! Thank you to everyone who helped me when I stormed into the Office/laboratoy and asked question after question. You’ve all been a huge help and I would never have passed my exam without you.

It’s with a heavy heart that I leave this place, but you will receive a new apprentice in the reception.

Thank you so very much. I’m forever grateful!

-Ingvild Lekven Jonsvoll

We present K2s New Apprentice, Marius Alvheim.
If you would like to say hi to Marius, he will be at the 8th floor in the Laboratory Building.

You can also get in touch with Marius by email: Marius.Alvheim@uib.no

This year’s research prize at Stavanger University Hospital is awarded Professor Dr. Roald Omdal, a specialist in rheumatology and internal medicine, and Professor II at K2. We congratulate!

K2’s apprentice, Ingvild, today passed her professional exam with best grade.

We congratulate!

You are hereby invited to a gathering for our dear Head of Department Per Bakke.  Per will be in a new and exciting position as Dean at the Faculty of Medicine in August. K2 then wishes to host a casual gathering for Per.

Time: Wednesday 28 June at. 12:00–1:00 pm.
Place: The hallway in the 8th floor, lab building
Everyone is invited to participate!

Please inform Ingvild Jonsvoll (ingvild.jonsvoll@uib.no) by Friday 23 June if you have the opportunity to come, so that we know how much cake we are ordering.

Please inform Julie Stavnes (Julie.Stavnes@uib.no) if you want to say a few words to Per.

Anna Berg will defend her PhD thesis on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
Trial lecture: Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 10:15 AM
Topic:  ”Biomarkers in gynecological oncoloy and their clinical implications”
Place:  Kvinneklinikkens auditorium, Jonas Lies vei 72
Public defense: Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 12:15 PM
Place:  Kvinneklinikkens auditorium, Jonas Lies vei 72
Title of dissertation:  ”Molecular alterations and diagnostic imaging in premalignant and malignant endometrial lesions for improved diagnosis and treatment”
1st opponent: Professor Jan Blaakær, Syddansk Universitet, Danmark
2nd opponent: Postdoktor Eva Colàs, Vall d’Hhebron Research Institute, Spania

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Jacob Holter Grundt will defend his PhD thesis on Thursday June 15th 2017
Trial Lecture:  Thursday June 15th 2017 at 10:15 AM
Topic:  ”Prevention strategies at the population Level to combat the obesity epidemic in children – role of sugar-sweetened bebarages”
Place: Auditoriet, Sykehuset Innlandet, Lillehammer
Public defense: torsdag, 15. juni 2017 kl: 12:15
Place:  Auditoriet, Sykehuset Innlandet, Lillehammer
Tilte of dissertation:  ”Biological and behavioral determinants of fetal and childhood Growth and risk of developing obesity”
1st opponent:  Professor Mark Hanson, University of Southhampton, U.K.
2nd opponent:  Professor Anne karen Jenum, Universitetet i Oslo

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Kai Philipp Triebner will defend his PhD thesis on Thursday, June 15th 2017
Trial lecture: Thursday, June 15th 2017 at 10:00 AM
Topic:  ”Hormonal contraceptives and respiratory health”
Place:  Auditoriet, Kvinneklinikken, Jonas Lies vei 72
Public defense: Thursday, June 15th 2017 at 12:30 PM
Place:  Auditoriet, Kvinneklinikken, Jonas Lies vei 72
Title of dissertation: Respiratory Health in aging women. The influence of menopause on asthma incidence and lung function decline”
1st opponent: Professor Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, København Universitet, Danmark
2nd opponent: Professor Laure Morin-Papunen, Universitetet i Oulu, Finland

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Knut Anders Mosevoll will defend his PhD thesis on Friday, June 15th, 2017
Trial lecture: Friday, June 15th, 2017 at 09:15 AM
Topic:  ”Storskalaanalyser: nytten av -omics i klinisk medisin”
Place:  Auditorium 1, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday, June 15th, 2017 at 11:15 AM
Place:  Auditorium 1, Bygg for biologiske basalfag, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation:  ”Cytokine profiles in inflammation”
1st opponent:  Førsteamanuensis Are Martin Holm, Universitetet i Oslo
2nd opponent: Førsteamanuensis Anders Dahm, Universitetet i Oslo

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Dinka Smajlagic
Time: 1 June at. 08:00–09:00
Place: Meeting room 9.1 and 9.2, lab-building.
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Kristine Stangenes
Time: 1 June at. 14:00–15:00
Place: Meeting room 9.1 and 9.2, lab-building.
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Jan Inge Bjune
Time: 1 June at. 15:00–16:00
Place: Meeting room 9.1 and 9.2, lab-building
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Geir Olav Dahle will defend his PhD thesis on Wednesday, May 31st  2017
Trial lecture: Wednesday, May 31st  2017 at 10:15 AM
Topic: “Utslitt og avmagret kvinne med KOLS forverrelse. Respiratorisk støtte; hvilke alternativer finnes, hvordan og hvorfor?”
Place: Stort Auditorium, Sentralblokken 3rd floor, Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Public defense: Wednesday, May 31st  2017 at 12:15 PM
Place: Stort Auditorium, Sentralblokken 3rd floor, Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Title of dissertation: “Cardiac Performance after Adrenergic blocker-enriched Blood Cardioplegia. – An evaluation of left ventricular function by Pressure Volume Loops and Myocardial Deformation”
1st opponent: Professor Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal, Aarhus Universitet, Danmark
2nd opponent: Professor Petter Aadahl, NTNU

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We present Sushma Bartaula, PhD from University of Bergen. Sushma started her work in May 2017 as a post doctor at K2 and works in Burseruds Research Group (G5).
She will work on characerizing the pathways in leukemia cells from pations With acute myelogen leukemia, and especially the interaction wand communication betwen diffrent signaling pathways, under the guidance of Professor Øystein Bruserud. If anyone wants to say hello, you can find her in the 3rd floor of the lab-building

We present Camilla Krakstad, MSc, PhD from the University of Bergen. Camilla began in April 2017 as a Professor and Group Leader of the Research Group for Gynecological Cancer at K2 / KK. She will continue the group’s focus on genetic studies and biomarkers for improved treatment of patients with gynecological cancer. If you want to say hi, you can find her in 4th floor at KK. ”

We present Amra Grudic-Feta, a new research adviser at the Department of Clinical Science. Amra has her background from Department of Biomedicine and will be the administrative support in various parts of the research administration. If you want to say hi, you can find her on the 8th floor of the laboratory building

We present Håvard Røkke, who is newly employed from April 1st 2017 as a senior lecturer with a 50% position and is affiliated with the Pharmaceutical Center. He will also teach in pharmacology. His background is MScPharm from the University of Oslo and has also worked at Sjukehusapoteket in Bergen and as a daily director of the Apovest AS pharmacy company.

He currently does not have his own office space, but at any rate, he can be reached at havard.rokke@apovest.no if there is anything or you just want to say hello and welcome to us.

At the Norwegian Society for Endocrinology’s winter conference, Øyvind Bruserud received the Nils Normann’s travel grant. Bruserud is a PhD student affiliated to the endocrine research group at K2, led by Eystein Husebye. The grant will fund a stay abroad this spring at the University of Oxford. Here, Bruserud will investigate immunological mechanisms in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1. K2 congratulate!