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[:no]Translational Hematology Cluster (THC) arrangerer halvdagsseminar 16. juni [:en]Translational Hematology Cluster (THC) arranges half-day-seminar 16 June[:]

[:no]Temaet denne gongen er «Post Translational Modification and Signaling». Tidspunkt er 16. juni kl. 12, og lokalet Birkhaugsalen på sjukehuset. Seminaret er ope for alle, og det er inga påmelding. Arrangør er THC, ved komiteen som består av Frode Selheim, Astrid Olsnes Kittang og Rakel Brendsdal Forthun.

Vedlegg: Program[:en]The topic this time is «Post Translational Modification and Signaling.» The time is 16 June, at 12, and the venue is Birkhaugsalen at the hospital. The seminar is open to everybody and there is no registration. Organizer is THC, by the committee members Frode Selheim, Astrid Olsnes Kittang and Rachel Brendsdal Forthun.

Attachment: Programme[:]

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[:no]Disputas uke 24[:en]Public PhD Defence, Week 24[:]

[:no]Henriette KarlsenHenriette Odland Karlsen disputerer for Ph.d. graden onsdag 15.juni 2016
Prøveforelesning onsdag 15.juni 2016, kl. 10:15
Oppgitt emne:  “Intrauterin veksthemning – årsaker, behandlingsmuligheter og langtids helseeffekter”
Place:  Kvinneklinikkens auditorium, Jonas Lies vei 72
Disputas: onsdag 15.juni 2016, kl: 12:15
Place:  Kvinneklinikkens auditorium, Jonas Lies vei 72
Avhandlingens tittel:  “Maternal influence on fetal size and use of longitudinal fetal surveillance in predicting adverse perinatal outcomes”
1. opponent:  Professor emeritus Bjørn Backe, NTNU
2. opponent: Ph.d. Eva Bergman, Uppsala Universitet, Sverige

Pressemelding[:en]Henriette Karlsen

Henriette Odland Karlsen will defend her PhD thesis on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
Trial lecture: Wednesday, June 15th, 2016, 10:15
Topic:  “Intrauterin veksthemning – årsaker, behandlingsmuligheter og langtids helseeffekter”
Place:  Kvinneklinikkens auditorium, Jonas Lies vei 72
Public defense: Wednesday, June 15th, 2016, 12:15
Place:  Kvinneklinikkens auditorium, Jonas Lies vei 72
Title of dissertation:  “Maternal influence on fetal size and use of longitudinal fetal surveillance in predicting adverse perinatal outcomes”
1st opponent: Professor emeritus Bjørn Backe, NTNU
2nd opponent: Ph.d. Eva Bergman, Uppsala Universitet, Sverige

Press release (in Norwegian)

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[:no]Disputas uke 24[:en]Public PhD Defence, Week 24[:]

[:no]Sahrai SaeedSahrai Saeed disputerer for Ph.d. graden onsdag, 15. juni 2016
Prøveforelesning: Onsdag 15.juni 2016, kl. 09:30
Oppgitt emne:  “Vascular ageing in perspective – mechanisms, consequences and treatment”
Place:  Birkhaugsalen, Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Disputas: Onsdag 15.juni 2016, kl. 11:15
Place:  Birkhaugsalen, Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Avhandlingens tittel:  “Aortic stiffness and ambulatory blood pressure for cardiovascular risk assessment in young ischemic stroke patients. Insights from the Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study”
1st opponent:  Professor Peter M. Nilsson, Lunds Universitet, Sverige
2nd opponent: Overlege Eivind Berge, Oslo Universitetssykehus

Pressemelding[:en]Sahrai SaeedSahrai Saeed will defend his PhD thesis on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
Trial lecture: Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 , 09:30
Topic:  “Vascular ageing in perspective – mechanisms, consequences and treatment”
Place:  Birkhaugsalen, Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Public defense: Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 , 11:15
Place:  Birkhaugsalen, Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Title of dissertation:  “Aortic stiffness and ambulatory blood pressure for cardiovascular risk assessment in young ischemic stroke patients. Insights from the Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study”
1st opponent: Professor Peter M. Nilsson, Lunds Universitet, Sverige
2nd opponent: Overlege Eivind Berge, Oslo Universitetssykehus

Press release (in Norwegian)[:]

News, Publications

[:no]Nye Publikasjoner[:en]New Publications[:]

[:no]Basert på siste ukes søk på “Department of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. Hvis du har publikasjoner som ikke favnes av dette søket, send referansen til elin.opheim@uib.no.

A Common Variant at the 14q32 Endometrial Cancer Risk Locus Activates AKT1 through YY1 Binding.
Painter JN, Kaufmann S, O’Mara TA, Hillman KM, Sivakumaran H, Darabi H, Cheng TH, Pearson J, Kazakoff S, Waddell N, Hoivik EA, Goode EL, Scott RJ, Tomlinson I, Dunning AM, Easton DF, French JD, Salvesen HB, Pollock PM, Thompson DJ, Spurdle AB, Edwards SL.
Am J Hum Genet. 2016 Jun 2;98(6):1159-69.

A longitudinal follow-up of Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1.
Bruserud Ø, Oftedal BE, Landegren N, Erichsen M, Bratland E, Lima K, Jørgensen AP, Myhre AG, Svartberg J, Fougner KJ, Bakke Å, Nedrebø BG, Mella B, Breivik L, Viken MK, Knappskog PM, Marthinussen MC, Løvås K, Kämpe O, Wolff AB, Husebye ES.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jun 2:jc20161821.

A Subset of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Has Leukemia Cells Characterized by Chemokine Responsiveness and Altered Expression of Transcriptional as well as Angiogenic Regulators.
Brenner AK, Reikvam H, Bruserud Ø.
Front Immunol. 2016 May 25;7:205.

Live attenuated influenza vaccination in children induces B-cell responses in tonsils.
Mohn KG, Brokstad KA, Pathirana RD, Bredholt G, Jul-Larsen Å, Trieu MC, Lartey SL, Montemoli E, Tøndel C, Aarstad HJ, Cox RJ.
J Infect Dis. 2016 May 30.

Modeling psychiatric disorders: from genomic findings to cellular phenotypes.
Falk A, Heine VM, Harwood AJ, Sullivan PF, Peitz M, Brüstle O, Shen S, Sun YM, Glover JC, Posthuma D, Djurovic S.
Mol Psychiatry. 2016 May 31.

Uroguanylin Action in the Brain Reduces Weight Gain in Obese Mice via Different Efferent Autonomic Pathways.
Folgueira C, Beiroa D, Callon A, Al-Massadi O, Barja-Fernandez S, Senra A, Fernø J, López M, Dieguez C, Casanueva FF, Rohner-Jeanrenaud F, Seoane LM, Nogueiras R.
Diabetes. 2016 Feb;65(2):421-32.[:en]Based on last week’s search for “Department of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. If you have publications which are not covered by this search, send the reference to elin.opheim@uib.no.

A Common Variant at the 14q32 Endometrial Cancer Risk Locus Activates AKT1 through YY1 Binding.
Painter JN, Kaufmann S, O’Mara TA, Hillman KM, Sivakumaran H, Darabi H, Cheng TH, Pearson J, Kazakoff S, Waddell N, Hoivik EA, Goode EL, Scott RJ, Tomlinson I, Dunning AM, Easton DF, French JD, Salvesen HB, Pollock PM, Thompson DJ, Spurdle AB, Edwards SL.
Am J Hum Genet. 2016 Jun 2;98(6):1159-69.

A longitudinal follow-up of Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1.
Bruserud Ø, Oftedal BE, Landegren N, Erichsen M, Bratland E, Lima K, Jørgensen AP, Myhre AG, Svartberg J, Fougner KJ, Bakke Å, Nedrebø BG, Mella B, Breivik L, Viken MK, Knappskog PM, Marthinussen MC, Løvås K, Kämpe O, Wolff AB, Husebye ES.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jun 2:jc20161821.

A Subset of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Has Leukemia Cells Characterized by Chemokine Responsiveness and Altered Expression of Transcriptional as well as Angiogenic Regulators.
Brenner AK, Reikvam H, Bruserud Ø.
Front Immunol. 2016 May 25;7:205.

Live attenuated influenza vaccination in children induces B-cell responses in tonsils.
Mohn KG, Brokstad KA, Pathirana RD, Bredholt G, Jul-Larsen Å, Trieu MC, Lartey SL, Montemoli E, Tøndel C, Aarstad HJ, Cox RJ.
J Infect Dis. 2016 May 30.

Modeling psychiatric disorders: from genomic findings to cellular phenotypes.
Falk A, Heine VM, Harwood AJ, Sullivan PF, Peitz M, Brüstle O, Shen S, Sun YM, Glover JC, Posthuma D, Djurovic S.
Mol Psychiatry. 2016 May 31.

Uroguanylin Action in the Brain Reduces Weight Gain in Obese Mice via Different Efferent Autonomic Pathways.
Folgueira C, Beiroa D, Callon A, Al-Massadi O, Barja-Fernandez S, Senra A, Fernø J, López M, Dieguez C, Casanueva FF, Rohner-Jeanrenaud F, Seoane LM, Nogueiras R.
Diabetes. 2016 Feb;65(2):421-32.[:]

News, This weeks edithorial

[:no]Stillingsutviklingen på K2[:en]Employment trends in K2[:]

[:no]Per BakkeForholdet mellom årsverk lønnet på grunnbevilgningen og eksternt, samt forholdet mellom teknisk-administrative og vitenskapelige stillinger vekker alltid interesse. Noen ganger møter jeg den oppfatning at særlig antallet administrative stillinger eser ut på bekostning av de vitenskapelige. Kort sagt, det blir for mye administrasjon og for lite vitenskap. Ferske tall som belyser disse forholdene er nå tilgjengelig for perioden 2013 til 2016.

Figur 1 viser utviklingen av administrative, tekniske og vitenskapelig årsverk på grunnbevilgninger i angitte periode. Det har vært en nedgang i vitenskapelig årsverk (fra 60.7 i 2013 til 52,8 i 2016), en svak reduksjon i administrative årsverk (fra 14.5 til 12.5) og stabilt for de tekniske årsverkene (2013: 36.4 og 2016: 36.3). Ratioen vitenskapelige: administrative på grunnbevilgningen var 4,2 i både 2013 og i 2016.

Bildet blir derimot et litt annet om man tar med de eksternt lønnete stillingene (fig 2). Det har vært en markert økning i vitenskapelige stillinger lønnet eksternt fra, mens administrative stillinger med denne finansieringen har vært tilnærmet uendret.  De to finansieringene sett under ett går frem av figur 3. Konklusjonen er at forholdet mellom vitenskapelige og administrative årsverk går rette veien. Denne utviklingen (fig 3) er villet og tilsiktet, men den kan ikke fortsette slik uavbrutt. Det er et behov for å styrke spesielt økonomiseksjonen og over sommeren begynner det en ny økonomikonsulent. Det vil også bli ansatt en forskningsrådgiver for å styrke søknadene på eksterne midler.

Per[:en]Per BakkeThe relationship between jobs funded by the anuum (the basic budget from the government) and those covered through external funding, and the relationship between technical-administrative and academic positions always awakens interest. Some believe that the number of administrative positions at K2 increases at the expense of scientific positions. In short, that there is too much administration and too little science. Recent figures that illustrate these conditions are now available for the period 2013 to 2016.

Figure 1 shows number of K2 administrative, technical and academic positions funded through the anuum in the specified period. There has been a decline in number of academic positions (from 60.7 in 2013 to 52.8 in 2016), a slight reduction in number of administrative positions (from 14.5 to 12.5) and no change in number of technical positions (2013: 36.4 and 2016: 36.3). The ratio of scientific to administrative positions was 4.2 in both 2013 and 2016.

The picture becomes a little different when we include the externally funded positions (Figure 2). There has been a marked increase in number of academic positions salaried externally, while administrative positions with this kind of funding has remained virtually unchanged. The two ways of financing combined are visualized in Figure 3. The conclusion is that the relationship between number of scientific and administrative positions is moving in the right direction. This development (Figure 3) is deliberate and intentional, but it cannot continue like this uninterrupted. There is a need to strengthen the economy section, and a new economy consultant starts at K2 over the summer. We will also employ a research consultant to strengthen applications for external funding.

Per

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[:no]Invitasjon til sommeravslutning [:en]Invitation to summer gathering [:]

[:no]Alle ansatte ved K2 inviteres til sommeravslutning 16. juni kl 14-15.

Vi håper å se så mange som mulig for å ønske god sommer. Påmelding til Ingvild, se mer informasjon i vedlegget

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Vedlegg: Invitasjon[:en]All employees are welcome to K2’s summer gathering 16 June at 2-3 pm.

We hope to see as many as possible to wish you a good summer. Register by e-mail to Ingvild. More information in the attachment.

Attachment: Invitation (in Norwegian)[:]

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[:no]Nytt om navn[:en]New Names[:]

[:no]Øystein H JohansenVi presenterer Øystein Haarklau Johansen, overlege og spesialist i medisinsk mikrobiologi. Øystein begynte i juni 2016 som doktogradsstipendiat ved K2, og starter nå en studie på diagnostikk av diaréinfeksjoner hos barn i Jimma, Etiopia. Hvis du ønsker å finne ut mer, eller skal til Etiopia, kan du kontakte ham på haarklau@gmail.com eller +251 932514619[:en]Øystein H JohansenWe present Øystein Haarklau Johansen, consultant and specialist in medical microbiology. Øystein is a new PhD student at K2, and is now starting a study on the diagnosis of diarrheal infections in children in Jimma, Ethiopia. If you want to find out more, or are going to Ethiopia, you can contact him at haarklau@gmail.com or +251 932514619.[:]

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[:no]Søk om FORNY2020 verifiseringsmidler![:en]Apply for FORNY 2020 Proof-of-Concept funding[:]

[:no]BTOBergen Teknologioverføring (BTO) vil gjerne informere om at det nå er mulig å søke om verifiseringsmidler fra Forskningsrådet (FORNY2020).

Forskere med prosjekter som kan være aktuelle må ta kontakt med BTO så snart som mulig, og senest innen 25. juni, for innledende prosjektdiskusjoner.

Mer informasjon om FORNY2020 og søknadsprosessen finner du here.[:en]BTOBergen Technology Transfer (BTO) would like to inform you that it is now possible to apply for proof-of-concept funding from the Research Council of Norway (FORNY2020).Researchers with projects that may be relevant should contact BTO as soon as possible and no later than June 25, for initial project discussions.

More information about FORNY2020 and the application process can be found here.

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