[:no]Disputas uke 51[:en]Public PhD Defense, Week 51[:]

[:no]Marie KarlsenMarie Karlsen disputerer for Ph.d. graden fredag 18. desember 2015
Prøveforelesning: Torsdag 17. desember 2015, kl. 14.15
Oppgitt emne: “The TLR system, connecting the innate and adaptive immune system in physiological and autoimmune conditions”
Place: Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Disputas: Fredag 18. desmeber 2015, kl. 09:15
Place: Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Avhandlingens tittel: “Toll like receptors in primary Sjögren’s syndrome – special emphasis on B cells”
1st opponent: Ph.d. Chiara Baldini, Universitetet i Pisa, Italia
2nd opponent:Ph.d. Peter Szodoray, Universitetet i Oslo

Pressemelding[:en]Marie KarlsenMarie Karlsen will defend her PhD thesis on Friday December 18, 2015
Trial lecture: Thursday December 17, 2015, 14:15
Topic: “The TLR system, connecting the innate and adaptive immune system in physiological and autoimmune conditions”
Place: Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday December 18 2015, 09:15
Place: Auditorium 2, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation: “Toll like receptors in primary Sjögren’s syndrome – special emphasis on B cells”
1st opponent Ph.d. Chiara Baldini, Universitetet i Pisa, Italia
2nd opponent: Ph.d. Peter Szodoray, Universitetet i Oslo

Press release (in Norwegian)[:]

[:no]Disputas uke 51[:en]Public PhD Defense, Week 51[:]

[:no]Amadsen_andrendré Greger Madsen disputerer for Ph.d. graden fredag 18. desember 2015
Prøveforelesning: Fredag 18. desember 2015, kl. 09:15
Oppgitt emne: “Brown and Beige Fat: Physiological Roles beyond Heat Generation”
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Disputas: Fredag 18. desmeber 2015, kl. 11:15
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Avhandlingens tittel:“Function and regulation of Steroid Receptor Coactivator 2 Transcriptional regulation of cellular metabolism”
1st opponent: Førsteamanuensis Lars-Arne Haldosen, Karolinska Institutet, Sverige
2nd opponent:Professor Jens Petter Berg, Universitetet i Oslo

Pressemelding[:en]madsen_andreAndré Greger Madsen   will defend his PhD thesis on Friday December 18, 2015
Trial lecture: Friday December 18, 2015, 09:15
Topic: “Brown and Beige Fat: Physiological Roles beyond Heat    Generation”
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Public defense: Friday December 18 2015, 11:15
Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91
Title of dissertation:“Function and regulation of Steroid Receptor Coactivator 2 Transcriptional regulation of cellular metabolism”
1st opponent: Førsteamanuensis Lars-Arne Haldosen, Karolinska Institutet, Sverige
2nd opponent: Professor Jens Petter Berg, Universitetet i Oslo

Press release (in Norwegian)[:]

[: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.

Infant Growth and Risk of Childhood-Onset Type 1 Diabetes in Children From 2 Scandinavian Birth
Magnus MC, Olsen SF, Granström C, Joner G, Skrivarhaug T, Svensson J, Johannesen J, Njølstad P, Magnus P, Størdal K, Stene LC.
JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Dec 7;169(12):e153759.

Children Born Preterm at the Turn of the Millennium Had Better Lung Function Than Children Born Similarly Preterm in the Early 1990s.
Vollsæter M, Skromme K, Satrell E, Clemm H, Røksund O, Øymar K, Markestad T, Halvorsen T.
PLoS One. 2015 Dec 7;10(12):e0144243.

Long-term prognostic utility of pentraxin 3 and D-dimer as compared to high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and B-type natriuretic peptide in suspected acute coronary syndrome.
Mjelva ØR, Pönitz V, Brügger-Andersen T, Grundt H, Staines H, Nilsen DW.
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015 Dec 3.

Sleep in octogenarians during the postoperative phase after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement.
Amofah HA, Broström A, Fridlund B, Bjorvatn B, Haaverstad R, Hufthammer KO, Kuiper KK, Ranhoff AH, Norekvål TM; CARDELIR Investigators.
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015 Dec 3.

A genome-wide association study identifies risk loci for spirometric measures among smokers of European and African ancestry.
Lutz SM, Cho MH, Young K, Hersh CP, Castaldi PJ, McDonald ML, Regan E, Mattheisen M, DeMeo DL, Parker M, Foreman M, Make BJ, Jensen RL, Casaburi R, Lomas DA, Bhatt SP, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Crapo JD, Beaty TH, Laird NM, Lange C, Hokanson JE, Silverman EK; ECLIPSE Investigators, and COPDGene Investigators.
BMC Genet. 2015 Dec 3;16(1):138.

The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Chandyo RK, Henjum S, Ulak M, Thorne-Lyman AL, Ulvik RJ, Shrestha PS, Locks L, Fawzi W, Strand TA.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2015 Dec 2.

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common susceptibility polymorphisms for colorectal and endometrial cancer near SH2B3 and TSHZ1.
Cheng TH, Thompson D, Painter J, O’Mara T, Gorman M, Martin L, Palles C, Jones A, Buchanan DD, Ko Win A, Hopper J, Jenkins M, Lindor NM, Newcomb PA, Gallinger S, Conti D, Schumacher F, Casey G, Giles GG, Pharoah P, Peto J, Cox A, Swerdlow A, Couch F, Cunningham JM, Goode EL, Winham SJ, Lambrechts D, Fasching P, Burwinkel B, Brenner H, Brauch H, Chang-Claude J, Salvesen HB, Kristensen V, Darabi H, Li J, Liu T, Lindblom A, Hall P, de Polanco ME, Sans M, Carracedo A, Castellvi-Bel S, Rojas-Martinez A, Aguiar Jnr S, Teixeira MR, Dunning AM, Dennis J, Otton G, Proietto T, Holliday E, Attia J, Ashton K, Scott RJ, McEvoy M, Dowdy SC, Fridley BL, Werner HM, Trovik J, Njolstad TS, Tham E, Mints M, Runnebaum I, Hillemanns P, Dörk T, Amant F, Schrauwen S, Hein A, Beckmann MW, Ekici A, Czene K, Meindl A, Bolla MK, Michailidou K, Tyrer JP, Wang Q, Ahmed S, Healey CS, Shah M, Annibali D, Depreeuw J, Al-Tassan NA, Harris R, Meyer BF, Whiffin N, Hosking FJ, Kinnersley B, Farrington SM, Timofeeva M, Tenesa A, Campbell H, Haile RW, Hodgson S, Carvajal-Carmona L, Cheadle JP, Easton D, Dunlop M, Houlston R, Spurdle A, Tomlinson I.
Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 1;5:17369.

Kardiologi, Klinisk veileder, Kapittel 11 Hypertensjon
Lund-Johansen P, Kjeldsen SE.
Oslo, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag (2015): 152-164.[: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.

Infant Growth and Risk of Childhood-Onset Type 1 Diabetes in Children From 2 Scandinavian Birth
Magnus MC, Olsen SF, Granström C, Joner G, Skrivarhaug T, Svensson J, Johannesen J, Njølstad P, Magnus P, Størdal K, Stene LC.
JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Dec 7;169(12):e153759.

Children Born Preterm at the Turn of the Millennium Had Better Lung Function Than Children Born Similarly Preterm in the Early 1990s.
Vollsæter M, Skromme K, Satrell E, Clemm H, Røksund O, Øymar K, Markestad T, Halvorsen T.
PLoS One. 2015 Dec 7;10(12):e0144243.

Long-term prognostic utility of pentraxin 3 and D-dimer as compared to high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and B-type natriuretic peptide in suspected acute coronary syndrome.
Mjelva ØR, Pönitz V, Brügger-Andersen T, Grundt H, Staines H, Nilsen DW.
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015 Dec 3.

Sleep in octogenarians during the postoperative phase after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement.
Amofah HA, Broström A, Fridlund B, Bjorvatn B, Haaverstad R, Hufthammer KO, Kuiper KK, Ranhoff AH, Norekvål TM; CARDELIR Investigators.
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015 Dec 3.

A genome-wide association study identifies risk loci for spirometric measures among smokers of European and African ancestry.
Lutz SM, Cho MH, Young K, Hersh CP, Castaldi PJ, McDonald ML, Regan E, Mattheisen M, DeMeo DL, Parker M, Foreman M, Make BJ, Jensen RL, Casaburi R, Lomas DA, Bhatt SP, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Crapo JD, Beaty TH, Laird NM, Lange C, Hokanson JE, Silverman EK; ECLIPSE Investigators, and COPDGene Investigators.
BMC Genet. 2015 Dec 3;16(1):138.

The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Chandyo RK, Henjum S, Ulak M, Thorne-Lyman AL, Ulvik RJ, Shrestha PS, Locks L, Fawzi W, Strand TA.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2015 Dec 2.

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common susceptibility polymorphisms for colorectal and endometrial cancer near SH2B3 and TSHZ1.
Cheng TH, Thompson D, Painter J, O’Mara T, Gorman M, Martin L, Palles C, Jones A, Buchanan DD, Ko Win A, Hopper J, Jenkins M, Lindor NM, Newcomb PA, Gallinger S, Conti D, Schumacher F, Casey G, Giles GG, Pharoah P, Peto J, Cox A, Swerdlow A, Couch F, Cunningham JM, Goode EL, Winham SJ, Lambrechts D, Fasching P, Burwinkel B, Brenner H, Brauch H, Chang-Claude J, Salvesen HB, Kristensen V, Darabi H, Li J, Liu T, Lindblom A, Hall P, de Polanco ME, Sans M, Carracedo A, Castellvi-Bel S, Rojas-Martinez A, Aguiar Jnr S, Teixeira MR, Dunning AM, Dennis J, Otton G, Proietto T, Holliday E, Attia J, Ashton K, Scott RJ, McEvoy M, Dowdy SC, Fridley BL, Werner HM, Trovik J, Njolstad TS, Tham E, Mints M, Runnebaum I, Hillemanns P, Dörk T, Amant F, Schrauwen S, Hein A, Beckmann MW, Ekici A, Czene K, Meindl A, Bolla MK, Michailidou K, Tyrer JP, Wang Q, Ahmed S, Healey CS, Shah M, Annibali D, Depreeuw J, Al-Tassan NA, Harris R, Meyer BF, Whiffin N, Hosking FJ, Kinnersley B, Farrington SM, Timofeeva M, Tenesa A, Campbell H, Haile RW, Hodgson S, Carvajal-Carmona L, Cheadle JP, Easton D, Dunlop M, Houlston R, Spurdle A, Tomlinson I.
Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 1;5:17369.

Kardiologi, Klinisk veileder, Kapittel 11 Hypertensjon
Lund-Johansen P, Kjeldsen SE.
Oslo, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag (2015): 152-164.[:]

[:no]HMS – Helse, miljø og sikkerhet  [:en]HMS – Health, Environment and Safety[:]

[:no]Eystein 2De fleste assosierer HMS med nettopp helse, miljø og sikkerhet. Slår man opp på vanlige norske forkortelser I korrekturavdelingen.no er HMS ensbetydende med helse, miljø og sikkerhet – det gjør det enkelt for oss som har norsk som morsmål. Gjør man et tilsvarende søk på engelsk finner man over 100 betydninger av HMS. En av de mer velkjente er Harvard Medical School. Mange vil kanskje først komme på Her Majesty’s Ship eller bli inspirert av 007 Her Majesty’s Service, av det mer ukjente slaget er kanskje  Hybrid Male Sterility and Happy Mask Salesman

Hvor vil jeg med dette? K2 er blitt mer og mer internasjonal og instituttet har et betydelig antall ansatte og studenter med utenlandsk bakgrunn – hvordan vi kommuniserer har derfor betydning.

Årets HMS-seminar ble (i motsetning til tidligere møter) holdt på engelsk, noe som ble svært godt mottatt. Kommunikasjon var også tema i gruppearbeidet. I plenumsdiskusjonen kom det forslag fra Silke Appel om at alle disputaser burde holdes på engelsk. Rebecca Cox etterlyste skikkelig oversettelse av K2-nytt til engelsk – hun har av og til måttet konsultere den norske oversettelsen for å forstå den engelske… Alle var imidlertid enige om at K2-nytt gjør god nytte for seg, og den blir lest av de fleste. Forbedret «layout» og ikke minst utgivelse tidligere ble etterlyst.

Dernest ble møteplasser diskutert. Fellessamlinger som K1/K2-seminarene og HMS-seminaret ble løftet fram som gode møter og arenaer der en kan treffe kollegaer til en uformell prat, men arrangementene har tidvis dårlig oppmøte. Vinservering ble framsatt som et mulig trekkplaster – de skal visstnok fungere i Danmark. Av mer spesielle fora er «Faculty lunch» igangsatt. Teknikerforum vil også gjenoppstå, er planen. Ledelsen vil oppsummere alle innspill og vil satse på å gjennomføre mange av dem.

Forøvrig ble 2 viktige saker presentert av HMS-avdelingen, ny portal for rapportering av uønskede hendelser and nytt verktøy for risikovurdering. Disse potensielt svært tørre temaene ble elegant og inspirerende presentert av Johannesen med innlagt Kohoot quiz, og Bjørn Arild Petersen fra Geofysisk institutt.

Det ble også tid til gode pauser, Godt Brød til lunch, kulturelle innslag og Linda Eide I fri dressur over temaet “Ekte begeistring er ingen spøk”. Alt i alt ble dagen svært vellykket, med innlagt brannøvelse, alt mesterlig regissert av Irene, Ingvild og Julie. Dere som ikke kom, gikk glipp av noe!

Til slutt, la seminaret bli en påminnelse om at vi alle har ansvar for HMS. God helg.

Eystein[:en]Most ofEystein 2 us associate HMS with just that; health, environment and safety. If you look up the Norwegian abbreviation HMS in korrekturavdelingen.no, it is synonymous with health, environment and safety – that makes it easy for people who have Norwegian as their mother tongue to understand. A similar search in English will result in over 100 definitions of HMS. One of the more well-known is the Harvard Medical School. One may first think of Her Majesty’s Ship or be inspired by 007 Her Majesty’s Service, or the more unfamiliar might be the Hybrid Male Sterility and Happy Mask Salesman

Where am I heading with this commentary? K2 is becoming more and more international, and the department has a significant number of foreign staff and students – therefore how we communicate is of the utmost importance.

This years HMS seminar was (unlike the previous meetings) held in English, which was very well received. Communication was a main theme in the group work. In the plenary session, Silke Appel had a proposal that all Ph.D. defences should be held in English. Rebecca Cox called for proper translation of K2Nytt into English – she occasionally had to consult the Norwegian translation to understand the English… However, everybody agreed that K2Nytt is useful, and most employees read it. There were calls for an improved «layout» and easy access to earlier editions of the newsletter.

We also discussed meeting places within the department. Shared meeting places that were highlighted where the scientific K1 / K2 seminars and the K2 HMS seminar. These are good venues to meet departmental colleagues for an informal chat, but they sometimes have poor attendance. Serving wine was suggested as a possible incentive to attend – it apparently worked in Denmark. One of the more specific forums the «Faculty lunch» has been initiated. There is also a plan to resurrect the Technical Forum. The K2 management will summarize all comments from the HMS day and will focus on implementing many of the suggestions.

Two important issues were presented by the HMS department at UiB; the new portal for reporting of adverse events and a new tool for risk assessment. These topics could potentially be very dry, but they were elegantly and inspiringly presented by Johannesen, including a Kohoot quiz, and Bjørn Arild Petersen from the Geophysical Institute (link).

There was also time for good breaks, including Godt Brød for lunch, a grand piano performance and the journalist Linda Eide spoke unrestrictedly on the theme «Ekte begeistring er ingen spøk» (Genuine enthusiasm is no joke). All in all, the HMS day was very successful, including a fire alarm rehearsal, all superbly directed by Irene, Ingvild and Julie. Those of you that did not come missed out on a good day!

Finally, let this seminar be a reminder that we all have responsibility for our occupational health, safety and environment. I wish you all a good weekend.

Eystein[:]

[:no]NFR-tildeling[:en]NFR Grants[:]

[:no]FRIMEDBIO-tildelingene ble annonsert i dag. K2-forskere har fått 4 av dem. De er:

Bergithe Oftedal, Mobilitet
Stephanie Le Hellard, Fripro
Emmet Mc Cormack, Fripro
Simona Chera, Yngre forskertalenter
Gratulerer!

Link til sak i «På Høyden».[:en]The FRIMEDBIO grants were announced today. K2 researches have received 4 of them. They are:
Bergithe Oftedal, Mobility
Stephanie Le Hellard, Fripro
Emmet Mc Cormack, Fripro
Simona Chera, Young research talents

Congratulations!

Link to «På Høyden»[:]

[:no]K1/K2-seminar onsdag 9. desember[:en]K1/K2-seminar Wednesday 9 December[:]

[:no]Vi har gleden av å invitere alle til årets siste K1/K2 seminar!
Holdes av: Professor Per Magne Ueland
Tittel: «Targeted profiling of metabolites related to vitamin status,
nutrition, lifestyle and inflammation at BEVITAL».
Finner sted: Onsdag, 9. desember, 14:15 – 15:00.
Stort Auditorium, 3 etasje, Sentralblokken

Everyone is welcome!
See vedlegg for abstract.

Seminaret er en del av kurset FSKLI902 «Perspectives in translational
medicine», 1 studiepoeng (1ECTS).[:en]You are welcome to attend the final K1/K2 SEMINAR in 2015.
Held by Professor Per Magne Ueland.
Section for pharmacology, Department of Clinical Science (K2)
Title: «Targeted profiling of metabolites related to vitamin status,
nutrition, lifestyle and inflammation at BEVITAL».
When: Wednesday 9th December, 14:15 – 15:00.
Where: Stort Auditorium, 3rd floor, Sentralblokken

Coffee/tea will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend!
See attachment for abstract.

The seminar is part of the course FSKLI902 «Perspectives in
translational medicine», 1 studiepoeng (1ECTS).[:]