Course description:
This course will provide an introduction to the computational analysis and reconstruction of both small and genome-scale metabolic networks. The main goal is to familiarize students with relevant state-of-the-art computational tools and databases, as well as to provide the students with hands-on experience in metabolic modelling approaches. Furthermore, we will cover the mathematical basis of constraint-based analysis of genome-scale metabolic models and provide a foundation for stability and control analysis of dynamic models. Link to the course description: Metabolic pathway analysis

Prerequisites:
Basic competence in a programming language (preferably Python) is expected. Basic knowledge in biochemistry, linear algebra and statistics are required.

Time: February 19th to March 1st, 2024. Please note that the course is two weeks.
Place: University of Bergen, Department of Biomedicine
Course responsible: Ines Heiland, Mathias Ziegler, and Suraj Sharma

Invited lecturers: Sascha Schäuble, HKI, Jena Germany

Suggested amount of ECTS: 10
Number of participants: max 20

Registration form: Metabolic pathway analysis 2024 (google.com)

We will have a «data café» at the faculty of medicine on the 30th of

January from 9 to 12. All interested in data science applied to medicine are invited to mingle around a nice breakfast. Then, two workshops will be organized: (1) «Introduction to data handling in python» by Jakub Vasicek and (2) «How to be Open about your Science?» by Julia Romanowska.

Many of you have asked for it and we are pleased to announce that we will have a joint MED-CBU seminar on the 21st of March at 11:15. Like last time the seminar aims to foster interaction between researchers at

MED and CBU and will be followed by a mingling lunch. If you are interested in joining these events please let Marc know (marc.vaudel@uib.no). If you have suggestion of activities, workshop, or want to help with the organization – it would be most welcome!

Thank you!
Marc

Ønsker du å lære mer om prosjektledelse og hvordan det blir brukt i akademia? Dette kurset vil dykke ned i nyansene av prosjektledelse innenfor akademiske settinger og utforske hvordan det skiller seg fra andre sektorer. Mens vi undersøker de unike karakteristikkene ved forskningsprosjekter, vil vi også vurdere om eksterne perspektiver og strategier kan være nyttige for å forbedre prosjektledelse i akademia.

30.05.2023 – 12.00–15.00

FIA sine lokaler i Jekteviksbakken 31, 2. etg., rom 240 (Nordstjernen)

Påmeldingsfrist 24.05.2023 – 16.00

Påmelding

https://www.uib.no/ferd/161948/prosjektledelse-i-akademia

Peder S Olofsson is the Head of Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Departmentof Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutetand the Scientific Director of the StockholmCenter for Biolectronic Medicine will give the talk Reaching beyond innervation to map mechanisms of neural regulation of inflammation.

Speaker: Peder S Olofsson, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Departmentof Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet
Title: Reaching beyond innervation to map mechanisms of neural regulation of inflammation
Chair: Helena Harris
When: May 15th, 2023 at 3:00-4:00. Snacks and coffee will be provided prior to the lecture, remember to register!.
Registration: at this link  Deadline is May 8th at 12 AM
Place: Auditorium B302, Sentralblokken 3rd floor, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen

Short bio: Peder S. Olofsson, MD, PhD, trained in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, and is a Diplomate of the European Academy of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine with more than 10 years of clinical experience. Dr. Olofsson also holds a PhD in experimental medicine from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.

Research: Dr. Olofssons group focuses on the field of Bioelectronic medicine — the convergence of molecular medicine; neuroscience and biology; and electronics and computing to develop cures. It is hoped this field of study may change the future of therapies for a wide variety of diseases. This groundbreaking discipline is aimed at interfacing electronics with nerves to specifically target the biological processes underlying disease.

Studying neurophysiological and molecular mechanisms in the neural control of inflammation outside of the central nervous system, his lab uses genetic experimental animal models and pharmacological and neurophysiological interventions, and human studies, to map the homeostatic reflex control of inflammation physiology.

Dr. Olofsson’s work has been instrumental in the discovery that T cells relay neural signals in the inflammatory reflex, and that acetylcholine-producing T cells play key roles in regulation of blood pressure and anti-microbial defense through regulation of blood vessel physiology.

More information about Dr. Olofssons work can be found on his group page: Neural regulation of inflammation and metabolism | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se) and at the following link Bioelectronic Medicine – YouTube with a short video focusing on being able to monitor and stimulate the vital vagus nerve with short electrical pulses in order to treat inflammatory diseases in a targeted manner.

This seminar has been arranged by the Broegelmann Research Laboratory, NSI Bergen and the Bergen Research School in Inflammation

Vil du bli tryggere på å snakke om forskningen din på TV, i radio eller podkast?

Kurset tirsdag 23. mai er for deg som ønsker å bli bedre på å presentere forskningen din i media. Kurset vil ta for seg hvordan du jobber med å spisse budskapet og gjøre forskningen din tilgjengelig for folk flest. På kurset gjør vi testopptak på video og simulerer en tenkt intervjusituasjon.

https://www.uib.no/aktuelt/162162/snakk-om-forskningen-din-i-media

Sted: Comfort hotel Runway, Hans Gaarders vei 27, Gardermoen
Tid: 16.-17. november 2023

Vi jobber med konferanseprogrammet som vil ha innlegg fra inviterte forskere, samt innlegg og postere basert på innsendte abstrakt. Konferansen er tverrfaglige og er aktuell for forskere, helsepersonell, brukere, klinikere og andre som er interesserte i muskelskjeletthelse. Hold av datoene for deltakelse i et spennende og aktuelt faglig program.

Informasjon om konferansen vil bli lagt ut på www.muss.no.

Vi ønsker at så mange som mulig deltar på konferansen. Det er derfor fint om du kan sende e-posten videre til andre aktuelle forskere/forskningsmiljøer innen feltet.

Vi håper du har anledning til å bli med på konferansen!

Med vennlig hilsen,
Det koordinerende forskningsmiljø for satsingen v/ FORMI, OUS-Ullevål
John-Anker Zwart, Margreth Grotle, Kjersti Storheim og Linda M. Pedersen.

For mer informasjon ta kontakt med Linda M. Pedersen
e-post: limped@ous-hf.no, tlf.nr: 23016171/91106219

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is a huge Norwegian-initiated and largely Norwegian-funded funding mechanism (HQ in Oslo) which has been and is funding the development of new vaccines, including several of the corona-vaccines.

Kate Kelland, Chief Scientific Writer in CEPI, will visit Bergen and give an exciting lecture presenting the book «Disease X: The 100 Days Mission to End Pandemics» Tuesday 23 May at 11.15

https://www.uib.no/en/pandemic/161343/disease-x-100-days-mission-end-pandemics

The 2024 calls are already open for submission; this will be the second round of calls of the CL1 Work Programme 2023-2024.

The European action HNN3.0 together with the European Commission, Enterprise Europe Network and NCP WideraNet is organizing the next Horizon Europe Brokerage Event on the 2024 Cluster 1 Health calls for proposals.

The Brokerage Event is organized consecutively to the Cluster 1 Health INFODAY that will take place on June 1st.

This international partnering event will help you to build your consortium for the upcoming 2024 calls of the 2023-2024 Health Work Programme.

The event is free of charge but registration by 29 May and profile activation are mandatory to attend the brokerage event. 

https://cluster-health-horizon-europe-brokerage2024.b2match.io/