With a shared goal of implementing AI technology to propel molecular medicine research, NCMM and Simula Research Laboratory organized a joint seminar for the two to meet and identify possible synergies.
We can fill two needs with one deed by following dietary guidelines: improve our health and reduce our climate and environmental footprint both nationally and internationally.
We have almost managed to forget the corona pandemic and all that it entailed, but we remember that good vaccines were quickly made. Can we expect the same next time?
Are you curious about interdisciplinary research collaboration? Do you want to learn more about interdisciplinary research leadership in practice? Join us for a pleasant gathering in honour of our second generation convergence environments on Thursday, 30 May in the Sophus Lie Auditorium.
Concepts that Matter – Debating Democracy is a new Honours Certificate at University of Oslo. Application deadline is July 1, 2024.
Infection with influenza H7N9 ("bird flu") has a mortality rate of around 39%. Should the virus change so that it can spread from person to person, we are likely to face a serious pandemic.
Students can apply for up to NOK 25 000 for their innovation projects from the Students Entrepreneurship Fund in Oslo (SEFiO). The next application deadline is 7 May.
Nobel prize winners May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser traded research-policy advice with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and others at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
UiO has several different support schemes for innovative researchers. In 2024, a total of about NOK 16 million will be announced from internal funds. The UiO Growth House has made an overview all UiO's innovation calls and application deadlines to make the application processes more predictable for researchers.
NCMM is pleased to announce the 7 projects that have received support as part of the NCMM Joint Postdoctoral Program in Molecular Life Science.
Women’s access to positions of power and participation in decision-making processes in the health sector remain a huge challenge. Around 70 precent of health workers globally are women. Yet only one out of four health leaders are women. On the International Women’s Day, Women in Global Health Norway and the Centre for Global Health, SUSTAINIT (CGH) celebrated two Norwegian women who have made an exceptional impact in global health, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Sigrun Møgedal.
Our first internal research project, "A Digital Twin for Vaccination Strategies at Geographic Scales," will be starting this semester. This innovative project aims to develop a digital twin model that will enhance our ability to predict transmission patterns under varying levels of vaccine efficacy against current and future viruses.
Marianne Hiorth, Professor at The Department of Pharmacy, University of Oslo and recently graduated participant of UiO:Life Science’ innovation programme SPARK Norway, has reached an important milestone: The product she has developed, as a result of many years of research, has reached the phase where it shall be tested on humans for the first time.
It will soon be easier for people to live with long-term after effects if they have had cancer in their childhood or youth. Associate professor Hanne Cathrine Lie plays an important role in a European innovation programme tasked with developing the digital tool e-QuoL.
Richard Hatchett, Chief Executive Officer of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, will visit the University of Oslo in September to receive an honorary doctorate. In celebration of that event, P1H will organize a seminar showcasing Norwegian vaccine research.
Jens Petter Berg led P1H successfully through its startup phase as the interim leader. Now, Gunnveig Grødeland takes over as the new leader.
The European research infrastructure EBRAINS enables neuroscientists to share, find and use data in new and far more effective ways than before.
Lorena Arranz has been funded 12 million NOK from the FRIPRO program at the Research Council of Norway to gain more insight into early disease development of blood cancers.
This year, six start-ups and innovation projects participated in the pitching contest taking place at the Norway Life Science Conference.
Elizabeth Smethurst is the new Head of Research Strategy, Communication and International Relations at NCMM.
Professor Emeritus Johan Frederik Storm has led research forming the basis of a scientific article that is causing a stir. The article is the result of 8 years’ collaboration on the EU «Human Brain Project». The aim was to uncover an alternative approach to our understanding of how human consciousness functions.
Associate Professor Stefan Schauber studies the quality of exams and believes that it should be possible to find an alternative to the current practice of setting around 100 questions in exams on the professional medical degree.
Lise Moltzau and colleagues have previously identified several substances that can have a positive impact on blood pressure. In a new study funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, they are testing the effectiveness of one of them to treat high blood pressure.
UiO:Life Science will fund 50 educational summer research projects for students between April and September 2024. Students currently enrolled in a bachelor, master or relevant professional degree program at the University of Oslo are eligible to apply. The application form opened 15 February and has now been closed.
There is a clear correlation between the use of a particular type of antibiotic and the increased prevalence of a multi-resistant E. coli clone. This study illustrates the need for national surveillance systems to monitor antibiotic resistance.
