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At present UiO:Life Science funds seven convergence environments that address major challenges within life sciences related to health and environment/sustainable growth. A new application round starts now. Researchers from all units at UiO are welcome to participate.

Johannes Hov has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of EUR 1,5 million to further develop his research on the importance of intestinal bacteria as a cause of disease.

NCMM is delighted to announce that Dr. Marieke Kuijjer has been recruited as Group Leader for Systems Medicine

This year's Arendalsuka ("Week in Arendal") will take place from 13 to 18 August. Four research groups from the Faculty will hold mini-conferences.

Appointment allows Professor Taskén to retain an affiliation with NCMM after his departure from the Centre

Were you aware that the faculty has a career development programme for scientific staff? Now the autumn’s courses on the postdoctoral programme and the School of Health Innovation are open for registration. 

NCMM is delighted to announce that Dr. Emma Haapaniemi has been recruited as Group Leader for Precision Medicine

How can we get young people to choose an active lifestyle and a healthy diet? And how can we bring about lasting change?

Under you will find some practical information on opening hours and availability of the different administrative services at the institute during the summer holidays.

You can now sign up for the 9th annual Nordic EMBL Partnership Meeting

Lynn Butler appointed as Young Associate Investigator on recruitment to the Arctic University of Norway (UiT)

Congratulations to Kinga Aurelia Gawel and Eva Cunha who have both been awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) Individual Fellowships

Researchers at the new K G Jebsen Centre for B Cell Malignancies will study malignant B-cells which are often found in leukaemia, lymphoma and bone marrow cancer.

Congratulations to the Mathelier Group on the publication of their article, ‘Put Science First and Formatting Later’ in EMBO Reports’ Opinion series

The four Nordic EMBL Partnership Directors were interviewed alongside Silke Schumacher, Director of International Relations at EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory)

The NCMM Annual Report for 2017 is now available to view online

Nordic EMBL Partner centre, MIMS (Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden) has announced that that Dr. Oliver Billker from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK, has been recruited as the centre's future director

Professor Harald Stenmark from the University of Oslo (UiO) is to receive an ERC Advanced Grant for his research on cancer. Two other people in Norway have previously received ERC Advanced Grants on two occasions.

UiO:Life Science shall recruit, educate and develop talents. Before Christmas the initiative announced that students could apply for summer research projects. The board has decided that as many as 66 students will be offered a project in 2018.

With the new Centre for B cell malignancies, the Faculty now hosts six active K.G. Jebsen Centres.

Under you will find some practical information on opening hours and availability of the different administrative services at the institute during the Easter holidays.

Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is increasing, with people dying due to a lack of effective antibiotic treatment. Researchers from all over the world have joined together to form the EU-funded anTBiotic consortium to discover new drugs and better treatment regimens

The Faculty of Medicine has received funding for a new, major international postdoctoral programme – Scientia Fellows II – in which both career development for young and promising researchers and innovation are important cornerstones. Major partners from the health industry are collaborating partners.

NCMM’s Associate and Young Associate Investigators, Group Leaders and stakeholders gathered at Oslo’s Grand Hotel for the third annual NCMM Network Meeting on the 26 and 27 February.