Dear colleagues, 

The medical faculty at UiB has been working towards “Vestlandslegen” for many years now, and finally there is some good news from the government for this subject. In a press conference in Stavanger on September 5, Norway’s Minister for Research and Higher Education, Sandra Borch, announced the creation of 20 new medical study places at the University of Bergen (UiB). This move is part of the «Vestlandslegen» initiative, aimed at training doctors specifically in and for the Vestland region. The model was developed in response to the 2018 Grimstadsutvalget report highlighting the urgent need for more medical training in Norway. Students will spend their first three years in Bergen before continuing their education in Stavanger, and at some point also in Haugesund and Førde. The goal is to improve the recruitment of doctors across Vestland, in both hospitals and primary healthcare.  

The faculty has posted 7 open PhD positions, 4 PhD position for students at the Medical Student Research Programme and 1 PhD position earmarked dentistry, in addition to 2 positions as postdoctoral research fellow. This is a very good opportunity to apply for PhD and post doc, so I hope many of you will take this opportunity.  

As many of you already know, Janne will conclude her role as head of administration on September 30th. However, she has accumulated some time off and vacation days that need to be taken, and for this reason, she will have a lot of time off, starting from September 18th. From October, she will still be at the institute for a period but will be seconded (frikjøpt) with project and project follow-up. I would like to thank Janne for her amazing effort as head of administration for the last 8 years. It has been a pleasure working with you for the last six years when I have been deputy and head of department. I wish you the best of luck in the new position and I’m glad that you still will be around at the department for some time. 

The position as head of administration has been posted in JobbNorge, and we are working on getting a person to temporarily fill this position until a permanent new head of administration is in place. During the next months it could be that you will experience some delays in certain administrative processes, but we will do what we can to keep the wheels spinning. 

 Frode  

Parkering på UiB

Fra 01.09.2023 er det nytt parkeringssystem på UiB. For oppdatert informasjon om det nye systemet, se denne siden.

Parkering på UiB | Ansattsider | UiB

Parking at the University

From 01.09.2023, there is a new parking system at UiB. For updated information about the new system, please see this page.

Parking at the University | Employee Pages | UiB

Rettighetsordning for åpen tilgjengeliggjøring

Universitetet i Bergen har innført en rettighetsordning for vitenskapelige artikler.

Rettighetsordning for åpen tilgjengeliggjøring | Universitetsbiblioteket | UiB

Innføring av rettighetsordning ved Universitetet i Bergen

Rights retention policy for open access to scholarly articles

The University of Bergen has adopted a rights retention policy for scholarly articles.

Rights retention policy for open access to scholarly articles | University of Bergen Library | UiB

Arbeidsmiljøprisen 2023 ved Det medisinske fakultet annonseres

Det medisinske fakultet lyser ut arbeidsmiljøprisen til den eller de som har gjort en særlig innsats for arbeidsmiljøet i 2023. Prisen deles ut på fakultets HMS-dag den 21. februar 2024.
Vinneren tildeles:

• Heder og ære!

• Diplom

• Prispenger på kr. 20.000, – til arbeidsmiljøet

Du kan nominere via følgende skjema: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=14924961
Vi ser fram til mange gode forslag!

Arbeidsmiljøpris på Det medisinske fakultet 2023 (uib.no)

Frist 8. desember 2023

Velkommen til frokostseminar – det gode arbeidsmiljø

Seminaret arrangeres digitalt , og du melder deg på her: Frokostseminar – Det gode arbeidsmiljø 27.september 2023 (uib.no)Vi ønsker å belyse:

• hjem-jobb sfæren sin betydning for helse og sykefravær

• stress og stressmestring

• mangfoldsledelse

Onsdag 27.september kl. 08.30-10.00 på Zoom

Invitasjon til bidragsytere for Lærerens dag 2024

Lærernes dag skal arrangeres 26. januar 2024. Vi ønsker med dette å invitere fagmiljøer fra alle fakulteter og institutter til å melde inn forelesninger og andre faglige bidrag som profilerer aktuell forskning ved UiB.
Les hele invitasjonen i brevet fra Lektorsenteret, UiB her: https://filesender.sikt.no/download.php?token=013e2195-0257-4fb4-9b02-133508b8bd8d&files_ids=1550171
Lærerens dag har også en egen arrangementsside hvor program legges ut i løpet av høsten: https://www.uib.no/l%C3%A6rernesdag

CCBIO906 Cancer Genomics, 2023

This 3 ECTS course will provide a broad understanding of aspects related to the cancer genome. Methods for analyzing DNA and RNA will be covered, including next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. Focus will be on mutations, copy-number alterations, chromatin structures and RNA transcriptome and expression patterns. Further, ethical, legal aspects, and hereditary predispositions in relation to investigations of the cancer genome will be taught.
CCBIO906 Cancer Genomics, 2023 | Centre for Cancer Biomarkers | UiB
Cancer Genomics | Universitetet i Bergen (uib.no)

Vacuolar ATPase Is a Possible Therapeutic Target in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Focus on Patient Heterogeneity and Treatment Toxicity.
Bartaula-Brevik S, Leitch C, Hernandez-Valladares M, Aasebø E, Berven FS, Selheim F, Brenner AK, Rye KP, Hagen M, Reikvam H, McCormack E, Bruserud Ø, Tvedt THA. J Clin Med. 2023 Aug 25;12(17):5546. doi: 10.3390/jcm12175546.PMID: 37685612 Free PMC article.

Sodium as an Important Regulator of Immunometabolism.
Miyauchi H, Geisberger S, Luft FC, Wilck N, Stegbauer J, Wiig H, Dechend R, Jantsch J, Kleinewietfeld M, Kempa S, Müller DN. Hypertension. 2023 Sep 7. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.19489. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37675565 Review.

Inhibitory control as possible risk and/or resilience factor for the development of trauma related symptoms-a study of the Utøya terror attack survivors.
Hammar Å, Schmid MT, Petersdotter L, Ousdal OT, Milde AM. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2023 Sep 6:1-13. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2023.2253553. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37672478

Beyond the Global Brain Differences: Intra-individual Variability Differences in 1q21.1 Distal and 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Deletion Carriers.
Boen R, Kaufmann T, van der Meer D, Frei O, Agartz I, Ames D, Andersson M, Armstrong NJ, Artiges E, Atkins JR, Bauer J, Benedetti F, Boomsma DI, Brodaty H, Brosch K, Buckner RL, Cairns MJ, Calhoun V, Caspers S, Cichon S, Corvin AP, Facorro BC, Dannlowski U, David FS, de Geus EJC, de Zubicaray GI, Desrivières S, Doherty JL, Donohoe G, Ehrlich S, Eising E, Espeseth T, Fisher SE, Forstner AJ, Uyà LF, Frouin V, Fukunaga M, Ge T, Glahn DC, Goltermann J, Grabe HJ, Green MJ, Groenewold NA, Grotegerd D, Hahn T, Hashimoto R, Hehir-Kwa JY, Henskens FA, Holmes AJ, Haberg AK, Haavik J, Jacquemont S, Jansen A, Jockwitz C, Jonsson EG, Kikuchi M, Kircher T, Kumar K, Le Hellard S, Leu C, Linden DE, Liu J, Loughnan R, Mather KA, McMahon KL, McRae AF, Medland SE, Meinert S, Moreau CA, Morris DW, Mowry BJ, Muhleisen TW, Nenadić I, Nöthen MM, Nyberg L, Owen MJ, Paolini M, Paus T, Pausova Z, Persson K, Quidé Y, Marques TR, Sachdev PS, Sando SB, Schall U, Scott RJ, Selbæk G, Shumskaya E, Silva AI, Sisodiya SM, Stein F, Stein DJ, Straube B, Streit F, Strike LT, Teumer A, Teutenberg L, Thalamuthu A, Tooney PA, Tordesillas-Gutierrez D, Trollor JN, Ent DV’, van den Bree MBM, van Haren NEM, Vazquez-Bourgon …See abstract for full author list ➔Biol Psychiatry. 2023 Sep 1:S0006-3223(23)01530-5. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.08.018. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37661008

BCL2L13 promotes mitophagy through DNM1L-mediated mitochondrial fission in glioblastoma.
Wang J, Chen A, Xue Z, Liu J, He Y, Liu G, Zhao Z, Li W, Zhang Q, Chen A, Wang J, Li X, Wang X, Huang B. Cell Death Dis. 2023 Sep 2;14(9):585. doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-06112-4.PMID: 37660127 Free PMC article.

A psychological symptom based machine learning model for clinical evaluation of irritable bowel syndrome.
Haleem N, Lundervold AJ, Lied GA, Hillestad EMR, Bjorkevoll M, Bjørsvik BR, Teige ES, Brønstad I, Steinsvik EK, Nagaraja BH, Hausken T, Berentsen B, Lundervold A. Open Res Eur. 2023 Jan 27;3:19. doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.15009.1. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37645508 Free PMC article.

Reduced Plasma Guanylin Levels Following Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-Induced Diarrhea.
Brønstad I, von Volkmann HL, Sakkestad ST, Steinsland H, Hanevik K. Microorganisms. 2023 Aug 3;11(8):1997. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11081997.PMID: 37630557 Free PMC article.

Risk factors of suicidal spectrum behaviors in adults and adolescents with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder – a systematic review.
Austgulen A, Skram NKG, Haavik J, Lundervold AJ. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Aug 21;23(1):612. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05099-8.PMID: 37605105 Free PMC article.

Comprehensive analysis of PSMD family members and validation of PSMD9 as a potential therapeutic target in human glioblastoma.
Li Y, Liu X, Zhao F, Zhao Z, Li X, Wang J, Huang B, Chen A. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2023 Jul 23. doi: 10.1111/cns.14366. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37485655

NATs at a glance.
Aksnes H, McTiernan N, Arnesen T. J Cell Sci. 2023 Jul 15;136(14):jcs260766. doi: 10.1242/jcs.260766. Epub 2023 Jul 18.PMID: 37462250 Review.

Visualizing Arc protein dynamics and localization in the mammalian brain using AAV-mediated in situ gene labeling.
Avallone M, Pardo J, Mergiya TF, Rájová J, Räsänen A, Davidsson M, Åkerblom M, Quintino L, Kumar D, Bramham CR, Björklund T. Front Mol Neurosci. 2023 Jun 15;16:1140785. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1140785. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37415832 Free PMC article.

Potassium channels in behavioral brain disorders. Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential: A narrative review.
Alam KA, Svalastoga P, Martinez A, Glennon JC, Haavik J. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2023 Jul 4;152:105301. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105301. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37414376 Free article. Review.

Optimized bisubstrate inhibitors for the actin N-terminal acetyltransferase NAA80.
Myklebust LM, Baumann M, Støve SI, Foyn H, Arnesen T, Haug BE. Front Chem. 2023 Jun 20;11:1202501. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1202501. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37408560 Free PMC article.

RNA-binding is an ancient trait of the Annexin family.
Patil SS, Panchal V, Røstbø T, Romanyuk S, Hollås H, Brenk R, Grindheim AK, Vedeler A. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2023 Jun 15;11:1161588. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1161588. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37397259 Free PMC article.

Fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime measurements of various carbon dots as a function of pH.
Szapoczka WK, Truskewycz AL, Skodvin T, Holst B, Thomas PJ. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 30;13(1):10660. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37578-z.PMID: 37391469 Free PMC article.

A nonsense variant in the N-terminal acetyltransferase NAA30 may be associated with global developmental delay and tracheal cleft.
Varland S, Brønstad KM, Skinner SJ, Arnesen T. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Jun 30. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63338. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37387332

Quality indicators and early adverse in surgery for atypical meningiomas: A 16-year single centre study and systematic review of the literature.
Schipmann S, Sletvold TP, Wollertsen Y, Schwake M, Raknes IC, Miletić H, Mahesparan R. Brain Spine. 2023 Apr 29;3:101739. doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2023.101739. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37383433 Free PMC article.

Detection of Arc/Arg3.1 oligomers in rat brain: constitutive and synaptic activity-evoked dimer expression in vivo.
Mergiya TF, Gundersen JET, Kanhema T, Brighter G, Ishizuka Y, Bramham CR. Front Mol Neurosci. 2023 Jun 9;16:1142361. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1142361. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37363319 Free PMC article.

Electroconvulsive therapy triggers a reversible decrease in brain N-acetylaspartate.
Erchinger VJ, Craven AR, Ersland L, Oedegaard KJ, Bartz-Johannessen CA, Hammar Å, Haavik J, Riemer F, Kessler U, Oltedal L. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 9;14:1155689. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1155689. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37363174 Free PMC article.

Bio-psycho-social factors’ associations with brain age: a large-scale UK Biobank diffusion study of 35,749 participants.
Korbmacher M, Gurholt TP, de Lange AG, van der Meer D, Beck D, Eikefjord E, Lundervold A, Andreassen OA, Westlye LT, Maximov II. Front Psychol. 2023 Jun 9;14:1117732. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1117732. eCollection 2023.PMID: 37359862 Free PMC article.

Updated protein domain annotation of the PARP protein family sheds new light on biological function.
Suskiewicz MJ, Munnur D, Strømland Ø, Yang JC, Easton LE, Chatrin C, Zhu K, Baretić D, Goffinont S, Schuller M, Wu WF, Elkins JM, Ahel D, Sanyal S, Neuhaus D, Ahel I. Nucleic Acids Res. 2023 Jun 16:gkad514. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkad514. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37326024

BBB seminar 

Andreas Romaine from the University of Oslo will give a talk entitled “Cell surface receptors in the heart: triggering cardiac fibrosis and disease”.
https://www.uib.no/en/biomedisin/163515/bbb-seminar-andreas-romaine  

Thursday, September 14, 14:30 

Coming seminars, fall 2023: BBB Seminars | The Department of Biomedicine | UiB

• CCBIO seminar, 28.09.2023, TBA

• BBB seminar, 19.10.2023, Pawel Burkhardt, Michael Sars Centre, Bergen

• CCBIO seminar, 26.10.2023, Arne Östman, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

• BBB seminar, 09.11.2023,  Bradley Zuchero Stanford University School of Medicine, US

• CCBIO seminar, 30.11.2023, TBA

• BBB seminar, 07.12.2023,  Bente Sandvei Skeie UiB

• CCBIO seminar, 14.12.2023, Thomas Barker, University of Virginia, USA

Se kommende kurs fra NFR – Fripro, ERC, Horisont Europa

Se kursene her: Forskningsrådets arrangementer (forskningsradet.no)

See upcoming courses from NFR – Fripro, ERC, Horisont Europa

See here: Events (forskningsradet.no)

FIA: Your pathway to collaborative projects

This time the focus is on collaborative projects, with a main focus on projects in Horizon Europe Pillars 2 and 3, but with the aim to shed light on specific characteristics of collaborative projects and the work with applications for such projects, relevant also for other funding sources than Horizon Europe. See the full program and find the registration form at UiBs webpages: Your Pathway to Collaborative Projects | Division of Research and Innovation | UiB. Please register before 26 September.
Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, 3 October, 2023

Guest lecture – Riitta Lahesmaa

Riitta Lahesmaa, Professor of Systems immunology and the Director of Turku Bioscience Centre, Turku, Finland is going to be in Bergen the 14^th and 15^th of September as opponent for a doctorial defense, and she has kindly agreed to give a lecture. Therefore 14th September 14:00, Auditorium B301, Sentralblokken, Riitta Lahesmaa, will present her work in a lecture titled «New Regulators of Human T-Cell Differentiation». More information can be found at the link below: https://www.uib.no/en/rs/brsi/164347/brsi-guest-lecture-new-regulators-human-t-cell-differentiation
14th September 14:00, Auditorium B301, Sentralblokken

How to use AI effectively for researchers in Norway

Kort oppdatering om nytt nettseminar for forskere som jobber ved norske universiteter 21. september kl 11:00.
Seminaret holdes på engelsk under temaet: How to use AI effectively for research
Registrer deg her: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f51a69c7-1c44-42f5-b9d1-7685c405e7f7@22922e78-c07a-462d-a26d-31a0393a1538
Nettbasert, 21. september kl 11:00.

PhD Start-up seminar

Dear PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Medicine, UiB. We are pleased to invite you to the PhD Start-up seminar for PhD candidates at the faculty.
Attached you will find the program. The seminar focuses on information of help and support in your PhD study, innovation in PhD research and sharing of experiences from a former PhD candidate. The link for registration is presented below.
The registration is binding, please register here: Registration for the PhD Start-up Seminar. 03.10.2023, 08.30-12.00 at Auditorium Armauer Hansens hus, Haukelandsveien 28 (uib.no). Registration deadline: 20 September.
We will end the seminar with a lunch, a good opportunity to get to know your fellow PhD candidates and to do some networking as well.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.
3 October 2023, 08.30-12.00,  Auditorium in Armauer Hansens hus, Haukelandsveien 28.

Mobility seminar for researchers

If you are planning a research stay outside of Norway, this mobility seminar will be useful and will help you with all you need to go through before leaving. Registration deadline 13.09.
Mobility seminar for researchers | International Centre | UiB
Zoom, 14.09.2023 – 12.00–14.00

Reminder!

Nygårdsgaten 5 – NG5

Fellesadministrasjonen ved UiB flyttet inn i Nygårdsgaten 5 høsten 2023, og rundt 450 ansatte fra ulike avdelinger har sin arbeidsplass i bygget.
For å understøtte målene for fremtidens administrasjon på UiB er det viktig at de fysiske forholdene legger til rette for det. Rehabiliteringen av Nygårdsgaten 5 er et viktig ledd i dette arbeidet.
Målet med samlokaliseringen er blant annet å gi bedre støtte til kjernevirksomheten ved UiB, øke samarbeid på tvers av fagområder, og bidra til en mer helhetlig administrasjon på UiB. På disse nettsidene finner du som ansatt praktisk informasjon rundt din nye arbeidshverdag i Nygårdsgaten 5.
Læringsarenaen i Nygårdsgaten 5 | Universitetet i Bergen (uib.no)
Nygårdsgaten 5 | UiB Tjenesteutvikling | UiB

Fototjenestene ved fakultetet avvikles til nyttår

Det Medisinske fakultetet sin fotoseksjon legges ned 31.12.2023. Om du trenger å få tatt et nytt portrett, til bla UiB sine personsider, så bør du snarlig tar kontakt med Jørgen Barth og avtaler tidspunkt for fotografering. https://www.uib.no/personer/J%C3%B8rgen.Bart

Vil du være med på en gøyal dag?

Vi trenger fortsatt administrative personer til å delta i praktisk OSKE12, den 6.desember. Hvis du har mulighet til å stille opp hele dagen, eller et par timer, vil det være til stor hjelp. Dette er en gøy dag da hele fakultetet er i sving, og vi håper at du vil være med på å gjøre dette til en suksess.
Er du interessert? Meld deg på her: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=15317449

Hele Norges forskningsfestival

Forskningsdagene er en festival der forskere over hele landet viser frem forskningen sin til folk flest! I år er festivaldagene f.o.m. onsdag 20. september t.o.m. søndag 1. oktober. Du kan prøve ting selv, snakke med forskerne eller bare ha det gøy. Velkommen!
Forskningsdagene 2023

 ELIXIR Norway – offers

• Data storage infrastructure

• Graphical data analysis platform for omics and microscopy

• Hands on support and helpdesk for data science, RDM and bioinformatics

• Archive for sensitive genetic data

• Bioinformatics tools and databases

• Tools for Open and FAIR research practice including data management planning (DMPs)

• Workshops and courses

For any inquiries, the ELIXIR Norway Helpdesk can be reached through: support@elixir.no

Application Support for External Funding – at our faculty

Here you will find an overview of the application process, our services, and current open calls for funding.
Application Support for External Funding | Faculty of Medicine | UiB

NFR utlysninger

Aktuelle utlysninger – søk om midler fra Forskningsrådet (forskningsradet.no)

NFR calls for proposals

Current calls for proposals – apply for funding (forskningsradet.no)

NFR arrangement og kurs

Forskningsrådets arrangementer (forskningsradet.no)

NFR events and courses

Events (forskningsradet.no)

Travel Grant – Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds

The Travel Grants funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds support junior researchers (PhD and MD students, postdocs) in biomedicine worldwide to learn new techniques at another laboratory, or by attending practical courses. Read more about it here: Travel grants (bifonds.de).

Monrad-Krohn’s endowment

172 Call for proposals Monrad-Krohns award 2024

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