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NCMM group leader Anthony Mathelier will be the new Associate Director of the Centre, combined with a part-time Professor II position at the Centre for Bioinformatics.

From curiosity-driven basic research to innovation projects involving close industrial collaboration. Horizon Europe offers many opportunities to finance your dream project. The EU is now inviting everyone to share their experiences and views on the design of the research programme.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo wants openness and to be close to the activities at the faculty. She will write a short editorial for each MED-nytt with some information about what is taking place at the faculty.  In this edition¡¯s editorial, she talks about a busy start-up phase for the Dean¡¯s Office and a bit about the plans ahead.

Pro-Dean of Studies Magnus L?berg talks about the hearing the faculty will give input to next week.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo wants openness and to be close to the activities at the faculty. She will write a short editorial for each MED News with some information about what is taking place at the faculty.  In this edition¡¯s editorial, she talks about a busy start-up phase for the Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo wants openness and to be close to the activities at the faculty. She will write a short editorial for each MED News with some information about what is taking place at the faculty.  In this edition¡¯s editorial, she talks about a busy start-up phase for the Dean¡¯s Office and a bit about the plans ahead. Read about this and much more in this year¡¯s third edition of MED News.

Obesity or excess fat around your waist in mid-life, can have a negative effect on old age: you double your risk of becoming frail.

A billion people worldwide suffer from brain diseases such as dementia, addiction and depression. Scientists carrying out brain research at UiO are now contributing to a more efficient utilisation of research data by developing 3D brain atlases and new analytic tools.

NCMM Associate Investigator Lorena Arranz and colleagues recently published a study demonstrating that a protein involved in balancing inflammation also prevents the development of acute myeloid leukemia. NCMM support played an important part in the execution of the project.

Imagine not being able to stay outdoors during winter. Or having to put on gloves to open the fridge. New knowledge and better treatment give hope to people who suffer from a rare cold disease.

Imagine a horse race, where the winner takes it all and is awarded both food and protection against enemies. In the same way, bacteria compete with one another in the gut of newborn babies.

20 years ago, four out of ten European children ate fruit and vegetables daily. Today, the proportion is the same, in spite of schemes to provide children with fruit at school. Why hasn¡¯t there been more improvement?

Anette Bringedal Houge uses experiences from her own research projects to discuss ethical dilemmas researchers face when working on sensitive topics.

Dean of Research, Jan Bj?lie, talks about the K.G. Jebsen Foundation, which has awarded a total of 12 centres of excellence in research to MED, and that has now published a call for proposals for two new centres. Our pre-qualification process with Oslo University Hospital is underway.

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo wants to showcase the Faculty and its employees and would like to encourage you to submit your ideas

Editorial on visibility and collaboration. The Dean of Research on K.G. Jebsen. New digital mailbox for ideas and feedback to the Faculty Management. 

The torpedoes reside in specific cells of the innate immune system. These cells could be the next breakthrough in cancer treatment.

UiO Growth House offers seed funding for innovation projects.  Deadline: open-ended.

Departments/faculties at UiO can apply UiO:Life Science for support to develop interdisciplinary courses within life sciences. Deadline: open-ended.

Happy New Year from Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo. Introducing the new Office of the Dean. Semester kick-off for the entire Faculty is on 18 January. 

Pro-Dean of Research and Innovation Jan Bj?lie and Vice-Dean of Research and Organised Research Training Grete Dyb introduce themselves and their thoughts on the work ahead

Introducing Pro-Dean Magnus L?berg and Vice-Dean Eli Feiring and their thoughts on the work ahead

The new Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo welcomes you to a new year with new challenges and opportunities. She invites us all to the semester kick-off on Wednesday, 18 January in the Large Auditorium at the Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet.

The Public Sector PhD Scheme (OFFPHD) is intended to expand research activities in public sector bodies, to increase researcher recruitment within the public sector and to promote greater collaboration between academia and the public sector. Deadline: Open-ended.

Every year, many people get ill from the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae, and some variants are resistant to nearly all kinds of antibiotics. A team of scientists have now found out more about how infections from these variants arise.

The Sustainable Health Unit, a new knowledge cluster at MED, was approved in the Medical Faculty Board on 13 December 2022. The unit will highlight challenges, discussions and sustainable solutions to global and local health issues.