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MED-nytt, no 21 – 2023

The Office of the Dean has written a brief summary of the year and would also like to wish everyone a well-deserved Christmas break. Read also:  A Christmas gift from the Medicine Blog Lene Frost Andersen appointed new Head of the National Council for Nutrition. Jan Magnus Aronsen recognised as a merited educator. Tor Inge T?nnesen awarded the Students’ Teaching Award for module 8.  

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Ledelsen i sn? med nisseluer ?nsker god jul

Editorial: Merry Christmas!

Dean Hanne Flinstad Harbo and the rest of the Faculty Management provides a summary of 2023. They would like to thank you all for your efforts this year and would like to wish all staff and students a very Merry Christmas!

Read the full editorial and see photos from 2023.

About MED

JulekulerChristmas Greetings from the Medicine Blog

In 2023, we had 21 posts on the Medicine Blog. These covered everything from small extracellular vesicles that kill cancer to cocaine use among adolescents. We have compiled the most read posts for you here as a small Christmas gift (in Norwegian). The posts were authored by Anne Marit Mengshoel, Anne Margrethe Myhre and Bj?rn Naume. 

Lene Frost AndersenLene Frost Andersen appointed new Head of the National Council for Nutrition

Head of Department and Professor Lene Frost Andersen has accepted the role as Head of the National Council for Nutrition for the 2024-2026 period. PhD candidate Erik Arnesen, Professor Rune Blomhoff and Professor Nanna Lien will also serve on the Council during this period. 
Read more on the institute website in Norwegian.

Studies

Jan Magnus Aronsen  recognised as a merited educator atJan Magnus Aronsen UiO

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! The assessment committee found that Aronsen believes that learning must ensure the knowledge, skills and expertise required by society and the medical profession. Read the full article on the Studies website in Norwegian. 

T?nnesen awarded Students’ Teaching Award for module 8T?nnesen

Disseminating knowledge has always been a motivating factor for Professor of Anaesthesia, Tor Inge T?nnessen. “Look at teaching as an investment in the future,” is his advice to other educators.
Read the full article on the Studies website in Norwegian.

Department of Biosciences: New course BIOS1010 - Introduction to Forensic Medicine

In spring 2024, the Department of Biosciences will offer a new, interdisciplinary bachelor course and admissions are now open. The course provides an introduction to forensic medicine, including forensic genetics, forensic pathology and forensic toxicology. Several lecturers from MED will contribute to the course.
Read the full story on the Department website (in Norwegian).

Briefings

Management Meetings

Leadership Forum: Overview of meeting dates. The next meeting is on Tuesday 23 January. Agenda items and documents may be submitted until 12:00 on the last Thursday before the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting can be found here.

Overview of Faculty Board meetings (PDF). The agenda and minutes can be found here.

University Board meetings in 2024. The meetings are live-streamed and open to anyone who would like to attend. The next meeting takes place on 6 February.

Oportunities and Deadlines

  • See all important deadlines regarding applications for research funding in Funding opportunities
  • Keep track of the annual cycle for award announcements. There are currently lots of important announcements with tight deadlines. The King Olav V Cancer Research Award for 2024, the University’s five awards, the Monrad-Krohn’s Student Trust Fund, the Gagna & Van Heck Prize, the Nobel Prize and the Anders Jahre Awards. Nominate your outstanding partners and colleagues!

Courses and events

See the University of Oslo’s course calendar for an overview of all available courses. See also updated overviews of courses from UiO:IT and the Medical and Science Library

Research News

You can also follow what is happening at the Faculty of Medicine via facebook, X, Linkedin and Instagram.

Sykehus p? Gaza

MedisinbloggenWhat does an allergy test actually tell us? in Norwegian by Karin Cecilie L?drup Carlsen.

You have taken an allergy test and it comes back “positive”. Does this mean you are allergic? Do you need to avoid whatever triggered the test result?
 

fors?ksmusIMBMouse brains studied to learn more about how we store information about objects (in Norwegian). How do we remember where objects are located?  This has now been discovered in a project led by Koen Vervaeke. This knowledge may prove important to the treatment of diseases that affect memory, such as Alzheimer's disease.

 

planetens helse - illustrasjon natur

HelsamEnvironmental and climate change affects our health.
A new Norwegian network for Planetary Health will raise awareness of how environmental and climate changes affect both human and plant health.
 


 

Laboratoriefoto klinisk forskningKlinmed, IMB and OD: Interdisciplinary research on dementia at UiO. Dementia research at UiO includes studies of molecules, sleep, lactic acid and lifestyle. In this article, five researchers talk about their work.

 

 

dyreplanktonIMB: The brains of small zooplankton can shed light on neurodegenerative diseases (link in Norwegian). Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease affect, among other things, the human ability to move. Studying the control system for movement in the brains of small zooplankton can help generate knowledge of how diseases attack.
 

Atlas over rottehjernerIMB: Updated atlas of rat brains marks milestone in brain research (link in Norwegian). A recently updated atlas of rat brains can now help science move forward. The Waxholm Space Rat Brain Atlas is a 3D-atlas that provides a detailed map of the rat brain. Researchers have now further developed the atlas through extensive updates and open access.

 

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By Silje M. Kile Rosseland
Published Dec. 21, 2023 3:24 PM - Last modified Dec. 22, 2023 1:00 PM