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MED-nytt, no. 1 – 2022

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Editorial: Happy New Year!Dekan Ivar P. Gladhaug

A warm welcome back following a well deserved break over the Christmas and New Year period. The ARK survey and our latest Scientia Fellows announcement are some of the first tasks and opportunities we are faced with as we head into the New Year.

2022 is the last year for the current office of the Dean! Catch up on the first great news items of the year and learn more about upcoming studies, research and innovation activities, as well as the latest on the COVID-19 situation.
Read the full editorial.

 

NOK 100 million to research at MED through the joint funding initiative Fellesl?ftet IV

The Research Council of Norway is allocating funding to Philippe Collas, Irep G?zen, Torbj?rn Omland and Ole Andreassen’s major interdisciplinary research projects in life sciences. Read more.

Fire forskere ved MED fikk penger fra Fellesl?ftet IV

 

 

 

Investigating the deepest secrets of cells

Imagine zooming in on your body several million times, to the innermost parts of your cell structures. A dedicated group at the University of Oslo is helping researchers worldwide prove their theories. Read more.

NOK 15 million awarded for immune system research

Researcher Johanne Jacobsen (IMB) has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of NOK 15 million from the European Research Council. She conducts research into how we can manipulate immune system processes in order to create antibodies that, among other things, work more broadly against COVID-19. Read the article in full on the department’s website in Norwegian.

Host a Scientia Fellow

73 doctoral research fellows have now joined the Scientia Fellows II programme, 35 of whom started in 2021. You can apply to become a host until 19 January. Read the full article and apply today.

Studies

Start of studies for S22 medical students and the new semester

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Photo: Trude Hamnes, UiO

The new medical students started their semester back in week 1. “The start of studies has gone very well considering the unideal circumstances,” explains Vetle André Wenger, head of the Buddy Scheme. “I feel that most of the students have had the chance to meet up, despite a lot of the programme taking place online. Attendance has generally been good, with around 120 new students. I would like to welcome all of the new students and wish you the best of luck at the start of your studies,” he says.

The Dean of Studies, Elin Olaug Rossvold, is extremely happy with the efforts of Wenger and the rest of the buddy team. “It’s great to see that they have achieved such a positive and social setup to include and inspire new students in spite of the restrictions that are in force due to the pandemic.”

Apply to become a merited teacher

The merit scheme is intended to promote quality in education at the University of Oslo. All permanent academic staff with their primary position at the University of Oslo are eligible to apply. Deadline: 15 March

Information for employees

Management meetings

Deadlines

  • See all the important deadlines for applications for research funding under Funding opportunities.
    • Horizon Europe - Health cluster callsDeadline 1 February

    • Collaborative Projects within Global Health Deadline 9 February
    • Collaborative Projects within Anti-Microbial Resistance in a One Health perspective Deadline 9 February
    • ERA PerMed: Multidisciplinary research projects on personalized medicine Deadline 17 February
    • Throne-Holst grants - human nutrition and related sciences. The foundation awards approximately 1-2 million SEK to researchers annually. The next deadline is 1 March
    • MEDERC Consolidator Grant The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the deadline for the 2022 Consolidator Grant. Deadline: 17 March.
    • UiO: Who deserves the HSE Award? Every year the HSE Award is presented to an individual or team at the University of Oslo that has made a significant contribution to the working environment at their unit or at the University of Oslo as a whole. Do you know anyone who deserves the prize? Submit your proposal by 15 February.
  • Award announcements: Keep up-to-date with the annual cycle for award announcements. These now include the following:
    • The Monrad-Krohn Endowment for the promotion of neurological research – Deadline 15 January
    • The Anders Jahre Awards for Medical Research – Deadline 1 February
    • King Faisal International Prize for Medicine for the Year 2022 – Deadline 31 March

Courses and events

See UiO’s calendar for an overview of all available courses.
Updated overview: upcoming public defences

Research News

You can also follow what is happening at the Faculty of Medicine on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

The Medicine Blog: We aim to help the immune system detect cancer cells by Jason Bruce Matthews. There is actually a protein that helps cancer cells hide from immune cells. We want to put an end to this.

 

The Medicine Blog: Can we vaccinate our way out of the COVID-19 pandemic? by Gunnveig Gr?deland The winter has once again been characterised by infection control measures, prohibitions and restrictions. One year ago, we were waiting for the vaccines. The vaccines arrived and most of us have now been vaccinated. Then came Omicron. What next?

 

Nettavisen: ”Many young people do not consider drugs to be an issue – rather a SOLUTION to their problems" by Marte Nordahl in Norwegian. Professor and Head of SERAF Thomas Clausen confirms that young people who develop a substance addiction without receiving treatment fail to complete their studies and drop out of social activities with friends.

 

The Psykopodden podcast: Listen to Professor of Psychiatry Theresa Wilberg as she explains defence mechanisms in a new episode of #psykopodden. These are processes we use to block unwanted notions, thoughts and ideas from our consciousness. We all use different defence mechanisms in different situations and at different stages of life.

 

Medisinbloggen: Cardiac rhythm is the rhythm of life - always changing by Mathis Korseberg Stokke. The heart is like the responsive rhythm section of an improvisational jazz band, it constantly reacts to impulses from the rest of the body. But how?

 

Helsam: The support system is not equipped to look after victims of torture by Thea Cecilie Engelsen. Tens of thousands of people with a refugee background in Norway may have been subjected to torture. A fragmented rehabilitation service creates great burdens for individuals in the support system.

 

Klinmed: New method for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by Elin Martine Doeland and Thomas Olafsen. Artificial intelligence and the inherent purification system in cells are key to the new medicine. The project is managed by Evandro F. Fang.

 

 

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By Silje M. Kile Rosseland
Published Jan. 20, 2022 5:13 AM - Last modified Jan. 31, 2023 10:45 AM