Research at Oslo University Hospital

 

More than 50 per cent of the total medical research in Norwegian medical centres is performed at Oslo University Hospital. This is the result of the hospital’s general research strategy and its extensive international and national network cooperation.

In this way, the medical centre complies with the requirements of its owner and patients relating to its role as national reference hospital, responsible for introducing and developing new medical examination methods, treatment methods and follow-ups. Research that supports prioritised areas of commitment will also safeguard the operation and development of national and multi-regional assignments, as well as the functions of the medical resource centres.

 

Latest news

News article in Nature on Norwegian plans for using tumour-sequencing techniques to help guide cancer care

 
O. Myklebost
O. Myklebost

The February 2nd edition of Nature brings a feature article in their news section about Norway's current plans to use "next-generation" DNA sequencers to trawl for mutations in tumours that might reveal which cancer treatments would be most effective.
Ola Myklebost (photo), senior researcher at the Department of Tumor Biology and leader of The Norwegian Cancer Genomics Consortium, who is spearheading the effort, is interviewed for the article, which is entitled "Norway to bring cancer-gene tests to the clinic".

 
 

NBS prizes to PhD students from Institute for Cancer Research

 
Simona Kavaliauskiene (left) and Angela Oppelt
Simona Kavaliauskiene (left) and Angela Oppelt
The Norwegian Biochemical Society arranged its 48th Contact Meeting at Storefjell, January 19th-22nd, 2012, and high quality science was presented both in lectures and as posters.
Two PhD students at the Dept. of Biochemistry and CCB at the Institute for Cancer Research, Simona Kavaliauskiene (Sandvig’s group) working with membrane transport, and Angela Oppelt (Wiedlocha’s group) studying cell movement, were honored by a poster-prize and a prize for an excellent lecture, respectively.
 
 

Institute seminars spring season 2012

 
The complete list of seminars at the Institute for Cancer Research to be held the spring season of 2012 is now ready.

The upcoming seminar on Wednesday January 25th will be held by Pierre Åman from Cancercentrum, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden (invited by Ola Myklebost, Dept. of Tumor Biology).

The institute seminars are held in the new research building at Montebello (photo) on Wednesdays from 12-13.