News

Jul 2025

• Information for OUS researchers:
  Important Update: Transition from Cristin to the National Research Archive (NVA)
• From the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority:
  Call for applications - regional research funding for 2026 - deadline Sept 4th

Jun 2025

• Harald Stenmark with ESCRT review in Nature
• Work by Eirik Malinen’s group recognized at the annual PTCOG conference
• OUS Researcher Awards 2025 - ceremony June 6th
  Excellent researcher awards to Per Kristian Eide, Ibrahim Akkouh and Mehrdad Rakaee

May 2025

• Press Release:
  PREDI-LYNCH - Validated non-invasive liquid biopsy tests for cancer PREDIction in LYNCH Syndrome

Apr 2025

• King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research 2025 to Karl-Johan Malmberg
• ICR in the evaluation of all medicine and health research in Norway by the Research Council
• The 2024 Annual Report from Institute for Cancer Research is out

Mar 2025

• Light Meets Precision:
  EIC Pathfinder Project SCALPEL Pioneering a Revolutionary Photoimmunotherapy for Cancer
• Publication in Journal of Cell Biology:
  SNX10 as a modulator of mitochondrial protein turnover and mitochondrial bioenergetics
• Advancing the understanding of Lynch Syndrome screening and the significance of comprehensive genetic testing

Feb 2025

• OUH partner in European doctoral network consortium:
  The Mac4Me project is launched
• Publication in Nature Communications:
  Preclinical study suggests proteasome inhibitor as therapy for ibrutinib-resistant chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Dec 2024

• Kari Aalrust Berger Employee of the Year 2024 at the Institute for Cancer Research
• Anette Weyergang awarded the Researcher of the Year prize at ICR for 2024
• Raquel Bartolomé-Casado receives Norwegian Society for Immunology 2024 Research Award for work published in Nature

Nov 2024

• Nature Communications publication:
  A new type of specialized epithelial subtype of cells may hold the key to overcoming resistance to prostate cancer treatments
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2024
• EP PerMed grant awarded to European consortium led by Sigrid S. Skånland at Institute for Cancer Research
• Long term collaboration celebrated:
  Joint meeting in precision medicine between Oslo and Porto scientists
• Journal of Cell Biology publication:
  BEACH domain proteins as new guides in transmembrane cargo sorting
• Groundbreaking Study Identifies Six New Cancer Susceptibility Genes

Oct 2024

• Nobel prize in chemistry to PRIMA collaborator

Sep 2024

• Infrastructure grant from the Research Council of Norway:
  “ATMP Norway – A National Multimodal Infrastructure for ATMP” awarded 74 MNOK
• 30th October 2024 - A Tribute to Professor Kristian Berg
  Innovative Approaches for Cancer Targeting
• 9-10. September 2024
  The Institute for Cancer Research Celebrates 70th Anniversary with Norwegian Cancer Symposium

Jul 2024

• Publication in Nature Immunology from Malmberg group
• Skotland and Sandvig with comment on lipidomics in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
• 70th Anniversary 9-10 September - late registration 5 August
  The Norwegian Cancer Symposium 2024

Jun 2024

• OUS Researcher Awards 2024
  Excellent researcher awards to Kjetil Taskén, Chloé B. Steen and Andreas Kleppe
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the second half-year of 2023

May 2024

• Anita Sveen’s project group publish in Nature Communications

Apr 2024

• The Annual report from Institute for Cancer Research is published
• Participants wanted for
  Photo project to portray people with cancer
• Audun Kvalvaag contributes to articles in Science Immunology and Nature Immunology
• Guest lecture 19 April - Dr. Maria A. Blasco, Director of CNIO
  Targeting cellular immortality in cancer
• Kirsten Sandvig and Tore Skotland announced as new honorary members of NBS
• New article about effect of nanoparticles on tumors
• Covered by NRK Dagsrevyen:
  Johanna Olweus and her research group first in the Nordics to be on team selected for Cancer Grand Challenges funding

Mar 2024

• Johanna Olweus interviewed for The Scientist on next-generation cancer therapies

Feb 2024

• Collaboration on artificial intelligence:
  Improving lung and breast cancer care through AI-driven precision diagnostics
• Nature Communications article from Raiborg project group:
  Cancer cells transfer their invasive properties to non-invasive cells
• Publication in Science:
  Treatment-induced resistance mutations in BTK can be overcome by a clinical-stage BTK degrader
• Announcement: nominate a scientist for the 2024 OUH research awards
  Excellent Researcher Award and Early Career Award

Jan 2024

• Mother collecting money for supporting precision warfare against cancer cells led by Johanna Olweus

Dec 2023

• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2023
• Employee of the year, 2023
  Jorge Gomes
• Sigrid Skånland is awarded Researcher of the Year 2023

Nov 2023

• Dr Ragnar Mørk´s Prize for Excellent Cancer Research 2023 to Mev Dominguez-Valentin
• Invitation:
  The 59th  Contact Meeting of the Norwegian Bioscience Society Jan. 18-21, 2024

Oct 2023

• Eric K. Fernström's Nordic prize for 2023 to Harald Stenmark
• Minisymposium on CryoEM and CryoET October 18-19:
  From knowledge to cures
• Results published in Nature Cancer:
  Possible new treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
• Bridging the gap:
  Collaborative event bringing together surgeons, researchers, collaborators and user panel members.

Sep 2023

• Kick-off in Oslo September 18-20:
  The Horizon EU Cancer Mission PRIME-ROSE project officially opened
• Johanna Olweus part of research team shortlisted for Cancer Grand Challenges funding
• Nov 16th, 2 PM: Distinguished Guest Lecture by Dr. Özlem Türeci:
  RNA-based therapeutics and personalized neoantigen cancer vaccines
• OUS-CCC involved in major EU grant to improve cancer infrastructures in Europe

Aug 2023

• Scientists from Institute for Cancer Research with two review articles on lipids

Jul 2023

• Nature Communications article:
  An ATPase mediates autophagosome formation

Jun 2023

• OUS Excellent Articles Awards:
  Prizes for outstanding research articles published in the second half-year of 2022
• OUS Researcher Awards 2023
  Excellent researcher awards to Halvorsen, Kryeziu and Skjerven
• The Pseudovax project presented by Kjersti Flatmark during handover to the Minister of Health

May 2023

• Kjetil Taskén is awarded the UiO innovation prize

Apr 2023

• Åslaug Helland receives King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research 2023
• May 11th 10:00:
  Symposium with ICR SAB member Giulio Superti-Furga
• PRIME-ROSE: EU project receives 6 million EUR from EU Cancer Mission
• Annual Report from the Institute for Cancer Research for 2022

Mar 2023

• Publication in ClinicalMedicine, part of The Lancet Discovery Science:
  Mev Dominguez-Valentin published about the low colorectal cancer mortality in Lynch syndrome (LS) individuals
• Åslaug Helland elected as a member of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Feb 2023

• Covered by Dagens Medisin:
  New research and development project in radiopharmacy granted NOK 15 million by RADFORSK
• Oxford, 30-31 March 2023:
  Colorectal Cancer Research Network Meeting

Jan 2023

• Announcement: nominate a scientist for the 2023 OUH research awards
  Excellent Researcher Award and Early Career Award
• Institute seminar Wednesday January 25th at 12.00
  Kushtrim Kryeziu
• Online Thematic Colloquium 10th of January 2023, 8:00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.:
  Photosensitizer-based theranostics for cancer with a focus on glioblastoma.

Dec 2022

• Employee-of-the-year 2022, the Institute for Cancer Research:
  Marit Osland Haugli
• Researcher-of-the-year 2022 at the Institute for Cancer Research:
  Kushtrim Kryeziu
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2022

Nov 2022

• Pharmacogenomics to improve transplantation oncology of metastatic colorectal cancer
• Maja Radulovic first author on EMBO J article:
  An ER for damaged lysosomes
• Ceremony November 25th
  Dr Ragnar Mørk´s Prize for excellent cancer research 2022 to Marina Vietri

Oct 2022

• Institute seminar Wednesday October 26th at 12.00
  Nikolai Engedal
• Anita Sveen invited speaker at AACR special conference on colorectal cancer

Sep 2022

• New Centre of Excellence:
  The PRecision Immunotherapy Alliance (PRIMA) funded with 155 mNOK
• Public Talk & Guest Lecture with Professor Ewan Birney Oct 19:
  Genomic Medicine across the world; challenges, progress, opportunities and patient impact
• Institute for Cancer Research and OUS-CCC seminar on Wednesday 21. September
  Susanne Lorenz
• School of Health Innovation arrange course for professors and managers:
  How to increase innovation in your lab
• Article in "Cancers" receiving international attention:
  Fighting tumors through sugar deprivation
• Marina Vietri is awarded the NFR Young Research Talent grant

Aug 2022

• Clinical Cancer Research publication:
  Functional testing of tumor cells can predict response to therapy in cancer patients
• Helene Knævelsrud receives ERC starting grant

Jun 2022

• Maria Aanesland Dahle winner of the NTNU award for Best Master of Technology 2022
• Innovative Health Initiative launches new calls for proposals
• Service from the University of Oslo Library:
  Digital Scholarship Centre
• Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
  Postdoctoral Programme Autumn 2022
• Award ceremony November 3rd:
  Harald Stenmark awarded Anders Jahre's medical prize for 2022
• OUS Researcher Awards 2022
  Awards for excellent research to Danielsen, Fjellgård Jørgensen and Ringstad

May 2022

• Review article by the Sandvig group:
  Biodistribution, pharmacokinetics and excretion studies of intravenously injected nanoparticles and extracellular vesicles: Possibilities and challenges
• Researchers at OUH are invited to participate in a survey from COAlition S
• Ceremony in the Oslo University Aula May 9th:
  King Olav V´s Cancer Research Award for 2022 to Håvard Danielsen
• Publication in Nature Medicine:
  Norwegian cancer initiatives receive international attention

Apr 2022

• Application date May 31st:
  Giant grant from the Norwegian Cancer Society
• The Norwegian Cancer Symposium 2022, Sep 14-15 2022
  Sustainable cancer care using molecular tests - from a prostate cancer perspective

Mar 2022

• Anne-Lise Børresen Dale elected fellow of the AACR Academy Class of 2022
• Publication from Centrosome & Cell Division Cycle project group on cover of Bio-protocol
• OUH scientists demonstrate that translational mistakes can be promising targets of immunotherapy
• Selected cover image of BBA Reviews on Cancer for 2022
• Haematologica publication:
  Cancer patient at OUH received treatment guided by drug sensitivity testing of tumor cells

Feb 2022

• Biomarkers in prostate cancer:
  Multi-sample transcriptomics overcomes heterogeneity and reveals genes with prognostic biomarker potential
• EMBO reports publication:
  Are doping tests in sports trustworthy?
• Institute seminar Wednesday 9th of February at 12.00 on Zoom
  Chloé B. Steen

Dec 2021

• Researcher of the year 2021 at the Institute for Cancer Research:
  Kay Oliver Schink
• Employee of the year 2021, the Institute for Cancer Research:
  Idun Dale Rein
• IMPRESS-Norway and Illumina enter into cooperation
• Funded by 128 mill NOK:
  Centre for Clinical Treatment Research - MATRIX
• Nature Biotechnology publication:
  New immunotherapy for cancer based on the mechanism of transplant rejection
• Institute seminar Wednesday 8th December at 12.00:
  Christina Sæten Fjeldbo

Nov 2021

• Dutch-Nordic Alliance for Precision Cancer Medicine launched
• Institute Seminar Wednesday, November 24th, 12 o’clock
  The Bioinformatics Core Facility
• Dr Ragnar Mørk´s Prize for excellent cancer research 2021 to Anita Sveen
• Kay Oliver Schink identifies a new regulator of macropinocytosis, an important mechanism for nutrient acquisition by cancer cells
• Novel biomarker for Antibody Drug Conjugate
• New treatment for rare cancer pseudomyxoma peritonei

Oct 2021

• Institute Seminar Wednesday, October 13th, 12 o’clock
  Lina Prasmickaite, Department of Tumor Biology
• Science Signalling paper from Taskén group:
  Systems analysis of prostaglandin E2 signaling networks through four GPCRs on T cells

Sep 2021

• Institute Seminar Wednesday, September 22nd, 12 o’clock, on Zoom:
  Thomas Fleischer, Department of Cancer Genetics
• Publication from The Norwegian Cancer Genomics Consortium in Genome Medicine
• Novel gene expression-based classification of metastatic colorectal cancer published in Genome Medicine
• Discovered gene patterns can predict prostate cancer treatment response
• Institute Seminar Wednesday, September 8th, 12 o’clock, on Zoom:
  Karl Johan Malmberg

Aug 2021

• Ragnhild Lothe awarded the Excellent Researcher Award 2021 at the Oslo University Hospital
• Institute Seminar Wednesday, August 25th, 12 o’clock, on Zoom:
  Johanna Olweus, Department of Cancer Immunology

Jun 2021

• Ceremony available via YouTube:
  Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the second half-year of 2020
• Institute Seminar Wednesday, June 9th, 12 o’clock, on Zoom:
  Anne Marthe Fosdahl, the Department of Cancer Genetics

May 2021

• Institute Seminar Wednesday, June 2nd, 12 o’clock, on Zoom:
  Helene Knævelsrud, Department of Molecular Cell Biology
• Institute Seminar Wednesday, May 5th, on Zoom:
  Susanne Lorenz, Department of Core Facilities

Apr 2021

• Centre for Advanced Cell and Gene therapy launched
• Annual Report from the Institute for Cancer Research for 2020
• Digital Public Defence Apr. 26, 2021 12:15
  Maxi-Lu Böschen
• Institute Seminar April 21st at 12:00 on Zoom:
  Vilde Drageset Haakensen, Department of Cancer Genetics
• Pål Kristian Selbo receives NOK 3.75 million from Radforsk Investment Foundation
• Institute Seminar April 7th at 12:00 on Zoom:
  Asta Juzeniene, Department of Radiation Biology

Mar 2021

• PANCAIM: A European consortium to improve pancreatic cancer treatment with artificial intelligence optimizing, integrating genomics and medical imaging
• Fridtjof Nansen award 2021 for excellent research to Harald A. Stenmark
• Institute Seminar March 3rd at 12:00 on zoom:
  Alfonso Urbanucci, Department of Tumor Biology

Feb 2021

• Institute Seminar February 17th at 12:00 on zoom:
  Jan Terje Andersen, Department of Pharmacology
• Project from Weyergangs project group admitted to SPARK Norway
• Awarded 9 million NOK to study autophagy in prostate cancer

Jan 2021

• Sigrid S. Skånland appointed project group leader
• Institute Seminar January 27th at 12:00 on zoom
  Sebastian Schultz, Department of Molecular Cell Biology
• The new Scientific Advisory Board for the Institute for Cancer Research meets
• New Nature paper:
  Eating droplets piecemeal or in one big bite
• Inside the head of a researcher:
  Cancer is a genetic disease
• Institute Seminar January 13th at 12:00 on zoom
  Beata Grallert - Dept. of Radiation Biology
• In Nature:
  The Olweus lab reports that translational mistakes in cancer can be targets of immunotherapy
• Announcement, deadline January 15th:
  PDT/PCI application grant 2021

Dec 2020

• Gry Aarum Geitvik "Employee of the year" 2020 at the Institute for Cancer Research
• Anita Sveen awarded the ICR "Researcher of the Year" Prize for 2020
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2020
• The Syljuåsen Lab reveals mechanisms preventing replication stress
• Sandvig-group with an article about uptake of nanoparticles into tumors
• Publication in new flagship medical journal Med:
  The Malmberg Lab reports a systems-level immune profiling in patients with DLBCL
• IMPRESS NORWAY: Large national precision medicine study in cancer

Nov 2020

• Spanish independent young researcher position awarded to Caroline Nunes-Xavier
• How can researchers at UiO and OUS publish openly and free of charge?
• Olweus interviewed by Apollon about OUTSOURCE immunotherapy project
• Dr Ragnar Mørk´s Prize for excellent cancer research 2020 to Theo Theodossiou
• Cell biologists and biophysicists join forces to bend biological membranes

Oct 2020

• ERA PerMed grant awarded to European consortium led by Sigrid S. Skånland

Aug 2020

• Substantial support from the Pink Ribbon campaign to cancer research
• Institute seminar August 26th:
  Infrastructure for precision medicine in cancer; bridging a gap between research and clinical practice?
• TP53 proficient colorectal cancer cells are sensitive to PARP inhibition

Jul 2020

• Bicycling the whole of Norway and gathering funds for the Norwegian Cancer Society

Jun 2020

• Uncontrolled membrane repair causes chromosome fragmentation
• npj Breast Cancer article from Sørlie's research group:
  Basal-like DCIS may not be a precursor to basal-like invasive breast cancer
• From the annual national research report:
  Research project on circulating biomarkers presented
• Sandvig group publishes that changes in the membrane lipids diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid alter intracellular transport
• Pedersen and Raiborg identify mechanism of how cancer cells grow protrusions that promote tissue invasion

May 2020

• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the second half-year of 2019
• Video award to Aleksandra Dukic
• Antoni Wiedlocha funded by the EEA Poland-Norway grants

Apr 2020

• The cancer patient’s own drug sensitivity model
• Jørgen Smeby the first to defend his PhD digitally at the Institute for Cancer Research
• Nature Communications publication:
  Claudin-low – truly an intrinsic breast cancer subtype?

Mar 2020

• The Norwegian Cancer Symposium postponed to 2021
  Sustainable cancer care using molecular tests - from a prostate cancer perspective

Feb 2020

• National expert group receives 15 million for pancreatic cancer research
• Olweus supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation
• Lancet article on artificial intelligence and prediction of colorectal cancer outcome with Aftenposten front page coverage
• Unprecedented exploration generates most comprehensive map of cancer genomes charted to date
• Mouldy Sioud editor of new Methods in Molecular Biology book:
  Harnessing RNA and CRISPR interferences for cancer therapy
• The Norwegian Biochemical Society (NBS) – Oslo invites you all to a special evening Feb 6th:
  An inaugural talk given by Professor Harald Stenmark

Jan 2020

• A basic study of the cell cycle by mass cytometry, with implications for exclusion of non-single cell events as ion cloud fusions and aggregates.
• Meeting in Oslo January 27-28, 2020:
  The Genetics and Genomics of Cancer
• National meeting about advanced molecular cancer diagnostics
• Announcement, deadline March 1st:
  PDT/PCI application grant
• Excellent Researcher Award and Early Career Award 2020:
  Nominate an outstanding scientist at Oslo University Hospital
• Theodossiou interviewed for Smithsonian Magazine on how natural light may be used to kill cancer cells

Dec 2019

• Åslaug Helland principal investigator of large, randomized combination trial in mesothelioma
• Theodossis A. Theodossiou researcher of the year at the Institute for Cancer Research
• Peter Wiedswang employee of the year 2019 at the Institute for Cancer Research
• ERC Consolidator Grant of 20 million NOK awarded to Johanna Olweus
• New immune-related breast cancer subtypes described in Nature Communications

Nov 2019

• Young researcher award to Peter Wold Eide at “Onkologisk Forum”
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2019
• Ceremony Friday November 15th:
  Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2019 to Karl-Johan Malmberg
• Vessela Kristensen appointed Head of Research at the Department of Medical Genetics.
• Vietri, Radulovic and Stenmark with Nature Review about ESCRT proteins in membrane dynamics
• Bridging the gap to proteomics with new high-parameter instruments at the Flow Cytometry Core Facility

Oct 2019

• Recently approved breast cancer test based on Norwegian research
• Report in Current Biology by Lie-Jensen and Haglund:
  Parallels between ALIX recruitment during cytokinetic abscission in flies and virus budding in human cells
• HIV research performed by Jan Terje Andersen's group presented in Aftenposten
• The Innovative science 2019 award-winning LUMIBLAST concept:
  Fighting brain cancer through photodynamic therapy, using light from within
• Oslo University Hospital contributions at ESMO 2019 presented by Dagens Medisin

Sep 2019

• 2019 Innovation Radar Prize for Innovative Science to Lumiblast
• H2020 funding for exploration of the secretory pathways to identify candidate biomarkers or therapeutic targets
• Comprehensive review article about the complexity of biomarkers in colorectal cancer published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
• Could Light-Activated Drugs Turn Proton Therapy into a More Radical Treatment for Cancer?
• Personalized prediction of drug dose

Aug 2019

• The 2019 Oslo University Hospital Researcher Awards to Andreassen, Kalager and Sveen
• Institute Seminar Wednesday August 21st 12:00:
  Viola Lobert
• New insights into the molecular mechanism underlying a human developmental disorder published in Cell Reports
• Yan Zhen identifies mechanism of autophagosome closure

Jul 2019

• Jan Terje Andersen head of hiv research program receiving 19 mill NOK
• Announcement from Helse Sør-Øst:
  Call for applications for research-based innovation
• Announcement from Helse Sør-Øst:
  Call for applications for health research

Jun 2019

• Marte Sneeggen identifies new mechanism how a tumor suppressor prevents metastasis
• UiO:Life Science funds convergence environment on proton therapy research
• Perspective article in Nature Communications by Skotland and Sandvig:
  Importance of studying lipid species, not only lipid classes
• Three new strategic research areas appointed by Oslo University Hospital
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the second half-year of 2018

May 2019

• Johanna Olweus elected member of the executive board of CIMT
• Tor Erik Rusten's research presented:
  Autophagy - Hope or Threat to Cancer Patients?
• Radforsk to invest NOK 4.5 million in cancer research

Apr 2019

• The first Norwegian CAR
• Successful kick-off for new collaboration between Institute for Cancer Research and Institut Curie
• Protonics team leader presenting their research on The Scientist's Channel

Feb 2019

• The Flatmark group heads new European initiative connecting researchers working with rare cancer pseudomyxoma peritonei
• Maria Torgersen and coworkers publish unexpected results about nanoparticle effects on cells
• Computer simulated cancer treatment presented in research magazine Apollon

Jan 2019

• Nature Communications publication:
  How Natural Killer Cells Remember their Education
• Funding from FRIPRO to five promising researchers from Oslo University Hospital
• Research at Oslo University Hospital basis for international drug development initiative between Norway and India
• Institute Seminar Wednesday 9th of January 12:00:
  Vessela Kristensen

Dec 2018

• Research funding from South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority for 2019
• New link between DNA damage signaling and the transcription machinery is identified by scientists from the Department of Radiation Biology
• Myeloma research funded by national clinical research program KLINBEFORSK
• Award ceremony December 7th
  Oslo University Hospital awards 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2018
• International collaborative project led by Harald Stenmark supported with millions

Nov 2018

• Kristin Bjordal "Researcher of the Month" for November 2018
• Ceremony Friday November 23rd:
  Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2018 to Kaisa Haglund
• Molecular Oncology cover features work by the Russnes group

Oct 2018

• Helene Knævelsrud new member of The Young Academy of Norway
• ESMO Congress i Munich 19-23 Oct 2018
  Therese Sørlie interviewed for Dagens Medisin about current trends in cancer research
• Researchers at the Department of Immunology publish groundbreaking proteomics technology in Nature Methods.
• Guro E. Lind new leader of The Norwegian Association of Researchers (Forskerforbundet)
• EMBO J paper from Maja Radulovic:
  Repair of damaged lysosomes keeps cells alive
• An article published in Cell by a research team from Oslo and Zürich reveals a new aspect of chromosome biology:
  To spread or not to spread?
• Skotheim group publishes important prostate cancer study in prestigious journal:
  High degree of genomic heterogeneity in multifocal primary prostate cancer
• The Malmberg lab partner in major cancer immunotherapy project

Sep 2018

• Paper from Weyergang´s project group published in Journal of Controlled Release
• How do cells keep their assembly lines in synchrony?
• Nature Communications publication selected for Editor's Highlight webpage:
  A study of the epigenetics of breast cancer provides clues to mechanisms behind subtypes of the disease

Aug 2018

• UiO Research Award ceremony Sept 3rd
  Harald Stenmark interviewed for Uniforum
• Molecular Cancer Therapeutics article from Namløs, Boye and Meza-Zepeda:
  ctDNA reveals tumour heterogeneity and burden in gastrointestinal stromal tumours
• Wednesday 22nd of August
  Celebration of Harald Stenmark’s ERC Advanced Grant
• Cancer Research paper from Lyng's group highlighted in Nature Reviews Urology:
  Novel imaging method to assess prostate cancer aggressiveness

Jul 2018

• Nature Communications paper from Wenzel and Raiborg:
  Timing of growth factor receptor downregulation
• The "Domore!" project presented by national newspaper VG

Jun 2018

• Postdoctor Andreas M. Hoff is shared first-author
  New publication in Cell on structural genome alterations driving castration-resistant prostate cancer
• The University of Oslo Research Award 2018 til Harald Stenmark
• EMBO Journal article from Malerød and Haglund: Orienting the spindle

May 2018

• Paper from Selbo’s project group featured on the cover of Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
• Award ceremony May 25th
  Oslo University Hospital awards 6 excellent articles for the second half-year of 2017

Apr 2018

• Mini symposium Cancer Genomics, April 17th, 10am-4pm
  On the occasion of King Olav V's award to Professor Vessela N. Kristensen
• Cancer study led by OUH scientists presented by major national newspaper VG

Mar 2018

• Novel subtype-specific prognostic associations of KRAS and BRAF mutations revealed in colorectal cancer
• Jon Amund Kyte "Researcher of the Month"
• International Women's day, March 8th 2018:
  The Challenges women face in pursuing a career in STEM (science/ technology/ engineering/ mathematics)

Feb 2018

• Institute Seminar Wednesday 7th of February 12:00:
  Marthe Løvf

Jan 2018

• OUH research seminar, Monday, February 5th, 2018, at 14:30 – 16:00
  New developments in gynecologic oncology
• Karl-Johan Malmberg interviewed by NRK on the potential of killer cell research in cancer treatment
• Preclinical drug screening identifies novel stratified treatment options according to the consensus molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer

Dec 2017

• The discovery of TIGIT as a potential new target for immune checkpoint blockade is published in Clinical Cancer Research.

Nov 2017

• Alicia Llorente participates in an ERA-NET funded project
• Young Investigator Prize to Anita Sveen during annual "Onkologisk Forum" meeting Nov 2017
• Paper on novel pathway selected for inclusion in the ‘In This Issue’ section of Journal of Cell Science
• Professor Kjetil Taskén is presented as new director of the Department of Cancer Research at the Cancer Clinic, Oslo University Hospital
• Nature Communications publication:
  Pan-cancer analysis of homozygous deletions in primary tumours uncovers rare tumour suppressors
• Ceremony Friday November 10th
  Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2017 to June Myklebust
• Maria Torgersen receives a grant of 8.5 million NOK from NANO2021

Oct 2017

• Update: Nature Cell Biology paper attracts interest:
  Rusten group uncovers new regulatory mechanism of the Peutz-Jeghers cancer syndrome kinase, LKB1
• Trial lecture and disputation November 2nd and 3rd
  M. Sc. Cathrine Elisabeth Olsen
• New collaboration between the Olweus research group and Kite Pharma
• CNN coverage:
  Major study of genetics of breast cancer provides clues to mechanisms behind the disease
• CCB researchers uncover novel mechanism of cellular metabolic control
• Breast cancer research highlighted by the Norwegian Cancer Society:
  New additional treatment for breast cancer patients
• OUH research seminar, Monday, October 9th 14:30
  Individualized cancer treatment

Sep 2017

• Tor Inge Tønnessen "Researcher of the Month" for September
• Collaboration to identify novel biomarkers that can predict whether a patient will respond positively to pembrolizumab
• Jahre lecture Thursday September 14th
• Scandic Holmenkollen Park, December 4-6, 2017:
  The Norwegian Cancer symposium 2017 on Precision Medicine
• Institute Seminar Wednesday 6th of September 12:00:
  Institute leader Harald Stenmark

Aug 2017

• Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale appointed Commander of the Royal Norwegian St. Olavs Order
• ERC Starting Grant 2017 to Kyrre Eeg Emblem
• Tone Rustøen "Researcher of the Month" for July

Jun 2017

• Øyvind S. Bruland appointed "Innovator of the Month" by Helse Sør-Øst
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the second half-year of 2016
• Clinically important genetic heterogeneity in colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability
• Per O. Seglen awarded King Olav V's cancer research prize for 2017

May 2017

• Less expensive medicine results in treatment for more patients
  Norwegian research with international impact
• Program Info - workshops held May 8-9th:
  Placing my research in an H2020 project

Apr 2017

• OUH research seminar, Tuesday, April 25th 10:00 - 15:45
  Immunotherapy for Cancer
• Study on replication fork stability from Skarstad group published in Nucleic Acids Research

Mar 2017

• The AACR-WICR Friend Lectureship presented to Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale
• Pierre Leopold speaks at CCB seminar Friday March 31st at 12:00:
  Growth coordination during development
• CanCell - a new Centre of Excellence - will reprogram cancer cells
• New group leader at the Institute for Cancer Research:
  Jørgen Wesche appointed group leader for the Mesenchymal Cancer Biology Group at the Department of Tumor Biology
• King Olav V´s Cancer Research Prize to Per O. Seglen
  Prestigious research prize from the Norwegian Cancer Society to pioneer in autophagy research

Feb 2017

• Institute Seminar Wednesday 22th of February
  Core Facility for preclinical imaging (MRI and IVIS). What services can we offer?
• Héctor Peinado Selgas speaks at CCB seminar February 27th at 13:00:
  Defining the role of tumor-secreted exosomes in pre-metastatic niche formation
• "Science" article from Johanna Olweus's group highlighted by editorial in New England Journal of Medicine

Jan 2017

• Baldur Sveinbjørnsson speaks at CCB seminar January 31st at 12:00:
  Oncolytic peptide LTX-315; the road from basic science to clinical trials
• Announcement:
  Resources to PDT/PCI related research, 2017
• Updated: honoured with "Preview" article in Developmental Cell
  Findings from Rusten group published in Nature on microenvironmental autophagy draw nationwide attention
• Norsk Hydro’s Fund for Cancer Research Lecture January 16th 10:45
  Channing J. Der
• New knowledge about Wee1 and Chk1 inhibitors revealed by a flow cytometry-based compound screen

Dec 2016

• Institute Seminar Wednesday 14th of December
  Tor Erik Rusten – Group Leader at the Department of Molecular Cell Biology
• Story picked up by Science Translational Medicine as "Editor's choice":
  New insight into the origin of disseminated tumor cells in breast cancer published in Genome Biology
• Jorrit Enserink and Tor Erik Rusten new group leaders at MCB

Nov 2016

• Institute Seminar Wednesday 30th of November
  Jon-Vidar Gaustad – Dept. of Radiation Biology
• Ceremony Friday November 18th
  Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2016 to Therese Sørlie
• First-in-man trial using the PCI technology published in Lancet Oncology
• Institute Seminar Wednesday 9th of November
  Edward Leithe - Dept. of Molecular Oncology

Oct 2016

• Institute Seminar Wednesday 19th of October
• Institute Seminar Wednesday 12th of October
  Johanna Olweus

Sep 2016

• Institute seminar Wednesday September 28th at 12:00 in the Auditorium
  Dr. Bastian Fromm – Postdoc in Flatmark group
• Paper from Dahl/Klungland published in the Sep 22nd issue of Nature
  Histone marks regulate maternal-to-zygotic transition
• National kick-off, Tuesday September 13th
  Turning the tide of antimicrobial resistance
• Marina Vietri interviewed for major Italian research web portal

Aug 2016

• Jonathan M. Irish speaks at CCB seminar August 31st at 12:00:
  Decoding human tumor microenvironments and healthy tissues using high dimensional single cell mass cytometry
• Seminar at OUS, Radiumhospitalet, 1. September 2016. 13:00-15:15
  CyTOF opening seminar featuring Jonathan Irish
• Clinical Cancer Research highlights biomarker paper from Lyng’s group
• The Norwegian Cancer Genomics Consortium participates in international study of gene variants predisposing for cancer development.
• The Norwegian Cancer Society calls attention to collaborative study on relevance of genetic heterogeneity
• Clinical relevance of genetic heterogeneity among distinct liver metastatic deposits identified in patients with colorectal cancer

Jun 2016

• H.M. the King's Gold Medal to Marina Vietri
• Institute seminar Wednesday 22th of June at 12:00
  Prof. Gunnar Sæter – Director of Institute for Cancer Research
• Prof. Kalina Hristova speaks at CCB seminar June 21st at 13:00:
  Mechanism of FGF receptor dimerization and activation
• Institute seminar Wednesday June 15th at 12:00 in the Auditorium
  Alicia Llorente – Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology
• Institute seminar June 1st
  Tom Grotmol

May 2016

• Institute seminar May 25th
  Randi Gussgard Syljuåsen
• Prof. Dr. Torsten Pietsch speaks at CCB seminar May 24th at 09:00:
  The new WHO classification of pediatric brain tumors
• Institute seminar 11th of May
  Dr. Ged Brady, The University of Manchester
• Institute for Cancer Research annual report 2015
• Institute seminar 4th of May
  Dr. Mari Nygård, the Cancer Registry of Norway

Apr 2016

• Institute seminar April 20th
  Professor Péter Nagy – National Institute of Oncology, Hungary
• Institute seminar April 6th
  Ståle Nygård – Dept. of Core Facilities

Mar 2016

• Theodossiou and Berg funded by the Future and Emerging Technology (FET) program
• Losby III 10.-11. mars 2016
  National conference on clinical genomics
• Geir Bjørkøy speaks at CCB seminar March 9th at 12:00:
  Tumor-derived IL-6 contributes to cancer cachexia by increasing autophagy
• Day of Immunology Conference 2016 April 29
  Immunotherapy for Cancer
• Liliane Christ identifies mechanism for regulation of daughter cell separation

Feb 2016

• Laxmi Silwal-Pandit – Dept. of Cancer Genetics
  Institute seminar Wednesday 2nd of March at 12:00
• Institute seminar Wednesday 17th of February at 12:00
  Susanne Lorenz – Dept. of Tumor Biology
• Norsk Hydro's Fond guest lecture March 10th
  Stephen H. Friend
• Ragnhild A. Lothe and Michael Bretthauer substantially supported by FRIPRO

Jan 2016

• Camilla Raiborg's work presented in popularised form on forskning.no:
  Filming live cancer cells
• Lorenz et al. published an extensive study investigating the genomic chaos in osteosarcoma
• Symposium, Oslo, May 18-20, 2016
  Personalized Cancer Care
• Åslaug Helland's research on lung cancer presented by the Norwegian Cancer Society
• Innovation projects funded by the Norwegian Cancer Society and Research Council
• Sandvig received INNO INDIGO grant for work with biodegradable nanoparticles

Dec 2015

• Research funding from South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority for 2016
• AACR Recognizes Dr. Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale With 2015 Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research
• Erik Boye - an internationally renowned scientist retires
• New PhD Andreas Hoff publishes testis cancer fusion genes in Cancer Research

Oct 2015

• Institute Seminar Wednesday 21st of October at 12:00
  Kanutte Huse – Dept. of Core Facilities
• Institute seminar Wednesday 7th of October at 12:00
  Elen K. Møller – Dept. of Cancer Genetics

Sep 2015

• Presenting the Young Academy of Norway
• Møbius 2015:
  Prestigious award from the Research Council of Norway to Harald A. Stenmark
• Institute Seminar Wednesday 23rd of September
  Sigve Nakken
• Review article from Sveen and co-workers on alternative splicing published in Oncogene
• The Anders Jahre Senior Medical Prize to Ludvig Sollid
• The UiO Innovation Prize:
  Award winner Erik Fosse presented in Uniforum
• Two studies of PARP inhibition in malignant lymphocytes reveal differential phenotypical responses, DNA damage induction and repair during the cell cycle
• Recognition of outstanding scientific work:
  Kaisa Haglund receives the Jahre prize for young medical researchers

Aug 2015

• Oslo Cancer Cluster Innovation Park officially opened
• New English version of "The Research Handbook- from idea to publication" is available
• Institute seminar August 26th 12:15-13:00
  How to biobank "The Norwegian Research Gold" the best way
• Chronicle on personalised cancer medicine in Aftenposten
• Training course August 25:
  Preparing for the upcoming health calls for Horizon 2020
• Novel method reveals new knowledge about G1-phase
• H.M. The Kings Gold Medal to Sigrid Bratlie Thoresen

Jul 2015

• Llorente and coworkers report promising prostate cancer biomarkers in urinary exosomes

Jun 2015

• Microscopy infrastructure funded by the Norwegian Research Council
• Innovation prize to Erik Fosse
• Cover article on personalized cancer medicine and big data in META
• Paper from OUS/CCB researchers dedicated commentary articles in both Nature and Science
• OUS research blog June 16th:
  What is the cost of a cancer patient's life?
• Call for applications 2016
  Annuncement of research funding from South-East Norway regional health authority for 2016
• Institute seminar Wednesday on the 17th of June at 12:00
• The Department of Pathology receives funding for melanoma research through Horizon 2020 project.
• Findings from the Skarstad group published in PLOS Genetics
• OUS research blog about endocytosis:
  A cancer cell on the move
• William Louch appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for May 2015
• Article about work in the Stenmark group on www.nrk.no:
  The long road to success
• Nature article from Marina Vietri:
  Sealing holes in the nuclear envelope as a mechanism to protect the genome
• Review article in J Mol Cell Biol:
  Non-Homologous functions of the AlkB Homologs – an update of the present knowledge
• Disputation June 2nd:
  PhD in Engineering, Master in Physics Ada H.V. Repetto-Llamazares will defend her PhD (philosophiae doctor) thesis
• Institute seminar Wednesday on the 3rd of June at 12:00
  Cathinka Halle Julin

May 2015

• WiBEC (Wireless In-Body Environment Communications) selected for funding by EU
  New EU H2020- MARIE Sklodowska-CURIE ACTIONS project coordinated by The Intervention Centre
• OUS research blog:
  Improved methods for the treatment of metabolic diseases affecting children's nervous system
• Public health improvement:
  Many OUS teams in the Holmenkollstafetten 2015
• Åsmund Eikenes publishes careers column in Nature
• Institute seminar Wednesday 6th of May
  Camilla Raiborg

Apr 2015

• Oslo University Hospital honouring excellent research
• OUS research blog from Anja Nilsen:
  More precise cancer treatment by use of RNA biomarkers
• Institute seminar Wednesday 22nd of April
  Andreas Brech from the Department of Core Facilities
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the second half-year of 2014
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar Monday April 20th 14:30-16
  Proteomics: breakthroughs and cutting edge applications in immunology, microbiology, and cancer
• Article from Jorrit Enserink's group in "Genome research":
  Sumoylation of Rap1 mediates the recruitment of TFIID to promote transcription of ribosomal protein genes
• Fridtjof Nansen awards for excellent research to Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale and Jan Terje Andersen
• Lectures April 9th (10-12 AM)
  Hendrik Fuchs and Michael Hamblin
• Institute seminar Wednesday 8th of April
  Thomas Fleischer from the Department of Genetics

Mar 2015

• The Losby conference on personalized cancer treatment
• Heidi Lyng appointed "Innovator of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for March 2015
• Nature article from Camilla Raiborg: Formation of cellular protrusions
• Journalists from Aftenposten following sarcoma team for 9 months:
  Sarcoma research presented in feature article in A-magasinet
• Institute seminar Wednesday 25th of March
  Torstein Tengs
• Thursday the 26th of March at 14:15 hrs:
  CCB Minisymposium on Centrosome and Cilia Biology
• Excellent OUS research presented by the Norwegian Cancer Society:
  New method for treatment of lung cancer
• EurocanPlatform workshop May 18-19th
  Circulating Biomarkers in Cancer
• OUS research blog by Ole M. Sejersted:
  Why research at hospitals should be encouraged
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar Monday March 16th 14:30-16
  Strategies for research on Alzheimer’s disease
• Institute seminar Wednesday 11th of March
  Viola Lobert
• Article from Kirsten Skarstad's group published in Nucleic Acids Research
• Kari Kværner blogs about research based innovation
• March 5th 12-15, Rh Gaustad:
  Seminar with the winners of the Olav Thon Foundation International Research Prize

Feb 2015

• Research on cancer vaccines against follicular lymphoma presented by the Norwegian Cancer Society
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar Monday March 2nd 14:30-16
  Personalized medicine
• Institute seminar February 25th
  Mouldy Sioud
• Kristin Bjordal blogs about clinical research participation
• Recent article in Oncogene from Kristian Berg's PCI research group
• Novel DNA methylation biomarkers provide accurate detection of bile duct cancer
• Article in PLOS Genetics:
  Molecular control of abscission in stem cells in vivo
• Institute seminar February 11th
  Jon Amund Kyte
• Jens Petter Berg blogs about the values of basic research
• Solomon Yimer and Tone Tønjum involved in organising successful tuberculosis meeting in Ethiopia
• Rolf Skotheim interview in Apollon:
  Supercomputing reveals the genetic code of cancer

Jan 2015

• Two new research dissemination contributions from OUH/CCB scientists
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar Monday February 2nd 14:30
  PhD students and supervisors: the fast tracks to perfect synergy?
• Leiv Arne Rosseland blogs about palliative care during childbirth
• Institute seminar January 28th
  Einar Rødland and Olga Østrup from the MetAction project
• Seminar IKF Friday January 23rd 11-11.45 with Madiha Derouazi
  A novel cell penetrating peptide as vector for therapeutic vaccine
• Nanoparticle review by Iversen, Skotland and Sandvig among the most cited articles in Nano Today
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar Monday January 19th 14:30
  DNA sequencing in medicine
• Theis Tønnesen blogs about research dissemination
• Announcement:
  Resources to PDT/PCI related research, 2015
• The next Oslo University Hospital research seminar January 12th 14:30
  Multiple Sclerosis News: From the clinic to the lab and back

Dec 2014

• Research funding from South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority for 2015
• Section for Cellular Therapy granted support from BIOTEK2021 and FORNY2020
• Institute seminar 19th of December. NB: 10-11 a.m.
  Gunnar Sæter
• Per Morten Sandset blogs about patient involvement
• Meza-Zepeda and Myklebost co-author recent Cancer Cell publication on the architecture and evolution of cancer neochromosomes
• Institute seminar 10th of December
  Arne Yndestad
• Stein Kvaløy blogs about cancer treatment through proton therapy

Nov 2014

• Tuesday December 2nd - NORIN seminar
  Limitations of today's diagnosis and monitoring
• The next Oslo University Hospital research seminar December 1st 14:30
  Regenerative medicine
• OUS research blog:
  Åsmund Husabø Eikenes blogs about understanding cell division through the study of fly spermatogenesis
• Oslo Kongressenter, February 12-13 2915
  5th National Conference on Stroke
• New genotyping service at Oslo University Hospital
• Institute seminar November 19th
  Anette Weyergang
• Oslo University Hospital has award 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2014
• Ceremony Friday November 21st
  Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2014 to Arne Kolstad
• New book on RNA Interference edited by Mouldy Sioud recently published
• “Centrosome and Cilia biology”-project headed by Sebastian Patzke highlighted by "Helse Sør-Øst"
• Benedicte A. Lie appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for October 2014
• Prostate cancer research presented by the Norwegian Cancer Society
• Institute seminar November 5th
  Trevor Clancy

Oct 2014

• 42 scientists from Oslo University Hospital granted 69.2 mill NOK from the Norwegian Cancer Society
• The Inven2 Idea Prize 2014 distributed
• Institute seminar October 22nd
  Erik Boye
• Vessela N. Kristensen's research group presented by the Norwegian Cancer Society
• Wednesday October 29th
  The Norwegian Inflammation Network (NORIN) seminar
• Wednesday 15th October 2014 at 14.00-16.00 hrs
  The Anders Jahre lectures 2014
• Important findings from Department of Genetics published in Genome Biology and highlighted in Biome magazine
• Institute seminar October 8th
  Marina Vietri
• Research blog launched at Oslo University Hospital

Sep 2014

• The next Oslo University Hospital research seminar Oct 6th 14:30
  The decade of psychiatry - new knowledge about disease mechanisms and outcome
• CCB seminar Thursday Sept 25th:
  Dr. Heinrich Jasper: Stem Cell Biology of the Gut
• Official opening of the KG Jebsen Colorectal Cancer Research Centre
• Guest seminar, Sept 19th - Darren Saunders
  “Linking genotype to phenotype in cancer: proteostasis and metabolic reprogramming"
• Two researchers from Oslo University Hospital among the world's most influential
• Anniversary Seminar, September 12th, 10 AM - 12 PM
  Genetics in the post genome era
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar September 15th
  Hot topics in inflammation research
• Oslo University Hospital awarding excellent research
• OUH researchers first and last authors on New England Journal of Medicine article

Aug 2014

• Institute seminar August 27th
  Larry W. Kwak, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• UiO's Innovations Prize 2014 to Øyvind S. Bruland
• Article from Hovig group published in Nucleic Acids Research
• OUH study suggesting link between maternal age and emergency delivery attracts attention
• Erik Fosse appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for July 2014
• Myklebost and Børresen-Dale co-authors on recent Science article on mobile DNA in cancer

Jul 2014

• OUH-paper featured on the 2012 AACR most-cited list
• Glioma treatment research project headed by Einar Vik-Mo and Iver Langmoen attracts attention
• Karin Cecilie Lødrup Carlsen appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for June 2014
• Department of Cancer Prevention held a public cancer research event for the Røst community

Jun 2014

• Helmholtz International Fellow Award to Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale
• Announcement of research funding from South-East Norway regional health authority for 2015
• Norwegian Cancer Symposium 2014 June 10-12, 2014
  Harnessing innate and adaptive immunity in cancer therapy
• King Olav V's cancer research prize for 2014 to Harald A. Stenmark
• Jens Petter Berg appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for May 2014

May 2014

• Super Resolution Microscopy Core Facility Opens at OUS
• Institute seminar May 21th
  Anita Sveen
• Nature Cell Biology article from Sigrid B. Thoresen:
  ANCHR prevents aneuploidy
• Tuesday May 27th at 15 PM
  Kick-­Off: Norwegian Inflammation Network
• Kristian Berg elected as member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
• Institute seminar May 7th
  Sebastian Patzke
• Kristensen and Børresen-Dale co-author article published in Nature Review Cancer
• Excellent papers published during the last half-year of 2013:
  Six research groups from OUS awarded for publishing excellent articles

Apr 2014

• Hanne Flinstad Harbo appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for March 2014
• Nansen prize for excellent research to Kirsten Sandvig
• Oslo Epigenetics Symposium 9. - 11. April 2014
• Successful cancer genomics conference at Losby followed up by national media
• Oslo University Hospital (OUH) research seminar April 7th
  Prescriptions of antibiotics in the primary health care; the role in evolution of antibiotic resistance?
• Guest lecturer Wednesday April 2nd
  Dr. Paul S. Meltzer

Mar 2014

• Information about EU program supporting career development:
  Web TV broadcast of MSCA presentation
• Article from Kristian Berg's group accepted for publication in "Journal of Controlled Release"
• Ola Myklebost interviewed on national radio (NRK) on personalized cancer therapy

Feb 2014

• Karl-Johan Malmberg appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for February 2014
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar March 3rd:
  Personalized Cancer Medicine – Same Old Brand New Concept?
• Anette Weyergang first author on paper published in "Journal of Controlled Release"
• Helene Hartvedt Grytli first author on article printed in European Urology and mentioned in The Oncology Report

Jan 2014

• Oslo University Hospital research seminar Monday February 3rd at 14:30
  Novel strategies in heart failure research
• Mette Sprauten first author on publication in Journal of Clinical Oncology on longitudinal hormones in Testicular Cancer Survivors
• Guro Elisabeth Lind appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for January 2014
• Announcement:
  Resources to PDT/PCI related research, 2014
• Institute seminar January 15th - now available via Web TV
  EUs new research program – Horizon 2020
• Åsmund Eikenes awarded "Hjernekraftprisen 2013"
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar January 13th:
  Next-generation Brain Imaging
• Research funding from South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority for 2014
• Prestigious career grant for research on deciphering the functional effect of GWAS data

Dec 2013

• Karl-Johan Malmberg receives 12 million grant from Research Council
• Monika Håkerud and co-workers publish paper demonstrating that the PCI technology can significantly enhance in vivo vaccination
• Institute seminar December 18th with Gunnar Sæter now available from Web TV
  Institute for Cancer Research – current picture and the way forward
• New K.G. Jebsen Center for colorectal cancer research led by Ragnhild A. Lothe
• Award ceremony at Ullevål Dec 6th 0800 - 0830
  Jo Kramer-Johansen won 1st prize in OUS innovation contest
• Tom Hemming Karlsen appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for November 2013

Nov 2013

• Ceremony November 28th:
  Oslo University Hospital awards 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2013
• Norwegian Cancer Society supports 50 OUS research projects with 73 mill. NOK
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar Dec 2nd
  From Research to Medical Technology Solutions
• Bioinformatician Torfinn Nome defending PhD thesis on deep RNA sequencing of colorectal cancer
• Miriam Ragle Aure first author on article chosen as "editor's pick" in this month's Genome Biology. Defends thesis Nov 27.
• Meza-Zepeda and Myklebost interviewed in VG about cancer detection using whole-genome sequencing of cell free DNA
• The Rimington Prize to Pål Kristian Selbo
• Dr. Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2013 to Kjersti Flatmark
• Øyvind S. Bruland appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for October 2013
• Kyrre Eeg Emblem joint first author on PNAS article
• OUS statistician Kathrine F. Frøslie co-author new book aimed at fresh researchers
• Institute seminar November 6th
  Kjersti Flatmark
• Article on tumor type specificity for different histone H3.3 driver alterations published in Nature Genetics

Oct 2013

• Welcome to the next Oslo University Hospital Research Seminar entitled
  Research leadership: The gateway to success?
• Collaborative prostate cancer project led by Kristin A. Taskén supported by the Movember Foundation
• Article from the Wiedlocha group on endocytosis regulation published in Oncogene
• The Ringel Service Award to Øivind Ekeberg
• Gunnar Sæter has taken over as head of the Institute for Cancer Research
• Ingrid Melle appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for September 2013
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease award (Kolsprisen 2013) to Johny Kongerud
• OUS researchers co-author study published in Nature Genetics identifying new susceptibility variants for MS

Sep 2013

• International award to Annetine Staff for excellent research within the field of placentology
• Increased funding to Norwegian health research
• Norsk Hydro’s Fund for Cancer Research Lecture September 18th
  David Botstein: “Evolution and Cancer”
• Medal for Excellence in Photobiological Sciences awarded to Kristian Berg
• UiO research award 2013 to Pål Aukrust
• Nordic Stroke Award 2013 to David Russel
• Institute seminars autumn 2013:
  Brit Farstad and Sindre Hassfjell opens autumn season September 4th

Aug 2013

• Researchers from the Interventional Centre introduce new paradigm in Nature Medicine article
• Dag Undlien appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for July 2013
• Fruitfly Ret receptor tyrosine kinase governs cell growth and proliferation and protects against starvation-induced catabolism in epithelial cells
• Kavaliauskiene and co-workers publish "Cell density induced changes in lipid composition and intracellular trafficking"
• Vik, Alseth and coworkers publish a novel enzymatic activity in Nature Communication
• CCB seminar Tuesday 13th of August.at 12.00
  Professor Yosef Yarden

Jul 2013

• Geir Christensen appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for June 2013

Jun 2013

• Professor Sandvig heads a national nanoparticle project:
  Grant of 30 million NOK over 5 years
• UiO research prize to Pål Aukrust
• Institute seminar June 19th
  Erik Boye
• Important findings from Skjeven, Lødrup Carlsen and coworkers published in New England Journal of Medicine
• Announcement of research funding for 2014 from Helse Sør-Øst
• OUS research seminar June 12th 12:00-16;00
  International approaches to personalized cancer medicine
• Guttorm Haraldsen appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for May 2013
• Guest lecturer - K.G. Jebsen Center for Breast Cancer Research - June 13th
  Janne Lehtiö

May 2013

• Kick-off seminar at Montebello on June 21st:
  Focus on recruitment and career building in health research
• A newly identified protein regulates cell division
• The story of PCI popularized and presented in national media
• Publication in Nature Genetics on testicular cancer susceptibility
• Institute seminar May 8th
  Gunnar Kvalheim
• Llorente and coworkers publish detailed lipidomic analyses of exosomes released from prostate cancer cells

Apr 2013

• Annetine Staff appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for April 2013
• Awards from Oslo University Hospital to outstanding research
• Work on selective tankyrase inhibitor from Krauss and collaborators highlighted as cover story in Sci-Bx
• A newly identified mitochondrial enzyme protects against obesity.
• Nine research awards will be distributed at Rikshospitalet - Gaustad on Friday April 26th at 7.45 am
• OUS researchers in the media
• Drs Sigrid Marie Kraggerud, Christina Høi-Hansen and Sharmini Alagaratnam publish in Endrocrine Reviews
• OUS researchers contribute to pioneering approach of crowdsourced research competition
• Monica Bostad and co-workers publish important new findings on light-triggered targeting of stem-like cancer cells
• CCB seminar Monday the 15th of April at 15.00 hrs
  Professor Robin Irvine - Cambridge Neuroscience
• Institute seminar April 10th
  Jon-Vidar Gaustad
• Grant from the Polish-Norwegian Research Found awarded to Antoni Wiedlocha’s group
• Sverre Heim appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for March 2013

Mar 2013

• Ragnhild A. Lothe's research presented by the Norwegian Cancer Society
• Institute seminar March 20th
  Lina Prasmickaite
• Ola Myklebost appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for January 2012
• Institute seminar March 6th
  Silje H. Nord
• A novel bioinformatics method from the Hovig group is published in a prestigious proteomics journal
  Mapping the cooperation between life's "molecular machines"
• Annual reminder for OUS research personell:
  Information concerning NIFU's procedure in obtaining personal data for national FoU statistics

Feb 2013

• Institute seminar February 27th
  Guro Elisabeth Lind
• Results from collaborative project between the Bjørås, Skarstad and Rognes groups published in PLoS Genetics
• New findings on the inhibition of growth factor signaling:
  Paper from Wiedlocha group published in "Science Signaling"
• Institute seminar Februart 13th
  Andreas Brech
• Promising cancer detection method
  Elastography research covered by "Science Daily" and "Apollon"
• Heart award to Sverre Erik Kjeldsen
• Paper from Klungland's group "Editor's choice" in Feb 1st issue of Science
  Reversal of base modifications in messenger RNA (mRNA) – role in human disease
• Erik Boye temporary replaces Fodstad as Scientific Director at the Institute for Cancer Research

Jan 2013

• Paper from Kristin A. Taskén's group published in Europen Urology and commented in Renal & Urology News
• Institute seminar January 30th
  Øystein Fodstad
• Dr. Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2012 to Vessela Kristensen

Dec 2012

• Anne Hansen Ree appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for December 2012
• CMBN presented extensively on International Business Times web site
• Per Morten Sandset appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for November 2012

Nov 2012

• The Norwegian Oncology Forum’s Young Researcher award 2012 to Kjetil Boye
• Survival meta-analyses for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor patients published in Neuro-Oncology
• Angela Oppelt and colleagues identify novel lipid regulator of cell migration
• NBS Contact Meeting 2013 at Lillehammer
• Institute seminar November 21st
  Karl-Johan Malmberg
• Oslo University Hospital supported with 58.9 mill. NOK by the Norwegian Cancer Society
• Institute seminar November 7th
  Kjetil Taskén

Oct 2012

• Award for Research on Single-Incision Pancreatic Surgery
• Oslo University Hospital has awarded 6 excellent articles for the first half-year of 2012
• Idea Prize to Jorrit Enserink's group
• Paper from the Rofstad group highlighted in Cancer Research
• Breaking advances in prognostic testing of colorectal cancer
• OUS-led national personalised cancer medicine project granted generously by BIOTEK 2021.
• Findings from Taskén group covered by NRK:
  Use of beta-blockers reduce prostate cancer specific mortality
• Oslo Epigenetics Symposium 8-9th of November 2012
• Heidi Lyng's research presented by Norwegian Cancer Society
  Identifying patients suffering from cervical cancer relapse using biomarkers
• CCB seminar Tuesday the 9th of October at 13-14 hrs
  Dr. Richard Grose

Sep 2012

• Idéprisen 2012 - deadline October 12th
  Best business idea rewarded - winner takes home 100.000 NOK
• CCB seminar Wednesday the 26th of September at 12.00 hrs
  Professor Dr. Ivan Dikic
• Norsk Hydros Fund for Cancer Research Guest Lecture, October 1st
  Erich Nigg
• Institute Seminar Wednesday September 19th
  Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale
• Karl-Johan Malmberg last author on publication in Blood on KIR expression patterns on CD8 T cells
• Holmenkollen Park Hotel, Oslo September 7-9, 2012
  Personalized Cancer Care

Aug 2012

• Institute Seminar August 29th
  Viola H. Lobert
• Research seminars Thursday September 6th
  Elaine Mardis and Mina Bissell
• Functional MRI and genomics paper from Lyng’s group published in Cancer Research
• Ragnhild A. Lothe appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for August 2012
• Publication highlighting challenges in nanoparticle-based drug delivery from Iversen and coworkers
• Flotillin-2: A new potential predictor for prognosis of breast cancer

Jul 2012

• EU FP7 announcements for 2013 are now ready

Jun 2012

• Bøe group with publication in Blood descriping novel therapeutic mechanism effective in curing APL
• Publication in PNAS by the Enserink group demonstrating a new function for the cell cycle kinase Cdk1
• Tailored PET protocol from Oslo gains attention at this year's SNM annual meeting in Miami
• Institute Seminar - Wednesday June 20th
  Øystein Fodstad
• Trial lecture and disputation Tuesday June 12th
  Cathinka Halle
• King Olav V's cancer research prize for 2012 to Claes Göran Tropé
• Bøe et al from the Cell Cycle Regulation Group publish paper on cell-cycle regulation in PNAS
• Trial lecture and disputation Wednesday June 13th
  Berte Grimsmo Bøe
• The Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT) "Top Poster Award" to Sebastien Wälchli
• CCB seminar Wednesday 13th of June at 10.30 hrs
  Professor Lena Claesson-Welsh
• Institute Seminar - Wednesday June 6th
  Gunnar Kvalheim

May 2012

• Gordon Research Conference awards to Haugsten and Zakrzewska
• Institute Seminar - Wednesday May 23rd
  Giske Ursin
• Understanding breast cancer
  Landscape of cancer genes and mutational processes in breast cancer
• Untangling the development of breast cancer
  Researchers announce the first comprehensive genome studies of the evolution of 21 breast cancers
• Presentation of prestigious research project
  Actionable Targets in Cancer Metastasis (MetAction) – from Bed to Bench to Byte to Bedside
• GAP cancer conference in Oslo May 14-16
  Lectures available from Oncolex Web TV service
• Trial lecture and disputation May 9th
  Trevor Clancy
• Study by Ane Hansen Kjenseth et al. featured on the cover of Journal of Biological Chemistry
• Institute Seminar - Wednesday May 9th
  Tor Erik Rusten
• CCB seminar 10th of May at 13.00 hrs
  Antoni Wiedlocha and Beata Nadratowska-Wesolowska
• Oslo University Hospital research seminar May 8th
  Immunotherapeutic Approaches to Treat HIV and Cancer
• Kirsten Sandvig appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for April 2012
• Trial lecture and disputation May 3-4
  Christine Ellingsen

Apr 2012

• Nature article describing 2000 breast tumors reveals new subgroups
• Institute Seminar - Wednesday April 25th
  Magnar Bjørås
• Publicity from the Norwegian Cancer Society:
  Work from Einar K. Rofstad's group presented as "Research project of the month"
• Oslo University Hospital awards 6 excellent articles for second half-year of 2011
• Institute Seminar – Wednesday April 18th
  Solveig Fossum-Raunehaug
• Substantial support from "The Programme for Publicly-initiated Clinical Cancer Studies" to projects led by Mælandsmo, Loge and Myklebost
• Llorente/Sandvig publish potential biomarkers for prostate cancer

Mar 2012

• Mathias Toft appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for March 2012
• Institute Seminar – March 21st
  Jonny Østensen and Sébastien Walchli
• Institute Seminar – March 14th
  Sverre Heim: Cytogenetic Analysis of Tumor Clonality
• Centre for Cancer Biomedicine (CCB) Mini-symposium March 28th
  Prostate Cancer
• Guest lectures Monday March 12th
  Marianne Koritzinsky and Daniel Zips
• Expert Reviews of the WE-ARMS Method for KRAS/BRAF Detection

Feb 2012

• Announcement to authors of scientific publications
• British biotech company signs agreement with Inven2 to secure exclusive rights to biomarkers identified in the Lothe group
• Publication in a top rated drug delivery journal by Pål K. Selbo and co-workers
• Award from The Norwegian Cancer Society:
  "Research Project of the Month" for February 2012 to Paal F. Brunsvig
• CCB seminar 14th of February at 13.00 hrs
  Kanutte Huse and Sascha Pust
• News article in Nature on Norwegian plans for using tumour-sequencing techniques to help guide cancer care

Jan 2012

• Institute seminars spring season 2012
• Aiming at national support for targeted cancer therapy research
• Institute Seminar – January 18th
  Christos Samakovlis: The molecular basis of airway maturation in Drosophila
• Bjarne Bogen appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for January 2012
• New gene-based prognostic test for colorectal cancer
• CCB seminar Tuesday January 10th at 13:00 hrs
  Dr. Pavel Krejci and Vigdis Sørensen, PhD
• Rusten and Stenmark with review in Nature Cell Biology

Dec 2011

• Cecilie Røe appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for December 2011
• Young scientist from Børresen-Dale's group presented in Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings report
• Institute Seminar – Wednesday December 14th
  Subree Subramanian
• CCB seminar, December 13th
  Angela Oppelt and Kay Oliver Schink
• The CarciNor Research Award 2011 to Sven-Petter Haugvik

Nov 2011

• Jorrit Enserink's team with PNAS publication on the cyclin dependent kinase CDK1
• The 2012 Anitschkow Prize in Atherosclerosis Research to Terje R. Pedersen
• Publication in PNAS on the DNA glycosylase Neil3 by research group of Magnar Bjørås
• The Norwegian Oncology Forum’s Young Researcher award 2011 to Guro E. Lind
• CCB seminar Thursday November 24th at 13:00
  Prof. Jim C. Norman
• Evaluation of Biology, Medicine and Health Research in Norway
• Inven2 Prize 2011 to the research group of Johanne Olweus
• Institute Seminar Wednesday November 16th
  Anders Sundan
• Dr. Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2011 to Camilla Raiborg
• Interview with Pål Selbo published on ecancer.tv attracts attention
• Abrahamsen and Stenmark write about growth signalling in Science
• The Norwegian Research Council signs Grant Agreement with Oslo University Hospital

Oct 2011

• Scientific seminar at the Institute for Cancer Research. November 1st
  Stephen Friend and Carlos Caldas
• Lars Engebretsen appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for October 2011
• Personalized medicine in clinical practice - is it feasible?
• Trial lecture and disputation October 27-28th
  Kristine Gulliksrud
• CCB seminar Tuesday the 25th of October at 13.00
  Viola Lobert and Sharmini Alagaratnam
• The 2011 The Neonatal Landmark Award in Perinatal Pediatrics to Ola Saugstad
• Institute Seminar Wednesday October 12th
  Anders Bjartell
• Successful nanoparticle research attracts attention
• Oslo University Hospital awards 6 excellent articles

Sep 2011

• Gunhild Mari Mælandsmo appointed "Scientist of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for September 2011
• Radium Hospital Foundation Guest Lecture Oct 3rd, 12 pm
  Robert C Gallo
• Malerød and Pedersen with cover story in Traffic.
• Findings from Ola Myklebost's group published in Cancer
• The Oslo Science Fair – Forskningstorget 2011
• Trial lecture and disputation September 21st
  Simen Myhre
• Department of Genetics scientists with publication in PNAS
• The Norwegian Cancer Society's "Research Project of the Month" to Tor Erik Rusten
• Institute Seminar Wednesday September 14th
  Joel Glover
• Harald Stenmark elected fellow of prestigious academy

Aug 2011

• August 26th: Norsk Hydros Fond for Cancer Research Guest Lecture
  William H. McBride: “Radiation-induced inflammation and tumor immunity”
• Paper from Heidi Lyng’s group highlighted in Clinical Cancer Research

Jul 2011

• Centre of Excellence mid-term evaluation:
  Centre for Cancer Biomedicine and Centre for Immune Regulation ranked "exceptionally good"
• Belgian research prize open for nominations
• Announcement:
  Six outstanding papers from Oslo University Hospital rewarded every half-year
• Announcement:
  Research funding from Helse Sør-Øst for 2012

Jun 2011

• Trial lecture and disputation June 29th
  Zhihui Wang
• CCB seminar June 29th
  Carl-Henrik Heldin
• Figure from Viola Lobert paper on the cover of "Physiology"
• National Centre for Neuroendocrine Tumors nominated "Centre of Excellence" by ENETS
• Trial lecture and disputation June 22-23
  Siv.ing. Malin Lando
• Institute Seminar Wednesday June 22nd
  Øystein Fodstad
• King Olav V's cancer research prize 2011 to Sverre Heim
• New function of BRCA2 discovered by scientists from the Department of Radiation Biology
• Seminar June 15th in connection with Sophie D. Fosså's 70th birthday:
• Centre for Cancer Biomedicine research seminar on June 14th
• Trial lecture and disputation June 9-10th
  Cand.scient. Lina Rodahl
• Infrastructure grant to researchers at Institute for Cancer Research.

May 2011

• Researchers from Department of Cancer Prevention reveal importance for transcriptome instability in colorectal cancer
• Institute Seminar Wednesday June 1st
  Tore-Geir Iversen
• Researchers from Dept of Radiation Biology co-author paper in high-impact journal
• Trial lecture and disputation May 26th
  Cand.med. Vilde Drageset Haakensen
• Trial lecture and disputation May 19th
  Cand.med. Christoph Rainer Müller
• New high impact review article about nanoparticles
• The Inven2 Prize 2011
  Best idea rewarded - winner takes home a 100.000 NOK start-up prize
• Trial lecture and disputation May 11th
  Mads Haugland Haugen
• Øystein Fodstad discusses metastasis theories on forskning.no
• Trial lecture and disputation May 5th
  Kirsti Solberg Landsverk

Apr 2011

• Scientists at Centre for Cancer Biomedicine identify a new marker for colon cancer, and reveal its cellular function
• Two endocytosis reviews from Radium Hospital researchers in Current Opinion in Cell Biology
• PLoS ONE article from Boye's group recommended by “Faculty of 1000”
• MD Anderson Cancer Center are visiting NCC April 12th:
  Seminar at The Research Building, Radium Hospital
• Research by Kirsten Sandvig highlighted in Lab Times.

Mar 2011

• Trial lecture on Web TV:
  Jørgen M. Aarøe: Epigenetic changes and regulation in breast cancer development - clinical implications?
• Raiborg and Stenmark with Perspective article in Science
• Trial lecture and disputation March 25th
  Jørgen Mømb Aarøe
• WebTV broadcasts of Franke's and Balmain's lectures
• Popular science article from Moan and Juzeniene
  Why Skin Colours Differ
• Annoncement:
  Meeting 21-22 March on "Carcinoma in situ of the breast"
• Postdoc Forum, Tuesday 15 March, at 14.00-15.00
• March 15th: Norsk Hydro’s Fund for Cancer Research Guest Lecture
  Prof Werner Franke: "Governmentally supported criminal systems in sports (Doping): The roles of MDs and scientists."
• Important findings from Stokke's group published in "Cell Cycle"

Feb 2011

• Interview with Harald Stenmark in Journal of Cell Biology
• March 9th: Norsk Hydro’s Fund for Cancer Research Guest Lecture
  Allan Balmain: ”Systems Genetics analysis of Cancer Complexity”
• Trial lecture and disputation February 24-25th
  M.Sc. Tormod A. M. Egeland
• Article on treatment of acute stroke with angiotensin-receptor blocker published in Lancet
• Norsk Hydros Fond for Cancer Research Lecture Presents:
  Paul A. Roche
• Tore-Geir Iversen’s research presented in forskning.no
• Guest seminar on "Mitotic Exit Phosphatases in Yeast"
  Sandra Lopez-Avilés
• Institute seminar Wednesday February 9th
  Ragnhild A. Lothe

Jan 2011

• International Sarcoma Symposium, Oslo February 4th 2011
• Institute seminar Wednesday February 2nd
  Øystein Fodstad
• Institute seminar Wednesday January 26th
  Petras Juzenas
• CCB welcomes you to
  Poster Seminar: Presentation of ongoing CCB projects
• CMBN collaborative study on Huntington's disease published in PLoS Genetics
• Gunhild Mælandsmo's research presented on forskning.no

Dec 2010

• Findings from Norwegian PSC Research Center published in Nature Genetics
• SFI status awarded to "Centre of Cardiological Innovation" - hosted by Oslo UH and led by Thor Edvardsen
• Friday 17th December
  Seminar about cell division by Daniel Gerlich
• Institute seminar Wednesday December 15th
  Vessela Kristensen
• Announcement:
  Resources to PDT/PCI related research, 2011
• K.G. Jebsen Centre for Breast Cancer Research established
• Figure from Harald Stenmark review article on the cover of FEBS Journal
• Two new books from Manish Kakar

Nov 2010

• Institute seminar Wednesday December 1st
  Leonardo Meza-Zepeda
• Dr. Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2010 to Heidi Lyng
• Tuesday 23. November, 12.30-14.00
  Centre for Cancer Biomedicine Research Seminar
• $250,000 Grant Awarded for Liposarcoma Research Study
• Institute seminar Wednesday November 15th
  Jørgen Wesche
• Institute seminar Wednesday November 10th
  Randi G. Syljuåsen
• Trial lecture on Web TV:
  How can the use of advanced molecular techniques contribute to introduction of personalized medicine in cancer diagnostics and treatment?
• Institute seminar Wednesday November 3rd
  Erlend B. Smeland

Oct 2010

• Trial lecture and disputation October 26-27th
  Cand.scient. Marianne Berg
• Postdoc Forum, Thursday 28 October, at 14-15.15.
• Paper from Johanna Olweus group published in "Leukemia"
• Helga B. Landsverk identifies new protein involved in the DNA damage response
• Large meeting of Norway's bioinformatics community:
  The Norwegian Bioinformatics Forum November 18-19th

Sep 2010

• Work by Stig Ove Bøe appointed "Research project of the month" from the Norwegian Cancer Society
• Department of Genetics scientists with PNAS publication
• Institute seminar Wednesday September 15th
  Susan Forsburg
• Norwegian Cancer Society's "research project of the month" to Silje H. Nordgard
• Ole-Jacob Norum won the "Best Basic Science Paper Award" at the EMSOS 2010 meeting
• JBI Award for for "Best Paper in Translational Bioinformatics" to scientists from Department of Genetics

Aug 2010

• Torsten Waldminghaus finds that surprising results of ChIP on Chip experiments are often false positives
• Edgar Rivedal elected Chairperson of the IARC
• Focus on article from Børresen-Dale's group in "Nature Reviews Cancer"
• Ioannis Nezis identifies mechanistic link between autophagy and cell death
• Ludvig M. Sollid appointed "Researcher of the Month" by "Helse Sør-Øst" for August 2010
• Postdoc Forum, Tuesday 17 August, 14.00-15.15
• Figure from Myklebost group article on cover of "Lab on a chip" journal
• Viola Lobert discovers functional importance of integrin degradation. Commented on the Cell Migration Gateway.

Jul 2010

• University of Oslo's Research Prize to Johan Moan
• JAMA article first-authored by Philip Wilkens
• Sir Hans Krebs Medal to Harald Stenmark

Jun 2010

• Paper from Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale and co-workers published in "Science Translational Medicine"
• Sandvig group with review article in "Nanomedicine"
• 21st Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research in Oslo June 26-29
• The PRAVO research project presented in national newspaper Verdens Gang
• June 24-25, 2010
  RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Computational Cancer Biology
• Trial lecture and disputation June 22-23
  Cand. scient. Wanja Kildahl
• Institute seminar Wednesday June 16th 10.30
  Rolf Inge Skotheim
• Seminar by Dolores Schendel June 17th
  New immunotherapies. Third generation DC-based vaccines and TCR gene therapy
• Lectures available via Web TV:
  Meeting on "Norwegian genes" held at the Radium hospital
• Sebastian Patzke identifies novel regulator of ciliogenesis
• Institute seminar Wednesday June 9th 10.30
  Gunhild Mælandsmo
• June 15th 12 - 16.30:
  Symposium on inflammation connected with professor Stig S. Frøland turning 70
• Institute seminar Friday June 4th 10.30
  Tor Erik Rusten

May 2010

• New honourable membership for Kirsten Sandvig
• Institute seminar May 25th 10.30
  Per O. Seglen
• New book on RNA edited by Mouldy Sioud due to be published
• Kaisa Haglund identifies novel regulator of cytokinesis
• Institute seminar May 19th 10.30
  Jostein Dahle
• Tone Tønjum awarded the "Researcher of the Month" prize from "Helse Sør-Øst" for May 2010
• Institute seminar May 12 10.30
  Hiroko Kato Solvang
• Trial lecture and disputation May 4-5th
  Cand.scient. Ana Slipicevic
• Trial lecture and disputation May 5th
  M.Sc. Karianne Risberg

Apr 2010

• Findings in Nature Cell Biology paper discussed on "forskning.no"
• Institute seminar April 28 10.30
  Eivind Hovig
• "Research project of the month" from The Norwegian Cancer Society to Kristian Berg
• Øyvind S. Bruland author chapter on radio-isotope treatments for bone metastases
• Trial lecture and disputation April 22-23
  MD Yan Zhen
• Institute seminar April 21 10.30
  Andreas Brech
• Institute seminar April 14th 10.30
  Edgar Rivedal
• Phase 1 trial on molecularly targeted radiotherapy published in The Lancet Oncology by researchers from The Norwegian Radium Hospital
• Trial lecture and disputation April 8-9
  Cand.scient. Lene Alsøe
• Institute seminar April 7th 10.30
  Trond Stokke

Mar 2010

• Kirsten Sandvig's research highlighted by the Norwegian Cancer Society
• Institute seminar March 24th 10.30
  Kirsten Skarstad
• Institute seminar March 17th 10.30
  Lars O. Baumbusch
• Harald Stenmark awarded the "Researcher of the Month" prize from "Helse Sør-Øst" for March 2010
• Manish Kakar's intelligent computer model for following tumor movements attracts media attention
• Institute seminar March 10th 10.30
  Gustav Gaudernack
• Group at Institute for Cancer Research identifies new functional mechanism for a tumour suppressor
• Molecular Genetics group publishes in Journal of Clinical Oncology
• Institute seminar March 3rd 10.30
  Kirsten Sandvig

Feb 2010

• Reminder:
  21st Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research, 26 - 29 June 2010
• Research Monday March 1st:
  Drug design and development
• Seminar February 18th
  Sigbjørn Smeland
• Institute seminar February 17th
  Ola Myklebost
• Article from Andreas Brechs project group on the cover of "Histochemistry and Cell Biology"
• Seminar Friday 12.02 at 11:00
  Andres Maturana talks abouit scaffold proteins, splice variants and signaling
• Poster prize to PhD student Sigrid Bratlie Thoresen
• Otto Smiseth awarded Norwegian heart prize
• Institute seminar February 3rd 10.30
  Erik Boye

Jan 2010

• Institute seminar January 27th 10.30
  Kristian Berg
• Institute seminar January 20th 10.30
  Harald Stenmark
• Petter Andreas Steen awarded the first "Researcher of the Month" prize from "Helse Sør-Øst"
• Institute seminars spring semester 2010
  First seminar: Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale Jan 13 at 10.30
• Erlend B. Smeland and Jan Delabie co-author Nature article on BCR signalling
• Scientists from Department of Genetics co-author recent Nature article

Dec 2009

• The CCC council has granted support to 23 research projects for 2010
• Trial lecture and disputation December 16-17
  MD Maria Filimonenko
• Trial lecture and disputation December 14-15
  Cand.med.vet. Gro Furset Flatekval
• Trial lecture and disputation December 10-11
  Civ. eng. Jon-Vidar Gaustad
• Trial lecture and disputation December 10-11
  Cand.med. Ole-Jacob Norum
• Trial lecture and disputation December 1-2
  Cand.scient. Ingvild Flåtten

Nov 2009

• Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research officially opened November 27
• Paper from Heidi Lyng’s project group published in PLoS Genetics and highlighted in Nature
• Article from Børresen-Dale's group one of top ten papers published in Journal of Pathology from 2008
• Dr. Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2009 to Rolf I. Skotheim
• Medinnova's Idea Prize to Magnar Bjørås and co-workers
• Institute seminar November 18th 12:00
  Kjetil Boye
• Trial lecture and disputation November 13th
  Cand.scient. Aslaug Aamodt Muggerud
• Dag Rune Olsen appointed dean at the University of Bergen
• Institute seminar November 11th 12:00
  Anne Hansen Ree and Kjersti Flatmark
• Trial lecture and disputation November 11-12
  Cand.pharm. Ingvild Odsbu
• Trial lecture and disputation November 6th
  Ingrid Roxrud
• Sophie D. Fosså senior author on "J Clinic Oncol" paper for the 3rd time in 2009
• Newsletter no. 2 from the new "Clinic of Cancer and Surgery"

Oct 2009

• Newsletter no. 1 from the new "Clinic of Cancer and Surgery"
• Trial lecture and disputation October 16th
  Manish Kakar
• Trial lecture and disputation October 15-16
  Marit Krohn
• Trial lecture and disputation October 12-13.
  Sigurd Folkvord
• Paper from Sollid's group published in Nature Immunology
• Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale invited to give prestigious presentation at DKFZ

Sep 2009

• ESTRO Honorary Membership to Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale
• Kristian Berg appointed professor II at School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo
• Announcement:
  Medinnovas Idea Prize 2009
• Asta Juzeniene cited in discussion on skin color in New Scientist
• Official opening of New Research Building August 27
  Web TV broadcast from opening ceremony available
• Symposium in Oslo 24 Sep 2009
  Controversial Topics in Liver Transplantation
• Article showing that kidneys from older donors perform acceptably attract attention

Aug 2009

• Light-enhanced tumour-targeting demonstrated by Pål K. Selbo and co-workers
• Research interview with Øyvind S. Bruland
• Chronicle by Erik Boye on research politics in national newspaper
• Polish-Norwegian Research Fund grants 15.8 mill NOK to CCB project leader Antoni Wiedlocha

Jun 2009

• Trial lecture and disputation June 26th
  Henriette Corneliussen Skjølberg
• The microarray core facility featured in Cancer Society magazine
• Article from Brech's project group on the cover of Traffic
• Erling Seeberg Symposium on DNA repair June 20-25th
• Trial lecture and disputation June 25th
  Audrun Utskarpen
• Trial lecture and disputation, June 17-18th 2009
  Gunn Annette Hildrestrand
• Article on photochemical internalization of Bleomycin attracts attention
• Research seminar on:
  Autophagy and human disease

May 2009

• Important results on the role of glycosphingolipids
  Cellular glycosphingolipids determining intracellular sorting
• Institute seminar Wednesday May 27th
  Mouldy Sioud
• Trial lecture and disputation, May 27-28th 2009
  Ingegerd Eggen Furre
• Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to project headed by Harald Stenmark
• Article from Petras Juzenas on "Top 25 Hottest Article" list from ScienceDirect
• Trial lecture (on Web TV) and disputation, May 12-13th 2009
  Cand.scient. Terje Cruickshank Ahlquist
• Anders Opdahl, MD, PhD-student, first author of article published in "Circulation"
• Trial lectures and disputation, May 7-8th 2009
  Anette Weyergang

Apr 2009

• Cancer research project headed by Johanna Olweus presented on the front page of "Dagbladet"
• Institute seminar April 29th 12:00
  Leonardo Meza-Zepeda
• Trial lecture and disputation, April 30th 2009
  Siv.ing. Taran Paulsen Hellebust
• Institute seminar April 22th 12:00
  Barbara Guinn
• Trial lecture on the subject "Progress and challanges for drug development based on RNA interference" on Web TV
• Trial lecture and disputation, April 16-17th 2009
  Cand.scient. Ellen Margrethe Haugsten
• Institute seminar April 15th 12:00
  Øystein Fodstad and Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale
• Raiborg and Stenmark with review article in Nature
• System for generating updated publication lists available

Mar 2009

• Boye and Grallert with a Preview article in Cell
• Institute seminar March 25th 12:00
  Jørgen Wesche
• Figure from Rofstad group article on the cover of "Neoplasia"
• Institute seminar March 4th
  Guro E. Lind

Feb 2009

• Institute seminar February 18th 12:00
  Marta Nyakas
• Trial lecture and disputation, February 16-17th 2009
  Cand.med. Åse Bratland
• Ingrid Roxrud receives prize for best poster at the Contact Meeting of the Norwegian Biochemical Society
• Institute seminar February 4th 12:00
  Svein Dueland
• "New" research web portal for "Unit Rikshospitalet"

Jan 2009

• Radium Hospital researchers with comment in Cell
• Figure from Camilla Raiborg paper on the cover of the whole 2009 edition of Experimental Cell Research
• Trial lecture and disputation, January 23rd 2009
  Susanne Stuffers
• Trial lecture and disputation, January 22nd 2009
  Sigrid S. Skånland
• Structures of Endonuclease V in complex with DNA reveal molecular basis for repair of deaminated bases in DNA.
• Craig Venter speaks at "Edderkoppen" in Oslo Thursday 29th of January
• First Institute seminar, spring 2009
  Geir Ketil Sandve and Eivind Hovig on statistical analyses of genomic data
• The CCC council has granted support to 25 research projects for 2009

Dec 2008

• The G1/S checkpoint in fission yeast is not a general DNA damage checkpoint
• Espen Enerly co-author important article on p53-repressed miRNA published in "Molecular systems biology"
• Research award to Astrid Liavåg
• Figure from Petras Juzenas article on the cover of "Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews"
• Announcement: resources to PDT/PCI related research for 2009
• Institute seminar December 3rd 12:00
  Sophie D. Fosså

Nov 2008

• Prestigious research award to Anne Hansen Ree
• Nobel prize seminar at Rikshospitalet Monday Nov 24th
• Degree of honorary doctor in medicine to Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale
• Institute seminar November 19th 12:00
  Erlend B. Smeland
• Dr. Ragnar Mørk legacy prize 2008 to Tor Erik Rusten
• Rikshospitalet’s research seminar 11.11.2008
  Stem cell epigenetics and genomics
• Institute seminar November 5th 12:00
  Yvonne Andersson

Oct 2008

• Microarray Core Facility achieves Illumina CSPro status
• Rikshospitalet’s research seminar 03.11.2008
  Nanotechnology in medicine
• New book on siRNA and miRNA gene silencing edited by Mouldy Sioud
• Institute seminar October 8th 12:00
  Randi Syljuåasen

Sep 2008

• Breast cancer case on national television
• Award for excellent research to Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale
• The Klaas Breur Gold Medal to Dag Rune Olsen
• ”Signaling in colorectal cancer”. Two recent papers by PhD students Stine A. Danielsen and Terje Ahlquist and colleagues
• Institute seminar September 10th 12:00
  Ingrid Roxrud
• Publication in Cancer Research first-authored by Jo Anders Rønneberg

Aug 2008

• Institute seminars - autumn 2008
• 4th - 6th September 2008:
  Conference on Scientific Publishing in Biomedicine and Medicine