The Neuroscience Research Unit includes members from several research groups of the Division of Clinical Neuroscience, in Norwegian (Forskningsenhet for nevrofag) press here. The participating research groups study a variety of brain disorders using advanced methods. Many studies include the use of molecular biological methods, and several groups are focusing on the genetic basis of brain disorders.

The Neuroscience Research Unit has since 2013 been localised in the new wing of Domus Medica, adjacent to the hospital buildings at Rikshospitalet. Domus medica provides an excellent environment for laboratory based studies, with modern laboratory equipment and new offices. The location enables interaction within the Unit and with other scientists at Oslo University Hospital and the University of Oslo.

The following research groups have personell located in Domus medica:

• NEMU - Neurological and musculoskeletal pain and genetics (John-Anker Zwart)
• Multiple Sclerosis Research Group (Elisabeth G. Celius)
• Movement disorders group (Espen Dietrichs) including Mathias Toft's project group
• Epilepsy research group (Erik Taubøll) including Kjell Heuser's Project Group
• Cognitive Health in Brain Disorders (CHBD) (Ira Haraldsen)
• Neurovascular-Hydrocephalus Research Group (Per Kristian Eide)
• Research group for applied neurophysiology (Kristian Bernhard Nilsen)

News from the group, recent publications and further information are available at the sites of each research group.

If you have any questions about our laboratory or our arrangements, please contact Tone Berge (tone.berge@medisin.uio.no), researcher and daily leader of the Neuroscience Research Unit laboratory.

Professor Stephen Sawcer from The Department of Clinical Neuroscience at University of Cambridge, UK, visited our research unit 25.20.19. Sawceris a recognized neurologist and geneticist, with whom the Multiple sclerosis Research groups has collaborated with for several years. Sawcer gave an excellent and interactive talk on The future of genetics in MS research and clinic.

On 11. October, Neuroscience Research Unit arranged a seminar on the topic "Gene expression and epigenetic changes in brain disorders". We thank Associate Professor Maja Jagodic from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm for giving a presentation adn for guiding us through fruitful discussions on the topic.

Professor Frode Berven, head of the PROBE proteomics core facilities at University of Bergen gave a talk:

Cerebrospinal fluid proteomics for biomarker discovery in multiple sclerosis

A seminar on "Imaging Research in neurodegenerative disorders" was arranged Thursday 18/10-2018 i at Domus Medica 4. Lars Westlye acted as external evaluator.

In connection with the release of the National brain-health strategy 2018-2024, Bent Høie visited or lab.

Fra venstre: Hanne F. Harbo, Bent Høie, Tone Berge, Lasse Pihlstrøm, Espen Dietrichs og Anne Grethe Erlandsen. Foto: Anders Bayer, OUS

Monday and Tuesday 13.-14. of November Brooke Rhead from the University of San Fransisco Berkeley, USA, visited our research unit and had a 1,5 day of work shop in bioinformatics. Tuesday we had an exciting seminar with external evaluator Professor Tom Hemming Karlsen. We thank OUS for providing funding for these seminars and thanks to Brooke and Tom for their effort and important input.

Thursday 21.09.17 the Neuroscience Research Unit in collaboration with the Department of Radiology arranged a seminar on MR and CT in brain diseases.

Dr. Maria Rocca, who is chief of unit and a group leader at the Division of Neuroscience, Neuroimaging of CNS White Matter lab at the Hospital of San Raffaele, Milan, Italy was among the speakers in addition to several Norwegian speakers from the Oslo University Hospital/University of Oslo.

Tuesday the 15th of September 2015, Neuroscience Research Unit arranged a PhD evaluation seminar where Professor Emeritus Svein Ivar Mellgren acted as external evaluator for PhD projects presented by 12 PhD students in our unit. In front from the left: Ingvild Sørum Leikfoss, Agnes Balint Bjørke, Cecilie Nome, Siri Rydning, Victoria Berge-Seidl, Svein Ivar Mellgren, Pankaj Kumar Keshari, back from the left: Cecilia Smith Simonsen, Lars Christian Haugli Bråten, Piotr Sowa and Ina Skaara Brorson (photo: Tone Berge).