In January when Ståle made me an offer that I could not resist, I did not quite know what I was committing myself into. Already now I can say that leading the Fisheries and Marine Biology Group has been an…
New member of staff – Sjur Barndon
Hello, I’m Sjur and very excited to be here! I’m mainly here to do glacier modelling as a research assistant with the PPF-Alpine project lead by Suzette Flantua. I am from Bergen and I did my master’s on ice sheet…
New member of staff – Yu-Chen Ding
Hello everyone! My name is Yu-Chen, but you can call me Wayne. I’m from Taiwan and started my PhD on March 24. This is my first time living in the beautiful city of Bergen, and its rainy weather reminds me…
New member of staff – Petra Hribovšek
Hi everyone, my name is Petra Hribovšek and I’ve started my Postdoc position last year (I’m a bit late with my BIOnytt message) in Deep Sea Biology Research Group, led by Ida Helene Steen, associated with Centre for Deep Sea…
News from the Sci Tech Faculty: Investigates the importance of fungi for climate change
[Our translation/Google translate] PhD student Mika Helene Kirkhus (BIO) explores how fungi collaborate with heather plants to reduce damage from climate change. Her work provides valuable insight into nature’s complex interactions. Read the story and watch a video about the…
Available office furniture: adjustable desks
Hei, we have 3 available adjustable office desks which are currently placed in the hallway between the A- and B-block (2nd floor). If interested, please be in touch with Julie Skadal
Tue 1 Apr. PhD mid-term presentation and MolBio seminar, Katherine Downham
Modelling cancers in an in vivo system, Drosophila melanogaster 9.15-10.00 N-terminalen (rom 439C1), 4et, Bioblokken, HIB
The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board (Bioteknologirådet). Breakfast seminar: Natural Born Killers?
[Our translation/Google translate] When: kl 08.30-09.15 Wednesday 2 April Where: Litteraturhuset i Bergen, sal Olav H Hauge
Thu 3 Apr. bioSEMINAR with Jon Vidar Helvik and Runar Stokke
Jon Vidar Helvik: Functional diversity of the photoreceptive system in fish – adaptations to life history and light environment Runar Stokke: Meta-omics-based biodiscoveries from the Arctic deep-sea 12.15-13.00 Auditoriet, VilVite
Fri 4 Apr. PhD trial lecture, Martine Røysted Solås
Jellyfication of marine ecosystems – the role of climate change 9.15-10.00 Lille auditorium, 2nd floor, Datablokken, HIB
Fri 4 Apr. Michael Sars guest seminar, Alicia Lundby
Identifying protein targets to mitigate pathological remodeling in hearts by proteomics investigations 13.00-14.00 Michael Sars seminar room, 2nd floor, Bioblokken, HIB
UnILiON Brokerage Events May 2025 – SAVE THE DATE!
Unilion plans 3 digital brokerage events for the following clusters: CLUSTER 6: 22nd May 10:00-12:30 CET CLUSTER 2: 27th May 10:00-12:30 CET CLUSTER 5: 4th June 10:00-12:30 CET
2-week internship in Japan, June 2025
We invite motivated students to apply for a unique internship opportunity in Japan. This two-week program offers hands-on experience at a recently established Pacific salmon farming facility, providing valuable insight into Japanese aquaculture practices. Two students from the University of…
One Ocean Week: update
One Ocean Week is approaching. For details, please see: UiB’s program during One Ocean Week Entire One Ocean Week program
Reminder: The journal Naturen is seeking an editorial member (biologist) and possibly an editor.
The journal Naturen would like to remind you about our call for a member of the editorial board and possibly an editor which was published in last weeks Bionytt. If you are interested in joining the Naturen editorial board, please…
Single cell seminar at Solstrand 12. May
Hi, I would like to share this seminar that is organized by the research group I am doing my master’s with. We will be organizing a Single Cell seminar at Solstrand that we think researchers down here might be interested…
Editorial – 21.03.2025
This week’s presentation at bioTEACH was given by David Grellscheid from the Department of Informatics, who provided insights into how large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, function.
The Dean’s blog 20 March 2025
Doktorgrad gir merverdi for samfunnet [PhDs provides added value to society]
BIO publication week 12
Myklatun, Lars Eirik, Angelico Madaro, Antony Jesu Prabhu Philip, Audun o Pedersen, Sofie Remo, Tom Johnny Hansen, Thomas W. K. Fraser, Trygve Sigholt, Sigurd Stefansson, og Per Gunnar Fjelldal. «Long Term Effects of Smolt and Post-Smolt Production Strategy on Mortality,…
bioLUNCH Thursday 27 March with Kirill Jefimov and David Rees
12.15-13.00 Konferanserom C/D, VilVite Kirill Jefimov: Age profile of Hsp90 chaperone clients David Rees: The hunt for Facetotecta
The journal Naturen is seeking an editorial member (biologist) and possibly an editor.
[Our translation/Google translate] Professor emeritus at BIO, Arne Skorping, has announced that after 11 years in the service, he is stepping down as editor and editorial board member of the traditional journal Naturen. We thank Arne for his efforts!
PhD defense, Mats Bøgwald Tuesday 25 March
Infections by the protistan parasite Marteilia pararefringens in bivalves and its distribution along the Norwegian coast 12.15-14.15 Auditorium A, Allégaten 66 Read Mats’ press release [Norwegian language]
MolBio seminar Tuesday 25 March by Tiril Hamre Johannessen
Lipidomics of salmon cell line and leukocytes: Formulating a transfection reagent for mRNA vaccine delivery 9.15-10.00 Inkubatoren – rom439C1, 4et, Bioblokken, HIB Tiril is a master’s student with Gyri Teien Haugland in the Molecular Biology group.
Dept of inform – guest seminar by Alvis Brazma March 27th: “Living Computers – Replicators, Information Processing, and the Evolution of Life”
Dear all, It is a pleasure to invite you to a seminar by my long-term friend and collaborator Alvis Brazma: Living Computers – Replicators, Information Processing, and the Evolution of Life
PhD mid-term presentation, Lotta Schultz 26 March
Assessing the legacy effect of past connectivity dynamics on present-day alpine biodiversity 14.15-15.00 Seminar room K3, Biologen, B-block Supervisors: Suzette Flantua og John Arvid Grytnes Evaluation committee: Associate Professor Richard Telford, Professor Peter Manning