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Events 2008

Karin Lagesen's trial lecture and PhD defense
Announced 1 December 2008

Karin Lagesen will give her trial lecture with the title

Insights in bacterial evolution and lateral gene transfer

on Thursday 11 December 2008 at 1615, in auditorium A3.3067, Dept. of Medical Microbiology, Rikshospitalet.

She will defend her PhD thesis with the title

Computational characterization of ribosomal RNAs in prokaryotes

on Friday 12 December 2008 at 1015, in auditorium 1 (green), Rikshospitalet.

  Karin Lagesen
Guest lectures by Eric Hanse, Ragnhild Paulsen and Øivind Hvalby
Announced 24 November 2008

CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lectures on Thursday 4 December 2008 at 1445, In the lunch room, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Oslo. Refreshments will be served in between the Holten’s trial lecture and the guest lectures.

Programme:

1445 Eric Hanse (Division of Neurophysiology, Sahlgrenska academy):
"AMPA-silencing and unsilencing in the developing hippocampus "

1515 Ragnhild Paulsen (Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Oslo):
"Live cell imaging of apoptosis-inducing proteins and mitochondria in cerebellar granule neurons"

1545 Øivind Hvalby Department of Physiology, University of Oslo):
"Do NR2A/B subunits play specific roles during synaptic plasticity in hippocampal subfields?"

Aleksander Helgøy Holtens's trial lecture and PhD defense
Announced 24 November 2008, updated 1 December 2008

Aleksander Helgøy Holten will give his trial lecture with the title

Synaptic and extrasynaptic transmission in the brain

on Thursday 4 December 2008 at 1315, in "nye auditorium 13", Domus Medica, University of Oslo.

He will defend his PhD thesis with the title

Synthesis, release and uptake of transmitter amino acids at central nervous synapses

on Friday 5 December 2008 at 1015, in "nye auditorium 13", Domus Medica, University of Oslo.

Holten is at present doing his hospital training as an MD. He started the doctoral project as a student at “Forskerlinja”. He finished the PhD project without any scholarships or external financial support.

  Aleksander Helgøy Holten
Guest lecture by Pål Sætrom
Announced 1 December 2008

Pål Sætrom

 

CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lecture:

Synergistic microRNA-like targeting by short interfering RNAs can give robust HIV-inhibition
Pål Sætrom, Bioinformatics & Gene Regulation Group, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

Wednesday 3 December 2008 at 1300
In auditorium A3.3067, Rikshospitalet

For further details, please see the full announcement.

Seminar: Drivers in Biomedical Science:
Biological and Technological Quantum Leaps
Announced 11 November 2008, updated 12 November 2008

The seminar "Drivers in Biomedical Science: Biological and Technological Quantum Leaps" will be organized on Monday 24 November 2008 at 13-16 in the main auditorium, Rikshospitalet.

EMBIO lecture 2008:
Turning Pages: From Gels to Genes
Oliver Smithies, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007

NBS 40th Anniversary lecture:
Stem cells to sex and back again
Robin Lovell-Badge, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK

Sigurd K. Thoresen Foundation speaker:
Genetic Variations in Atherosclerosis: "Humans to Mice" and "Mice to Humans"
Nobuyo Maeda, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA

For more information see the poster or the full program.

  Seminar poster
GNN seminar: Focus on Translational Research
Announced 23 October 2008
Gaustad Neuroscience Network   The GNN seminar "Focus on Translational Research" takes place on 28 October 2008 from 1300 in the lunch room at Dept. of Anatomy, University of Oslo. It is organized by the Gaustad Neuroscience Network (GNN). Please see the program for further information.
Tom Tallak Solbu's trial lecture and PhD defense
Announced 16 October 2008, updated 17 October 2008

Tom Tallak Solbu will give his trial lecture with the title

Monoamine transporters in the central nervous system as targets for drugs

on Wednesday 22 October 2008 at 1515, in new Auditorium 13, Domus Medica, University of Oslo.

He will defend his PhD thesis with the title

Role of glutamine transport in synaptic transmission and metabolism

on Thursday 23 October 2008 at 1015, in new Auditorium 13, Domus Medica, University of Oslo.

  Tom Tallak Solbu
Guest lectures by Ursula Sonnewald and Øivind Hvalby
Announced 16 October 2008, updated 20 October 2008

CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lectures:

Alterations in the gln-glu-GABA cycle in neurodegeneration
Professor Ursula Sonnewald, Dept of Neuroscience, NTNU

A delayed response enhancement in hippocampal synapses
Senior Scientist Øyvind Hvalby, Dept of Phsyiology, IMB, UiO

Wednesday 22 October 2008 at 1400
In the lunch room, Dept. of Anatomy, University of Oslo

  Ursula Sonnenwald

Øivind Hvalby
Guest lecture by Eberhard Fuchs
Announced 30 September 2008, updated 8 October 2008

Eberhard Fuchs

 

CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lecture:

How stress affects the brain
Professor Eberhard Fuchs, Department of Neurology, Medical School University of Göttingen and Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany

Thursday 9 October 2008 at 0900 (New time!)
In the Large auditorium, Rikshospitalet

For further details, please see the full announcement.

CMBN Minisymposium “From structural basis of memory and glutamate spillover to control of brain blood flow”
Announced 18 September 2008

Menno Witter

Boris Barbour

David Atwell
 

The CMBN Minisymposium "From structural basis of memory and glutamate spillover to control of brain blood flow" will be organized on 2 October 2008 in "Lille Auditorium", Domus Medica, University of Oslo, following the trial lecture by Simen Gylterud Owe.

Coffee, cakes and fruit will be served in between the trial lecture and the minisymposium.

 

Programme for the CMBN minisymposium
Chair: Senior scientist Linda Hildegard Bergersen

1330 Menno Witter: "Reflections on the architecture of the medial temporal lobe memory system. Indications for interactions and functional differentiation"

1405 Boris Barbour: "Spillover signalling by the cerebellar climbing fibre"

1440 David Attwell: "Neurotransmitter control of brain blood flow at the capillary level"

1510 End of session

Simen Gylterud Owe's trial lecture and PhD defense
Announced 18 September 2008, updated 25 September 2008

Simen Gylterud Owe will give his trial lecture with the title

The role of inhibitory mechanisms in the hippocampus in the development of epilepsies

on Thursday 2 October 2008 at 1215, in "Lille Auditorium" (by the cantina), Domus Medica, University of Oslo.

He will defend his PhD thesis with the title

Elements of glutamate release, action and reuptake

on Friday 3 October 2008 at 1015, in Auditorium 13, Domus Medica, University of Oslo.

  Simen Gylterud Owe
Third Genome Maintenance Meeting
Announced 30 June 2008

GMM3 The Third Genome Maintenance Meeting (GMM3) will take place on August 30 - September 2, 2008 at Rikshospitalet and is shaping up to be a memorable event! We are pleased that so many distinguished speakers have accepted invitations. Please see the conference website and NatureEvents for more information.
The Kavli Prizes 2008
Announced 8 September 2008

The Kavli PrizeThe Kavli prizes are awarded in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience. Several events are organized on 8th - 10th September 2008:

Information from the University of Oslo

Please note that registration is required to attend.

Monica Jenstad's trial lecture and PhD defense
Announced 13 August 2008, updated 14 August 2008

Monica Jenstad will give her trial lecture with the title

Glutamine metabolism and functions in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues: analogies and differences

on Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 1515, in Auditorium 13, Domus Medica, University of Oslo.

She will defend her PhD thesis with the title

Glutamate, GABA and glutamine in synaptic and paracrine signalling

on Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 1015, in Auditorium 13, Domus Medica, University of Oslo.

  Monica Jenstad
Research seminar: Neurobiology fusion cuisine
Announced 13 August 2008

Neurobiology fusion cuisine flyer   The next in the series of Rikshospitalet’s research seminars is called "Neurobiology fusion cuisine". It will be held on Monday, 18 August 2008, at 14.30 to 16.30 in Auditorium A3.3067 at Rikshospitalet. Please see the programme or flyer for details.
From Cochlea to Cortex: Recent Advances in Auditory Neuroscience
Announced 27 June 2008, updated 17 July 2008

Kirsten K Osen The symposium "From Cochlea to Cortex: Recent Advances in Auditory Neuroscience" is organized in honor of Prof. Dr. Med. Kirsten Kjelsberg Osen's contributions to the field of auditory neuroscience. Kirsten K. Osen was the first woman to be appointed professor of medicine in Norway. The symposium will be held 18th - 19th July 2008 at Holmenkollen Park Hotel, Oslo. Please see the updated program for details. Contact: m.b.a.c.rocha@medisin.uio.no or jonsm@medisin.uio.no (97193044).

Photos from the meeting
Guest lecture by Maiken Nedergaard
Announced 22 June 2008

Maiken Nedergaard  
CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lecture:

Astrocytes alive!
Professor Maiken Nedergaard, University of Rochester, NY, USA

Thursday 26 June 2008 at 1300
In the Lunch room, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo

For further details, please see the full announcement.

Guest lecture by Ross O'Shea
Announced 11 June 2008

CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lecture:

Involvement of Rho-kinase in the regulation of astrocyte morphology
and glutamate transporters

Dr. Ross O'Shea, Howard Florey Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Thursday 12 June 2008 at 1240
In the Lunch room, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo

Guest lecture by Stephane Oliet
Announced 11 June 2008

CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lecture:

Contribution of glial cells to synaptic transmission and plasticity in
the hypothalamus

Professor Stephane Oliet, Neurobiologie Morphofonctionelle, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France

Thursday 12 June 2008 at 1200
In the Lunch room, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo

Mini symposium on brain development and early brain dysfunction, Oslo, 11 June 2008
Announced 24 April 2008

The mini symposium will take place on 11 June 2008 following the international meeting on brain aquaporins in Oslo. It is organized by the Nordic Centre of Excellence for research in Water Imbalance Related Disorders (WIRED), Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience (CMBN) and Gaustad Neuroscience Network (GNN). Please see the program for further information.

International meeting on brain aquaporins, Oslo, 9-10 June 2008
Announced 6 December 2007

The international meeting on brain aquaporins "Physiological and pathophysiological roles of aquaporins in brain" will take place in Oslo, 9-10 June 2008. It is organized by the Nordic Centre of Excellence for research in Water Imbalance Related Disorders (WIRED), Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience (CMBN) and Gaustad Neuroscience Network (GNN). Please see the updated program for further information

Guest lecture by Tamás F. Freund
Announced 26 May 2008

Tamás F. Freund   CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lecture:

Control of Cortical Inhibition and Excitation by Endocannabinoids: Novel Insights into Anxiety and Epilepsy
Tamás F. Freund, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Tuesday 3 June 2008 at 1200
In the Lunch room, Department of Anatomy, University of Oslo

For further details, please see the full announcement.

Guest lecture by Mayank Mehta
Announced 26 May 2008

Mayank Mehta   CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lecture:

Effect of oscillations and synaptic plasticity on hippocampal place cells during behavior and sleep
Dr. Mayank Mehta, Neurophysics Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, USA

Friday 30 May 2008 at 1330
In the Physiology Library, Department of Physiology, University of Oslo

For further details, please see the full announcement.

Guest lecture by Paola Bezzi
Announced 16 April 2008

Paola Bezzi   CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lecture:

Fast sub-plasma membrane Ca2+ transients control exo-endocytosis processes in astrocytes
Dr. Paola Bezzi, Department of Cell Biology and Morphology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Friday 16 May 2008 at 1200
In the Lunch room, Department of Anatomy, University of Oslo

For further details, please see the full announcement.

Open Meeting - The Norwegian Brain Council
Announced 14 April 2008

Open Meeting - The Norwegian Brain Council The Norwegian Brain Council is organizing its first open meeting at SAS Hotel Scandinavia, Oslo, on 17 April 2008 at 1800. Please see the invitation for the programme and details.
Guest lectures by Ulrich Dirnagl and Ron McKay
Announced 10 April 2008

CMBN is pleased to announce the following guest lectures:

Cytoprotective therapy in stroke: why are we still waiting?
Presenter: Dr. Ulrich Dirnagl, director of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Neurologie, The Department of Experimental Neurology, Germany
Time: Wednesday 16 April 2008 at 1400
Location: Lunch room, Department of Anatomy, University of Oslo

Stem cells: prospects for future therapy in chronic neurodegenerative disease
Presenter: Dr. Ron McKay, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)/NIH, Division of Intramural Research, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, USA
Time: Wednesday 16 April 2008 at 1500
Location: Lunch room, Department of Anatomy, University of Oslo

For further details, please see the full announcement.

Guest lecture by Jos van Putten
Announced 3 April 2008

Professor Jos van Putten, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology and the Eijkman Graduate School for Infection and Immunity, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, will give a guest lecture on Friday 11 April 2008 at 1215 in auditorium A3.3067, Rikshospitalet, with the title:

Campylobacter invasion and the innate host defense

For further details, please see the full announcement.
Guest lecture by Mario Feldman
Announced 13 March 2008

Dr. Mario Feldman, University of Alberta and Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science, Edmonton, Canada, will give a guest lecture on Friday 28 March 2008 at 1200 in room 3213 of Kristine Bonnevies Hus, Blindern, University of Oslo, with the title:

Engineering Protein Glycosylation in Bacteria

For further details, please see the full announcement.
Guest lecture by Christine Szymanski
Announced 13 March 2008

Dr. Christine Szymanski, Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Canada, will give a guest lecture on Wednesday 26 March 2008 at 1215 in auditorium A3.3067, Rikshospitalet, with the title:

Campylobacter sugars sticking out

For further details, please see the full announcement.
Workshop 14 March 2008: Status Epilepticus - from Ion Channels to Clinical Trials
Announced 10 March 2008

The CMBN, GNN and NES Workshop - Status Epilepticus - from Ion Channels to Clinical Trials takes place on Friday March 14th 2008 at 1200-1630 in auditorium 13, Domus Medica, University of Oslo. Please see the program for details.

CMBN Minisymposium: Biology of Aging and Neurodegeneration – Focus on Genome Dynamics
Announced 29 January 2008

Welcome to the CMBN minisymposium on February 4-5, 2008 entitled "Biology of Aging and Neurodegeneration – Focus on Genome Dynamics"

Venue:
Monday February 4 - Seminar room B1.1017, and
Tuesday February 5 - Auditorium 1 Green, Rikshospitalet

Please sign up to Helene Wold Ranum at helene.wold.ranum AT rr-research.no before 30 January 2008 if you want food/beverages.

Welcome to the seminar!

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