Yesterday, it was announced that CBU Director Nathalie Reuter has been elected as one of the new members of EMBO! The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is an organization that grants membership to outstanding researchers in the life sciences. Only 13 Norwegian researchers have previously received this distinction. Congratulations and well deserved! Full story here
The Bioinformatics in Bergen 2026 (BiB2026) conference, held on 4 and 5 May at the picturesque Solstrand Hotel & Bad, was a resounding success. The event brought together close to 80 participants from various fields of bioinformatics, fostering a vibrant exchange of ideas and research. The conference featured 16 oral presentations and 28 poster contributions, …
Michael Sars Centre, CBU and Department of Biological Sciences join forces in laying out future plans for studying living systems in the context of a changing ocean. Read the full text here
QuickSearchProt introduces a fast, automated way to select optimal search parameters for mass spectrometry–based proteomics, boosting accuracy and efficiency across common search engines. Read the full article here. Read more about Barsnes’ group here.
A recent study by CBU’s Sean Bankier and his collaborators demonstrates how new methods may open the door to improving diagnostics and patient follow‑up through blood tests instead of more invasive procedures. Read the full story here in English and Norwegian You can find the study here
A new study shows that the Aire protein—best known for helping the immune system learn to tolerate the body’s own tissues—also plays an important role in producing interferons within the thymus. Using single‑cell RNA sequencing, researchers found that mice lacking Aire had weakened interferon‑driven signals in several developing thymus cell types, including maturing T cells …
The Michael Sars Symposium 2026 will take place on June 4, 2026 in Bergen. For the 2026 edition of its yearly Symposium, the Michael Sars Centre is collaborating with the Computational Biology Unit at the University of Bergen to further develop local and international connections between experts in computational and biological sciences. We offer an …
In a new study published in Nature, researchers from the University of Geneva, the EMBL and CBU/UiB present the first large-scale map of the lipids processed by lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) in human cells. The study identified nearly 500 new LTP-ligands pairs, including both well-studied LTPs and those that were formerly orphaned. Nathalie Reuter and …
The Bioinformatics in Bergen Conference (BiB) will gather researchers to exchange ideas, encourage collaborations and present cutting-edge research. The Conference will take place at Solstrand Hotel on 4-5 May 2026. The conference will start early on Monday 4 May and finish with lunch on Tuesday 5 May. Keynote speakers: Professor Ville Mustonen, University of …
Wonderful news yesterday for Computational Biologists in Norway, and in particular for our younger colleagues who will get trained in the field through their PhD in the years to come. The Research Council announced that it will fund the national research school in Computational Biology led by Susanna Röblitz! This will truly take PhD education …
