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 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 …
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 …
1 June it was announced that CBU’s professor Iain Johnston’s research project “Mitochondrial maintenance across eukaryotes via coupled physical, genetic, and social dynamics” is one of nineteen research projects with the potential for groundbreaking results, that will receive funding. Click here to see more Read more about CBU’s research on Stochastic Biology.
Science festival in Bergen (Forskningstorget) was held on 23th and 24th September in the city center with 19 different stations. Here you could try, experiment, see and listen to all the exciting things happening in the research and education environment in the city. CBU booth was popular and everyone enjoyed being there.
