A new project at CIGENE was recently funded by The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (FHF). The project, called PERTI-FISH, will address the widespread use of live fish testing and builds upon the existing experience at CIGENE […]
SALMOCODE – the Salmon Map of Organs and Cells for the Optimal Development of Embryos – is a new three-year research project at CIGENE. The project was recently funded by the Norwegian Seafood Research Fund […]
Image: Simen Røyseland Duration: January 2025 – December 2028 Responsible: Simen Rød Sandve Funding source: NFR (FRIPRO) Project number: 352116 Awarded: 12,000,000 NOK Summary: Changes in the genetic makeup of species over time – i.e. […]
A new opinion piece was recently published on the website of the Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, co-authored by CIGENE’s Simen Rød Sandve (alongside NMBU colleague Ida Beitnes Johansen). The article is published in Norwegian, and […]
Duration: October 2021 – September 2026 Responsible: Christiaan Henkel Funding source: FHF Project number: 901864 Awarded: 19 155 000 NOK Summary: The Norwegian aquaculture industry produces over 1.6 million tonnes of salmon a year, more […]
A new project that investigates the genetics behind gill physiology in Atlantic salmon, and features CIGENE’s Simen Sandve, has received funding from the Norwegian Research Council. The project runs from 2024-27 and is led by […]
The annual meeting for the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) took place in Ferrara, Italy from July 23-27 2023. CIGENE was represented by Nicola Barson, Helle Baalsrud and Celian Diblasi, who enjoyed a […]
On Friday 21st April, 2023, Kristina Severine Rudsjær Stenløkk successfully defended her PhD, entitled “Genomic structural variations as drivers of adaptation in salmonid fishes”. Kristina has explored the largely overlooked landscape of Structural Variations (SVs) […]