Aftenposten Viten: Hver vår forvandles laksen fra en gretten einstøing til en ekte gladlaks. Slik setter lyset i gang prosessen.
Simen Sandve from CIGENE has, together with other colleagues from NMBU, published an article in Aftenposten Viten.
Author: Lise Fjellsbø
CIGENE seminars is up and running again!
COVID-19 stopped the CIGENE seminar series in 2020. We are therefore very pleased that we finally can kick-off a new semester with exciting talks! Due to the pandemic, this will be a fully digital event. […]
Three CIGENE colleagues accepted in NMBU’s talent program
“Research Talents for Sustainability” is a two-year scheme for 20 scientific employees at NMBU. The program aims to provide academic staff with increased opportunities to develop as researchers, supervisors and innovators. The program has a […]
Johanna Wagnerberger defended her master thesis
Today, January 6th, Johanna Henny Wagnerberger defended her master thesis. Johanna has been a Master student at CIGENE, under the supervision of Simen Rød Sandve. Her thesis investigated the functional role of the gene abcg2b […]
CRISPR at NMBU: a tribute to the Nobel prize winners
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. This […]
Recent publication in Nature Communication highlighting the importance of structural variants in Atlantic salmon
Structural variants (SVs) represent an important class of genetic variants that have the potential to significantly impact the function and regulation of genes, influence phenotypic variation and cause a range of diseases. Unfortunately, SVs remain […]
Kai Fjær defended her MSc
Kai Fjær recently defended her thesis entitled “Whole genome sequencing with Oxford Nanopore and de novo genome assemblies of lipid-producing fungi in phylum Mucoromycota”. The focus of this work has been cultivation of 11 different […]