The Earth Biogenome Project (EBP) aims to map the DNA for all animals, plants, birds, fish, fungi, algae and eukaryotes on Earth. Norway has recently established a national board, EBP-Nor, and Simen Rød Sandve, Associate […]
Cigene seeks enthusiastic and motivated candidates for two new positions, with application date 17th October 2019: PhD research fellowship within computational analyses of genome regulation Postdoctor within CRISPR and molecular functional genomics We look forward […]
As much as 10-15 % of all farmed salmon smolt does not survive the transition from freshwater to salt water, and this is a great challenge for the Norwegian salmon farming. In the Synchrosmolt project we aim to improve smolt production protocols and innovate breeding strategies to produce salmon that have better health and growth in the sea
Full title: Advancing European Aquaculture by Genome Functional Annotation
Duration: May 2019 – April 2023
Responsible: Sigbjørn Lien
Friday 7th June 2019, Thomas Nelson Harvey defended his PhD, entitled “Towards a genome wide understanding of salmon lipid metabolism gene regulation across tissues and life stages.” Atlantic salmon is an important source of omega-3 […]
Simon Stenberg from CIGENE, defended his thesis entitled “Epigenetic and genetic adaptation in experimental yeast populations” Friday 12th April. The thesis of Stenberg is focused on rapid clonal adaptation. Using experimental evolution on yeast populations, […]
Yang Jin, researcher at CIGENE, recently defended his PhD at NTNU. His thesis was entitled “Development of lipid metabolism in early life stages of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)”. Why is this interesting? Lipids are the […]