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 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 […]
This Wednesday Simen Sandve, associate professor at CIGENE, (Twitter: @srsandve) will be talking about gene regulation and whole genome duplication! The presentation is available after the live stream! Follow the YouTube link below. Live stream […]
This Autumn, a new master study program in genome science is offered at NMBU. The students will be part of an international research team that studies genomes in micro-organisms, plants, fish and animals. The program […]
Two CIGENE colleagues, Kristina Stenløkk and Marius Strand, started their scientific career as students at KBM, NMBU. They have provided in-depth interviews on motivation and challenges on their road towards becoming researchers in bioinformatics. Check […]
CIGENE recently received funding for two new projects; LiceRESIST and ImprovAFish
The project Synchrosmolt started January 2020. The main objective is to provide new knowledge about how exposure to variation in daylength during smolt production can affect smolt development. The kick-off meeting was arranged in December […]