The Influenza Centre was well represented at Forskningsdagene 2023 with a stand at Forskningstorget and a popular science show into schools about the use of antibiotics and its effect on the microbiome. Those attending Forskningstorget could perform a randomised, double-blind clinical study on each other to test a pill claiming to cure bad mood. Director…
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The Influenza Centre researcher – Nina Urke Ertesvåg successfully defended her PhD on October 23, 2023.Nina, supervised by Professor Rebecca Cox, and co-supervisors – Associate Professor Kristin Greve-Isdahl Mohn and Doctor Mai-Chi Trieu wrote a PhD thesis on “Antibody responses after influenza and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and infection: Lessons across the ages”.The defence started with a…
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On 4-5 September 2023, members of the research group for infection and microbiology gathered in Solstrand for the National Graduate School in Infection Biology and Antimicrobials (IBA) meeting. Over 35 participants joined the seminar to present and discuss their research with colleagues and learn about activities of the other group members. The influenza group was…
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On Friday, June 23, 2023 our group celebrated the conclusion of the spring semester and beginning of summer with a dinner at the top of the highest mountain in Bergen – Ulriken. We had many reasons to celebrate this time as the last months were very productive for us, with a lot of research and…
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This year, Influenza Centre has been engaged in several, both scientific and non-research-related activities. On April 29th, a mixed team from the Influenza Centre run in a relay race during Bergen City Marathon 2023 (BCM), covering the half-marathon distance. We were represented by: Leg 1 – Jenny Liqun Zhang Leg 2 – Lukas…
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On April 19, a Faculty Day at the Faculty of Medicine, UiB took place. The event started with the Dean Per Bakke’s welcome speech with the focus on the faculty’s most recent achievements. Next, several education and research prizes were awarded to researchers with particularly outstanding achievements in 2022. It was a very successful day…
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One of the most serious consequences of the COVID pandemic for many patients is so called long COVID – long-term sequelae affecting not only hospitalised patients, but also people after mild infection. This worrying trend manifests itself in numerous symptoms – like fever, shortness of breath, and cognitive symptoms with memory and concentration problems, so-called…
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In the new article, professor Bård Reiakvam Kittang, involved in the Bergen COVID-19 Research Group, together with his colleagues looked into the impact of the type of workplace and the use of infection control equipment on healthcare workers’ risk of contracting COVID-19. The differences between the available infection control equipment in municipal health services compared…
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Lena Hansen et al. have recently published a new article “Durable immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccination in home-dwelling old adults” in journal Vaccine: X, where the authors have looked into the durability of humoral and cellular immune responses after BNT162b2 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection in elderly and younger adults. Their research showed that vaccine-induced spike-specific…
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The VACCELERATE Consortium has recently published a new poster informing about its Volunteer Registry, which enables interested persons to register in a volunteer database for clinical trials. The available studies are, among others, connected to COVID-19, polio, influenza and other respiratory infections. Now, the poster is also available in a version for Norway, published in…
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