International exchange report from Xiaokang Zhang

With the support of NORBIS, I visited Professor Bernhard Palsson’s group, Systems Biology Research Group, in University of California, San Diego, USA, from September 2019 to February 2020.   The original plan was actually from May to November 2020, but my application of the US visa was pending in the so-called “administrative process” for four…Continue reading International exchange report from Xiaokang Zhang

Report from exchange to École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Report from exchange to École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Thanks to NORBIS I got the unique opportunity to experience a different laboratory in Switzerland for 6 months. First, upon arrival in Switzerland it took some time to organize everything before being able to start experiments. However, as soon as everything was in place the…Continue reading Report from exchange to École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Zhi Zhao’ research stay at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Developing new Bayesian models in London   I am a PhD student at the Department of Biostatistics of the University of Oslo. I had stayed in London for four months funded by the NORBIS, as a visiting PhD student with the group of Dr. Alex Lewin, who is Associate Professor in Biostatistics at the Department…Continue reading Zhi Zhao’ research stay at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

VISITING FELLOW AT THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA

By: Anna-Simone Josefine Frank I’m currently a PhD student at the School of Pharmacy (UiO) with a background in mathematics. A travel grant from NORBIS, for which I’m grateful, enabled me to spend six months (January to June 2018) as Visiting Fellow at Cornell University in New York, USA. My main affiliation at Cornell was…Continue reading VISITING FELLOW AT THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL STATISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA

Integration of knowledge and logical modeling at Institut Curie and ENS in Paris

by Vasundra Touré, NTNU I had the chance to do my international exchange in Paris for 6months where I visited two research groups: Pr. Emmanuel Barillot’s group at Institut Curie and Pr. Denis Thieffry’s group at ENS Paris. Both have common domains of interest with my group. With the approval of my supervisor, I did this…Continue reading Integration of knowledge and logical modeling at Institut Curie and ENS in Paris

Developing new ideas at the Institute of Genetic Medicine in Newcastle

Newcastle International Centre for Life, Newcastle University by Miriam Gjerdevik, University of Bergen   I visited Heather J. Cordell, Professor of Statistical Genetics, and her research group at Newcastle University, Institute of Genetic Medicine, from September 2017 to December 2017. Heather Cordell is a world-leading researcher within the development and application of statistical methodology to…Continue reading Developing new ideas at the Institute of Genetic Medicine in Newcastle

Learning advanced analysis of gene regulation in Zaragoza

CSIC – Estación Experimental de Aula Dei (EEAD), Zaragoza, Spain by Teshome Mulugeta, NMBU   I am so grateful to NORBIS that I was given the opportunity to travel to EEAD-CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain as a visiting PhD student. It was a useful experience to me to work and talk with several outstanding people. My visit…Continue reading Learning advanced analysis of gene regulation in Zaragoza