We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the NORBIS course ‘Statistical methods in relatedness and pedigree analysis’, which will take place at University of Oslo 8-12 January 2018. This course introduces statistical methods in genetic relatedness and pedigree analysis, with applications in linkage analysis, relatedness inference and forensic genetics, and…Continue reading Register now for ‘Statistical methods in relatedness and pedigree analysis’
A report from the Center of Systems Biology in Reykjavik, Iceland
by Kjersti Rise, NTNU I hadn’t really given a research stay abroad much thought when I started my PhD, it seemed like fun, but too much extra work in order to make it happen, and there were so many other things I already had to do. Then suddenly one day well into my second…Continue reading A report from the Center of Systems Biology in Reykjavik, Iceland
Funding available for international exchange!
Once more, we encourage you as a NORBIS member to spend part of your PhD period (at least 3-6 months) at an institution abroad, to benefit from international expertise and to expand your international network. We have funding available for such an exchange, and we now invite you to apply for financial support for your stay. Read more…Continue reading Funding available for international exchange!
Registration now open for ‘Sequence comparison and database search’
NORBIS is happy to announce that registration now is open for our course ‘Sequence comparison and database search’ (NORBIS901), which will run in Bergen 29 January – 2 February. This course provides insight into methods for aligning biological sequences. Its goal is to present an overview of the basic concepts of sequence alignments and some…Continue reading Registration now open for ‘Sequence comparison and database search’
Registration for ‘Modern methods for analysing survival and time-to-event data’ now open
We are excited to announce a new course that will give researchers in biostatistics, bioinformatics, epidemiology and related fields an up-to-date overview of statistical methodology for analysing time-to-event data. The course ‘Modern methods for analysing survival and time-to-event data‘ is organised by Ørnulf Borgan, Odd O. Aalen and Håkon K. Gjessing, and will run in Oslo, 4-8…Continue reading Registration for ‘Modern methods for analysing survival and time-to-event data’ now open
Hands-on material for ‘Network Biology/Integromics Bioinformatics – Applications Towards Medicine’ finally available!
Photo: Tomasz Furmanek We know that many of you are waiting patiently for the hands-on material, presentations and recordings from the recent workshop ‘Network Biology/Integromics Bioinformatics – Applications Towards Medicine’. While processing of the recordings takes quite a while, we are happy to announce that the presentations and practical material from the two hands on sessions, on…Continue reading Hands-on material for ‘Network Biology/Integromics Bioinformatics – Applications Towards Medicine’ finally available!
Abstracts and program for ‘Network Biology/Integromics Bioinformatics – Applications Towards Medicine’
Abstracts and program for ‘Network Biology/Integromics Bioinformatics – Applications Towards Medicine‘ can now be downloaded from [ddownload id=”2166″ text=”here” style=”link”]. We are very excited!
New workshop on ‘Applied Structural Bioinformatics’
NORBIS is pleased to now offer a workshop on ‘Applied Structural Bioinformatics‘, which will take place in Bergen October 16-20. This workshop will provide a practical introduction to popular tools for biomolecular visualisation, analysis and simulations. Lectures will be given by both international and local speakers from the research fields of structural bioinformatics and computer-aided drug…Continue reading New workshop on ‘Applied Structural Bioinformatics’
Want to organise a course or a workshop for NORBIS?
NORBIS again invites you to propose a course or workshop within any of our fields. If you carry an idea for a course or workshop, and perhaps would like to invite national or international experts, we hope that you now will take the opportunity to develop this with our help. It may be completely new,…Continue reading Want to organise a course or a workshop for NORBIS?