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FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Norwegian Molecular Imaging Consortium - Subnode: Subcellular interactions and imaging - NTNU

Knowledge about protein-protein interactions as well as interactions between other molecules is of critical importance for functional genomics. By providing the state-of-the-art technologies to study inter-and intramolecular interactions, the national res earch community will be able to move func...

Awarded: NOK 7.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Aleström Zebrafish Lab - activities beyond the research projects 2007-2011

The major focus of the AZLab services are two-fold: 1) Being a regional center, in an national and international network of transgenic zebrafish laboratories, with capacity to offer access to the zebrafish model for academic and commercial partners. 2) Es tablish a unique training program in zebr...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Marine Ecosystem Response to a Changing Climate

The climate of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans will undergo rapid changes over the next century. Climate influences many important ecosystem drivers which will change marine biogeochemical and ecological processes, ecosystem functioning and biodivers ity. MERCLIM will provide critical new un...

Awarded: NOK 15.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Tid og usikkerhet

Hovedproblemstillingen i programmet er å komme fram til mer realistisk verdsetting av tidsbesparelser og økt pålitelighet i transport og tilgrensende aktiviteter. Problemet har to sider: den fysiske og den økonomiske. Vi trenger å vite mer om verdsetting av tid og pålitelighet, både for gods og...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Technology for grading and sorting of fish - focus on gutted salmon, herring and mackerel

The Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industry presently faces a challenge in competing with countries with low labour cost and thus low production costs such as Chile and Poland. In order to create an economical robust business environment, the Norwegi an fish industry should focus on optimizi...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Upscaling biological data, processes and models in relation to hydrological processes and models to catchment scale

In order to obtain sustainable use, development and management of water resources, it is crucial to understand how ecological and hydrological processes at small spatial scales relate to the whole catchment. The major challenge in this project is to integ rate the knowledge of the physical enviro...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Functional studies of tunneling nanotube-dependent cell-to-cell communication by high-throughput screening approaches

Intercellular communication is a major requirement for the development and maintenance of multicellular organisms. In the case of animals diverse mechanisms for the exchange of signals between cells have been established during evolution, including the se cretion of molecules as well as communica...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Coordinated action: Lice international (Canada (USA), Scotland, Ireland and Norway)

Increased levels of farmed salmonid hosts for parasitic sea lice have raised the question of transfer between farmed and wild sources. The study of distribution and dispersal of sea lice has thus become more important over the last years and key institute s from several countries are currently do...

Awarded: NOK 0.98 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Vestland

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Mycotoxin contamination in oats, - characterization of the infection process by the major T-2 and HT-2 toxin producer Fusarium langsethiae

The trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON) is frequently found in wheat. However, in Norway also the more toxic trichothecenes T-2 and HT-2 are often found, particularly in barley and oats. In 1999 Langseth and Rundberget concluded that 'Norwegian oats were f ound to contain HT-2 and T-2 toxin in con...

Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Advanced MR imaging, MR metabolomics, proteomics and genetic mapping of breast cancer - Clinical tools for personalized patient treatment

Breast cancer has the highest incidence and mortality of all malignant diseases among women globally. The heterogeneous nature of breast cancer results in different clinical presentations and outcomes, and patients show a diverse range of responses to a g iven treatment. Processes leading to more...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Sunne arbeidsplasser - Organisatoriske faktorer som fremmer og hemmer langtidsfriske arbeidstakere i et globalisert arbeidsliv

Prosjektet har som viktig ambisjon å frambringe kunnskap om de utfordringer som ligger til globale selskapers innsats med å utvikle helsefremmende arbeidsplasser. Det har sin innretning mot organisatoriske faktorer knyttet til produksjon og verdikjede, ma rkedsforhold og intern organisering av ar...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

FECIMOD - Forecasting ecological effects of climate change: integrating functional and correlative models

The demand for ecological forecasting is growing, but present models have severe limitations. Uncertainties derive from unrealistic model assumptions as well as the intrinsic stochasticity of natural processes. The proposed project will answer to these ch allenges by merging hypothesis testing of...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Digestion studies of fatty acids and proteins in milk from different species - Effect on gut health

Gastro-intestinal infections are increasing in industrial countries and for certain diseases, e.g. diarrhoea caused by bacterial and viral infections, there is an increase in incidences that is described as having epidemic proportions. Detection of natura l components in foods that can replace an...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

The effect of political uncertainty in fisheries management: A case study of the Northeast Arctic cod fishery

We seek to investigate the effects of political uncertainty on fisheries, with a special focus on non-compliance with quota regulations. Institutional or political uncertainty is sometimes referred to as uncertainty about the rules of the game. We look at institutional uncertainty on two levels;...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

The digestive tract and human health. Effects of probiotics and polyunsaturated fatty acids on intestinal epithelium and immune function.

This project will address two different questions related to food and health: 1)Do probiotic microorganisms mediate their health-promoting effects by interacting with the intestinal epithelium in a way that differs from non-probiotic microorganisms and ot her commensals? 2)Do dietary polyunsatura...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Akershus

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Postgenome glycomics: The structures, interactions, and functions of complex sugars attached to proteins and lipids

Glycome is a term meant to cover the whole set of glycans produced in a single organism (or tissue) in analogy to genome and proteome. This concept follows as a consequence of the development in the post-genome era, since glycans play critical roles in di verse biological phenomena. It seems evid...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

STACK TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMIC PROTON CONDUCTORS

High temperature ceramic proton conductors (HTPC) are in principle superior to PEM and standard SOFC conductors for use in steam electrolysers and hydrogen fuel cells because of the water-free transport of protons; the steam used or formed is associated w ith the oxygen/air side, and thus, dry hy...

Awarded: NOK 16.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Salmon louse genome sequencing and functional studies on host parasite interactions

Copepods comprise the largest animal marine biomass but they have been poorly studied by molecular tools and no genome has so far been sequenced. Copepods are common as parasites on fishes and the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) is the most importa nt species in terms of economical signifi...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Vestland

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

National-wide service and competence from the Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Proteomics Core Facility in a Norwegian proteomics consortium

The Proteomics Core Facility at Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet (RR-PCF) is a core facility platform organized jointly by Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF (RR) and the University of Oslo (UiO) through "Felles Forskningsutvalg" at the hospital. The RR-PC F is engaged in the development of proteo...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Norwegian Molecular Imaging Consortium - Bergen

The present-day Molecular Imaging Center in Bergen (MIC) is an open facility that offers a collection of state-of-the-art microscopy equipment and image processing tools. MIC initiated its services in 2003 and was set up as a cooperation between NTNU in T rondheim and the University of Bergen to ...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

GLOBHELS-Global helse

IMPROVING DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. Despite strides in case detection and treatment, the prevalence of TB continues to rise at an alarming rate. Globally, childhood TB contributes to 15% of the total TB disease caseload, predominantly in d eveloping countries. More effective diagn...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Oslo Animal MRI unit - a node in the FUGE NorMIC consortium

The MR technology now allows for in vivo imaging to a resolution of microns which is even less than the size of many cell types. MRI has therefore become an invaluable tool for molecular imaging and translational research. Scientists in Oslo have used the FUGE MIC animal MR unit in Trondheim unt...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

IS-DAAD-Forskerutveksl. Norge-Tyskland

Tho, Ingunn DAADppp 2008-09 Tysk-norsk forskerutveksling

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Awarded: NOK 90,000

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IS-AUR-Samarb.progr. Norge Frankrike

Reuter, Nathalie Aurora 2008-09 Fransk-norsk forskerutveksling

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Awarded: NOK 44,589

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Vestland

IS-AUR-Samarb.progr. Norge Frankrike

Fossum, Jon Otto Aurora 2008-09 Fransk-norsk forskerutveksling

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Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Kommersialiseringsstipend:Frikjøp av dr Andreas Barratt-Due for arbeid i prosjektet Prevention and Treatment of Sepsis

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Awarded: NOK 0.77 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

PROREAL-Profileringsprogrammet for realfagene

Rekruttering til realfag via interaktiv robotikk

Konseptet er å bruke en nyutviklet 7-aksers industrirobot (slangerobot) på en slik måte at den får kroppslig/sosial interaksjon med barn/ungdom. Denne roboten er 1.6meter høy og vil bli modifisert med spesielle sensorer slik som trykk/ berøringssensorer o g kamera. Denne tar vi med på messer/show...

Awarded: NOK 0.53 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Oslo

PES-POS-Prosjektetablererstøtte EU

Søknad fra Universitetet i Oslo om rammebevilgning gjennom Norges forskningsråds PES-ordning for 2008

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Awarded: NOK 0.70 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Oslo

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Reservoir characterization using ensemble Kalman filter

This project aims at improved reservoir characterization through better utilization of production data. It will focus on using the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) technique for updating reservoir simulation models to take production data into account and at the same time honoring the prior geologi...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Rogaland

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Kommersialiseringsmidler - TTO Nord AS 2008

Prosjektbeskrivelsen for bruk av kommersialiseringsmidler for FORNY Nord-Norge, er et felles dokument mellom kommersialiseringsaktørene TTO Nord AS (TTO) og NorInnova AS (NI). I et avtalt samarbeid mellom TTO og NI skal partene, sammen med FoU-aktørene in nen FORNY Nord-Norge, bidra til å frembri...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa