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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

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

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

A National Service Platform for Global Analysis of Genome Structure and Function. The Norwegian Microarray Consortium (NMC)

The FUGE Microarray Platform is run by the Norwegian Microarray Consortium (NMC), based on a formal institutional collaboration between RR/UiO, NTNU, and UiB. We offer in-house production of standard and custom arrays, expression and genomic profiling ser vices (RNA or DNA in-DATA out) with diffe...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Towards sustainable management of moose, red deer and their food resources

The density of moose and red deer has increased dramatically in Norway during the last three decades. In general, large herbivores can have profound impact on ecosystem structure and processes (e.g. succession, biodiversity), which is mainly mediated by b rowsing/grazing impacts on plants. In tur...

Awarded: NOK 5.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Policy for harmonising national park management and local business development

The role and legitimacy of large protected areas (LPA) is questioned in most countries in the world, and there is a quest for new management models and policy regimes capable of integrating regional development and conservation goals. The project will rev iew how conflicts in connection to PA hav...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Effect of northern climate and postharvest conditions on health related properties of selected Brassica vegetables in Norway

Some previous studies have shown that certain vegetables grown at high northern latitudes with cool summers, long photoperiods and special solar radiation develop different quality than vegetables grown in the south. However, very little is known about ho w Brassica vegetables respond to differen...

Awarded: NOK 11.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Influence of polysaccharide based dietary fibre on gut microflora and human health-INFIGUT

This project aims at generating new knowledge about the influence of dietary fibres on the gut microflora and to document effects on the human health. The knowledge can be utilized as basis for dietary recommendations and form a basis for development of n ew, health promoting foods. The intesti...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Identification of plant foods and drinks available in the Norwegian marked that reduce oxidative stress and dampen inflammation

Oxidative stress is intimately involved in pathophysiology many chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cataract as well as neurodegenerative diseases. Oxidative stress is also central to the theory of aging. We ar e therefore investigating the role of die...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Norwegian Proteomics Consortium - Bergen

PROBE, the Norwegian proteomic platform, was established in 2002 by the Norwegian Research Council under the Functional Genomics Initiative (FUGE) to provide the Norwegian scientific community access to the best in proteomic technologies and competence. Located within the Institute of Biomedicine...

Awarded: NOK 9.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

SKOGFOND-Utviklingsfondet for skogbruket

Virkninger av økt biomasseuttak på skogproduksjonen

Det er for tiden stor interesse for bruk av hogstavfall til bioenergiformål i Norge. En stor del av den potensielle økningen i bruk av bioenergi forventes å komme fra skogprodukter, ikke minst hogstavfall. Det er høy aktivitet innen forskjellige ledd i sk ogbruket for å utprøve metoder for innsam...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Akershus

SKOGFOND-Utviklingsfondet for skogbruket

Er dagens skogbehandling i høgbonitetsskogene på Sør- og Østlandet bærekraftig?

I de siste årene har det vært økt fokus på treslagsvalg og arealbruken på sørøstlandet, særlig superbonitetene i Akershus, Buskerud, Oppland, Hedmark, Telemark, Vestfold og Østfold, Vest-Agder og Aust-Agder. Selv om arealet på bonitet G20 og høyere til sa mmen bare dekker 2,5 mill dekar i disse f...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Akershus

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

PERMASOM - Organic matter in permafrost: molecular composition and associated response to increasing temperature

The release of CO2 to the atmosphere from the mineralization of soil organic matter (SOM) in thawing permafrost is one of the largest potential feedback mechanisms on the climate system. This positive feedback, i.e. it will aggravate climate changes, is d ue to the fact that SOM decomposes faster...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

OST-Øst-Europa-programmene

The role of protected nature in sustainable local development in North-West Russia and Northern Norway - a comparative analyses

The research project intends to increase understanding and knowledge in the field of interconnection of nature conservation process and development of local communities. The study will be carried out on the base of comparison of different protected areas management systems and institutional frame...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Quality Goat Milk for Cheese Production / Kvalitetsmjølk for kvit geitost

The pattern of consumption of goat milk in Norway is currently changing, and consumers are more inclined to cheese than whey products (brown cheese). This calls for an improvement of overall quality and especially of flavour and rennet coagulation propert ies of the milk. The present project will...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Moisture induced effects on the capacity of screws and threaded bar connections in timber structures.

The competitiveness of timber structures is largely governed by the design and effectiveness of its connections. Moisture-induced cracks in wood connections are a major problem in load bearing connections. Threaded bars and long self-tapping screws repres ent new possibilities in the quest to avo...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

The Proteomics Core Facility at the University of Tromsø as a node in the national consortium of proteomics platforms (NorProteomics)

The core facility for Proteomics in Tromsø has been fully operational since the end of 2004. The main purpose of the facility has been to serve research labs in the FUGE North region. The facility has 3 Mass spectrometer systems from Waters/Micromass. A M ALDI Micro MX, a Q-TOF Ultima Global with...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

A FUGE Nor-MIC Node in Live Cell Imaging and Protein-Protein Interaction Analysis in Plants

There is a growing need to understand fundamental plant processes at the subcellular level. With respect to this it is of paramount importance to the Norwegian research community that a National Imaging Service and Training facility exists to meet these f uture demands. In addition a Molecular Im...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Rogaland

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Bioavailability and biological effects of chemicals - Novel tools in risk assessment of mixtures in agricultural and contaminated soils

Prosjektet har siste år jobbet på flere fronter: Transkriptom-analyser for meitemark eksponert for ulik miljøgifter og blandinger, med sikte på å beskrive giftighetsmekanismer. Bioinformatikk-arbeidet er ennå ikke ferdigstilt og utarbeides som del av sama rbeidet med Universitetet i Cardiff. Pa...

Awarded: NOK 13.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Effects of catchment processes and forest management in boreal forests on Hg and MeHg in surface waters

Mercury (Hg) pollution is becoming an environmental problem of great concern in boreal areas across the entire northern hemisphere, especially because of bioaccumulation of methylmercury (MeHg) in fish and consequences of this toxic substance for human he alth. There is an urgent need for better ...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

The Norwegian plant transcriptional profiling centre

The Norwegian Arabidopsis Centre (FUGE-NARC) was established as a part of FUGE I. NARC provided national service in plant functional genomics and the service activity was shared between Univeristy of Life Sciences (UMB, transformation/genotyping), Univers ity of Oslo (Y2H, in situ hyb) and Norwe...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Effects of Changing Climate on the Alpine Tree Line and Mountain Forest Carbon Pools Along 1500 km N-S and Elevation Gradients

Vi har dokumentert gode resultater ved bruk av vegetasjonshøydemålinger fra flybåren laserskanning (FLS) til deteksjon av små trær i overgangssonen mellom skog og alpin sone. Høydemålingene er i praksis en tett tredimensjonal sky av ekko fra laserpulser sendt ut fra en sensor under et fly. Gjenno...

Awarded: NOK 8.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2016

Location: Akershus

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Plant metabolites for healthy plants and healthy people

Secondary metabolites are those that do not have a direct function in plant growth and reproduction. Because there are costs associated with the production of all metabolites, it is generally assumed that genes for secondary metabolites are passed on due to the evolutionary advantages they impart...

Awarded: NOK 16.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Helsearbeid på bier

Det foregår i dag ingen forskning på bisykdommer ved norske universiteter og høgskoler. Den faglige aktiviteten på dette fagområdet foregår i regi av Norges Birøkterlag. Det er svært viktig for næringen at Norges Birøkterlag utvikler seg videre som et na sjonalt kompetansesenter innen bisykdomme...

Awarded: NOK 0.94 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Akershus

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Increasing wood deliveries and environmental quality

In 2006, the Norwegian government developed the strategy for increased annual harvesting of wood in Norwegian forests. Several analyses show that the strategy can be sustainably implemented. The annual growth of Norwegian forests has the last decades been considerably larger than the annual harv...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Comparing, contrasting and integrating large carnivore predation and hunter harvest into sustainable ecosystem management

This project aims to bring together data from a range of ongoing projects on the ecology of large carnivores and wild ungulates and the sociology of human interest groups to focus on a set of topics that cut across the different species. These are the top ics of human harvest and carnivore predat...

Awarded: NOK 8.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Marine omega-3 fatty acids and health - use of systems biology in controlled dietary intervention studies

Intake of fatty fish and cod liver oil has been part of a healthy diet in Norway for many years due to the high availability of fish. Omega-3 fatty acids from cod liver oil are used by the Norwegian food industry to develop new healthy food for the consum ers. To understand the beneficial health ...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Oslo

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

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

SAMFUNN: Consistency in Environmental Law

Økt bevissthet rundt miljøutfordringene har resultert i en forholdsvis omfattende utvikling av miljølovgivning både nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Til tross for denne utviklingen er miljøproblemer som blant annet forurensning av luft, vann og land, tap av biologisk mangfold og forringelse av våre v...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2015

Location: Oslo

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