2023
Our Department participated in oral presentations and engaging discussions at the Bone Research Symposium. This year marks a significant milestone, the 20th anniversary of this symposium
Arooj, Enrique and Agnieszka participated last week in the 7th annual Centre Digital Life Norway conference in Bergen
With the ever-darkening autumn days, it's good to look back to the sunnier summer months when the biomaterials lab was taken over by our French intern students.
Paweł Kałłas has publicly defended his doctoral dissertation Bacterial and Host Response to Nanostructured Surfaces. We congratulate Pawel on his achievement!
The Department is excited to announce the successful completion of the second consortium meeting for the BIOMATDB project. Hosted in the vibrant city of Barcelona, the event brought together leading experts in biomaterials from across Europe.
We are delighted to announce that Stefanie Linskens has successfully completed her bachelor internship at the Department of Biomaterials, scoring an impressive 8/10. Stefanie's time with us has been highly productive, and we couldn't be prouder of her accomplishments.
We are thrilled to announce that Yang Yang successfully defended his PhD dissertation on September 5th. We extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Yang for his achievement.
We recently attended the EXCITE consortium meeting in the historical city of Granada, Spain. This event brought together experts from Europe, all connected by a common thread – the electron and X-ray imaging infrastructure and its application in materials research.
Last week, Håvard was privileged to represent the University of Oslo at the 2023 CED/NOF-IADR Oral Health Congress in the picturesque setting of Rhodes, Greece. It was an occasion where dental science, fruitful discussions, and state-of-the-art innovations converged.
This past month, the University of Oslo (UiO) had the privilege of participating in an esteemed symposium hosted by the Forschungscampus Mittelhessen. The two-day event, "The Intersection of Digital Technology and Patient Care," explored the dynamic fusion of digital technologies with patient care practices, emphasising the field of regenerative medicine.
The BIOMAT group recently gathered to celebrate their annual Christmas dinner, embracing the festive spirit with an exciting and unique twist. This year, the team decided to indulge in the rich flavours of a Brazilian BBQ, a delightful and memorable experience for all. As we approach the end of 2023, the Department also would like to extend our warmest holiday greetings to our community. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to each one of you!
Elizabeth Surgucheva, a freshly graduated bachelor in biosciences, spent the summer at our lab putting theory into practice while participating in one of our research projects.
Can osteocytes be generated from primary human osteoblasts and cultured in vitro without artificial scaffolding? The answer is yes.
We are delighted to announce that Liebert and co-workers made the cover page of the Journal of Microscopy in the March edition
Sander Marius Landrø and Magnus Helgerud, who did their master thesis at our department has been nominated to the Norwegian Dental Association (NDA) Student Research Prize
Probal Basu started his Marie Curie postdoc project at the Biomaterials lab in July. He is the first MSCA postdoctoral fellow at our faculty, so let's hear what brought him to our lab and what are his first impressions of Oslo.
Badra Hussain participated in the 2023 IADR (International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research) General Session in Bogotá, Colombia with an oral presentation
We are happy to announce that our Department has successfully been awarded a large European Union research project, EXCITE2, under the HORIZON-INFRASTRUCTURE-2023 call. This marks a significant milestone for our department, the University, and the broader scientific community for X-ray imaging and VDI technology.
Our researchers are working on a method to alleviate the symptoms of burning mouth syndrome that is based on a familiar compound found in chili peppers.
Last week we organized the 16th Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials (ScSB). annual conference held in the beautiful town of Røros together with Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU) . Our lab participated by presenting eight posters and two rapid-fire presentations from our esteemed members.
In a new opinion paper, researchers from the Department and consortium members of the EU-funded BIOMATDB project have delved into the complex world of biocompatibility, shedding light on the challenges and proposing a comprehensive new definition that could revolutionise the field. This research, recently published in 'Trends in Biotechnology', is poised to advance biomaterials science and its applications in medicine and dentistry.
We are delighted to announce that Tianxiang Geng, from our Department, successfully defended his PhD thesis "Ameloblastin and its Implications in Cancer Pathogenesis."
UiO Core Facilities Advisory Board approved last week our "UiO:NEXT Norwegian Center for Nanoscale X-ray Tomography" as a UiO Core Research Facility based on its unique technology offering.
We had the pleasure of hosting a small group of American Biomedical Engineering students and faculty members from the DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia exchange program this week