Latest news and events
Latest News from the Partnership
2021.04.20 | People
Three NCMM research groups extended for a further four years
Following a successful evaluation by NCMM’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), the NCMM Board has decided to extend the groups of Irep Gözen, Nikolina Sekulic, and Anthony Mathelier
2021.04.19 | Research news
Immune cells out of control: how lethal hyperinflammation emerges from a novel gene defect
An international research team has discovered a novel subtype of a genetic immune deficiency disease. A genetically determined deficiency of the protein RhoG abrogates the normal killing function of specific immune cells, causing an uncontrolled inflammatory reaction called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).
2021.04.08 | Research news
New perspectives for treating psychiatric disorders
Scientists at DANDRITE and EMBL Hamburg have determined the structure of Glycine Transporter 1. The finding could open new avenues for developing therapeutics for psychiatric disorders.
2021.04.06 | People
International relations and their role in research at EMBL
Plamena Markova, Head of International Relations at EMBL, shares some insight into her role and how politics goes hand in hand with enabling scientific research.
2021.03.29 | Research news
Problems with cell’s skeleton and energy production: how a single gene defect can affect both neuronal development and immune system function
Researchers in Finland and Norway have discovered a gene defect that causes a novel inherited immune deficiency. The same gene, DIAPH1, has been previously shown to cause SCBMS syndrome, a rare genetic disease associated with severe brain development defects.
2021.03.19 | Research news
AI supported diagnostics can facilitate screening for cervical cancer in resource-poor settings
A new study from FIMM group leader, Johan Lundin, at the University of Helsinki and Karolinska Institutet shows that artificial intelligence-supported digital microscopy at the point-of-care can be used to identify atypical Pap smears in a resource-limited setting.
2021.03.03 | People
Prestigious postdoctoral fellowship for structural biology and infection research in Umeå
Congratulations to Himanshu Sharma, a postdoctoral researcher in the Barandun Lab at MIMS & the Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University on receiving a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship.
2021.03.02 | People
Norway's EMBL delegates, past and present
The EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) Council helps to guide EMBL's operations, administratively and scientifically.
2021.03.01 | Research news
Children and brain tumours: In search of a cure
Blog by NCMM group leader, Dr Sebastian Waszak: Whilst there has been good progress in treating many types of childhood cancer, some remain incurable. New precision medicine approach offers hope for young patients diagnosed with a rare and incurable brain tumour.
2021.02.19 | Research news
AI predicts efficacy of breast cancer treatment directly from tumor architecture
Researchers from the University of Helsinki have demonstrated the possibilities of artificial intelligence-based algorithms in predicting the efficacy of a targeted cancer therapy based on the tumour tissue architecture only, without specific molecular tests.
Upcoming Partnership Events
- Wed 05 May
- 10:00-15:00 | Oslo (Zoom)
NCMM Network Meeting
The NCMM Network Meeting 2021 is open to NCMM Associate Investigators and NCMM group leaders. The meeting will take place online. - Tue 25 May
- 09:00-09:34 | Oslo, Norway, and online
6th NorMIC Imaging Workshop
Course in Advanced Light Microscopy and Image Processing, hosted by University of Oslo - Mon 06 Sep
- 16:00-14:00 | Aarhus
Annual Nordic EMBL Partnership Network Meeting
Hosted by DANDRITE. Further details to follow.
News on publications
2021.02.01 | Publication
Cryo-EM structure of Helicobacter pylori urease with an inhibitor in the active site at 2.0 Å resolution
The Luecke Group at NCMM have published in the journal Nature Communications
2021.02.01 | Publication
Binocular integration of retinal motion information underlies optic flow processing by the cortex
Rune Nguyen Rasmussen and Akihiro Matsumoto et al. from Keisuke Yonehara’s lab have published in Current Biology.
2020.11.26 | Publication
Biological lipid nanotubes and their potential role in evolution
Research from the Gözen group at NCMM published in The European Physical Journal Special Topics.
2020.09.10 | Publication
New publication from MIMS group leader Björn O. Schröder in JBC on function of microbiota in obese mice
The paper, 'Obesity-associated microbiota contributes to mucus layer defects in genetically obese mice', has been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
2020.09.10 | Publication
A high profile review article from MIMS group leader Barbara S. Sixt on host cell death modulation by the bacterial pathogen Chlamydia
The review has been published in the journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews.
2020.09.02 | Research news, Publication
Comment article: Predicting Cancer Evolution Using Cell State Dynamics
Dr Kuijjer's article, 'Predicting Evolution Using Cell State Dynamics', examines research using state transitions to model cancer development and progression.
2020.09.02 | Publication
Rapid Growth and Fusion of Protocells in Surface‐Adhered Membrane Networks
Elevated temperatures might have promoted the nucleation, growth, and replication of protocells on the early Earth.
2020.05.14 | Knowledge exchange, Publication
Joint efforts between Nabavi and Capogna group have led to the development of a novel approach named TRACE ´Tracing Retrogradely the Activated Cell Ensemble’
The neural circuitry teams at DANDRITE and PROMEMO introduce a novel approach in their latest publication, which selectively labels sensory inputs that are activated by a defined stimulus and directed to a region of interest in the brain.
2020.05.06 | Publication, Knowledge exchange
Gene variants that protect against glaucoma identified, opening therapeutic possibilities
An international research collaboration led by researchers from the University of Helsinki and Stanford University has identified rare changes in a gene called ANGPTL7 that lower intraocular pressure and significantly reduce the risk of glaucoma. The results open important new therapeutic possibilities.
2020.04.24 | Publication, Knowledge exchange
New work from the Esguerra group provides novel insight into disease mechanisms of Dravet syndrome
A new article from NCMM’s chemical neuroscience group published in Epilepsia sheds light on the early mechanisms underlying seizure onset in Dravet syndrome, a severe and devastating type of epilepsy that occurs in children and infants.
