Research grants from the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority

On December 20th 2011 an announcement from the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority granted The Institute for Medical Informatics(IMI) 9 million NOK over the next 3 years.

IMI is dependant on external funding to improve our research activity. Funding applications were sent in september 2011, and we are happy to learn our efforts have been appreciated.

Håvard Danielsen has been granted funding for

• one PhD grant for the project “Chromosome organisation in cancer nuclei”
• one PostDoctor grant for the project “Large‐scale Genomic Instability: Biological and Prognostic Importance of DNA index, Binucleated cells and PLK1”

Fahri Saatcioglu has been granted

• one PhD grant for the project “STAMPs as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for prostate cancer”

The grants will facilitate further achievment of great results.

Link to norwegian text about the research grants.