Category: Møte
Flow chemistry
Early this year, the department got new instrumentation for flow chemistry. In the lunch seminar this week, Audun will give an introduction to the new technology, in his lecture over the self-chosen topic Enabling technologies: Flow Chemistry.
In more detail: The common laboratory glassware has in decades been the go-to tool for chemists, but it has restricted the way we conduct chemistry. New emerging technologies give the chemist improved control over reaction parameters. Flow chemistry enables new discoveries in multiple branches of chemistry. The basic concepts of flow chemistry and its advantages are presented. Resent developments in the field are highlighted
4D coordinates: Thursday Oct 5 at 12.15, at Tripletten (3069).
Introduction to Synthetic biology
Do not miss the opportunity to hear Dr. Ralf Kellmann (Dept. of Biology & Hormonlaboratoriet HelseBergen) tell about their effort to use of synthetic biology to produce neosaxitoxin. Neosaxitoxin is one of the paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), which are a group of neurotoxic alkaloids produced by algal blooms, i.e. marine dinoflagellates (red tides) and freshwater filamentous cyanobacteria. PSTs reversibly block voltage-gated sodium channels, and recent clinical trials on humans have indicated a positive safety profile for neosaxitoxin as a long-acting local anesthetic. The major challenge with neosaxitoxin and its relatives is the lack of a large-scale production process. We are employing synthetic biology to develop such a large-scale production process for neosaxitoxin, which we envision will be capable of covering the future world-market demand for neosaxitoxin.
Synthetic biology can be defined as: » the design and construction of novel biological pathways, organisms or devices, or the redesign of existing natural biological systems» (UK Royal Society). It is one of the currently fastest growing research fields, enabled by new technologies, such as the chemically synthesis of long (> 100 kb) DNA, and efficient combinatorial cloning techniques. Synthetic biology can be used as a research tool to uncover and characterise novel biochemical pathways, as well as to develop processes for the industrial production NPs and NP-derived derived drugs.
When and where: Thursday Sept 28 at 12.15 in Tripletten.
Guest lecture I
Sommerfest onsdag 21. juni
Velkommen til Kjemisk institutt sin sommerfest onsdag 21. juni kl. 19.30!
Red Sun Restaurant i Kong Oscars gate 4.
Det blir servert en aperitiff og litt fingermat når vi kommer. Deretter blir det hovedrett, dessert og kaffe. Drikke utover dette betaler hver og en selv. Vi tar opp bestilling på forhånd og sender til restauranten.
Påmelding på ark i resepsjonen, husk å krysse av for ønsket rett. Frist 30. mai.
Aperitif and finger food will be served at arrival. Then follows main course, dessert and coffee. Sign up for the summer party on the list in the reception. We pre-order the food, so do remember to register what you would like to eat as well as any allergies.
Deadline for signing up is May 30.
NKS-seminar ”KLIMA- og MILJØANALYSER” i september
Norsk kjemisk selskap-faggruppe for analytisk kjemi (NKS-FAK) inviterer til seminar på UiB 14. september om Klima- og miljøanalyser. Programmet inneholder 9 foredrag som dekker grunnleggende temaer innen analytisk kjemi som for eksempel god veieteknikk og kvalitetssikring, med problemstillinger fra nanopartikler, algegifter, paleoklima og luft/jord/vann. Analyse av både uorganiske og organiske parametere vil behandles. 6 firmaer vil ha utstilling og der vil være god anledning til å diskutere ulike problemstillinger med dem. Påmelding sendes siv.dundas@uib.no innen 7. september.
HMS-møte/HSE-meeting 21. juni
Kjære alle sammen, Kjemisk institutt vil gjennomføre et heldags HMS-møte onsdag 21. juni 2017, kl 09:00-14:00. Møtet er obligatorisk for alle ansatte på instituttet.
Videre planlegges det sosialt samvær om kvelden (fra kl 1900) med bespisning!
Dear all, The Department of Chemistry will organize a full-day HSE meeting on June 21, from 09:00-14:00. Noteworthy, the meeting is mandatory for all employees. Additionally, there are plans in progress
for a social gathering including dining, in the afternoon from 7 pm!
Spør rektor!
Som forberedelse til rektorvalget 30.mars-5.april, blir det tirsdag 14.3 kl 13.30-15 åpent valgmøte for fakultetet med rektorkandidat Dag Rune Olsen sammen med prorektorkandidat Margareth Hagen og deres viserektorkandidater Robert Bjerknes og Oddrun Samdal. De presenterer først kort sin valgplattform (se www.olsen2017.info), og deretter blir det rom for å stille spørsmål og gi innspill til valgplattformen.
Møtet holdes i auditorium 5 i Realfagsbygget, 3.etg.
Nyttig MN Workshop om læringsutbyte etc!
I forbindelse med revisjonen av studieplaner inviterer MN-fakultetet til workshop på onsdag den 15. februar kl 10.00 – 14.00 på seminarrommet på VilVite.
Mange undervisere ved Kjemisk har sendt inn utkast til reviderte læringsutbyttebeskrivelser på sitt eller sine emner i BSc-studiet i kjemi. På denne workshop’en vil du få gode innspill til å videreutvikle utkastet ditt, spesielt med tanke på sammenhengen mellom formulering av faglige mål og egnede former for vurdering av måloppnåelse. Ivar Nordmo og Yael Harlap fra institutt for pedagogikk bidrar med kyndige innspill og nyttige utfordringer.
Påmeldingsfrist er 10. februar. Fakultetet bestiller te/kaffe og lunsj.
Alle kursansvarlige på instituttet er herved oppfordret til å melde seg på workshop’en: Påmeldingsskjema
Seminar on high-throughput experimentation:
Room 3069 Time: Thursday, February 16th 2017, starting at 12:15 12:15-13:00: Introductory lecture: “High throughput solutions for Chemistry, Materials Research and Biologics Formulation Development” 13:00-13:15: Coffee break 13:15-14:00: Presentation and discussion of some specific case study examples from various fields of applications. In this session, the participants will have the opportunity to discuss with the speakers about technical solutions for specific needs and applications. The priority list of the specific topics would be organized according to the participants’ interests and requirements. Please send by email (Giovanni.Occhipinti@uib.no) a short description of the topic(s) you are most interested by Friday, February 3rd 2016 at 12:00.
Particle therapy in Bergen – Research and plans for a regional proton center.
Particle therapy has emerged as a promising treatment alternative for many cancer patient groups and the number of facilities offering this treatment is rapidly increasing worldwide. In Norway, a planning process for establishing this treatment has been ongoing for several years and 1-2 centers are planned to be operational within 2022. For more details; Today - 12.15, "The triplet", = room 3069. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served. Welcome! Knute the Brute