Awards for research prizes and grants 2016

Professor Jean-Pierre Changeux, The Pasteur Institute, Paris, France

Changeux is one of very few living researchers who have managed to make their mark within several branches of science. Many of the terms that now drive modern science can be traced back to Changeux and his original findings. This prize honours a researcher who has connected a deep understanding of molecules and their regulation to new insights into the functions and diseases of the brain. This insight has led to innovations in the treatment of neurological diseases, and will remain an inspiration to researchers for many decades to come.

Professor Karin Pittman (biology/aquaculture), University of Bergen

Pittmann leads courses at master’s level. On these courses, students are expected to collaborate with external participants outside the university.

Professor Vidar Selås (zoology, ecology, nature management), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås

Selås has developed nature management courses at various study levels. As a part of these courses, students live at a research station over time and receive a multidisciplinary introduction to methods in the study of nature, etc.

Professor Inger Njølstad (medicine), UiT, The Arctic University of Norway

Njølstad has developed and implemented a new syllabus for the training of doctors. Here, a scientific foundation for a changed medicines education is provided, as well as information about how new teaching methods strengthen the student’s ability to manage complex (and new) diseases and conditions.

Professor Hans Petter Langtangen (informatics), University of Oslo

Langtangen has been a pioneer within innovation in the teaching of programming and in several other fields.

Associate professor Christian Jørgensen (biology and evolutionary ecology), University of Bergen

Jørgensen has developed active, dialogue-based teaching methods that have become highly appreciated by both colleagues and students. This is particularly apparent in regular student evaluations.

Professor Per Grøttum (medicine), University of Oslo

Grøttum has worked with digital teaching and examination methods within the education of medical students at the University of Oslo.

Developing a novel experimental approach to identify subjects at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease

by Professor Maiken Nedergaard, University of Copenhagen and Professor Erlend A. Nagelhus, University of Oslo.

Interactions between reelin and amyloid-beta in the entorhinal cortex – A possible initiator of Alzheimer’s disease

by Professors Menno P. Witter and Cliff Kentros, NTNU, Professor Gunnar Gouras, Lund University and Professor Heikki Tanila, University of Eastern Finland.

The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: a search for therapeutic strategies

by Professors Lene Juel Rasmussen and Vilhelm Bohr, University of Copenhagen, Professor Tone Tønjum , University of Oslo and Professor Joakim Lundeberg, KTH Royal Institute of Technology / Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.

Student-active research

by Professor Anna-Lena Kjøniksen (physical chemistry, engineering science), Østfold University College.

Infectious parasites in wild animals in Norwegian zoos: focus from a “one-health” perspective (ParaWild)

by Professor Lucy Robertson (parasitology) and Assistant Professor John Debenham, NMBU.

Ecosystem, climate and variation in a “mini marine ecosystem”: a West Norwegian fjord

by Professor Anna Gro Vea Salvanes (biology), University of Bergen.

by Associate Professor Titus van Erp (chemistry), NTNU

Physical illness and cardiovascular disease, overlapping mechanisms

by Professor Ole A. Andreassen (medicine), University of Oslo.