Dear colleagues and students,
The Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Foundation honours the memory of Kristian Gerhard Jebsen and his work on behalf of Norwegian and international shipping and business activities. K. G. Jebsen gives large sums to medical research with the aim of realising projects that would otherwise not have been feasible. This is why the foundation donates money to only a small selection of major projects.
As announced in the first newsletter this year, the K.G. Jebsen Foundation has now published a call for proposals for new centres, which will be awarded for five years launching in 2024. We know that we have many strong communities that will compete for the centres. The centres will be allocated NOK 4.5 million per year for a period of five years. The Faculty collaborates with Oslo University Hospital on the prequalification of research communities. The centres will consist of research groups with complementary expertise and major potential for development in translational medical research. At least one of the research groups at each centre must have a clinical focus. Applications for K.G. Jebsen centres include significant requirements for self-funding. Read more about applying for prequalification and the application criteria for departments (in Norwegian). Rune Larsen at the Faculty’s Unit for External Funding is the point of contact for everything relating to the call for proposals.
The Faculty has five active K.G. Jebsen centres
Vårt fakultet er så heldige å ha hele fem aktive K.G. Jebsen-sentre per i dag. Alle sentrene er plassert ved Institutt for klinisk medisin:
- The K.G. Jebsen Coeliac Disease Research Centre, led by Ludvig M. Sollid. The centre carries out translational research in order to exploit basic understanding of the mechanism of the disease. The goal is improved diagnostics and treatment of coeliac disease.
- The K.G. Jebsen Centre for Cardiac Research, led by Ivar Sjaastad. The centre researches the mechanisms of heart failure. Its main aim is to identify key factors responsible for diastolic dysfunction.
- The K.G. Jebsen Centre for B-cell malignancies,led by Ludvig A. Munthe. The centre aims to generate new knowledge regarding B-cell malignancies and transfer the knowledge from the laboratory to the clinic.
- K.G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, ledet av Torbjørn Omland. Senteret forsker på årsaker, forebygging og behandling av hjerteskade og hjertesvikt.
- The K.G. Jebsen Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, led by Terje Nærland. The centre conducts research into the causes and treatment of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
A total of twelve centres from K.G. Jebsen to MED
Securing funding for such a centre involves a lot of work. In total, the Faculty and Oslo University Hospital have now been awarded twelve K.G. Jebsen centres, which is something we are incredibly proud of. The research groups that have succeeded in achieving the prestigious honour of being awarded such a centre are at the very forefront of their fields.
The centres we have had that have now completed their terms are: The K.G. Jebsen Centre for Cardiac Research, the K.G. Jebsen Centre for Breast Cancer Research, the K.G. Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, the K.G. Jebsen Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy, the K.G. Jebsen Centre for Research into Influenza Vaccines, the K.G. Jebsen Centre for Inflammation Research and the K.G. Jebsen Centre for Colorectal Cancer Research.
I look forward to seeing the applications for the pre-qualification round from our strong research communities. The Faculty looks forward to hosting more centres such as these, from both the K.G. Jebsen Foundation and other private funders.