{"id":10713,"date":"2023-11-29T15:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/?p=10713"},"modified":"2023-11-30T13:31:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:31:30","slug":"trace_projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/news-en\/trace_projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we get sick? Researchers in Bergen will find out more about this."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701269819384{background-image: url(https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/header-gamle-hoved.jpg?id=5120) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"spacer-\" style=\"\"><\/div><style>@media (min-width: 320px) { .spacer-{ height: 200px;}}@media (min-width: 767px) { .spacer-{ height: 200px;}}@media (min-width: 979px) { .spacer-{ height: 500px;}}@media (min-width: 1200px) { .spacer-{ height: 500px;}}<\/style>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;article-white&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"header left  \"><h1 class=\"font-size-sml\" title=\"Why do we get sick? Researchers in Bergen will find out more about this.\">Why do we get sick? Researchers in Bergen will find out more about this.<\/h1><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Three new research projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Trond Mohn Foundation announced a call for funding in collaboration with UiB. Eight proposals were submitted to the competition and three projects now receive NOK 6 million from TMS, respectively. The projects will research topics such as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cancer risk in women and their children taking into account the pregnancy history, Project leader is Professor Tone Bj\u00f8rge at the department of global health and primary care (IGS)<\/li>\n<li>Causes of cancer in children &#8211; what role does the child\u00b4s own immune system play? The project leader is Professor Ola Myklebost at the department of clinical science<\/li>\n<li>Brain damage in newborns, how can we predict and prevent? The project leader is Rolv Terje Lie at IGS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New Research Centre at the University of Bergen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The projects support the new TRACE research centre established at the University of Bergen which will capitalise \u00a0on the access to samples and material that Norwegian researchers have: The centre will conduct research on so-called non-communicable diseases like cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diseases of the central nervous system (neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders), as well as birth-related conditions by combining laboratory research with research on population data, i.e. data that includes large parts of the population &#8211; for example The Norwegian mother, father and child &#8211; survey (MoBa), which is one of the world&#8217;s largest health surveys. The TRACE centre is led by Professor Tone Bj\u00f8rge at the Department of Global Health and Primary Care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New ways to collaborate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Researchers who do not usually collaborate can now work together through the TRACE centre at the University of Bergen. Researchers with expertise in medical statistics, epidemiology and informatics together with researchers who have expertise in biomedical subjects will study the causes of these non-communicable diseases and their prevalence in society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great expectations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am proud and happy about the award&#8221;, says Bj\u00f8rge. &#8220;These funds are absolutely essential for the research activities at our centre&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By linking data from laboratory research, patient treatment and population studies, we will be able to explain disease mechanisms and develop new treatment. It will also strengthen research environments. This is very good&#8221;, says vice-dean for research at the Faculty of Medicine, Marit Bakke.<\/p>\n<p>Anne Marie Haga at the Trond Mohn Foundation is happy about the collaboration with UiB and congratulates the TRACE management and the project managers. &#8220;We have high expectations for our financial contribution to the research and look forward to following the scientific development at the centre&#8221;, says Haga.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10727 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-300x130.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-1536x668.png 1536w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-320x139.png 320w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-420x183.png 420w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-576x250.png 576w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-992x431.png 992w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs-1200x522.png 1200w, https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TRACE-PIs.png 1789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo of Tone Bj\u00f8rge: UiB; Rolv Terje Lie: FHI and Ola Myklebost: private[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10702&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_separator]<div class=\"infobox grey\"><p>The centre for translational reseach in epidemiology (TRACE) is hosted by the department of global health and primary care at UiB<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The funded projects are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A TRACE of autoimmunity in pediatric cancer (KidImmune) led by professor Ola Myklebost at the department of Clinical Science<\/li>\n<li>Predicting and preventing brain damage in newborns, led by professor Rolv Terje Lie at the department of global health and primary care<\/li>\n<li>The role of pregnancy and perinatal factors in maternal and offspring cancer risk: The impact of women\u00b4s complete reproductive histories (CORECA), led by professor Tone Bj\u00f8rge at the department of global health and primary care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uib.no\/en\/trace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uib.no\/med\/166308\/nytt-forskningssenter-vil-finne-ut-hvorfor-vi-blir-syke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UiBs article (in Norwegian)<\/a><\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian researchers have unique access to data that can provide new knowledge about the causes of various diseases, but the gathering of new insights from the extensive national registers and biobanks requires collaboration across different disciplines.<br \/>\nThe Trond Mohn Foundation supports this research in a newly established research center for translational epidemiology with three new projects.<br \/>\n [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary vidiflex-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/news-en\/trace_projects\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 23:26:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10713"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10743,"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10713\/revisions\/10743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohnfoundation.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}