The department in numbers
The Department of Biomedicine has around 160 employees and just over 40 active PhD candidates. The department conducts basic and translational research in cell biology, molecular biology, anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, and publishes regularly in international journals. The department is also responsible for the Body Donation Programme (Norwegian webpage) at UiB.
History
The Department of Biomedicine was established in 2004 as part of the reorganization of what were previously the Preclinical Departments at the Faculty of Medicine. The department brings together academic communities from former departments in anatomy and cell biology, physiology, and biochemistry and molecular biology. Today it is one of the leading biomedicine communities in the Nordic region, with a strong international presence. The body donation programme was established as a national programme to ensure access to donated tissue for research and teaching.
Research
Biomedicine conducts basic and translational research in cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, anatomy, physiology and pharmacology. The research community is organised into research groups and takes part in national and international consortia.
The department has advanced laboratories and works closely with clinical academic communities at Haukeland University Hospital. This combination of basic research and clinical collaboration provides particularly good conditions for translational research.
Education
The Department of Biomedicine teaches preclinical subjects for medical students and has its own bachelor's programme in biomedicine. The department is responsible for teaching in anatomy, physiology, cell biology and pharmacology.
Students in biomedicine can continue to master's and PhD studies at the department. PhD candidates are affiliated with active research groups and are part of an academic community that combines basic research with clinical relevance.
Read more about studying at the department.