Eventlist
Events at the Centre for Fertility and Health
May
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21. May | 2021
CeFH Friday Seminar: Welfare Reform and Mental Health
11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Thang DangTeams -
7. May | 2021
Genetics Friday: Human aging, DNA methylation, and telomere length: Investigating indices of biological aging
13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Yunsung LeeTeams -
7. May | 2021
CeFH Friday Seminar: The biopolitics of assisted conception in Russia; from demographic anxieties to demographic desires
11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Veronika SieglTeams
December
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18. Dec | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Altered epigenome in newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technologies
Presentation by Siri Håberg and Robert Lyle13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Siri Håberg and Robert LyleMicrosoft Teams -
4. Dec | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Introduction to EPIPREG and potential collaboration between MoBa and EPIPREG
Presentation by Christine Sommer and Sindre Lee-Ødegård13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Christine Sommer and Sindre Lee-ØdegårdMicrosoft Teams -
4. Dec | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: HealthierWomen - an ERC Advanced Grant project affiliated with the Centre for Fertility and Health
Presented by Rolv Skjærven11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Rolv SkjærvenMicrosoft Teams
November
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27. Nov | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Results and plans for COVID-related research in cohorts
11:00-12:00WebinarSpeaker: Per Magnus, Ida Caspersen, Lill Trogstad and Siri MjaalandMicrosoft Teams -
20. Nov | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: MoBa genetics update
Presentation by Øyvind Helgeland13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Øyvind HelgelandMicrosoft Teams -
13. Nov | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: A possible covariation between COVID19 lethality and Y Chromosome R1b in perspective of the epidemiological situation
Presentation by Ole Bernt Lenning13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Ole Bernt LenningMicrosoft Teams -
13. Nov | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Depressive symptoms following job loss and layoff during the COVID-pandemic
Presentation by Jonathan Wörn, Bjørn-Atle Reme and Vegard Skirbekk11:00-12:00WebinarSpeaker: Jonathan WörnMicrosoft Teams -
6. Nov | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Interpregnancy interval and autism spectrum disorder
Presentation by Gavin Pereira, Centre for Fertility and Health11:00-12:00WebinarSpeaker: Gavin PereiraMicrosoft Teams
October
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30. Oct | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Heritability curves; a local measure of heritability
Presentation by Håkon Gjessing, Centre for Fertility and Health13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Håkon GjessingMicrosoft Teams -
30. Oct | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: The obesity paradox - Among patients with infectious diseases, is obesity really protective?
Presentation by Tormod Rogne, NTNU11:00-12:00WebinarSpeaker: Tormod Rogne, NTNUMicrosoft Teams -
23. Oct | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Genetic nurture effects on mental health and education
Presentation by Rosa Cheesman, PROMENTA Research Center, University of Oslo13:00-14:00Speaker: Rosa CheesmanMicrosoft Teams -
23. Oct | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Assessing work conditions for PhD students at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health during the Covid-19 pandemic
Presentation by Ellen Øen Carlsen11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Ellen Øen Carlsen, Centre for Fertility and HealthMicrosoft Teams -
16. Oct | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: An introduction to Mendelian randomization
Presentation by Bjørn Olav Åsvold, NTNU13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Bjørn Olav ÅsvoldMicrosoft Teams -
16. Oct | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Relationship between number of previous miscarriages and time-to-pregnancy in subsequent pregnancies in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study
Presentation by Lise Andrea Arge, Centre for Fertility and Health11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Lise Andrea ArgeMicrosoft Teams -
9. Oct | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Journal club: Nature as a trialist? Deconstructing the analogy between Mendelian Randomization and randomized trials
Christian Page will present the article and lead the discussion13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Christian M. PageMicrosoft Teams -
9. Oct | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Research on covid-19 - what is going on and what role for the Centre for Fertility and Health?
11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Per MagnusMicrosoft Teams
September
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29. Sep | 2020
CeFH biostatistical meeting: Structured penalized regression for drug sensitivity prediction
Presentation by Manuela Zucknick, University of Oslo13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Maneula ZucknickMicrosoft Teams -
25. Sep | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Trends and prevalence of gestational diabetes in Norway 2013 -2018
Presentation by Kari Furu11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Kari FuruMicrosoft Teams -
24. Sep | 2020
3rd Annual CeFH Symposium
The symposium is organised by the Centre for Fertility and Health.09:00-16:00ConferenceThe Norwegian Institute of Public Health -
21. Sep | 2020
Norwegian and British Cohorts Virtual Meeting
A virtual workshop to discuss ongoing, planned and future collaborative projects.10:00-17:00WorkshopNorwegian Institute of Public Health -
18. Sep | 2020
CeFH Genetic Fridays: Meta-analysis of genetic association studies; opportunities and challenges
Miriam Gjerdevik will present her trial-lecture on “Meta-analysis of genetic association studies; opportunities and challenges”.13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Miriam GjerdevikMicrosoft Teams -
18. Sep | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Work and Relationship Satisfaction in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Evidence from Germany
Presentation by Jonathan Wörn, Postdoctoral researcher, CeFH11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Jonathan WörnMicrosoft Teams -
11. Sep | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Open discussion on planned project - Interdisciplinary study on biological and social determinants of reproductive decisions and outcomes
Introductions by Vegard Skirbekk and Hans Peter Kohler13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Vegard Skirbekk and Hans Peter KohleMarcus Thranes gate 6, 7th floor and virtual meeting room -
11. Sep | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Gene-methylation interactions: Discovering region-wise DNA methylation levels that modify SNP-associated disease risk
Julia Romanowska will present her latest paper11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Julia RomanowskaMicrosoft Teams -
4. Sep | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Journal club - Single cell chromatin modification profiling reveals increased epigentic variations with aging
Kristine L. Haftorn will present the article and lead the discussion13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Kristine L. HaftornMicrosoft Teams -
4. Sep | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Term birth weight and neurodevelopmental disabilities
Presentation by Marianna Cortese, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health11:00-12:00Speaker: Marianna Cortese, Research Associate, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMicrosoft Teams
August
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28. Aug | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Familial Recurrence Risks and Genetic Contributions
Presentation by Rolv Terje Lie, Centre for Fertility and Health and University of Bergen13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Rolv Terje LieMicrosoft Teams -
28. Aug | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: The recent abrupt modernization of biotech-legislation in Norway
Presentation by Hans Ivar Hanevik, Centre for Fertility and Health and Fertilitetsavdelingen Sør, Sykehuset Telemark11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Hans Ivar HanevikMicrosoft Teams
June
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19. Jun | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: HbA1c in early second trimester and perinatal outcomes
Presentation by Ellen Øen Carlsen, Centre for Fertility and Health11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Ellen Øen CarlsenMicrosoft Teams -
12. Jun | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Social determinants of health, birth rate and induced abortions among Muslims in Norway
Presentation by Bushra Ishaq, Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Bushra Ishaq, Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and SocietyMicrosoft Teams -
5. Jun | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Norwegian timeline and historical events relevant for mtDNA phylogeny
Presentation by Dana Kristjansson13:00-14:00SeminarSpeaker: Dana KristjanssonTeams
March
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20. Mar | 2020
CeFH Genetic Friday: Data and information flow in the COVID-19 outbreak
Presentation by Simon Rayner, Oslo University Hospital14:00-15:00SeminarSpeaker: Simon Rayner, Oslo University HospitalWebinar -
13. Mar | 2020
CANCELLED: CeFH Genetics Friday: Journal club - A global overview of pleiotropy and genetic architecture in complex traits
This Friday, we will discuss the article “A global overview of pleiotropy and genetic architecture in complex traits” (Watanabe et al, 2019), presented by Christian Page.11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Christian PageMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor, -
6. Mar | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: New project - Reproduction of socioeconomic differences and mental health across generations (REMENTA)
11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Fartein Torvik, Centre for Fertility and HealthMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor
February
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24. Feb | 2020
Åpent fagmøte om fallende fruktbarhet i Norge
Statistikken viser at nordmenn får stadig færre barn, og folk får barn stadig senere i livet. Enkelte studier tyder på at sædkvaliteten faller. Flere tar i bruk assistert befruktning. Er det grunn til å være bekymret? På seminaret får du vite hva forskningen sier, og hva vi trenger mer kunnskap om.10:00-11:30MeetingLitteraturhuset, Amalie Skram, Wergelandsveien 29 -
14. Feb | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: What is interdisciplinarity in research on fertility and health?
11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Vegard Skirbekk, Centre for Fertility and HealthMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
7. Feb | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Evolutionary perspectives on the developmental origins of health and disease
Presentation by Tobias Uller, Lund University11:00-12:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor
January
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31. Jan | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Childhood mental disorders and parental income
Presentation by Jonas Kinge, Centre for Fertility and Health11:00-12:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
24. Jan | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Two studies of direct and indirect genetic effects in MoBa
Presentation by Espen Moen Eilertsen, Norwegian Institute of Public Health13:00-14:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
24. Jan | 2020
CeFH lunch seminar: Suicide and suicide contagion: is prevention possible?
Presentation by Ian Colman, University of Ottawa and Centre for Fertility and Health11:00-12:00SeminarSpeaker: Ian Colman, University of Ottawa and Centre for Fertility and HealthMarcus Thranes gate 2. meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
17. Jan | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Mitochondrial genomics
Presentation by Dana Kristjansson, Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics and Centre for Fertility and Health13:00-14:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
16. Jan | 2020
CeFH guest talk: Polygenic Score Analysis of Human Development
Presentation by Dan Belsky, Columbia Aging Center, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health13:00-14:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
15. Jan | 2020
CeFH guest talk: The subnational human and gender development indices
Presentation by Iñaki Permanyer, Centre for Demographic Studies, Autonomus University of Barcelona13:00-14:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
10. Jan | 2020
CeFH Genetics Friday: Genetics and epigenetics in the STORK study
Presentation by Christine Sommer, Oslo University Hospital13:00-14:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor
December
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13. Dec | 2019
CeFH Genetics Friday: Early risks, childhood mental health and genetics
Presentation by Jessie Baldwin and Jean-Baptiste Pingault13:00-14:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
6. Dec | 2019
CeFH lunch seminar: Quantile regression
Presentation by Håkon Gjessing, Centre for Fertility and Health and University of Bergen11:00-12:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
5. Dec | 2019
CeFH Biostatistical seminar: presentation of "A simple new approach to variable selection in regression, with application to genetic fine-mapping" by Wang et al.
Presentation by William Denault, Centre for Fertility and Health and Department of Genetic and Bioinformatics at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and University of Bergen11:00-12:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 202, 2nd floor
November
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29. Nov | 2019
CeFH lunch seminar: Kinship and extended family studies with MoBa genetic data
Presentation by Christian Page, Centre for Fertility and Health and University of Oslo13:00-14:00SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor -
27. Nov | 2019
CeFH guest talk: Exploring the impact of perinatal factors on child health and development
Presentation by Natasha Nassar, University of Sydney11:30-12:30SeminarMarcus Thranes gate 2, meeting room 201, 2nd floor