News

Koen got awarded an ERC startup grant. This is the first ERC startup grant ever in life sciences in Oslo. Covered by the Dean, and Universitas.no (In Norwegian).

1 January 2015:

The lab is now officially part of CINPLA. This is a new consortium in Oslo aiming to link experimental and computational neuroscience and bringing together neuroscience, computational physics and nano electronics labs.

‘Centre for Integrative Neuroplasticity (CINPLA) is a platform for an integrated experimental, computational, and theoretical approach to address neural plasticity at multiple levels. Our scientific goal is to identify and characterize molecular, cellular, and network contributions to plasticity, and to develop computational and theoretical tools to understand these processes on multiple scales. We will achieve this by integrating experimental biology and computational modelling through collaborative PhD projects that promote interdisciplinary interactions. Further, we will develop a creative and inspiring consortium which aims to deliver groundbreaking research and develop an interdisciplinary and high-quality educational program in Neuroscience. CINPLA is a strategic research initiative at the MN Faculty at UiO’.

1 December 2015:

Collaborator Erlend Nagelhus got a prestigious FRIPRO grant awarded for a joint project to combine 2-photon microscopy and mouse behavior to study a number of poorly understood cell types important for neuro-vascular coupling.

1 June 2014.

Start of the Vervaeke lab sponsored by a FRIPRO Young Research Talents grant. Koen is switching from a Janelia Farm Junior Fellow position to a group leader position in Oslo. He will be a Janelia visiting scientist for the next year to come.