Reposted by Marit B. VeierødMelanoma Research Alliance @melanomaresearch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Today is National Sun Responsibly Day! About 90% of all skin cancers, including melanoma, are directly related to exposure to UV from the sun. Fortunately, you can dramatically reduce your risk by choosing, applying, and reapplying the right sunscreen. 002
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We found increasing incidence of uveal melanoma in Norway, primarily in early-stage choroidal melanoma, with improved 10-year net survival for choroidal melanoma. @Ocbe.bsky.social Det medisinske fakultet Kreftregisteret OUS @qimrb.bsky.social bjo.bmj.com/content/earl... 021
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødHenri Pesonen @hpesonen.bsky.social · 01/09/2025I'm looking for a Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) to work with me on simulation-based inference at Data Science Research Centre, Tampere University Check the link for details and send an application before October 10th. tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...tuni.rekrytointi.comDoctoral Researcher (simulation-based inference) / Väitöskirjatutkija (simulaatio-pohjainen päättely) 088
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødAshani Weeraratna @ashi-w.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Good morning! Heading to the beach this weekend? Just working outside? Strolling to your local coffee shop? Please read! 031
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 27/06/2025www.fhi.no/nyheter/2025...fhi.noFor få pasienter kommer til legen tidsnok for å unngå spredning av melanomForebygging og tidlig diagnostikk er avgjørende for hvordan det vil gå med pasienter som får påvist melanom, også kjent som føflekkreft. Flere steder i landet burde sykdommen vært oppdaget enda tidlig... 110
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 19/06/2025The nice weather continues in Oslo - today is the traditional summer party in the research group for occupational/environmental epidemiology Cancer Registry of Norway @ocbe.bsky.social 241
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Last Epistat group meeting before summer - outdoors! @ocbe.bsky.social 241
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Krysser fingrene for rekordstor deltagelse i viktig forskning på kvinners helse @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...nrk.noUiT Norges arktiske universitet skal forske på kvinnehelse i Norges største undersøkelseUiT startet nå på Norges største undersøkelse om kvinnehelse. De håper det kan bidra til økt livskvalitet for eldre kvinner. 010
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Six common false statements on the effects of sun and sunscreens academic.oup.com/bjd/advance-...academic.oup.comCommon false statements on the effects of sun and sunscreensMedia features regarding sun on the skin are a part of summer. However, such features often contain factual errors. This letter describes the most common e 000
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødValeria Vitelli @valeriavitelli.bsky.social · 27/05/2025JOBS ALERT! PhD position & 3-y postdoc position in statistics within my research group at @ocbe.bsky.social @uio.no Both are linked to a project funded from the Research Council of Norway on Integrative Bayesian clustering for high-dim data in omics Deadline: 13 June 2025 More info & links below! 2109
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødManuela Zucknick @manuelazucknick.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Only 4 days left to the deadline: Become our new colleague as associate professor in biostatistical machine learning at Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology @ocbe.bsky.social and our Centre of Knowledge-driven Machine Learning Integreat! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noAssociate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924) | University of OsloJob title: Associate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025 0118
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Join us in beautiful Oslo! Associate Professor @ocbe.bsky.social @uio.no Deadline May 18th www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noAssociate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924) | University of OsloJob title: Associate Professor at the Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (276924), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025 0715
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 04/05/2025This study from Tromsø highlights an elevated risk of myocardial infarction among occasional smokers, with higher relative risk in women. There is no safe threshold for smoking, underlining the importance of smoking cessation. academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...academic.oup.comOccasional smoking is a risk factor for myocardial infarction in the population-based Tromsø Study, 2001–21AbstractAims. While the association between daily smoking and myocardial infarction (MI) risk is well-established, little is known concerning the relations 110
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Great that the health minister is interested in stricter regulation of indoor tanning and to ban advertising. www.vg.no/i/4BAeqg?utm...vg.noVil stoppe uregulert solariebrukNå skal det bli vanskeligere for unge å ta solarium. Dersom helseministeren og Kreftforeningen får det som de vil. 000
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødManuela Zucknick @manuelazucknick.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Tomorrow last day for early-bird registration to PrefStat 2025, 2nd International Summer School on Preference Learning for Ranking and Ordinal Data (www.prefstat.org)! In Oslo, 30.06 – 04.07. Register here: www.integreat.no/events/publi... @valeriavitelli.bsky.social @ocbe.bsky.social @uio.noprefstat.org 053
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødJon Michael Gran @jmgran.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Open permanent position as researcher in causal inference for infectious diseases at the Norwegian Institute for Public Health! Deadline May 16. www.finn.no/job/fulltime...finn.noResearcher with statistical competence in causal inference for infectious disease | FINN.noThe Section for Modelling and Bioinformatics, in the Department of Method Development and Analytics, is recruiting a researcher for a permanent position. In 0134
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Nice about eggs by @erikarnesen.bsky.social and Jacob🐣Eggs can be part of a healthy and varied diet. The recommendations vary between countries. www.med.uio.no/om/aktuelt/b...med.uio.noEr egg bra for helsa? - Det medisinske fakultet«Egg kan inngå i et sunt og variert kosthold» – slik lyder anbefalingen om egg i de norske kostrådene. Hva betyr egg for helsa, og hvor mye kan man spise med god samvittighet? 022
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Little snow where we start but still nice to ski this pre-Easter weekend #Vågå 🐥⛷️ 010
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 09/04/2025There is no safe limit for UV radiation from sunbeds 020
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 07/04/2025A well-managed dataset is a technical asset zenodo.org/records/1504...zenodo.orgThe immortal life of poorly managed data: technical debt in registry-based researchTechnical debt refers to inefficiencies caused by prioritizing quick fixes over best practices in data management and processing. This poster highlights the negative consequences of technical debt in... 020
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Surprisingly, some sessions with only men on stage (chairs & speakers), but there is light in the tunnel WCM & EADO 2025 030
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Back in Oslo after interesting days at the WCM/EADO 2025 in beautiful Athens. Among the highlights: @shainlab.bsky.social The journey from melanocytes to melanoma @gvlongphdmd.bsky.social Neoadjuvant therapy: a new standard of care for melanomas 021
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 28/03/20253-year PhD position @ocbe.bsky.social in beautiful Oslo. We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate interested in statistial applications and occupational epidemiological research Join our team! Deadline: April 21 More information: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noPhD Research Fellow in Epidemiology (278150) | University of OsloJob title: PhD Research Fellow in Epidemiology (278150), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, April 21, 2025 093
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 24/03/2025A Bayesian Belief Network model to predict CVD in subjects with T1D, from our Horizon 2020 collaboration Ornella Moro Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Norwegian Centre for E-Health Research UiT The Arctic University of Norway @ocbe.bsky.social IUIBS www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comA Bayesian Belief Network model for the estimation of risk of cardiovascular events in subjects with type 1 diabetesCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent a major risk for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Our aim here is to develop a new methodology that overcom… 031
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 22/03/2025👏👏👏 www.khrono.no/regjeringen-...khrono.noRegjeringen vil fjerne omstridt norskkrav for utenlandske stipendiaterRegjeringen vil fjerne omstridt krav om norskkurs for utenlandske forskere og vurderer å myke opp reglene for studieavgift for internasjonale studenter, varsler den i stortingsmeldingen om forskningss... 020
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Kreftregisteret @ocbe.bsky.social www.med.uio.no/imb/english/...med.uio.noDo firefighters get prostate cancer because of their work? - Institute of Basic Medical SciencesWhen it comes to lung cancer, we know of more than 30 substances that are carcinogenic. But when researchers began investigating why there is a higher incidence of prostate cancer in firefighters, the... 061
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 13/03/2025A troubling moment for the next generation of scientists. UMass Chan Med School is rescinding dozens of PhD offers in biomedical sciences due to fears over federal research funding cuts. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/u...nbcboston.comUMass Chan rescinds admission for biomedical sciences PhD program amid funding concernsUMass Chan Medical School is rescinding admission offers to candidates for its biomedical sciences PhD program over concerns about federal funding cuts. 18464196
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødMorten Valberg @valbergm.bsky.social · 11/03/2025PhD opportunity in Oslo! We’re seeking candidates for a 3-year full-time PhD position @ocbe.bsky.social, within time-to-event analysis. More information: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Deadline: March 31st, 2025.jobbnorge.noPhD position in Biostatistics (276883) | University of OsloJob title: PhD position in Biostatistics (276883), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025 01010
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Important meeting today discussing the continued increase in melanoma incidence & sun safety - general population & outdoor workers Norwegian Cancer Society Cancer Registry of Norway DSA STAMI OUS @ocbe.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødAnna Chaimani @achaimani.bsky.social · 11/03/2025We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate in Biostatistics to work on methods for Evidence Synthesis within the Oslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology! More information & application: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Deadline: 6 April 2025jobbnorge.noResearch Fellowship as PhD Candidate at the Department of Biostatistics (277034) | University of OsloJob title: Research Fellowship as PhD Candidate at the Department of Biostatistics (277034), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Sunday, April 6, 2025 065
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 08/03/2025March 8, rights, equality, empowerment. www.un.org/en/observanc...un.orgInternational Women's Day | United NationsThe purpose of the day is to uphold women’s achievements, recognize challenges, and focus greater attention on women’s rights and gender equality to mobilize all people to do their part. 000
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2025"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'" www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grantsStudies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature. 23441237
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødJon Michael Gran @jmgran.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Registration and abstract submission is now open for the Nordic-Baltic Biometrics conference in Oslo June 10-12! Take a look at www.nbbc2025.com See also the pre-conference course in causal inference for time-to-event outcomes with Ruth Keogh and myself on June 9.nbbc2025.comNordic-Baltic Biometric Conference 2025 (NBBC 2025)The Nordic-Baltic Region of the International Biometric Society welcomes you to the 10th Nordic-Baltic Biometric Conference! The conference will take place June 10-12, 2025, at the University of Oslo... 062
Reposted by Marit B. VeierødManuela Zucknick @manuelazucknick.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Great article on recent FRIPRO funding to @ocbe.bsky.social researchers @valeriavitelli.bsky.social and Harry Thorpe and their important research! Society needs basic research more than ever and our complex world needs research in statistics and machine learning. www.med.uio.no/imb/om/aktue...med.uio.noJubel over store FRIPRO-tildelinger til Vitelli og Thorpe - Institutt for medisinske basalfagValeria Vitelli skal kombinere bruk av flere datasett, statistikk og genanalyser for å påvise kreft. Harry Thorpe skal se på hvordan plasmider hjelper bakterier å utvikle resistens mot antibiotika. 182
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 12/02/2025We have an 18-y age limit for sunbeds in Norway, but unfortunately the system for age verification can be bypassed www.nidaros.no/ungdommer-lu...nidaros.no(+) Ungdommer lurer systemet – advarer mot fareneDet er 18 års aldersgrense for å bruke solarium, men et smutthull gjør at ungdommer i Trondheim omgår reglene. 000
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 22/01/2025The first of 13 election meetings at @uio.no ! Here we meet the 3 rector candidates and their teams, www.uio.no/english/abou... 020
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 19/01/2025We were 3 generations at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology today. >100 interactive installations. The kids will go there again and again. Recommended! www.tekniskmuseum.no/en/tekniskmuseum.noThe Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology | Playful learning for children and adults in OsloOPENING HOURS PRICES/TICKETS FIND US PROGRAM Sign up for our new 100
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 14/01/2025The rector election campaign @uio.no is underway www.uio.no/english/abou...uio.noThe rector election campaign is underway - University of OsloIt is official: The candidates to become the next rector of the University of Oslo (UiO) are Hanne Flinstad Harbo, Giske Ursin and Ragnhild Hennum. 010
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Our review of sunscreen use and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is out - a quick read of only 2 pages Simon Lergenmuller Corina Rueegg Reza Ghiasvand @ocbe.bsky.social Cancer Registry of Norwaymedicaljournalssweden.seView of Sunscreen Use and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk: A Review of the Evidence 041
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 02/01/2025It’s been a while since we used these, -19°C yesterday evening ❄️✨ 030
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Occupational firefighting exposures and prostate cancer risk. A piece from us in a large puzzle🧩 Norwegian Fire Departments Cohort Niki Marjerrison TK Grimsrud J Hansen JI Martinsen KC Nordby R Olsen J Stenehjem Kristina Kjærheim Cancer Reg Norway @ocbe.bsky.social www.sjweh.fi/article/4202sjweh.fiScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health - Occupational exposures of firefighting and prostate cancer risk in the... 151
Marit B. Veierød @maritbveierod.bsky.social · 18/12/2024www.khrono.no/to-studenter...khrono.noTo studenter er Årets navn i akademiaStudent Kristoffer Rytterager og den anonyme studenten som vant over staten i Høyesterett, deler Årets navn i akademia-prisen. 010