Cresco - Centre for Embryology and Healthy Development

19/05/2026

🔬Today we had the pleasure of attending a CRESCO Guest Lecture by Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi titled “From Reconstruction to Insight: Exploring Germ Cell Development In Vitro”.🧬

🤝Thanks to Professor Hayashi for a comprehensive and interesting talk and nice scientific discusion!

16/05/2026

09/05/2026

CRESCOs two teams had a great time today in the Holmenkollstafetten!
🏃‍♂️‍➡️ This relay race is the world’s largest race with 80,000 participants and 5500 teams! The relay promotes team spirit, community, and good health in workplaces. 🏃‍♂️‍➡️
Thanks to all participants for making this a great day!

06/05/2026

Who is looking forward to ? 🙋
🏃‍♂️‍➡️ This relay race is the world’s largest race with 80,000 participants and 5500 teams! The relay promotes team spirit, community, and good health in workplaces. 🏃‍♂️‍➡️
We have got 2 teams are representing CRESCO!
Huge thanks to Yohan Lefol for organizing our participation! 💫
Come cheer us on this Saturday!

02/05/2026

Our Early Career Researchers had a fun night of bowling after the ECR Guest Lecture on wednesday!

29/04/2026

Today Johannes Saastad, Senior Adviser at UiO’s IT Department, gave a seminar titled "How can AI support your research practice?".
This was the CRESCO Early Career Researcher Committee's 8th CRESCO-ECR Seminar.
Thanks to Johannes for an informative introduction to AI's advantages and limitations, and what tools (UiO) can provide!

28/04/2026

🏢🧬🔬 We are fast approaching our move to the new Life Science Building. This week we got a tour of the premises! ✨️

17/04/2026

https://www.cresco.uio.no/english/news-and-events/news/2026/cresco-whole-day-seminar-april-8th-2026

On April 8th, 2026, CRESCO gathered 85 participants at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo for its annual Whole Day Seminar. The event combined scientific presentations, updates on ongoing activities, and discussions about future directions with social elements like a quiz and a cre...

10/04/2026

What do you get if you ask a group of scientists to illustrate Apoptosis, The evolution of a PhD or The DNA double helix in a group photo?
These fun pictures! 😄

09/04/2026

Yesterday we gathered everyone at CRESCO for our Annual Meeting 💫
This years venue was the The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The venerable building set a nice scene for a great program of scientific talks from both senior researchers and Early Career Researchers within the Centre.
🤝There was also time for socializing, networking and a fun quiz by our ECR committee!
Thanks to our management for organizing this excellent event! 👏

26/03/2026

We are refreshing our CPR knowledge! 🫀🫁
Over a series of small-group courses, all MIK research employees will receive a 2h practical CPR course. The course covers single-rescue, group-rescue and using a Automated External Defibrillator. ❤️‍🩹
Thanks to our instructors Mari Støen and Rune J. Forstrøm !