Overview of the Junior Scientist Symposia
The participants are very satisfied with these seminars. We receive comments on the high level of the research and presentations, as well as the positive side of getting to know colleagues in other CCBIO research groups. The small-talk goes lively in the breaks, suggesting that new and fruitful research collaborations might get started here.
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Below you can find the programs of current and earlier symposia, back to and including 2020. For details of older symposia, we refer to the Annual Reports (see front page, Publications).
Current and previous symposia
June 2026
When: June 2, 2026, at 09.00-13.00
Where: Birkhaugsalen, 3rd floor, main building, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen
Registration: Please .
Open to both junior and senior researchers as well as students.
Program: Will be announced.
Hege Fredriksen Berg and Manuel Carrasco Fernandez are coordinators of the junior symposia and are planning and chairing these meetings. Any questions can be addressed to them.
March 2026
When: March 10, 2026, at 09.00-13.00
Where: Nucleus, in the main hall at Eitri (9th floor),
Registration: Please
Open to both junior and senior researchers as well as students.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Coffee, welcome, and introduction
09.15-10.00: 鈥淒ecoding the predictive cancer signatures in the urothelium鈥 Keynote lecture by Luiza Mihaela Ghila
10.00-10.20: Coffee break
10.20-10.45: 鈥淯niversal Health Coverage of Lung Interventions: A Health Economic Evaluation of Six Treatments Across 82 Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries鈥 by Amalie Isabel Merkesvik
10.45-11.10: 鈥淩ethinking Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency鈥 by Dewaki Chhetri
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge, register by March 6 at 11.00)
12.00-12.25: 鈥淥utcomes of breast cancer in southern Malawi; the effect of early detection on prognosis鈥 by Palesa Mamohaw Pilo Chabunya
12.25-12.50: 鈥淏CL2 expression as a marker of endocrine sensitivity in hormone receptor positive breast cancer鈥 by Mari Eskild Rasmussen
12.50-13.00: Concluding remarks
Hege Fredriksen Berg and Manuel Carrasco Fernandez are coordinators of the junior symposia and are planning and chairing these meetings. Any questions can be addressed to them.
December 2025
When: December 11, 2025, at 09.00-13.00
Where: Auditorium B302 in Sentralblokken, Haukeland University Hospital
Open to both junior and senior researchers as well as students.
and are coordinators of the junior seminars, and are planning and chairing these meetings.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction
09.15-10.00: Keynote lecture by Henriette Erts氓s: 鈥淒en Tapte Toleransen - Why do you not tolerate?鈥
10.00-10.20: Coffee break
10.20-10.45: Osman Osman: 鈥淣ationwide clinical outcomes among children with Cleft lip and palate in Norway鈥
10.45-11.10: Daniel Villarroel: 鈥淓xperimental Induction of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts (CAF) Phenotypes for in vitro Functional Studies of the Tumor Microenvironment of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma鈥
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge, register by December 8th at 11.00)
12:00-12:25: Haydee Artaza: 鈥淭he role of Copy Number Variations (CNVs) in Autoimmune Addison's disease and Diabetes鈥
12:25-12:50: Shannon Moreino: 鈥淢itochondria transfer in GBM is mediated by TGF-尾 and promotes increased invasiveness鈥
12:50-13:00: Concluding remarks
October 2025
When: October 16, 2025, at 09.00-13.00
Where: Auditorium 4, BB-building
Open to both junior and senior researchers as well as students.
and are coordinators of the junior seminars, and are planning and chairing these meetings. Any questions can be addressed to them.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction
09.15-10.00: 鈥淔rom teeth to therapies: The promise of dental stem cells for tissue regeneration鈥 Keynote lecture by Shuntaro Yamada
10.00-10.20: Coffee break
10.20-10.45: 鈥淓xploring metastatic endometrial cancer with cellular barcoding technology鈥 by Daniela Pavlicenco
10.45-11.10: 鈥淟ung function, health and disease: Insights from Norwegian general population surveys鈥 by Lucia Cestelli
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge, register within October 13th at 11.00)
12:00-12:25: 鈥淧atient-derived three-dimensional microtissues to model the tumor microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma鈥 by Aanchal Chopra
12:25-12:50: 鈥淭he influence of gut microbiota on the gut-brain axis and neurodegeneration鈥 by Noemie Astrid Myriam Dudzinska
12:50-13:00: Concluding remarks
June 2025
When: June 6, 2025, at 09.00-13.15
Where: Auditorium 4, BB-building
and are coordinators of the junior seminars, and are planning and chairing these meetings.
Program:
09.00-09.15 Introduction
09.15-10.00 Keynote lecture by Lars A. Akslen: "CCBIO crossroads - a brief history and how to navigate the future"
10.00-10.20 Coffee break
10.20-10.45 鈥淚ntracellular signaling signatures in the monocytic compartment distinguish acute myeloid leukemia from healthy peripheral blood and bone marrow鈥 by Oriol Castells Marin
10.45-11.10 鈥淥ptimizing Proteomics Workflow for Low-input micro-dissected fixated FFPE human kidney tissue鈥 by Sammy Choi
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge, register within June 2nd at 11.00)
12:00-12:25 Dynamic 3D in vitro Model of Kidney Disease鈥 by Marthe Alvestad
12:25-12:50 鈥淢olecular characterization of the cell types in the mouse liver using Smart-seq2 single-cell RNA-sequencing鈥 by Lars Muhl
12:50-13:00 Concluding remarks
February 2025
Chairs: and
When: February 27, 2025, 09:00-13:00
Where: Meeting room, HBE, Glasblokkene, Blokk 8, U1etg, U364, Auditorium
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction
09.15-10.00: 鈥淎ncient Wisdom Meets Modern Oncology: The Indian traditional medicine Ayurveda in Cancer Prevention and Therapy鈥 Keynote lecture by Vandana Ardawatia
10.00-10.20: Coffee break
10.20-10.45: 鈥淓stablishing patient-derived organoid models for studying high-risk cervical cancer鈥 by Oda Fl酶tre
10.45-11.10: 鈥渃tDNA-based Liquid Biopsy for Monitoring Pediatric Cancer Progression鈥 by Reidun 脝s酶y
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge, register within February 24th at 11.00)
12:00-12:25: 鈥淐osts of Care for Children with Severe anaemia in Malawi, Kenya and Uganda鈥 by Grace Wezi Mzumara
12:25-12:50: 鈥淭ooth Root Resorption 鈥 Prevalence, Treatment Outcome, Diagnostic challenges by Clinicians and Role of Artificial Intelligence鈥 by Nivedita Sinha
12:50-13:00: Concluding remarks
December 2024
Chairs: and
When: December 5, 2024, 09:00-13:00
Where: Meeting room, HBE, Glasblokkene, Blokk 8, U1etg, U364, Auditorium
Program:
09.00-09.15 Introduction
09.15-10.00 鈥淔rom the Keys to the Notes: Music and Science in Harmony鈥 Keynote lecture by Manuel Carrasco Fernandez
10.00-10.20 Coffee break
10.20-10.45 鈥淒evelopment of osteogenic and angiogenic bioinks for the 3D bioprinting of a co-culture design鈥 by 脜shild Johansen
10.45-11.10 鈥淏lood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's disease - applying imaging mass cytometry to spatially profile brain tissue鈥 by Marta Kaminska
11.10-12.00 Lunch (free of charge, register within December 2nd at 11.00)
12.00-12.25 鈥淧reclinical development of novel tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting mutated FLT3 in acute myeloid leukemia鈥 by Inga Kirstine Flaaten Motzfeldt
12.25-12.50 鈥淭argeting WRN helicase in MMR-deficient endometrial cancer 鈥 by Otilie Klokk
12.50-13.00 Concluding remarks
June 2024
Chairs: and
When: June 6, 2024, 09:00-13:00
Where: Meeting room, HBE, Glasblokkene, Blokk 8, U1etg, U364, Auditorium
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction
09.15-10.00: 鈥淣avigating the system鈥 Keynote lecture by Geir Olav L酶ken 10.00-10.20: Coffee break
10.20-10.45: 鈥淧rognostic signature based on mitochondria quality control proteins for the prediction of lung adenocarcinoma patients survival鈥 by Anna Gorbunova
10.45-11.10: 鈥淭argeting Homology Repair Deficiency in Breast Cancer鈥 by Synn酶ve Yndestad
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge, register within June 3rd at 11.00)
12:00-12:25: 鈥淐asting vs 3D-Bioprinting of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications鈥 by Masoumeh Jahani Kadousaraei
12:25-12:50: 鈥淧recision medicine in children's cancers鈥 by Constance de Montlaur
12:50-13:00: Concluding remarks
February 2024
Chairs: and
When: February 1, 2024, 09:00-13:00
Where: the conference room, BB-building
Program:
09:00-09:15 Introduction
09:15-10:00 Hege Berg, keynote lecture: 鈥淐linical implementation of multi-omics methodology in cancer diagnostics鈥
10:00-10:20 COFFEE BREAK
10:20-10:45 Oleksii Nikolaienko: 鈥淭he role and inheritance of BRCA1 epimutations鈥
10:45-11:10 Ryan Dunkel: 鈥淧re-Clinical and Phenotypic Characterization of a Novel CAR T Therapy for B-cell Lymphoma Malignancies鈥
11:10-12:00 LUNCH BREAK (Lunch is free of charge)
12:00-12:25 Katrin Kleinmanns: 鈥淎dvanced Preclinical Models to Investigate Promising Drugs targeting Resistant Subpopulations in Ovarian Cancer鈥
12:25-12:50 Sturla Magnus Gr酶ndal: 鈥淢apping Disease Landscapes: CyTOF Applications in Oncology and Fibrosis鈥
12:50-13:00 Concluding remarks
December 2023
Chairs: and
When: December 6, 2023, 09:00-13:00
Where: B302, Sentralblokka, Haukeland University Hospital.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction
09.15-10.00: 鈥淢y Path in the World of Cancer Research鈥 Keynote lecture by Professor Daniela Costea
10.00-10.20: Coffee break
10.20-10.45: 鈥淧reclinical development of novel therapeutics in Mantle Cell Lymphoma鈥 by May Eriksen Gjerstad
10.45-11.10: 鈥淪j枚gren's syndrome- Assessment of salivary gland manifestations and their association with renal disease鈥 by Hanne Borge
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge)
12:00-12:25: 鈥淏rain-derived blood exosomes - a potential for new biomarkers in multiple sclerosis: Pilot study results from relapsing MS patients under anti-CD20 therapy鈥 by Shamundeeswari Anandan
12:25-12:50: 鈥淪patial analysis of the cancer tissue microenvironment using mass cytometry imaging technologies鈥 by Rezvan Ehsani
12:50-13:00: Concluding remarks
June 2023
Chairs: and
When: June 8, 2023, 09:00-13:00
Where: B302, Sentralblokka, Haukeland University Hospital.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction
09.15-10.00: 鈥淟et鈥檚 talk about bioinformatics鈥.鈥 Keynote lecture by Dimitrios Kleftogiannis
10.00-10.20: Coffee break
10.20-10.45: 鈥淐orneal vascularization associated with a novel PDGFRB gene variant鈥 by Titas Gladkauskas
10.45-11.10: 鈥淰isualization and establishment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patient-derived xenografts (PDX)鈥 by Mireia Mayoral Safont
11.10-12:00 Lunch
12:00-12:25: 鈥淒etecting Imperfect Homology at Structural Variant Breakpoints in Cancer鈥 by Rose Meng Gold
12:25-12:30: Concluding remarks
February 2023
Chairs: and
When: February 2, 2023, 09:00-13:00
Where: B301, Sentralblokka, Haukeland University Hospital.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction鈥
09.15-10.00: 鈥淢y insights on making the jump: transitioning to academic independence?鈥 Keynote lecture by Harsh Dongre 鈥
10.00-10.20: Coffee break鈥
10.20-10.45: 鈥淒rug discovery of small molecules against prostate cancer鈥 by Yaping Hua
10.45-11.10: 鈥淧atient-derived xenograft (PDX) models as preclinical tool for investigation of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)鈥 by Angela Sofia Geros Mesquita 鈥
11.10-12:00: Lunch
12:00-12:25: 鈥淢itochondria transfer from the microenvironment promotes oxidative metabolism and invasion of glioblastoma鈥 by Shannon Moreino
12.25-12:50: 鈥淭he role of CEL in pancreatic disease鈥 by Ranveig Seim Brekke
12:50-13:00: Concluding remarks鈥
December 2022
Chairs: and
When: December 8, 2022, 09:00-13:00
Where: B302, Sentralblokka, Haukeland University Hospital.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction鈥
09.15-10.00: 鈥淎dded value of international mobility?鈥 Keynote lecture by Camilla Krakstad鈥
10.00-10.20: Coffee break鈥
10.20-10.45: 鈥淎ctinomycin D treatment in patients with NPM1- mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other myeloid malignancies in Impress Norway鈥 by Irini Ktoridou-Valen
10.45-11.10: 鈥淏reast cancer of the young points to age-related phenotypes鈥 by Rasmus Humlevik
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge)鈥
12:00-12:25: 鈥淚mpact of cell death on glioblastoma, its tumor microenvironment and immune response鈥 by Ege Solel
12.25-12:50: 鈥淓motional eating and changes in dietary patterns linked to psychological distress and worries鈥 by Elaheh Javadi Arjmand
12:50-13:00: Concluding remarks鈥
October 2022
Chairs: , and
When: October 6, 2022, 09:00-13:00
Where: B301, Sentralblokka, Haukeland University Hospital.
Program:
09:00-09:15 Introduction
09:15-10:00 鈥淢ultiplex profiling of the tumor microenvironment in breast cancer 鈥 Unlocking the power of mass cytometry鈥 Keynote lecture by Vladan Milosevic
10:00-10:20 Coffee break
10:20-10:45 鈥淭umour-fibroblast interactions in squamous cell carcinomas鈥 by Harsh Dongre
10:45-11:10 鈥淢imicking clonal architecture in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)鈥 by Tara Dowling
11:10-12:00 Lunch
12:00-12:25 鈥淕raviclot; Changes in coagulation activation in pregnancy and the puerperium in women with mild risk factors for venous thromboembolism鈥 by Margunn Bye T酶sdal
12:25-12:50 鈥淓stablishment of peritoneal dECM scaffolds for culture of ovarian cancer organoids鈥 by Christiane Helgestad Gjerde
12:50-13:00 Concluding remarks
May 2022
Chairs: and Hanna Dillek氓s.
When: May 12, 2022, 09:00-12:45
Where: A hybrid solution with onsite participation in Auditorium Glasblokkene (Haukelandsbakken 15), or in Zoom.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction
09.15-10.00: Keynote lecture by Henriette Christie Erts氓s: 鈥淥f course, you would never publish in a predatory journal... or would you?鈥
10.00-10.35: Coffee break
10.35-11.00: Amalie Fagerli Tegnander: 鈥淟ow Anterior gradient 2 (AGR2) relates to aggressive tumor features in breast cancer鈥
11.00-11.45: Lunch (free of charge, register within May 9th at 11.00)
11.45-12.10: Maria Kathrine Tveitar氓s: 鈥淪uppression of breast cancer metastasis by targeting tumour hypoxia?鈥
12.10-12.35: Lena Hansen: 鈥淔antastic antibodies and where to find them鈥
12.35-12.45: Concluding remarks
March 2022
Chairs: and Hanna Dillek氓s.
When: March 10, 2022, 09:00-13:00
Where: Hybrid solution with in-person attendance at Auditorium 4, BBB, and digitally through Zoom.
Program:
09.00-09.15 Introduction
09.15-10.00 Keynote lecture by Professor Klaus Pantel: 鈥淟iquid Biopsy: From Discovery to Clinical Implementation鈥
10.00-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-10.55 Christina Engebrethsen: 鈥淧ersonalized treatment for HR+/HER2- locally advanced breast cancer鈥
10.55-11.20 Sturla Gr酶ndal: 鈥淪tudying cell population dynamics in kidney fibrosis with mass cytometry鈥
11.20-12.00 Lunch
12.00-12.25 Sina Takle: 鈥淧ipeline for spatial analysis of the tumor microenvironment鈥
12.25-12.50 Maria Omsland: 鈥淚nvestigation of a Nilotinib resistant CML cell line鈥
12.50-13.00 Concluding remarks
November 2021
Chairs: and Hanna Dillek氓s.
When: November 11, 2021, 09:00-12:15
Where: Digital event in Zoom.
Program:
09.15-09.20: Introduction
09.20-09.45: Calum Leitch: 鈥淒rug development for acute myeloid leukaemia鈥
09.45-10.05: Coffee break
10.05-10.30: Stein-Erik Gullaksen: "Single cell immune and signaling profiles of chronic myeloid leukemia: modulation of cell population and intracellular signaling early after start of therapy"
10.30-10.55: Amalie Fagerli Tegnander: 鈥淎GR2 in breast cancer 鈥 part of the estrogen receptor-related cancer biology?鈥
10.55-11.40: Lunch break
11.40-12.05: Kala Chand Debnath: 鈥淢etabolic coupling between oral cancer cells and fibroblasts promotes a stem cell-like and migratory phenotype鈥
12.05-12.30: Elaheh Mahootchi: 鈥淕ADL1 is a multifunctional decarboxylase with tissue-specific roles in 尾-alanine and carnosine production鈥
12.30-12.40: Concluding remarks
September 2021
Chairs: and .
When: September 16, 2021, 09:00-12:30
Where: Digital event in Zoom.
Program:
09.00-09.15: Introduction
09.15-10.00: Keynote lecture by Hege Avsnes Dale and Hans Olav Rolfsnes: "The Molecular Imaging Center 鈥 your local one-stop-shop for imaging cells, tissue and small animals"
10.00-10.15: Break
10.15-10.40: Kelly Marcela Velasco Pinto: "The SCHAD fatty acid oxidation enzyme in insulin secretion: Functional analyses of rare variants in human populations and a new murine model of congenital hyperinsulinism of infancy"
10.40-11.05: Stephanie Gisela Schwab: "Metastatic potential of systemic glioblastoma stem cell lines in vivo"
11.05-11.30: Break
11.30-11.55: Sushil Dhakal: "AXL inhibition enhances Type 1 interferon (IFN) response and potentiates chemo-immunotherapy"
11.55-12.20: Austin Rayford: "AXL targeting in the tumor immune microenvironment: translational insights from clinical trials"
12.20-12.30: Concluding remarks
June 2021
Chairs: Postdocs and .
When: June 17, 2021 at 09.00-12.15
Where: Digital event in Zoom.
Program:
09:00-09:05 Welcome
09:05-09:55 Keynote lecture by Gro Vatne R酶sland: 鈥淢icrobiota in health and diseases 鈥 a short overview鈥
09:55-10:15 Break
10:15-10.35 Cara Wogsland: 鈥淎dvancing human cancer research with murine tumor models and mass cytometry"
10:35-11:05 Camilla Ekanger: 鈥淗uman organotypic airway and lung organoids for the study of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and cytopathology鈥
11:05-11:25 Break
11:25-11:45 Stephanie Gisela Schwab: 鈥淭racking of systemic glioblastoma stem cells in vivo鈥
11:45-12:05 Shayla Sharmine: 鈥淟iquid biopsy in follow-up of metastatic melanoma treatment鈥
12:05-12:15 Closing remarks
February 2021
Chairs: Postdocs and .
When: February 25, 2021 at 09.00-12.00
Where: Digital event in Zoom.
Program:
09:00-09:05: Welcome
09:05-09:25: Lise Ingebriktsen: 鈥淚dentification of an age-related breast cancer gene expression signature with strong prognostic value鈥
09:25-09:45: Katrin Kleinmanns: 鈥淐D24-targeted intraoperative fluorescence image-guided surgery leads to improved cytoreduction of ovarian cancer in a preclinical orthotopic surgical model鈥
09:45-10:00: BREAK
10:00-10:45: Keynote lecture by Hrvoje Miletic: 鈥淕lioblastoma treatment resistance 鈥 is there a way out?鈥
10:45-11:15: BREAK
11:15-11:35: Irmelin Wilhelmsen Nilsen: 鈥淐ancer, imaginaries and sensation journalism鈥
11:35-11:55: Hilde Lien: 鈥淢ultiplex analyses of tumor heterogeneity in low-risk endometrial carcinomas鈥
11:55-12:00: Closing remarks
November 2020
Chairs: Postdocs and .
When: November 26, 2020 at 09.00-12.15
Where: Digital event in Zoom. Access codes will be sent to the registered participants.
Registration: Use .
Program:
09:00 to 09:10 Welcome
09:10 to 09:55 Keynote lecture 鈥淢oney and careers in science: where to start?鈥 Yamila Cleuren
09:55 to 10:15 Break
10:15 to 10:35 鈥淭he prognostic value of MSI markers in endometrial cancer鈥 Madeleine Myrvold
10:35 to 10:55 鈥淭he anti-tumor effect of cabozantinib on melanoma brain metastasis禄 Trond Are Manns氓ker
10:55 to 11:25 Break
11:25 to 11:45 鈥淓pithelial-mesenchymal plasticity in aggressive prostate cancer鈥 Astrid B酶rretzen
11:45 to 12:05 鈥淒ifferences in immune cell landscapes between hereditary and sporadic breast cancer" Cecilie Askeland
12:05 to 12:15 Closing remarks
September 2020
Chairs: Postdocs , and .
When: September 17, 2020 at 09.00-12.10
Where: Online event in Zoom
Program:
09:00-09:15 Welcome
09:15-10:00 Keynote lectures: 芦How may ELIXIR Norway help you analyse your data?禄, Christine Stansberg
芦Centre for Digital Life Norway禄, Kari M. Ersland
10:00-10:20 BREAK
10:20-10:40 鈥淭he role of skin lymphatics in salt-sensitive hypertension鈥, Irene Matre Thowsen
10:40-11:00 鈥淭AM receptor dynamics in melanoma therapy resistance鈥, Jing Kang
11:00-11:30 BREAK
11:30-11:50 鈥淢etabolomic signatures that predict heart failure in rats鈥, Anne-Maj Samuelsson
11:50-12:10 鈥淩ole of obesity in development of breast cancer鈥, Anastasiia Rulina
April 2020
- was cancelled due to the pandemic situation.
January 2020
Thursday January 30 2020 at 10.00-14.00
Conference room 109F, BB-building (opposite the auditoria)
Postdocs and are chairs.
Program
10:00 鈥 10:05 Welcome
10:05 鈥 10:50 What is innovation, and how can my research become innovative? Yves Aubert
10:50 鈥 11:05 Coffee and tea break
11:05 - 11:25 The pan-RAF and SFK inhibitor CCT196969 effectively inhibits melanoma brain metastasis in vitro, Agathe Reigstad
11:25 鈥 11:45 Understanding the role of Nestin in basal-like breast cancer: Generation of a Nestin KO TNBC cell line by CRISPR/Cas9 editing, Vandana Ardawatia
11:45 鈥 12:30 Lunch
12:30 鈥 12:50 Analyzing tumor vessels with artificial intelligence, Reidunn Jetne Edelmann
12:50 鈥 13:10 Investigating the Role of Microglia in Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration Using Imaging Mass Cytometry, Ida Herdlev忙r
13:10 鈥 13:30 Development and application of highly multiplexed imaging approaches in basic and translational Axl biology research, Austin Rayford.
13:30 鈥 13:35 Wrap up and concluding remarks