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The objective of the symposium series is to provide the PhD candidates with valuable skills into oral presentation techniques of own research, as well as dissemination of others research, provide opportunities to engage in scientific discussions, and to take advantage of peer reviews and comments to strengthen the scientific quality of own research and scientific thinking. A main ambition is also to strengthen the scientific networks and to encourage candidates to establish relations to scientists.

The symposia are organized 4 times annually, twice every semester. Each symposium is organized with a keynote lecture initially (45 min), followed by 4 PhD candidates/postdoctoral researchers who present their work (25 min each, including the oral presentation and discussion). Subsequently, there will be final discussions. The presentations will be of own research with special attention to presentation techniques and quality.

Academic responsible: Shamundeeswari Anandan and Yola Gerking

Coordinators: Håkon Olsen and Casper Eugen Sandvik

Time: Friday, December 5, 2025, at 09.00-13.00 (A light lunch will be served!)

Place: Conference room, BB building (campus Haukeland University Hospital)

Registration .

Students who would like to have ECTS for their participation, need to register in as well, for the subject  for the fall term. The deadline in Studentweb for all subject codes for the fall term is September 1. Find more information about the course code on the student pages.

Language: English

Program:

09:00–09:10    Welcome and introduction
09:10–10:10    “Beyond the Lab: Navigating Your Career with Purpose” workshop by Ellen Hagen and Kristin Miskov Nodland from the ���ϳԹ���Դ Ferd career center for early-stage researchers 
10:10–10:30    Coffee break
10:30–10:55������ Andrea Kyvik Habbestad: “EBV and MS: My PhD Project Plan”
10:55–11:20������ Marie Ytterdal: “Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Extracellular Vesicles as Therapeutic Tools in Multiple Sclerosis”
11:20–12:00    Lunch (included, just remember to register within Dec. 2 at 11:00 AM)
12:00–12:25������ Connor Langworth-Green: “Immune Dysregulation and Innate-Adaptive Interplay Across Parkinson’s Disease: From Biomarker Discovery to Targeted Immune Intervention”
12:25–12:50������ Jonas Bull Haugsøen: “Immune Remodeling after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in RRMS”
12:50–13:00    Concluding remarks

Contact: Feel free to contact us: Shamundeeswari (Sam) Anandan: samanandhan@gmail.com or Yola Gerking: yola.gerking@uib.no