We are pleased to invite you to the second CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium of the semester, on June 2nd, bringing together researchers from across different areas of biomedical and translational research!
The symposium will open with a keynote lecture by Kine Gregersen and Malgorzata Barczyk from VIS (Vestlandets Innovasjonsselskap), focusing on innovation and commercialization of research. This will be followed by presentations spanning interprofessional healthcare education, cancer biology, tumor microenvironment interactions, and early tumorigenesis. Miral Alabbasi will present research on interprofessional education and collaborative readiness among pharmacy students in Western Norway. Tessa Lohr will discuss interactions between breast cancer cells and peripheral neurons, focusing on axon guidance factors and cancer innervation. Md Kaykobad Hossain will present work on molecular mechanisms involved in bladder cancer tumorigenesis, while Sunniva Brownrigg will address how oncogenic KRAS and impaired proteostasis may cooperate to drive early pancreatic cancer development.
We hope the symposium will provide an engaging arena for scientific discussion, new collaborations, and exchange across disciplines.
Please register by May 29 at 11.00. (Also possible later if you won’t be joining the lunch)
When: June 2, 2026, at 09.00-13.00
Where: The auditorium Birkhaugsalen in Sentralblokken, Haukeland University Hospital, 3rd floor, Bergen
Registration: CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium June 2nd
Open to both junior and senior researchers as well as students. The symposium series is open, but also part of the CCBIO Research School under the code CCBIO901.
Program:
- 09.00-09.15: Coffee, welcome, and introduction
- 09.15-10.00: “Before You Publish: How to Recognize and Develop Research with Commercial Potential” Keynote lecture by Kine Gregersen and Malgorzata Barczyk from VIS (Vestlandets Innovasjonsselskap)
- 10.00-10.20: Coffee break
- 10.20-10.45: “Is Once Enough? Tracking Interprofessional Growth Through Repeated TVEPS Placements for Pharmacy Students” by Miral Alabbasi
- 10.45-11.10: “Dual interactions between breast cancer and peripheral neurons: Investigating the role of axon guidance factors” by Tessa Lohr
11.10-12:00 Lunch (free of charge, register by May 29 at 11.00) - 12.00-12.25: “Molecular rewiring leading to bladder cancer tumorigenesis” by Md Kaykobad Hossain
- 12.25-12.50: “Oncogenic KRAS and impairment of acinar cell proteostasis are synergistic drivers of early pancreatic cancer in mouse models” by Sunniva Brownrigg
- 12.50-13.00: Concluding remarks
Hege Fredriksen Berg and Manuel Carrasco Fernandez are are coordinators of the junior seminars and are planning and chairing these meetings. Any questions can be addressed to them.
Welcome!
