CCBIO901: Junior Scientist Symposium (JUSS) (3 ECTS)
Symposium dates:
This seminar series offers a great opportunity to connect and engage with fellow young scientists, get peer reviews, and gain experience with oral presentations and academic discussions.
Academic responsibility/coordinators: Mari K. Halle (mari.halle@uib.no) and Vladan Milosevic (v.milosevic@uib.no)
Place: Auditorium 4, BBB (October 16) and Glasblokkene, Blokk 8, U1etg, U364, Auditorium (December 11), at 09.00–13.00.
Programs are not yet available, but registration links are:
CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium October 16th
CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium December 11, 2025 | Centre for Cancer Biomarkers CCBIO | UiB
CCBIO902: Seminars and Symposium (3 ECTS)
Seminar dates:
- August 28
- September 25
- October 16
- November 27
- December 11
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Place for the seminars: Auditorium 4, BBB, at 14.30–15.30.
Academic responsibility: Lars A. Akslen and Carina Strell (carina.strell@uib.no).
Invitations will be sent on email for each seminar when speaker/title is set.
Any ad hoc special seminars might also be organized, and announced as they appear.
Find more information on the CCBIO Seminars and continuously updated speaker list on this webpage.
Symposium date (not until the spring term):
- May 12–13, 2026. Note also a Pre-Symposium on May 11.
Place for the Symposium: Solstrand Hotel, Os.
More information will be available on the symposium website.
CCBIO906: Cancer Genomics (3 ECTS)
Date: October 21–23
This course will provide a broad understanding of aspects of cancer genome biology and their investigation by next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. Methods for analyzing DNA variation and structure and RNA expression patterns will be covered, as well as nuclear and chromatin structure. Also, ethical, legal aspects, and hereditary predisposition will be taught.
Academic responsibility: Erling A. Hoivik (Erling.Hoivik@uib.no). Course coordinator: Siren Fromreide (siren.fromreide@uib.no).
Place: Birkhaugsalen/room D305, 3rd floor, main building (Sentralblokka).
Program is not yet available, it will be updated on the CCBIO906 webpage, where you can also find more information.
For this course, deadline in Studentweb is September 15. It is also available for non-students, on this non-ECTS registration link.
Also note one of the spring term 2026 courses, as it is early in the year:
(Studentweb is not yet opened for the spring term courses, so note the date till then)
CCBIONEUR911: Clinical Trials (2 ECTS, and a GCP certificate)
Date: January 14-16, 2026.
The completed program qualifies for a Good Clinical Practice (GCP-R3) certificate and covers several aspects of clinical trials – from design planning to execution – with learning examples from cancer research and neurological research alike.
Collaboration course CCBIO/Neuro-SysMed. Academic responsibility for CCBIO: Line Bjørge (line.bjorge@uib.no), and for Neuro-SysMed: Christopher Elnan Kvistad (christopher.elnan.kvistad@helse-bergen.no).
Course coordinator for CCBIO: Kjersti Tefre Davidsen (kjersti.tefre.davidsen@helse-bergen.no), and for Neuro-SysMed: Gard Aasmund Skulstad Johanson (email: gard.johanson@uib.no).
Place: Auditorium B301, Sentralblokken, HUS. Undervisningsrom B306, Sentralblokken, HUS.
Please note: early deadline for student registration: January 1, 2026.
More information about the Clinical Trials course on this web page.