CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium June 2, 2026
Welcome to CCBIO's second Junior Scientist Symposium for 2026, on June 2nd! Lunch is included, just remember to register within the deadline.
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Dear all
We are pleased to invite you to the second CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium of the semester, 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.
When
June 2, 2026, at 09.00-13.00
Where
Birkhaugsalen, 3rd floor, main building, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen
Registration
Please use this registration form. Open to both junior and senior researchers as well as students.
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
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 within 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 coordinators of the junior symposia and are planning and chairing these meetings. Any questions can be addressed to them.
The course code for this course is CCBIO901 (external link) in StudentWeb.