Conferences and seminars

CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium June 2, 2026

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Welcome to CCBIO's second Junior Scientist Symposium for 2026, on June 2nd! Lunch is included, just remember to register within the deadline.

Registration

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 (external link).
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.

The JUSS

The CCBIO Junior Scientist Symposium represents an integrated part of the CCBIO Research School for Cancer Studies. This is a seminar series that aims to improve scientific interaction and networking among junior researchers.

Program and registration link will be announced on this page. If you are a student, also remember to sign up for the subject CCBIO901 (external link) in Studentweb, so that you can get the ECTS registered. Read more here.

The symposia are held four times annually, and the first seminar took place on June 11th 2014. 

This symposium is an arena where PhD candidates and postdocs gain experience with oral presentations and academic discussions. The meetings have proved to be an excellent place for young researchers to get input for potential collaborations in ongoing and future projects.

The program has covered a broad range of topics, from basic studies to clinical research. Further, trial lectures have been presented, and invited speakers from research groups outside of CCBIO have also presented their projects. Each symposium has a format where 3-5 PhD candidates and postdocs present their research, followed by short discussions.