Neuro-SysMed Junior Scientist Symposium April 10, 2026
Welcome to NEUROSYSM910, our Junior Scientist Symposium!
We are pleased to invite you to the first Neuro-SysMed Junior Scientist Symposium of the year, which will take place at at BBB, Friday, April 10, 2026!
The keynote lecture will be delivered by Andreas Hillestad Schei, Psychologist from the Division of Human Resources, University of Bergen. He will present a very relevant lecture, "The ups and downs of the PhD". The keynote lecture will be held in Auditorium 4, BBB.
Following the keynote lecture and coffee break, we move to Konferanserommet, where a selection of talented junior scientists from our faculty will present their ongoing research projects: Casper Eugen Sandvik will speak about his exciting project exploring the regenerative potential of extracellular vesicles from neurally primed mesenchymal stromal cells for multiple sclerosis. Shakil Salim Rajan will discuss insights from a wearable sensor case study on the relationship between sleep, activity, medication, and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease. After lunch, Gonzalo Sanchez Nido will discuss the application of high-throughput transcriptomics in the study of neurodegeneration. Last, but not least, Simon Ulvenes Kverneng will give us an introduction to the SLEIPNIR trial platform.
We believe this symposium will inspire rich discussions in a dynamic, collaborative atmosphere and offer a wonderful chance to meet and learn from researchers across diverse fields.
Academic responsible: Shamundeeswari Anandan and Yola Gerking
Coordinators: Håkon Olsen and Casper Eugen Sandvik
Time and place
Time: Friday, April 10, 2026, at 09.00-13.00 (A light lunch will be served)
Place: Auditorium 4 (Keynote lecture), and the rest: Conference room, BB building, 3rd floor
Registration
Registration through this link (external link).
Who: The junior symposium series is mainly intended for PhD candidates and other students, but is also available for other researchers who would like to listen to the lectures.
Students who would like to have ECTS for their participation need to register in Studentweb (external link) as well, for the subject NEUROSYSM910 for the spring term. The deadline in Studentweb for all subject codes for the spring term is February 1. Find more information about the course code on the student pages.
Language: English
Program
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and introduction (Auditorium 4, BBB)
09:10 – 10:10 Keynote: “Ups and downs of the PhD” by Andreas Hillestad Schei, Division of Human Resources, University of Bergen
10:10 – 10:30 Coffee break (Conference room, BBB)
10:30 – 10:55 "Exploration of The Regenerative Potential of Extracellular Vesicles from Neurally Primed Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Multiple Sclerosis" by Casper Eugen Sandvik, MS node, Neuro-SysMed
10:55 – 11:20 ‘Wearable sensor insights into the relationship between sleep, activity, medication, and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: A DIGI.PARK case study" by Shakil Salim Rajan, Care node, Neuro-SysMed
11:20 – 12:00 Lunch
12:00 – 12:25 "High-throughput transcriptomics in the study of neurodegeneration" by Gonzalo Sanchez Nido, PD node, Neuro-SysMed
12:25 – 12:50 "Introduction to SLEIPNIR: A Multi-arm Clinical Trial Accelerator and Derisking Platform for Parkinson’s Disease" by Simon Ulvenes Kverneng, PD node, Neuro-SysMed
12-50- 13.00 Concluding remarks
Contact
Casper Eugen Sandvik (Casper.Sandvik@student.uib.no) and Håkon Olsen (hakon.olsen@uib.no) are course coordinators and chairs. Any questions can be addressed to them.