Conferences and seminars

Neuro-SysMed Junior Scientist Symposium, September 4, 2026

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Save the date for this year's third NEUROSYSM910, the Neuro-SysMed Junior Scientist Symposium!

Registration

Join us for this year's third Neuro-SysMed Junior Scientist Symposium, taking place at the BB-building on Friday, September 4, 2026!

The symposia inspire rich discussions in a dynamic, collaborative atmosphere and offer a wonderful chance to meet and learn from researchers across diverse fields. Although mainly for PhD candidates and other students, they are open to others in our research communities who are interested in the topics discussed.

Academic responsible: Shamundeeswari Anandan and Yola Gerking

Coordinators: Håkon Olsen and Casper Eugen Sandvik

Time and place

Time: Friday, September 4, 2026, at 09.00-13.00 (A light lunch will be served)

Place: The conference room, BB-building, opposite the auditoria (campus Haukeland University Hospital)

Registration

Registration through this link. (external link)

Language

English

Program

09.00-09.10: Welcome and introduction. Brief information from the Neuro-SysMed Research School by Research School Leader Agnete Engelsen.

09.10-09.35: Yamila Torres Cleuren: "Planning your career – get started!"

09.35-10.00:  Andrea Kyvik Habbestad: "Results from the TAF-MS trial"

10.00-10.10: Coffee break

10.10-10.35: Johanne Thoen Hansen: "Societal Costs of Multiple Sclerosis"

10.35-11.00: Synne Geithus: "Genetic Signatures of Complex I-Deficient Neurons in Parkinson's Disease Substantia Nigra"

11.00-12.00: Lunch 

12.00-12.45: KEYNOTE session by Malgorzata Barczyk and Kine Gregersen from the Tech Transfer Office VIS (Vestlandets Innovasjonsselskap): "Before You Publish: How to Recognize and Develop Research with Commercial Potential"

12.45-13.00: Austin Rayford: "Recognize the innovation potential in your own research"

ECTS credits

Students who would like to have ECTS registered for participation can contact the Research School Leader Agnete Engelsen (agnete.engelsen@uib.no). 

Contact

Casper Eugen Sandvik (Casper.Sandvik@student.uib.no) and Håkon Olsen (hakon.olsen@uib.no) are the symposium coordinators and chairs. Any questions can be addressed to them.

NEUROSYSM910

The objective of the symposium series is to provide the PhD candidates with valuable skills in oral presentation techniques of their own research, as well as the dissemination of others' research, provide opportunities to engage in scientific discussions, and to take advantage of peer reviews and comments to strengthen the scientific quality of their own research and scientific thinking. A main ambition is also to strengthen the scientific networks and to encourage candidates to establish relations with scientists.

The symposia are organized 4 times annually, twice every semester. Each symposium is organised with a keynote lecture initially (45 min), followed by 4 PhD candidates/postdoctoral researchers who present their work (25 min each, including the oral presentation and discussion). Subsequently, there will be final discussions. The presentations will be of own research with special attention to presentation techniques and quality.