Daily Archives: Thursday November 28th, 2024

Welcome to the MRCRM Christmas Symposium, 2024!

Welcome to the MRCRM Christmas Symposium, 2024!

The Mohn Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine (MRCRM) invites you to our Christmas Symposium on December 10, 2024, featuring excellent researchers and students in the field of regenerative medicine.

Register by December 5 to enjoy lunch from 11.50 and remember to add the event to your calendar.

The symposium is open to all. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact us at MRCRM@helse-bergen.no.

We look forward to seeing you at this Christmas symposium!

Program:

  • 09.10-09.10 | Welcome by Chair, Professor Erik Johnsen, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, UiB
  • 09.15-10.00 | Keynote lecture: Disease-in-a-Dish: modelling human mitochondrial disease using induced pluripotent stem cells. By Kristina Xiao Liang, Senior Researcher, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, UiB
  • 10.00-10.20 | Models for developing and evaluating cancer immunotherapy. By Calum Leitch, Researcher, Dept. of Clinical Science, UiB
  • 10.20-10.40 | Coffee break
  • 10.40-11.10 | Development of 3D bioprintable bioinks. By Jannika Korkeamäki, PhD candidate, Dept. of Clinical Odontology, UiB
  • 11.10-11.25 | Investigating osteonecrosis: human and rat bone marrow stem cells and the impact of human BMSC-conditioned media on osteogenic differentiation. By Niyaz Abdulbaqi Al-Sharabi, Senior Researcher, Dept. of Clinical Odontology, UiB
  • 11.35-11.45 | Neuroregenerative potential and characterization of MSC- derived exosomes. By Casper Sandvik, Master student, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, UiB
  • 11.45-11.50 | Closing remarks by MRCRM’s coordinator, Elise Aasebø
  • 11.50-           | Lunch and mingle

The 19th Annual Research Presentations

The 19th Annual Research Presentations

by the Research School in Clinical Medicine

29th-31st January 2025 

Dear Researchers of the Department of Clinical Medicine (K1), Department of Clinical Science (K2), and Helse-Vest

On behalf of the Research School in Clinical Medicine it is our pleasure to invite you to present your work at the 19th Annual Research Presentations. This is an excellent opportunity to share your research and a chance to win awards ranging from 3,000 NOK to 10,000 NOK.  The event will be held at Haukeland University Hospital from the 29th to 31st of January 2025.

 Who can apply:

PhD candidates, Postdoctoral Researchers and Scientists (including medical students and hospital employees engaged in research) affiliated with K1 or K2 at the University of Bergen and/or Helse-Vest.

Authors of posters or oral presentations presented at national or international conferences in 2024.

The candidate may present both poster and oral presentations given that the candidate has presented both during 2024.

  

Registration and Submission:

Registration link:  https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=17860219

Due to time constraints and limited poster board availability, only the first 25 submitted oral presentations and 50 posters will be presented.

Submission opening: November 01, 2024

Deadline for submission: December 01, 2024 

Required documents:

 Poster Presentations:

The original conference poster as a PDF file (with a minimum of 300 DPI).

Abstract

A short summary, written in plain Norwegian, for the public (patients and caregivers) to understand the main content of your poster. Limited to 5 sentences.

We would appreciate it if those who have already had the poster printed would use these at the event. If not, we will print it for you (size +/- A0).

Oral Presentations:

PowerPoint presentation of the project presented at a conference during the year 2024.

Abstract  

Event Days:

January 29: Poster presentations:

Each poster presenter will give a short presentation of their poster to a scientific committee.

The time per poster-presentation is five minutes (three minutes for the presentation itself and two minutes for questions from the scientific committee).

January 30: Oral presentations:

Presenters will have 10 minutes for their presentation, followed by a five-minute discussion.

Oral presentations should be presented in the original, previously presented form. Given the diverse background of the audience, a general introduction to the topic is appreciated.

Presentations should be given in English

If you want to make small adjustments (translations from Norwegian to English are appreciated), the deadline for submitting the final version is January 20, 2025.

 January 31: The Award ceremony

Prizes: 

There will be awards in the following categories:

PhD candidates:

Best Poster Presentation

First place:  10,000 NOK

Second place: 5,000 NOK

Third place: 3,000 NOK

Best Oral Presentation

First place:  10,000 NOK

Second place: 5,000 NOK

Third place: 3,000 NOK

Postdoctoral Researchers/Scientists:

Best poster – 5,000 NOK

Best oral presentation – 5,000 NOK

All participants:

People’s Choice Award:

The winner will be selected based on audience votes.

For further information, please feel free to respond to this email or contact the following in the organizing committee:

Responsible for posters:  Irit.Titlestad@uib.no

Responsible for orals:  Lucrezia.Berton@uib.no

Please check out the event from previous years here: https://www.uib.no/en/rs/clinicalmedicine

We are looking forward to seeing you and your research!

Yours sincerely,

Stian, Irit, Kira, Lucia, Lucrezia and Mari.

 

Ascending Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025 – Nordic Region

Ascending Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025 – Nordic Region

The purpose of this call is to stimulate the continued development of excellent research leaders, and promote Nordic research at a high international level. The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) seeks to support the consolidation of accomplished associate professors with ambitious projects within endocrinology and metabolism to understand the human organism and the mechanisms underlying health and disease at a basic and clinical level. Three grants are available for funding.

Distinguished Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025 – Nordic Region

To promote Nordic research at the highest international level the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) seeks to support outstanding professors with ambitious projects within endocrinology and metabolism to understand the human organism and the mechanisms underlying health and disease at a basic and clinical level. NNF will award up to two grants.

Excellence Emerging Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025– Nordic Region

With this call the Novo Nordisk Foundation seeks to support and strengthen the development of young and promising research leaders, and to promote Nordic research at a high international level. The call is targeted starting group leaders with ambitious projects within endocrinology and metabolism that aim to understand the human organism and the mechanisms underlying health and disease at a basic and clinical level. Four grants are available for funding and NNF aims at awarding at least one of these grants to an active clinician researcher.

Health Innovation Conference 2025

Health Innovation Conference

  • February 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – February 13, 2025, 2:00 PM
  • Førde, Scandic Sunnfjord Hotel & Spa

Suitable for: Public sector, business, academia, entrepreneurs, students, volunteers, support agencies

Registration deadline: Monday, February 3, 1:00 PM

The Health Innovation Conference 2025 is for anyone interested in innovation and value creation in the healthcare sector. This is a meeting place across sectors; public, private, and voluntary actors, entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, and researchers who want to create new solutions for the healthcare sector.

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