Mötet syftar till att främja tvärvetenskapligt utbyte och skapa möjligheter för nya samarbeten inom Umeå CCC. Programmet består av korta presentationer och interaktiva diskussioner med både kliniska och prekliniska perspektiv. Alla programpunkter är på engelska.
Evenemanget arrangeras som en del av etableringen av Umeå Comprehensive Cancer Centre vid Umeå universitetssjukhus.
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9:00 Welcome
9:05 Presentation of the Umeå Comprehensive Cancer Centre organization and research strategy
Research Manager Oskar Hemmingsson, Medical Manager David Lindquist, Centre Manager Lotta Edvinsson and Chair of Research Forum Andreas Josefsson
09:45 Infrastructure and research opportunities Marta Bally, Chair of The Faculty of Medicine's Council for Research Infrastructure (M-RIS)
10:00 Networking session with coffee and mingle with infrastructure and support functions
10:30 Presentations excellent cases in cancer research
Fredrik Almqvist, Professor at the Department of Chemistry
Sofie Degerman, Professor at the Department of Clinical Microbiology
Sun Nyunt Wai, Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology
Karin Söderkvist, Adjunct associate professor at the Department of Diagnostics and Intervention
Maréne Landström, Professor at the Department of Medical Biosciences
12:20 Networking session with lunch and poster exhibition
13:15 Clinical needs and research opportunities Current status and unmet medical needs across multiple cancer types, highlighting preclinical and clinical perspectives, as well as key research opportunities, available clinical materials, and model systems to support future collaborations.
Speakers: Florentin Späth (haematology), Karin Söderkvist (bladder and urinary tract, head-neck), Annika Idahl (gynaecology), Maria Sandström (brain), Mikael Johansson (lung), Camilla Thellenberg-Karlsson (prostate), Bethany van Guelpen (colorectal), Oskar Franklin (Upper gastrointestinal).
14:15 Networking session with coffee and discussion of research opportunities
15:00 Follow-up after networking sessions
15:15 Poster presentations
6 posters will be selected for oral presentations.
16:00 Future plans and aspirations of the Umeå CCC cancer research network
16:30 Closing