Would you like to learn more about the UniStem Day concept in Bergen?
In March 2024 we hosted the first UniStem Day event in Norway for high-school students from Nordahl Grieg and Askøy.
Time and place
- When
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- 14. Mar 2025, 9:15 AM - 1:00 PM
- Organizer
- Mohn Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine (MRCRM)
- Where
- Haukeland University Hospital
UniStem Day is the largest European event for dissemination and outreach of stem cell science and regenerative medicine towards high-school students. The event, coordinated by the UniStem Centre at the University of Milan, involves the collaboration of Universities and Research Centers all over Europe.
Program
March 20th: 09.00 -13.00. Auditorium 2, BBB
09:00 - 09:15: Auditorium opens and coordinator Anita Alvheim welcomes everyone
09:15 - 09:30: Opening speech "The History of Cell Therapy" by Prof. Einar K. Kristoffersen, head of MRCRM
09:30 - 09:45: Video Call Europe. Moderator: Anita Alvheim
09:45 - 10:15: When Tumors are Grown in the Lab - 3D Models for Better Cancer Treatment by Daniela-Elena Costea, pathologist, Haukeland University Hospital and professor at UiB
10:15 - 10:45: "My journey into advanced cell therapy" by Oline Øie Hovland, molecular biologist, Haukeland University Hospital
10:45 - 11:00: Insights from Tekna, with Turid Helen Felli Lunde. Biochemist and Tekna representative
11:00 - 11:30: Break and Lunch
11:30 - 11:45: Talk by a master student - to be confirmed
11:45 - 12:15: Brain in a dish by to be announced, Mohn Research Center for Psychotic disorders
12:15 - 12:45: Stem cell transplantation - possibilities and challenges by Astrid Olsnes, chief physician, Haukeland University Hospital
12:45 - 13:00: Conclusion by Anita Alvheim
