Other meetings – Norwegian Society for Immunology (NSI)

Seminar on vaccination and humoral immunity

Dear all,
Norwegian Society for Immunology (NSI) together with Precision Immunotherapy Alliance (PRIMA) welcome you to a seminar on vaccination and humoral immunity, Monday October 27 from 13.00.
Place: Runde Auditorium (Domus Medica)
Light refreshments will be served.

13:15-14.00
Jenna Guthmiller, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, USA. https://guthmillerlab.weebly.com
“Harnessing Humoral Immunity for Next Generation Influenza Vaccines”

14:00-14:30 Gunnveig Grødeland, PhD, Professor, Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Pandemics and One-Health Research, University of Oslo, Norway.
“Vaccination for a diverse population”

14:30-15:00: Johanne Tracey Jacobsen, Associate Professor, Institute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
“Germinal Center guided development of therapeutic antibodies”

For more information:
https://www.prima.uio.no/english/news-and-events/events/2025/seminar-on-vaccination-and-humoral-immunity-.html

NSI is finally on Youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/@norwegianimmunology!
Here you can find recordings from Immunologiens Dag (2022-25) (in Norwegian) and starting from this year, recordings from NSI Rising Star Seminars and NSI presents Norwegian group leaders (in english).
So, watch, like and share!

NSI er endelig på Youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/@norwegianimmunology!
Her finner du opptak fra Immunologiens Dag (2022-25) (på norsk), og fra og med i år også opptak fra NSI Rising Star Seminars og NSI presenterer norske gruppeledere (på engelsk).
Så se, lik og del!

Inger Sandlie and Bjarne Bogen become Knight Commanders, and lecture by David Nemazee

Dear NSI members,

We are happy to invite you to an event where Professor David Nemazee will give a lecture on Blocking plasma cell differentiation enhances tumor immunity, followed by the appointment of honorary NSI members Inger Sandlie and Bjarne Bogen as Knight Commanders (1st Class) of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for their outstanding work in medical research and innovation.

Date: Thursday, October 16 at 14:00
Place: Runde auditorium, Domus Medica

Program:
14.00-14.45 Lecture by Professor David Nemazee: Blocking plasma cell differentiation enhances tumor immunity

David Nemazee is internationally recognized for his seminal work on B cell tolerance. The talk will be on his recent work in tumor immunology, published in Nature Communications 2025 (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59622-4). David Nemazee is professor at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. He has strong connections to Norwegian immunology

14.45-15.00 Break

15.00-16.00 Appointment of Bjarne Bogen and Inger Sandlie as Knight Commanders (1st Class) of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav

NOTE: The ceremony is in Norwegian. Preregistration by 25th Sept is required for the appointment ceremony and following reception: https://nettskjema.no/a/544297

16.00-19.00 Reception with light food and beverages at Café Erik, outside Runde Auditorium

Welcome!

SSI travel grants for SSI2025 Annual Meeting

Dear all,
The Scandinavian Society of Immunology is happy to announce a number of travel grants for the 50^th Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Immunology; SSI2025 – https://swimm.se/ssi-2025/

The following grant types will be available:
Stockholm area: 450 EUR
Rest of Sweden: 800 EUR
Finland/Norway/Denmark: 1000 EUR
Iceland: 1300 EUR

To apply, please send us the abstract you plan to present at the meeting, a motivation letter, and confirmation that you are a member of one of the national societies in good standing (member since 1.1.2025).

The grants will be made available for students, post docs and early career researchers.

Send the application to: mariti@medisin.uio.no
Deadline: May 20.

Abstract deadline for the congress is June 15th.
Awardees will be notified within the abstract deadline.

The grant will be paid out after the congress, and awardees need to attend the General Assembly at the SSI2025, and sign a document confirming physical presence.