Past Events

3rd International NTNU Symposium on Clinical Biomarkers of Cancer: Early detection and cancer therapy prediction; are we there?

**Meeting has been rescheduled to June 14 – 18, 2021 due to COVID-19**

Systems Immunology seminar

This is a seminar co-hosted by the NSI and the UiO FOCIS Centre of Excellence. In addition to talks by local researchers, we have two excellent international speakers, Sai Reddy from ETH Zurich (https://www.bsse.ethz.ch/lsi) and Aimee S. Payne from University of Pennsylvania (http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g20000220/p4430217).

Time and place: Friday, August 24, from 13.00, Auditorium 1 (Grønt), Rikshospitalet

After the seminar we will arrange a BBQ with wine and beer outside Cafe Erik (Domus Medica). The BBQ is free for NSI members. 200 kr for non-members (including NSI membership for 2018). We will be eating inside or outside depending on the weather. Deadline to sign up for the BBQ is August 15. Now closed!

Payment details (for non-members only)

NSI v/Raquel Bartolomé Casado
Department of Pathology
University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital
Account no.: 0540.08.38560

Please write YOUR NAME in the information box


Workshop on the Danger Model

The NSI arranged a two-day workshop on the Danger Model with Polly Matzinger and many other national and international experts in the field.

See the full program for the workshop below


NSI Workshop on how to write grant applications 2014

The NSI orgnaized October 20th a mini-seminar on how to write grant applications, with 20 min talks by:

Dmitrii Rodionov, CreoTech

Benedicte A. Lise, professor

Erik Dissen, professor

The slides from Lies talk can be found below:


NSI Happy Hour 2014

It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the NSI Happy Hour 2014, which will take place October 8th at 5 pm in Runde Auditorium at Domus Medica.

Theme: Research-based innovations

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What is needed to motivate basic researchers in academia to turn their discoveries into new innovations? What is required to make a commercial spin-off, and what is the reward for the researcher? How can we bridge the innovation gap between academia and the R&D industry?

Program

5 pm: “Commercialization of research-based innovations” by entrepreneur and investor Eirik Næss-Ulseth, who has 30 years experience in commercialization of innovations in biomedicine, IT, and physics.

5:30 pm: “Technology Transfer: From Science to Business” by Technology Strategy Manager Anders Holm, Inven2. Inven2 is an innovation company owned by the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, established to develop innovations.

6 pm: Pizza, beer/wine/soft drinks are served in Café Eric just outside the auditorium with excellent opportunities to socialize with colleagues!


23rd October 2013: R&D meeting:
The immune system and cancer – immunological effects of cancer therapies

Coorganized with the Oslo Cancer Cluster.
Program here.


9th October 2013: NSI Happy Hour 2013

ImmunoIdol competition, drinks, food and great company.

Program:
Rotunden 15.00-16.00 and 16.00-20.00
Contestants:
Trond Halstensen (Odont), Alex Corthay (CIR/OUS), Siri Mjaaland (FH), Tore Abrahamsen (OUS), Ludvig Munthe (CIR/IMM), Inger Sandlie (CIR/IBV)

Jury:
Line Alsaker (NRK), Simen Kvaal (UIO), Ingvild Haugstad (Det andre teatret)

16.00-20:00: Poster session and sponsor presentations
Poster prize will be awarded!

More info here.


ImmunQuiz 2013

w/ quizmaster Frode Vartdal, dean of the medical faculty

February 27th

18.00, at Anestesien, Rikshospitalet, Oslo

NSI Happy Hour 2012

12.september 2012
Lectures, drinks, food and great company.
Program: 
15.00-16.00:  Prof. Gary Koretzky, MD, PhD
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
University of Pennsylvania , USA
Signaling Mutants Uncover Rare Populations
of Innate-Like Lymphocytes” 

Abstract

16.00-16.30   Greger Abrahamsen, PhD
Insitute of Basal Medical Sciences
University of Oslo
“Image Stream flow cytometry”
The lectures will be in Auditorium 13, Domus Medica.
16.45-21:00:  Poster session and sponsor presentations, Atrium in Domus Medica.
Poster prize will be awarded!

16th February: ImmunQuiz 2012

w/ quizmaster Zoltan Fehervari, editor of Nature Immunology

18.00, at Anestesien, Rikshospitalet, Oslo