BioCat Annual Conference Program 2024
*The conference program is still a work in progress. We expect that it will appear similar to this when complete, but some changes may be possible.
Wednesday 11th of September
| Arrival | |
| 11.30-11.40 | Departure by Bus from Stavanger Airport to Sola Strand Hotel |
| 11.40-12.30 | Registration / check-in and poster mounting for both poster sessions |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-13.45 | Opening and welcome |
| Session 1 | |
| 13.45-14.45 | Invited speaker: Nikos Hatzakis, Professor & Research Group Leader at the University of Copenhagen Presentation title: A quantum leap of understanding protein structure dynamics to function correlation by Single molecule studies and machine learning analysis |
| 14.45-15.00 | (3) 3-minute student flash presentations – Davide Luciano, Eva Smorodina, & Greta Nardini |
| 15.00-16.00 | (4) 10-minute standard presentations – Agnes Beenfeldt Petersen, Greta Daae Sandsdalen, Hemanga Gogoi, & Jan Benedict Spannenkrebs |
| Social Break | |
| 16.00-16.15 | Coffee & Snacks |
| 16.15-19.00 | Free time (Wellness facility, beach walk, mountain hiking, etc) |
| Posters & Dinner | |
| 19.00-20.00 | Poster Session 1 – Odd Numbers |
| 20.00 | Dinner |
Thursday 12th of September
| 07.30-07.50 | Morning Swim |
| 07.00-09.00 | Breakfast |
| Session 2 | |
| 09.00-10.00 | Invited speaker: Magne Sydnes, Head of Department, University of Bergen Presentation title: Development of Photodegradable Pharmaceuticals |
| 10.00-10.15 | (3) 3-minute student flash presentations – José Miguel Godoy Muñoz, Juliana Miranda Tatara, & Liza Nguyen Van Sang |
| 10.15-11.15 | (4) 10-minute standard presentations – Maria Wilhelmsen Hoff, Mary Dayne Tai, Mina Gravdahl, & Robin Jeske |
| Social Break | |
| 11.15-11.30 | Coffee & Snacks |
| 11.30-13.00 | Team Building (outside) |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| Session 3 | |
| 14.00-15.00 | Invited speaker: Valeriia Kalienkova, Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Bergen Presentation title: Structures of a sperm-specific solute carrier gated by voltage and cAMP |
| 15.00-15.15 | (3) 3-minute student flash presentations – Nadia Aftab, Natalia Mojica & Ida Marie Stephansen |
| 15.15-16.15 | (4) 10-minute standard presentations – Susanne Hansen Troøyen, Szymon Szostak, Tobias Rindfleisch & Zuzanna Samol |
| Social Break | |
| 16.15-16.30 | Coffee & Snacks |
| 16.30-19.00 | Free time (Wellness facility, beach walk, mountain hiking, etc) |
| Posters & Dinner | |
| 19.00-20.00 | Poster Session 2 – Even Numbers |
| 20.00-22.30 | Dinner |
Friday 13th of September
| 7.00-10.00 | Breakfast and Check out |
| Session 4 | |
| 10.00-11.00 | Invited speaker: Håvard Sletta, Research Director of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine at SINTEF Industry Presentation title: Industrial biotechnology in Norway – status and opportunities |
| 11.00-11.15 | Award Announcements – Best 10 Minute Presentation, Best 3 Minute Presentation, Best Poster Session 1, Best Poster Session 2 |
| 11.15-12.15 | Private Feedback Sessions on 10-minute and 3-minute Presentations |
| Social Break | |
| 12.15-13.15 | Lunch |
| 13.15-14.45 | Wine tasting (Alternative: wellness area/free time, see below) |
| 14.45-15.15 | Coffee break |
| 13.15-15.15 | Wellness area or free time (Alternative: wine tasting/coffee break, see above) |
| Departure | |
| 15.15-15.30 | Load bus |
| 15.30 | Departure by Bus from Sola Strand Hotel to Stavanger Airport |
