IEMR Anniversary Symposium: Translational research is the future of medicine

Marking its 75th Anniversary, Institute for Experimental Medical Research invites collaborating clinical and research departments to a symposium to showcase the central position of translational research in the hospital system through examples of such research at OUS.

The symposium is open to all and free of charge. Sign up.

Keynote speaker

Douglas Mann, Washington University School of Medicine: Translational research is the future of medicine

Program

Pre-meeting / Stabsmøtet OUS (in Norwegian)

07:45-08:30 Translasjonsforskning – en av søylene i det moderne helsevesenet, Mathis Korseberg Stokke, Institutt for eksperimentell medisinsk forskning

08:30-09:00 Breakfast

Scientific symposium

09:00 Welcome, Mathis Korseberg Stokke, Institute for Experimental Medical Research

Session I

Chair: Thea Parsberg Støle, Institute for Experimental Medical Research

09:10 Opportunities for translational research in the New OUS, Erlend Smeland, Oslo University Hospital

09:25 Translational research in inflammation, Espen Melum, Research Institute for Internal Medicine

09:45 Translational research in pediatric hepatology, Runar Almaas, Pediatric Research Institute

10:05 The importance of basic science in translational medicine – innovation and commercialization of a new therapeutic principle to curb fibrosis, Håvard Attramadal, Institute for Surgical Research

10:25-10:55 Coffee break

Session II

Chair: Espen Remme, Institute for Surgical Research

11:00 AI-facilitated immune receptor engineering for drug development, Fridtjof Lund-Johansen, Institute for Immunology

11:20 Hemodynamic insights from the animal lab to patient care, John Aalen, Department of Cardiology

11:40 Facing new anticoagulants in acute cardiac surgery – a short story of practically oriented translational research, Johannes Lagethon Bjørnstad, Cardiothoracic Surgery

12:00 From molecule to lung transplantation and back again, Are Martin Holm, Department of Respiratory Medicine

12:20-13:15 Lunch

Session III

Chair: Andreas Romaine, Institute for Surgical Research

13:15 Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms, with ultrasound and AI, Toril Rabben, Department of Vascular Surgery

13:35 Seeing the future – multiscale imaging in research and patient care, Anna Bergan Dahl and Victoria Kjellin-Bennett, Institute for Experimental Medical Research

13:55 Invited speaker: Translational research is the future of medicine, Douglas Mann, Washington University School of Medicine

14:25 Closing remarks, Mathis Korseberg Stokke, Institute for Experimental Medical Research

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