UniStem Day 2025

We welcome high school students from Vestland county to UniStem Day 2025; a unique opportunity to foster learning, discovery, and debate in the field of stem cell research. Over 100 high school students have already signed up for UniStem Day 2025, and there are still some available seats for this special event!

14.

March

2025

14. Mar 2025, 9:15 AM - 1:00 PM

Time and place

When

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 and information about UniStem Day 2025 will come, and you can contact us at MRCRM@helse-bergen.no if your school wants to join us at Haukeland on March 14, 2025.

Program

Part 1: 09.00 -12.00. Auditorium 2, BBB

09:00 - 09:15: Auditorium opens and coordinator Elise Aasebø welcomes everyone

09:15 - 09:30: Opening speech "The History of Cell Therapy" by Einar K. Kristoffersen, head of MRCRM

09:30 - 09:50: Video Call Europe

09:45 - 10:05: Gene Editing with CRISPR/Cas-9 by Stian Knappskog, professor at UiB

10:05 - 10:25: Stem Cell Spray for Burn Treatment by Astrid B Jenssen, PhD candidate, UiB

10:25 - 10:40: The Postmen of Stem Cells: Can Small Packages Repair the Brain? by Casper E. Sandvik, master's student in Cell Biology, UiB

10:40 - 10:55: Miniature Models of Breast Cancer and Brain: New Insights into Cancer Spread by Heidrun Vethe, researcher at UiB

10:55 - 11:25: Break and Lunch

11:25 - 11:45: Panel Discussion on the Path to Research. Panel: Astrid, Casper, Heidrun, and Dewaki. Moderator: Gyrid Nygård, senior researcher

11:45 - 12:00: Kahoot and Conclusion by Elise Aasebø and Salwa Suliman

Part 2: 12.00 - 14.00

Lab visit on the Tissue Engineering Group's facility at the Institute of Clinical Dentistry (by Salwa Suliman)
Lab visit at the "Bergen Center for Medical Stem Cell Research" at BBB (by Gyrid Nygård)
Visit to the University Museum of Bergen at Høyden

NB! The lab visits are only for students selected based on a motivational letter. The Museum visit is for all.