Inspirational memorial symposium
September 14th, CCBIO, the Department of Clinical Science at 幸运飞艇计划 and the Women's Clinic at Helse Bergen organized a memorial symposium for Helga B. Salvesen, the CCBIO cancer researcher who passed away in January this year. People came from far and near to be together at this scientific gathering.
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"It was听both painful and nice听at the same time", says听professor Jone Trovik at the Department of Clinical Science. She is currently coordinating听Helga Salvesen's听research group.
"It is听good to see听that the important work Helga started will live on.听She听meant much to听us all, in听international research communities as well as here in Norway", Trovik continues.
Helga Salvesen and her group did听cutting edge research within gynaecologic听cancer, and stood for several significant findings听in听the field.
"We wanted to have this meeting in memory of Helga Salvesen and her听work", explains the director听of CCBIO, Lars A. Akslen.
"The scientific program focused on new biomarker studies in gynecologic and听breast cancers.听This is a听field that constantly teaches us more about cancer and how we can fight the disease - but it is also very complicated. Therefore, we need excellent and听hardworking researchers, and many of them听were here today. We were also reminded of the crucial importance of good听collaboration and network formation", Akslen continues.
Great interest
The 150 participants were provided with听much scientific refill during the day.听Several top names in cancer research听had come听to Bergen this September day, among听other Ate van der Zee from Groningen University in the Netherlands, Professor Hani Gabra from Imperial University London and Professor Inger听Thune from the University of Oslo.
"The scientific program听was very exciting", says听Jone Trovik.
"For me it was particularly interesting to listen to Professor and Senior Consultant Inger Thune at Oslo University Hospital", Trovik says. "Thune听talked about energy markers and the importance of metabolic changes for risk and progression of breast cancer.听
Professor at the Department of Biomedicine, Aurora Martinez, was glad听to be at the symposium.听"It was very nice to be here, not least to see what Helga has meant to so many. That was very touching."
"This was a very听inspirational day. Helga has through her听work been a role model for听many young researchers, and this was reflected听during the entire听day", Lars A. Akslen concluded.
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PROGRAM
You can find the scientific program on this link.
