BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SciLifeLab - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:SciLifeLab X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.scilifelab.se X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SciLifeLab REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Stockholm BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261111T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261111T180000 DTSTAMP:20261019T140418Z CREATED:20261019T135536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T140418Z UID:10001923-1794412800-1794420000@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Launch of the 2026 version of Human Protein Atlas DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the launch of the Human Protein Atlas version 26! \n\n\n\nJoin us for introductary remarks from the HPA management team and representatives from KAW\, SciLifeLab\, KI and KTH. The event will take place at Nobel Forum and seats are limited\, so secure your spot today. After the presentations you are invited to join us for refreshments. \n\n\n\nThere is also a possibility to join remotely by streaming following this link \n\n\n\nVersion 26 highlights: \n\n\n\n• Several new additional subatlases (resources) \n\n\n\n• Extensive AI-powered tools and resources \n\n\n\n• 10+ million annotated images and 2+ million web pages \n\n\n\n• Built on contributions from 700+ researchers \n\n\n\n• One of the most visited life science portals in the world \n\n\n\n/the HPA team \n\n\n\nRegistration URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/launch-of-the-2026-version-of-human-protein-atlas/ LOCATION:Nobel Forum\, Nobels väg 1\, Solna\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/asset-13x.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261111T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261111T130000 DTSTAMP:20261020T085139Z CREATED:20261019T141601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T085139Z UID:10001924-1794391200-1794402000@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Element Biosciences Global Roadshow – Stockholm DESCRIPTION:Join SciLifeLab\, NGI\, and Element Biosciences in Stockholm for Shift Your Science 2026\, a seminar exploring how next-generation genomic\, spatial\, and single-cell platforms are expanding research possibilities.This event brings together infrastructure experts and researchers to present multiomics and high-throughput sequencing innovations\, including first looks at Element’s Cytos™ (used for optical pooled screening) and VITARI™ systems. Featuring talks from leaders at NGI\, CRISPR Functional Genomics\, and Karolinska Institutet\, the session aims to foster collaboration and accelerate advanced genomics adoption across the Swedish research community. \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nMatthew Kellinger (Element Biosciences)Anja Mezger (NGI)Bernhard Schmierer (CRISPR FG)Myra Almén (KI/SciLifeLab) \n\n\n\nEB_Global_Roadshow_2026_Tier2_Flyer_StockholmDownload URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/element-biosciences-global-roadshow-stockholm/ LOCATION:Life City\, Solnavägen 3H\, Stockholm\, 113 64 CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI)":MAILTO:support@ngisweden.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261110T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261110T153000 DTSTAMP:20261103T093401Z CREATED:20260825T091248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T093401Z UID:10001880-1794317400-1794324600@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:DDLS Annual Conference 2026 workshops DESCRIPTION:During the second day of the DDLS Annual Conference 2026 held at Aula Magna at Stockholm University participants will have an opportunity to attend one of the workshops. The workshops are directed at researchers in data-driven life science in all career stages. \n\n\n\nPlease note that each workshop has a limited number of seats\, on the first come first served basis. Those registered after the limit is reached will be placed on a waiting list (and get invited to register if a spot becomes available). The workshops will take place in various rooms of the main venue of the conference – Aula Magna at Stockholm University. The workshops start at 13:30 and last for up to 2 hours. Coffee/tea and fika will be served during the workshops. \n\n\n\nFeel free to email datacentre@scilifelab.se with any questions about the workshops. \n\n\n\nWorkshops\n\n\n\nWorkshop 1. How to use LLMs to present results from your research project as a web application\n\n\n\nHeld by: team members at SciLifeLab Data Centre\, TBA \n\n\n\nWhere and when: November 10\, 2026 at 13:30-15:30\, room Spelbomskan (Frescativägen 6 Stockholm) \n\n\n\nParticipants: max 30 \n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nDescription: In case of many research projects\, there is a need to present results not only as a traditional conference or journal paper but also as an interactive web-based tool that can be used by the readers or collaborators to e.g.\, explore the project data as interactive dashboards\, test out performance of a machine learning model\, input own arbitrary parameters in a simulation tool\, etc. Building such web applications for research projects has become rather easy with the help of large language model based tools such as ChatGPT\, Mistral\, Claude\, etc. This means that researchers can build and share web applications for their research projects without learning Python for web in depth (i.e. only using scientific Python knowledge). In this workshop\, we will demonstrate a few examples of where a web-based application can be built to present the results. Subsequently\, we will show how to package the resulting application and make it available to collaborators or general public through a URL using a SciLifeLab hosting service. Participants can follow along on their own laptops and either use our examples or build web-based applications for their own research projects during the workshop. We will be using a SciLifeLab hosted LLM tool during this workshop so that no data is shared with commercial companies. \n\n\n\nParticipants will need to bring a laptop to this workshop to be able to fully participate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind you way to the Workshop meeting room\, Spelbomskan.\n\n\n\nRoom map of Aula MagnaDownload\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWorkshop 2. Public hosting of Shiny apps: hands-on workshop\n\n\n\nHeld by: Staff at SciLifeLab Data Centre \n\n\n\nWhere and when: November 10\, 2026 at 13:30-15:30\, room Polstjärnan (Frescativägen 6 Stockholm) \n\n\n\nParticipants: max 30 \n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nDescription: Researchers often create R Shiny applications as part of their projects and want to publish them as research output – as analysis tools with a graphical interface\, as supplementary materials for publications\, in order to make annotation easier\, etc. In order to make Shiny apps available to the collaborators or general public\, they need to be hosted somewhere and have a URL. We will start this workshop by giving an overview of what it means to create and publish Shiny apps as researcher in terms of institutional and funder requirements. We will then take a look at different hosting options for Shiny apps. During the hands-on part\, we will focus on packaging Shiny apps for hosting as Docker images. Together with the participants\, we will step-by-step package and publish an example Shiny app or the participants’ own Shiny app. If you are a researcher with an existing Shiny app you’d like to host\, or if you plan to build a Shiny app in the future\, this workshop is for you. If you already have a Shiny app you would like to host\, bring it\, and we will help you with it. \n\n\n\nExpected outcomes: After this workshop\, the participants will both have an understanding of working with Shiny apps within research projects in a Swedish university context and have practical knowledge about public hosting of Shiny apps. \n\n\n\nParticipants will need to bring a laptop to this workshop to be able to fully participate. \n\n\n\nThe second workshop has been cancelled due to workshop leaders’ schedule conflict. This workshop will instead be offered to the DDLS community in some format in 2027. URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/ddls-annual-conference-2026-workshops/ LOCATION:Aula Magna\, Frescativägen 6\, Stockholm\, 114 18 Stockholm\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Data Centre":MAILTO:datacentre@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261109T151500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261109T161500 DTSTAMP:20261014T074432Z CREATED:20261014T074431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T074432Z UID:10001917-1794237300-1794240900@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:[The Svedberg seminar] - Beneficial effects of astrocytic metabolic modulation in Alzheimer’s disease DESCRIPTION:Maite Solas Zubiaurre\n\n\n\nProfessor of Pharmacology at the University of Navarra\, Spain \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nMaite Solas Zubiaurre is a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Navarra (Spain)\, where she leads the SOLAS Lab. Her research focuses on the role of astrocyte metabolism in brain function and neurodegenerative diseases\, particularly Alzheimer’s disease\, with a special emphasis on glucose metabolism and insulin signalling.  \n\n\n\nBeneficial effects of astrocytic metabolic modulation in Alzheimer’s disease\n\n\n\nAberrant brain energy metabolism is considered a key mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease (AD)\, with alterations in glucose uptake occurring before symptoms appear. Glucose transport into the brain is regulated by GLUT1\, highly expressed in astrocytes\, which are strategically positioned to control this process. This study examined the effects of astrocyte-specific GLUT1 deletion in an AD mouse model. \n\n\n\nUnexpectedly\, removing astrocytic GLUT1 reduced mortality in APP/PS1 mice and improved cognitive performance in behavioral tests\, without affecting amyloid-β pathology. Additionally\, astrocytic Ca²⁺ dynamics were enhanced\, and disrupting this activity abolished the cognitive benefits\, highlighting its importance. \n\n\n\nSince AD progression involves shifts in neuronal activity\, hippocampal circuits were analyzed. GLUT1 deletion restored neuronal hypoactivity observed in later stages\, likely linked to improved astrocytic function. \n\n\n\nOverall\, these findings suggest that astrocytes lacking GLUT1 retain metabolic capacity under amyloid stress and\, rather than worsening pathology\, help prevent mortality and cognitive decline in this AD model. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHost: Melisa Bentivegna melisa.bentivegna@mcb.uu.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/the-svedberg-seminar-maite-solas-zubiaurre/ LOCATION:BMC Room C8:301\, Husargatan 3\, Uppsala\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Picture1-The-Svedberg.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Svedberg Seminar Series":MAILTO:thesvedberg@scilifelab.uu.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261109T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261110T123000 DTSTAMP:20261109T092956Z CREATED:20260413T092109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T092956Z UID:10001800-1794223800-1794313800@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:DDLS Annual Conference 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) program\, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW)\, warmly welcomes you to the 5th DDLS Annual Conference\, taking place November 9-10\, 2026\, at Aula Magna\, Frescati Campus\, Stockholm. \n\n\n\nTarget Group: Anyone interested in data-driven life science is welcome to attend the Conference. You don´t need to be part of the SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science\, even though the conference focuses on achievements and highlights program activities. \n\n\n\nThis two-day\, in-person event will highlight DDLS research and activities\, showcase new technologies and services available to researchers across Sweden\, and provide a forum for knowledge exchange and collaboration. Participants will have the opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nShare and discuss research findings\n\n\n\nExplore ideas and insights across disciplines\n\n\n\nBuild networks for collaboration and career development\n\n\n\nGain perspectives beyond their own fields of expertise\n\n\n\n\nHosts & Moderators\n\n\n\nThe DDLS & SciLifeLab Director\, Jan Ellenberg\, will open the 2-day Conference. The DDLS Co-Directors\, Erik Kristansson (Chalmers) and Carolina Wählby (Uppsala University)\, will moderate and guide you through the Program. \n\n\n\nThe conference begins on November 9 with on-site registration and poster hanging from 11:00\, a light networking lunch from 11:30 to 12:30\, and concludes with a networking lunch on November 10 (12:30–13:30). \n\n\n\nKeynotes\n\n\n\n\n\nAndreas KapouraniDirector of Data Science at Relation TherapeuticsRelation Therapeutics\n\n\n\n\n\nKaroline FaustAssociate Professor and head of the Lab of Microbial Systems BiologyKU Leuven\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYouTube live-broadcast\n\n\n\nYouTube broadcast: The Program from Aula Magna will be live-broadcast on the YouTube SciLifeLab Talks & Training channel. Note! Some speakers may share unpublished data that will be excluded from the live broadcast. You will find an embedded YouTube video player here on the day of the event. \n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nNovember 9\n\n\n\n11:00Registration opens. Hang your poster according to the Poster list.11:30Light lunch12:30Introduction and WelcomeJan Ellenberg\, DDLS and SciLifeLab Director12:50Three Impactful Problems in Drug Discovery That Might Be Solvable with Machine Learning (and What We Are Doing About Them at Relation Therapeutics)Andreas Kapourani\, Director of Data Science\, Relation Therapeutics\, UK13:30Panel DiscussionModerators: Ola Engkvist\, Executive Director AstraZeneca & Adjunct Professor Chalmers University of Technology; Tuuli Lappalainen\, Professor\, KTH/SciLifeLab1. Gianfranco Grompone\, PhD\, CSO\, BioGaia AB & Affiliated Scientist\, University of Gothenburg2. Lina Hultin Rosenberg\, Director Data & Analytics\, R&D\, Olink / Thermo Fisher3. Peetra Magnusson\, Assoc. Prof. & DDLS Research School Director\, Uppsala University4. Patrik Rydén\, Prof. & IDS Director\, Umeå University5. Andreas Kapourani\, Director of Data Science\, Relation Therapeutics\, UK14:00Poster session I (odd numbers) with Coffee15:00DDLS Fellows talksUnderstanding Cancer Heterogeneity Through Machine Learning and Molecular NetworksGolnaz Taheri\, KTHPredictors of genome-wide variation in the effects of new mutationsJennifer James\, UUTowards autoregularization of reconstruction and datamining in cryo-EMBjörn Forsberg\, LiU.This talk will not be broadcast16:00Meet the new DDLS Fellows16:15HPC\, AI and Data Resources for Life Science ResearchMatts Karlsson\, NAISS Director of External Relations16:30Poster session II (even numbers) with Mingle17:30End of day 1\n\n\n\nNovember 10\n\n\n\n09:00DDLS Fellows talks09:05Leveraging population genomic data to understand clonal hematopoiesis and blood cancer riskAbhishek Niroula\, GUThis talk will not be broadcast09:25Steering AlphaFold through the distogramNicholas Pearce\, UU09:45Exploring chemical space with distillation modelsAndreas Luttens\, KIThis talk will not be broadcast10:05Coffee break10:50Top-Down and Bottom-Up Exploration of Alternative Community Types in the Human Gut MicrobiomeKaroline Faust\, Associate Professor\, KU Leuven\, Belgium11:30Presentations of DDLS funded projectsThe project presentations will not be broadcastLearning 3D genome dynamics from heterogeneous dataJohan Elf\, UUMultimodal AI-based Precision Diagnostics and Decision Support for Breast Cancer (AID4BC)Mattias Rantalainen\, KITIMED: Time-Resolved Imaging and Multi-Channel Evaluation of Cellular DynamicsRocio Mercado\, Chalmers; Ola Spjuth\, UUMicroscopy Foundation Model & AI-Ready Data Hub for Smart MicroscopyHanzhao Zhang\, KTHSwedish Metabarcoding Network (SMN)Tobias Andermann\, UUTissUUmaps RDCPCarolina Wählby\, UUCRITICAL MICROBES – Comprehensive Research on InfecTIons Complications Across the Lifespan – MICROBiology Epidemiology in SwedenAnne-Marie Connolly\, UmU12:15Best Poster Award & Closing Words12:30Lunch and networking13:30End of conference13:30Pre-registered workshop organized by SciLifeLab Data Centre:How to use LLMs to present results from your research project as a web application\, Meeting room Spelbomskan.\n\n\n\nSee separate registration page to sign up for workshops on November 10. \n\n\n\nProgram_DDLS Annual Conference 2026Download\n\n\n\nKeynotes\n\n\n\nAndreas Kapourani\nTitle: Three impactful problems in drug discovery that might be solvable with machine learning (and what we are doing about them at Relation Therapeutics).Bio: Andreas C. Kapourani is Director of Data Science at Relation Therapeutics\, where he leads the ML for Genetics group. In support of Relation’s vision to develop transformative medicines through a deeper understanding of disease biology\, his team develops DNA foundation models and specialised machine learning methods to understand how genetic variation influences gene regulation\, cellular function\, and disease. By integrating large-scale human genetics with single-cell and patient-derived multi-omics data\, their research aims to translate genetic associations into biological insights\, improving confidence in therapeutic target identification and guiding drug discovery.With a background in computer science and artificial intelligence\, Andreas holds a PhD in Data Science from the University of Edinburgh\, where he specialised in Bayesian modelling of single-cell and multi-omics data. Prior to joining Relation\, he was a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh\, where he developed statistical and machine learning approaches for single-cell and spatial genomics\, applying them to understand liver fibrosis and regeneration. His research has been published in journals including Nature\, Cell\, and Genome Biology. \n\n\n\n\nKaroline Faust\nTitle: Top-down and bottom-up exploration of alternative community types in the human gut microbiome.Bio: Karoline Faust is an Associate Professor at KU Leuven who heads the Lab of Microbial Systems Biology\, which focuses on investigating microbial community dynamics in silico and in vitro. In particular\, her team is studying interactions between human gut bacteria and the resulting dynamics with synthetic communities in controlled conditions. In addition\, the team develops new tools for the analysis of microbiome data\, specifically the analysis of microbial networks. The group’s work is thus situated at the intersection of bioinformatics\, systems biology\, and microbial ecology.Abstract: The human colon is home to a diverse microbial community\, the gut microbiome\, which impacts the host’s health and well-being. The composition of the gut microbiome varies across persons\, forming distinct groups known as enterotypes\, which have been linked to differences in host characteristics and behavior such as diet. However\, these environmental factors do not explain observations of transient perturbations leading to community shifts\, which persist even after the perturbation ceased. In my talk\, I will discuss multi-stability as an alternative hypothesis to explain enterotypes. I will present simulations and in vitro experiments that support the idea that alternative community types observed in the gut can be interpreted as different states of a multi-stable community. Investigating the causes behind alternative community types is relevant\, since they affect the interpretation of microbiome data. In particular\, multi-stability implies that different gut microbial community compositions can be due to past perturbations rather than current differences between hosts.Affiliation: Molecular Bacteriology Unit (Rega Institute)\, Department of Microbiology\, Immunology and Transplantation\, KU Leuven \n\n\n\n\nMatts Karlsson\nTitle: HPC\, AI and Data Resources for Life Science Research \n\n\n\nBio: Matts Karlsson is Professor of Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at Linköping University and a member of the steering group of the SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS). He has led national computing infrastructure for more than two decades: he was Director of the National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) at Linköping University in 2002–2003\, and again from 2016\, a period that included the inauguration of Tetralith\, then Sweden’s largest supercomputer. He later served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research at Linköping University\, where he championed strategic investments in data\, AI and research infrastructure\, and he is now Director of External Relations at the National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden (NAISS)\, working on partnerships with national research infrastructures such as MAX IV. His own research bridges computation and medicine: he develops patient-specific models of cardiovascular blood flow\, combining large-scale simulation with 4D flow MRI to understand diseases of the heart and aorta. \n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nAffiliation: NAISS Director of External Relations \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDDLS Fellows Talks\n\n\n\nBjörn Forsberg\nTitle: Towards autoregularization of reconstruction and datamining in cryo-EM \n\n\n\nBio: Researcher in structural biology and method development in cryo-EM \n\n\n\nAbstract: Cryo-EM is the method of choice for visualization of proteins and biomolecules with molecular detail\, permitting multiple states\, binding partners and molecular motions to be visualized with more flexibility than other methods. However\, this is highly dependent on the sample and conditions\, and the wide range of use cases and application details creates a necessity for data processing to be adaptive. Historically\, this has relied on expert users to inject reasonable bias into the processing pipeline\, using deep technical knowledge and elaborate specialized pipelines. Here I will present an overview of how we aim to provide more adaptive control of the data processing\, through construction of natural features that decrease bias with increased meaningful regularization. This also requires a new framework for evaluating performance and better synthetic data for legitimate ground-truth evaluation of current methods of data processing. \n\n\n\nAffiliation: Linköping University \n\n\n\n\nAbhishek Niroula\nTitle: Leveraging population genomic data to understand clonal hematopoiesis and blood cancer risk \n\n\n\nBio: Abhishek Niroula is a DDLS Fellow and Assistant Professor at the University of Gothenburg. He received his PhD from Lund University\, where he studied the impact of genetic variation on human health. During his first postdoctoral appointment\, he worked in computational functional genomics to understand the functional impact of genetic variants identified through genome-wide association studies. He subsequently joined the Broad Institute\, where his postdoctoral research focused on pre-cancerous somatic mutations and the development of models to predict an individual’s risk of developing blood cancer. His laboratory at the University of Gothenburg now investigates the biology of pre-cancerous clones\, the mechanisms that regulate their expansion\, and how these clones contribute to human diseases\, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Cancer develops through the gradual accumulation of somatic genetic alterations and clonal evolution\, often over many years. Large-scale genomic and health datasets provide new opportunities to detect these changes at an early stage and identify individuals at increased risk of disease. Our lab studies clonal hematopoiesis\, an age-associated expansion of blood cell clones carrying somatic genetic mutations. Clonal hematopoiesis is associated with an elevated risk of blood cancers as well as non-malignant conditions\, including cardiovascular disease. Using genomic data from large population-based cohorts\, we characterize clonal hematopoiesis in individuals without blood cancer and investigate the genetic drivers and regulators of clonal expansion. By integrating genomic information with demographic\, clinical\, and longitudinal health data\, we investigate the factors that influence malignant transformation and develop models for predicting future blood cancer risk. Ultimately\, our work seeks to improve our understanding of the earliest stages of cancer evolution and provide a foundation for identifying individuals who may benefit from closer monitoring or early intervention. \n\n\n\nAffiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology\, Institute of Biomedicine\, Sahlgrenska Academy\, University of Gothenburg\, Gothenburg\, Sweden Science for Life Laboratory\, University of Gothenburg\, Gothenburg\, Sweden \n\n\n\n\nNicholas Pearce\nTitle: Steering AlphaFold through the distogram \n\n\n\nBio: Nicholas Pearce is a DDLS Fellow at Uppsala University working on method development within structural biology\, particularly for the identification of weak and dynamic signals in X-ray crystallography and Cryo-EM data. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Since its publication in 2021\, the networks within AlphaFold2/3 have been prodded and probed to understand how to steer the predicted structures to contain desirable features. We now have several methods that allow the imposition of external restraints on the structure predictions\, whether geometric priors or experimental data. However\, existing methods either use a sample-and-prune approach or else the restraint is a weak prior and can be ignored during structure prediction. We present a method for directly optimizing the pair representation within AlphaFold-like structure predictors to produce desirable features in the distogram\, which can be intuitively linked to different kinds of structural restraint. We demonstrate this “resTrain” method in a variety of applications including conformer generation\, docking\, and NMR structure determination. \n\n\n\nAffiliation: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology\, Uppsala University \n\n\n\n\nGolnaz Taheri\nTitle: Understanding Cancer Heterogeneity Through Machine Learning and Molecular Networks \n\n\n\nBio: Golnaz Taheri is an Assistant Professor and Docent at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and a research group leader at SciLifeLab. She is a WASP and DDLS Fellow and a member of the Digital Futures faculty. Her research focuses on developing machine-learning methods for complex biomedical data\, particularly graph-based modelling and multimodal data integration. Her group combines methodological development with applications in cancer genomics\, drug interactions and response\, with an emphasis on biological interpretation. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Cancer heterogeneity reflects both molecular differences within tumours and interactions between cancer cells and their surroundings. In this talk\, I will discuss how machine learning and network modelling can help study this complexity\, drawing on breast and prostate cancer research and ongoing work investigating how cancer–fibroblast interactions influence responses to drug perturbations. The main focus will be our framework for prioritising candidate regulatory genes in breast cancer. Rather than analysing all tumours through a shared molecular network\, we infer a separate regulatory network for each breast cancer subtype and combine gene-expression features with information about each gene’s position in the network. I will present how our findings recover known cancer genes and subtype-relevant biological pathways\, and highlight a candidate gene in one of the breast cancer subtypes\, where its expression is associated with patient outcomes. Through these examples\, I will discuss the contribution of network structure to gene prioritisation and the biological interpretation of cancer heterogeneity across molecular and cellular scales. \n\n\n\nAffiliation: Department of Computational Science and Technology\, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\, KTH Royal Institute of Technology\, and Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab)\, Stockholm\, Sweden. \n\n\n\n\nJennifer James\nTitle: Predictors of genome-wide variation in the effects of new mutations \n\n\n\nBio: As a researcher\, I’m fascinated by new mutations; these provide the vital raw material necessary for evolution and adaptation. New mutations occur regularly\, generating genetic diversity- new heritable variation among individuals. However\, how many of these new mutations generate variation in the traits of the individuals that carry them? And\, most importantly for evolution by natural selection\, how do new mutations impact fitness\, the ability of individuals to survive and reproduce? My work seeks to address these important questions\, using a combination of population genetics and proteomics. \n\n\n\nAbstract: In our recent work\, we assessed how predictive gene features (such as local recombination rate\, level of organisation within gene gene networks\, and gene length) are to the level of selective constraint genes experience\, and assessed how this impacts the effects that new mutations have on such genes. We used data from the full genomes of Mus musculus castaneus (mouse)\, Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast)\, and a combination of population genetics and machine learning inference methods. We found that genes with higher connectivity in gene interaction networks and higher levels of expression were under greater selective constraint\, and new mutations in such genes had the strongest deleterious effects.  Our results highlight the value of using gene features collectively to link the genomic architecture\, fitness landscapes\, and patterns of molecular evolution. We also found that genes with the highest proportion of fixed beneficial mutations and therefore the highest rates of adaptive evolution tended to be those that have intermediate levels of selective constraint- i.e.\, not those genes that are under extremely strong negative selection but also not the genes under low levels of selective constraint. These are perhaps the genes in a ‘happy middle ground’- mutations in these genes are able to effect moderate phenotypic change when adaptive evolution is required\, but not so much change that they risk disrupting many systems at once. \n\n\n\nAffiliation: DDLS fellow Uppsala University \n\n\n\n\nAndreas Luttens\nTitle: Exploring Chemical Space with Distillation Models \n\n\n\nBio: Andreas earned his degree in chemistry from Ghent University\, Belgium\, before completing a PhD in molecular life sciences at Uppsala University\, where he developed computational approaches to explore large chemical databases for novel drug candidates. He then joined MIT as a Wallenberg postdoctoral fellow\, focusing on deep learning methods to discover new antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria. Recently appointed as an Assistant Professor\, Data-Driven Life Science Fellow\, and MIMS Investigator at Karolinska Institutet\, SciLifeLab\, and Umeå University\, Andreas leads a lab that harnesses deep learning models to design next-generation anti-infectives. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Discovering molecules with the right properties is a central challenge in drug design. While high-throughput screening can test thousands to millions of compounds\, even large internal collections represent a tiny fraction of accessible chemical space\, and the most promising candidates are often not among them. Scaling up to billion-compound make-on-demand libraries requires deep learning models that generalize well from limited experimental data. In this talk\, I will present GLACIER\, a multimodal foundation model designed for exactly this low-data regime. By combining complementary molecular representations and distilling knowledge from large pretrained models into a lightweight architecture\, GLACIER learns rich embeddings that transfer effectively to new tasks with few labels. I will show how this approach enables robust molecular property prediction and discuss its potential to prioritize synthesis candidates across billion-scale chemical libraries. \n\n\n\nAffiliation: Karolinska Institutet\, SciLifeLab\, Umeå University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoster Abstracts & DDLS Annual Poster Prize\n\n\n\nThe DDLS Poster Prize encourages PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to present high-quality work in data-driven life science. The award\, decided by a Scientific Committee jury\, includes a certificate and a travel grant of up to 5\,000 SEK. Conditions apply. If you present a poster\, please ensure you stay for the Poster Award Ceremony at 12:00 by the end of the Conference. \n\n\n\nPoster abstract book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSatellite meetings (only invited)\n\n\n\nDDLS Research School kickoff meeting\, November 9\, 09:00-11:30. Meeting room: Bergsmannen. Registration and fika outside the meeting room from 08:30. \n\n\n\nDDLS Postdoc meeting\, November 9\, 10:30-11:30. Meeting room Mimer. \n\n\n\nDDLS Steering Group meeting\, November 10\, 13:00-14:30. Meeting room Polstjärnan. \n\n\n\nDDLS Fellows meeting\, November 10\, 13:30-16:00. Meeting room Bergsmannen. \n\n\n\nWorkshop: (only registered) How to use LLMs to present results from your research project as a web application\, arranged by SciLifeLab Data Centre. November 10\, 13:30-15:30. Meeting room Spelbomskan. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nRegistration and Poster submission are closed! \n\n\n\nSince we expect some cancellations between the deadline (October 21) and the event date\, we will keep “late-participant registration” possible. We have now closed the registration form. If you are interested\, you can come to Aula Magna and register on-site. BUT NOTE! \n\n\n\nA) We cannot accommodate allergies or dietary preferences. \n\n\n\nB) We can only offer refreshments and lunch if we have the same amount of cancellations. Select your attendance for Lunch and poster mingle\, but please check with the on-site registration desk to see if coffee and lunch are available. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPractical information\n\n\n\nFind you way to Aula Magna\, Campus Frescati\n\n\n\nAula Magna is located close to public transport. The nearest stop is Universitetet\, served by the underground\, Roslagsbanan and several bus routes. Map to Aula Magna here! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFind your way in the building\n\n\n\n4th floor (the Foyer)Registration\, Cloakroom\, exhibitors\, and two accessible toilets.Entrances A and B lead into the auditorium. \n\n\n\n5th floor (the Gallery)Catering and exhibitors. Entrance E leads into the auditoriumThere is a lift into the building from Frescativägen 6. \n\n\n\nRoom map of Aula MagnaDownload\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDDLS Annual Conference Workshops 2026\n\n\n\nDuring the second day of the DDLS Annual Conference\, participants will have an opportunity to attend one of two workshops. The workshops are designed for researchers in data-driven life sciences at all career stages. \n\n\n\nEach workshop has a limited number of seats on a first-come\, first-served basis. Those registered after the limit is reached will be placed on a waiting list. The workshops will take place in various rooms at the Aula Magna. All workshops start at 13:30 and end 15:30. Coffee/tea and fika will be served during the workshops. \n\n\n\nFeel free to email datacentre@scilifelab.se with any questions about the workshops. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRead more & register\n\n\n\nWorkshop 1. How to use LLMs to present results from your research project as a web application \n\n\n\nWorkshop 2. Public hosting of Shiny apps: hands-on workshop URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/ddls-annual-conference-2026/ LOCATION:Aula Magna\, Frescativägen 6\, Stockholm\, 114 18 Stockholm\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DDLS-pressmeddelande-2026-03-25_bild-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Event":MAILTO:events@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261106T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261106T120000 DTSTAMP:20261009T145519Z CREATED:20261009T145341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T145519Z UID:10001915-1793959200-1793966400@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Dynamic Interplay between Morphogenesis and Cell Differentiation during Development DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Takefumi Kondo\, RIKEN Centre for Biosystems Dynamics Research\, Japan \n\n\n\nHost: Mats Nilsson and Christos Samakovlis\, Stockholm University/SciLifeLab \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nEach organ acquires its characteristic form and function during embryogenesis through the coordinated processes of morphogenesis and cell differentiation. Although these physical and biochemical processes proceed simultaneously\, it remains unclear how they interact to achieve the precise coordination required for proper organ development and function. We previously reported that\, during tracheal development in Drosophila embryos\, several mutants with defects in placode invagination show a reduction in the number of placode cells that successfully invaginate. In both wild-type embryos and these mutants\, only placode cells that do invaginate differentiate into tracheal cells\, whereas those that remain on the embryo surface differentiate into epidermal cells. This finding suggests that cell fate is not fully determined at the initial stage of placode induction\, but instead remains flexible and can be adjusted in response to subsequent changes in the chemical and physical environment. Such plasticity may provide a mechanism by which the final differentiation state is precisely coordinated with tissue architecture. \n\n\n\nWe recently found that transient expression of the Pri micropeptide in tracheal placodes plays an important role in the transition from signal-guided fate induction to fate maintenance. In addition\, invaginated tracheal cells\, despite expressing the transcriptional repressor Svb\, escape its repressive effects and maintain tracheal gene expression\, suggesting that the context-dependent activity of this repressor may contribute to coordinating cell-fate regulation with morphogenesis. To further explore the crosstalk between morphogenesis and cell differentiation\, we are also aim to quantitatively capture the spatiotemporal dynamics of cell differentiation. To this end\, we are establishing a comprehensive time-course single-cell RNA-seq dataset and an in-house highly multiplexed whole-mount FISH platform. In this presentation\, I will introduce these resources and experimental approaches and discuss the spatiotemporal relationship between morphogenesis and cell differentiation during embryogenesis. \n\n\n\nBiography \n\n\n\nDr. Takefumi Kondo is Team Director of the Laboratory for Developmental Genome System at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Kobe\, Japan. His research aims to understand how embryonic development proceeds with remarkable precision and robustness\, with a particular focus on the interplay between cell differentiation and tissue morphogenesis. Using Drosophila embryogenesis as a model\, his group combines genetics\, imaging\, and single-cell/spatial genomics to investigate developmental processes across multiple scales\, from genome function to tissue organization. URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/dynamic-interplay-between-morphogenesis-and-cell-differentiation-during-development/ LOCATION:Air&Fire\, SciLifeLab Stockholm\, Tomtebodavägen 23A\, Solna\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Event":MAILTO:events@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261106T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261106T170000 DTSTAMP:20261008T065453Z CREATED:20261006T134055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T065453Z UID:10001911-1793955600-1793984400@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:SciLifeLab Night Science Workshop DESCRIPTION:Welcome to a full-day workshop on the Creative Process of Science! \n\n\n\nThe Night Science Workshop teaches the dichotomy of the scientific process: Day Science\, the rigorous testing of ideas with empirical data; and Night Science\, the creative scientific process. The program will introduce you to a repertoire of creative thinking tools\, helping you to explore new ways of approaching scientific questions\, generating ideas\, and navigating research challenges. \n\n\n\nFollowing years of inspirational work by the Night Science Institute\, and with thanks to CEO Dr Oliver Bogler\, SciLifeLab Campus Solna is delighted to sponsor its first Night Science Workshop\, an on-site event 9:00–17:00 Friday 6 November. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited\, so please register only if you can attend the full day. Lunch and coffee will be included. SciLifeLab scientists at all levels are welcome. Registrants exceeding capacity will be placed on wait list\, with priority given to SciLifeLab community members; please notify the organizers as early as possible of any cancellations\, so that your place may be given to another participant. \n\n\n\nRegister by Friday 30 October to ensure your place. We look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by Campus Solna\, the Coaching in Science Institute (CSI) and Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion at SciLifeLab (DEIS). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNight Science Program(Preliminary\, may be subject to change) \n\n\n\n08:45Participants on-site registration and name tags09:00IntroductionThe dichotomy of the scientific processOpenness guides discovery10:30It takes two to thinkCoffee break10:50The Import/Export ToolA hypothesis is a liabilityAI Hallucinations12:30Lunch break13:00The two languages of scienceWhat’s the question?Embracing the contradiction14:30Coffee break14:50Puzzle SwitchingDiscoveries & JokesDiscovery & Awe17:00End of the day!\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/scilifelab-night-science-workshop/ LOCATION:SciLifeLab Campus Solna\, Tomtebodavägen 23 A\, Solna\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NightScience_primarylogo_darkbg-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261105T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261105T130000 DTSTAMP:20261103T103244Z CREATED:20260819T121826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T103244Z UID:10001870-1793880000-1793883600@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Campus Solna Seminar Series: Paula García Otero & Nicolas Buchin DESCRIPTION:Welcome to join the Campus Solna Seminar Series – an initiative to promote the fantastic science ongoing at Campus Solna and hopefully forge more internal communication and collaboration between within Campus Solna. The format consists of two 20 min talks (One speaker from the Alpha-building and one from the Gamma-building respectively)\, with an additional 5 min of questions. Presentation of ongoing (unpublished) projects is strongly encouraged. \n\n\n\nThe seminars are held Thursdays 12:00-13:00. You can bring your lunch to the seminar. \n\n\n\nPhD students that are attending the Campus Solna Seminar lectures will have the opportunity to gain credits. For the syllabus and instructions on how to obtain these credits\, read this document. Please contact your own department at your host University to confirm.See here the full schedule for this semester. \n\n\n\nThis week:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaula García Otero\n\n\n\nAnders Andersson – alpha \n\n\n\nA multi-omics approach to investigate seasonal and diurnal microbial plankton dynamics of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in a Baltic Sea coastal area \n\n\n\n\n\nNicolas Buchin\n\n\n\nKristoffer Sahlin – gamma \n\n\n\nAccurate Structural Variant Detection from Long Reads with strobealign \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar series is organized by the PhD & Postdoc Council. For more information about the Council and other events check our page. URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/campus-solna-seminar-series-5nov/ LOCATION:Room Milkyway\, Alfa Building Floor 2\, SciLifeLab Solna\, Tomtebodavägen 23\, Solna CATEGORIES:Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20221103_124630107_HDR-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Solna PhD & Postdoc Council":MAILTO:phd-council@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261104T170000 DTSTAMP:20261029T125840Z CREATED:20260424T070749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T125840Z UID:10001808-1793782800-1793811600@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Living systems across scales DESCRIPTION:RIKEN – KI – SciLifeLab Symposium 2026\n\n\n\nThe RIKEN – KI – SciLifeLab Joint Symposium 2026 will bring together leading researchers from Japan and Sweden to explore how complex biological systems can be understood across spatial\, temporal\, and functional scales. \n\n\n\nThe 2026 theme\, Living systems across scales\, focuses on integrating insights from molecular and cellular biology to tissues\, organs\, and whole organisms. Particular emphasis will be placed on emerging technologies and approaches\, including spatial omics\, advanced imaging\, and data-driven methods for linking phenotype to function. \n\n\n\nThe symposium is intended for researchers working across life science disciplines\, including molecular biology\, genomics\, bioinformatics\, imaging\, and systems biology\, as well as those interested in interdisciplinary and translational perspectives. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe event is fully booked. \n\n\n\nDeadline for registration with poster presentation: October 15. Please note that you may still register also after this deadline\, but we will not accept more poster submissions. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nTimeActivity08:30Registration09:00Opening remarksDr. Jan Ellenberg\, SciLifeLab\, DirectorDr. Martin Bergö\, Karolinska Institutet\, Vice PresidentDr. Masayuki Amagai\, RIKEN IMS\, DirectorSession 1: Spatial OmicsChair: Chung Chau Hon\, RIKEN IMS09:15A spatial and molecular view of temporal events in development and cancerDr. Joakim Lundeberg\, SciLifeLab (KTH)09:40Functional analysis of sensory neuronal subsets in the barrier organsDr. Takaharu Okada\, RIKEN IMS10:05A novel approach for single cell-based 3D spatial omicsDr. Katsuyuki Shiroguchi\, RIKEN BDR10:30Coffee BreakSession 2: Tissue microenvironment and developmentChair: Andreas Lennartsson\, Karolinska Institutet11:00Multiscale dynamics and mechanics of the basement membrane in epithelial morphogenesisDr. Hironobu Fujiwara\, RIKEN BDR11:25Claudin-dependent clonal expansion couples activation to acquisition of regenerative competenceDr. Elif Eroglu\, Karolinska Institutet11:50Neural Coding and Information Processing in Spinal CircuitsDr. Aya Takeoka\, RIKEN CBS12:15Towards a blueprint of life: an omics-scale approach to resolve mammalian developmentDr. Emma Andersson\, Karolinska InstitutetSession 3: Poster pitchChair: Maria Kasper\, Karolinska Institutet12:40Poster pitch: 1 minute per poster13:10Lunch Break & Poster sessionSession 4: Human genomics and diseaseChair: Carsten Daub\, SciLifeLab (Karolinska Institutet)14:40Functional variation in the human genome: Linking gene dosage to molecular and disease phenotypesDr. Tuuli Lappalainen\, SciLifeLab (KTH) & NY Genome Center15:05From snapshots to dynamics: single-cell genomics of neuropsychiatric disordersDr. Atsushi Takata\, RIKEN CBS15:30The hidden genetics of human adaptive immunityDr. Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam\, Karolinska Institutet15:55Coffee BreakSession 5: Metabolomics and ProteomicsChair: Craig Wheelock\, Karolinska Institutet16:25Biology of LipoQuality and the Lipidome AtlasDr. Makoto Arita\, RIKEN IMS16:50The dawn of single-cell proteomics to map tissue diversityDr. Florian Rosenberger\, SciLifeLab (Karolinska Institutet)17:15Closing remarksDr. Kyoko Nozaki\, RIKEN\, Executive Vice PresidentDr. Ryoichiro Kageyama\, RIKEN BDR\, Director17:25Mingle URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/riken-ki-scilifelab-symposium-2026/ LOCATION:Air&Fire\, SciLifeLab Stockholm\, Tomtebodavägen 23A\, Solna\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Event":MAILTO:events@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261103T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261103T170000 DTSTAMP:20261022T113830Z CREATED:20260618T112246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T113830Z UID:10001844-1793700000-1793725200@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Research Data Management in Life Science - Gothenburg DESCRIPTION:Make the most of your research data\n\n\n\nHow can you effectively manage\, share and safeguard your research data while following current requirements and best practices? \n\n\n\nJoin SciLifeLab Data Centre\, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden (NBIS) and SciLifeLab Gothenburg for an interactive event on research data management in the life sciences. Local and national experts will provide practical guidance and discuss available support for research data handling\, GDPR\, FAIR principles and Open Science. \n\n\n\nThe event is aimed at life-science researchers and research infrastructure staff in the Gothenburg area who want to strengthen their data management practices and learn more about available support. \n\n\n\nThe format will be informal and interactive\, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions\, share experiences and join the discussion. \n\n\n\nWelcome to join us! \n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline: Tuesday\, October 27\, 2026 \n\n\n\nPROGRAM\n\n\n\n10.00-10.15: Welcome coffee/tea \n\n\n\n10.15-10.30: Introduction \n\n\n\n10:30-12:00: Writing a strong Data Management Plan (DMP) – Improving the lifecycle of your research data in an AI-aware research landscape\nManaging research data involves a complex web of decisions. How do you ensure that nothing falls through the cracks\, that your data remains secure and organised\, and that your project supports FAIR data principles from start to finish? A strong Data Management Plan (DMP) helps researchers think through these questions before problems arise. \n\n\n\nThis hands-on workshop emphasises data management planning across all phases of a research project\, from data collection and documentation to storage\, sharing\, preservation\, and reuse. Participants will gain direct access to the Data Stewardship Wizard (DSW) tool and begin drafting a customised DMP tailored to life science research projects. \n\n\n\nNew for this year\, the workshop will also briefly address the growing role of AI tools in DMP writing. Many researchers can now ask an AI system to generate a DMP in seconds\, but a well-written text is not the same as a well-considered plan. We will discuss how AI can support drafting\, reflection\, and quality control\, while also highlighting the risks of generic\, incomplete\, or misleading answers. The focus will remain on helping researchers understand the decisions behind their DMPs and use available tools responsibly. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n12.00-13.00: Lunch \n\n\n\n13.00-14.30: Handling personal data in Life Science – Navigating GDPR\, Swedish legislation\, and responsible AI use in research\nAre you confident in how your research project documents\, processes\, and protects personal data? Life science research often involves complex data flows\, multiple actors\, and sensitive information\, making it essential to understand both the legal requirements and the practical responsibilities involved. \n\n\n\nThis seminar guides participants through the legal landscape\, from the GDPR to relevant Swedish national legislation. Using a practical research scenario\, we will clarify essential roles and concepts\, including: \n\n\n\n\nResearch principal (forskningshuvudman): Understanding the role and responsibilities of the organisation hosting the research.\n\n\n\nData controllers vs. processors: Identifying who is responsible for each stage of data processing\, including storage\, analysis\, sharing\, and long-term management.\n\n\n\nSensitive data: Understanding how biomedical research data should be handled\, protected\, and shared securely\, including practical considerations for services such as FEGA Sweden.\n\n\n\n\nNew for this year\, the seminar will also briefly address how GDPR affects the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT in research. Generative AI can support tasks such as drafting\, summarising\, coding\, documentation\, and project planning\, but it can also introduce risks when personal data\, sensitive data\, unpublished research material\, or confidential project information are entered into external tools. \n\n\n\nWe will discuss why AI use is not only a technical question\, but also a legal and organisational one: Who is responsible for the processing? What data can be shared with an AI tool? What should never be entered? How do researchers balance the benefits of AI with confidentiality\, accountability\, and compliance? \n\n\n\nThe aim is to help researchers make informed decisions when handling personal data in life science research\, including in an increasingly AI-supported research environment. \n\n\n\n\n14.30-15.15: Marketplace: an interactive exhibition – including fika\nVisit the Interactive Marketplace to explore local and national research data management services in an engaging and informal setting. Meet experts\, discover practical support and tools\, join interactive discussions\, and learn how different services can support your research — all through inspiring stands\, conversation-focused posters\, and hands-on activities like the Data Management Ferris Wheel.Interested in contributing to the Marketplace and showcasing your data management support services? Please contact gothenburg@scilifelab.se. \n\n\n\n\n15.15-16.00: Open source for research – Sharing code the right way\nResearch depends on code\, but without open and FAIR practices\, code can be difficult to understand\, reproduce\, and reuse. Open-source refers to code that is not only available\, but also licensed for free use\, modification\, and sharing. This workshop provides an overview of open and FAIR practices for research code\, and provides practical resources at three different levels; beginner\, intermediate and advanced. Participants will apply these principles in a hands-on tutorial to improve the openness\, transparency\, and reusability of their research code. \n\n\n\n\n16.00-16.15: Wrap-up \n\n\n\n16.15-17.00: Hands-on session – Make your code more open or work on a DMP with the help of our experts\nTake this opportunity to apply what you’ve learned directly to your own research. Experts from SciLifeLab Data Centre and NBIS will be available to assist with making your code more open\, structuring your DMP\, or solving specific data management questions. Bring your laptop and leave with practical progress on your project. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMore information on Research Data Management and Open Science\n\n\n\nResearch Data Management (RDM) concerns the organization\, storage\, preservation\, and sharing of data that is collected and analyzed during a research project. Proper planning and management of research data will make project management easier and more efficient while projects are being performed. It also facilitates sharing and allows others to validate as well as reuse the data. \n\n\n\nOpen Science is a set of principles and practices that aim to make scientific research from all fields accessible to everyone for the benefits of scientists and society as a whole. Open science is about making sure not only that scientific knowledge is accessible but also that the production of that knowledge itself is inclusive\, equitable and sustainable. \n\n\n\nContact information: NBIS\, SciLifeLab Data Centre – Data Management\, and SciLifeLab Gothenburg. For questions\, please contact gothenburg@scilifelab.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/research-data-management-in-life-science-gothenburg/ LOCATION:Birgit Thilander Lecture Hall\, Academicum\, Medicinaregatan 3\, Gothenburg CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/OpenScience-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Gothenburg":MAILTO:gothenburg@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261102T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261102T153000 DTSTAMP:20261006T200937Z CREATED:20260916T073033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T200937Z UID:10001894-1793613600-1793633400@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Hands-on Workshop: Developing AI Agents in Life Sciences (Lund) DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to join our upcoming workshop on “Developing AI Agents in Life Sciences”\, organized by SciLifeLab Data Centre and SciLifeLab Lund site in collaboration with the eScience Hub at Lund University. AI agents are emerging as autonomous systems that orchestrate scientific workflows by interacting with digital tools and data sources. These have various implications for life science research. They can\, for example\, simplify complex analyses by automating data integration\, run computational models\, and coordinate experimental steps\, making research pipelines more efficient and reproducible. In this on-site hands-on workshop held at Belfragesalen\, BMC D15 (Klinikgatan 32) in Lund\, we will introduce and discuss AI Agents in life science\, and engage in collaborative practical sessions. Welcome! \n\n\n\nDate: 2026-11-02Time: 10.00-15.30 (coffee will be served from 9.30). Fika and lunch provided free of charge. Location: room Belfragesalen\, BMC D15\, Klinikgatan 32\, Lund. No remote participation. \n\n\n\nTarget audience: Researchers\, PhD students\, research infrastructure interested in learning more about and trying hands-on exercises with AI Agents. Participants with any university affiliation and industry researchers are welcome. Basic Python programming skills are required; previous experience working with Jupyter notebooks would be helpful. Participants must bring their own laptop. \n\n\n\nRegistration: We expect many to be interested in attending this event. After we reach max capacity\, we will open a waitlist. If you cannot join\, please cancel your registration as soon as possible to make your spot available for someone else. Please add dietary restrictions to your registration. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for the workshop\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers and Facilitators: Chris Long Huynh (PhD candidate\, Uppsala University)\, and Mahbub Ul Alam and Johan Alfredéen (Data Engineers (AI) at SciLifeLab Data Centre). \n\n\n\nThe workshop will feature a series of engaging presentations\, interactive discussions\, and collaborative sessions focusing on: \n\n\n\n\nIntroduction to AI agent technologies\n\n\n\nApplications\, opportunities and challenges of AI Agents in life science\n\n\n\nHands-on tutorials with reasoning models\, LangChain and MCP servers\n\n\n\nDiscussions on the role of AI agents in shaping the future of life science\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n09:30-10:00 Light breakfast and networking \n\n\n\n10.00-10.15 Presentation session 1: Introduction: Exploring how AI agents can transform life sciences. Speaker: Johan Alfredéen. \n\n\n\n10.15-10.30 Demonstration Session: AI agents in action. Facilitators: Mahbub Ul Alam. \n\n\n\n10:30-12:00 Hands-on Session 1: Developing AI agents with LangChain & ReAct. Session Facilitators: Dinh Long Huynh\, Mahbub Ul Alam. \n\n\n\n12:00-13:00 Lunch and networking \n\n\n\n13:00-13:30 Continuation of Hands-on Session 1: Developing AI agents with LangChain & ReAct. \n\n\n\n13:30-15:00 Hands-on Session 2: AI agent collaboration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Session Facilitators: Mahbub Ul Alam\, Johan Alfredéen\, Dinh Long Huynh. \n\n\n\n15:00-15:15 Presentation Session 2: Deploying AI Agents: Legal\, Technical\, and Practical Considerations. Speaker: Johan Alfredéen. \n\n\n\n15:15-15:30 Concluding Session: Open Q&A \n\n\n\n15:30 Fika and networking \n\n\n\nRegistration: Please add dietary restrictions to your registration. If you cannot join\, please cancel your registration. \n\n\n\nThis event is a organised by SciLifeLab Data Centre and SciLifeLab Lund in collaboration with the eScience Hub at Lund University. For questions please contact  open-llm@scilifelab.se . URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/ai-agents-in-life-science-lund/ LOCATION:Belfragesalen\, BMC D15\, Klinikgatan 32\, Lund\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Data Centre":MAILTO:datacentre@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261102T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261104T170000 DTSTAMP:20261026T072914Z CREATED:20260505T205039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T072914Z UID:10001814-1793610000-1793811600@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Long-Read Sequencing Uppsala Meeting - LRUA26 DESCRIPTION:Join us in Uppsala on November 2-4th for an update on the latest advances in long‑read sequencing and its applications in biodiversity research and human/medical genetics. \n\n\n\nA selection of LRUA26 confirmed speakers: \n\n\n\n\nAnthony Hall\, UK\n\n\n\nBrynja Sigurpálsdóttir\, Iceland\n\n\n\nChristian Gilissen\, NL\n\n\n\nEvan Eichler\, USA\n\n\n\nJonas Korlach\, CSO\, PacBio\n\n\n\nKathy Stirrups\, UK\n\n\n\nLakmal Jayasinghe\, CSO\, ONT\n\n\n\nLeif Andersson\, Sweden\n\n\n\nLili Milani\, Estonia\n\n\n\nLinnéa Smeds\, Sweden/USA\n\n\n\nLuuk Harbers\, Belgium\n\n\n\nMegan Dennis\, USA\n\n\n\nVorasuk Shotelersuk\, Thailand\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information and registration\, visit the conference website. \n\n\n\nAbstract submission deadline September 2 \n\n\n\nEvent website\n\n\n\nAbstract Submission\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nOrganizer: NGI \n\n\n\nCo-organizer: Clinical Genomics Uppsala  \n\n\n\nSponsors: URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/long-read-sequencing-uppsala-meeting-lrua26/ LOCATION:Universitetsaulan\, Biskopsgatan 3\, Uppsala\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LRUA26.png ORGANIZER;CN="National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI)":MAILTO:support@ngisweden.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261029T130000 DTSTAMP:20261103T103140Z CREATED:20260819T121702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T103140Z UID:10001869-1793275200-1793278800@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Campus Solna Seminar Series: Konstantinos Antonopoulos & Ankit Gupta DESCRIPTION:Welcome to join the Campus Solna Seminar Series – an initiative to promote the fantastic science ongoing at Campus Solna and hopefully forge more internal communication and collaboration between within Campus Solna. The format consists of two 20 min talks (One speaker from the Alpha-building and one from the Gamma-building respectively)\, with an additional 5 min of questions. Presentation of ongoing (unpublished) projects is strongly encouraged. \n\n\n\nThe seminars are held Thursdays 12:00-13:00. You can bring your lunch to the seminar. \n\n\n\nPhD students that are attending the Campus Solna Seminar lectures will have the opportunity to gain credits. For the syllabus and instructions on how to obtain these credits\, read this document. Please contact your own department at your host University to confirm.See here the full schedule for this semester. \n\n\n\nThis week:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKonstantinos Antonopoulos\n\n\n\nFredrik Edfors – gamma \n\n\n\nPan-Neurological Disease Profiling of the Human Circulating Proteome \n\n\n\n\n\nAnkit Gupta\n\n\n\nEmma Lundberg – alpha \n\n\n\nBuilding the multimodal understanding of the proteome in the cell \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar series is organized by the PhD & Postdoc Council. For more information about the Council and other events check our page. URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/campus-solna-seminar-series-29oct/ LOCATION:Air&Fire\, SciLifeLab Stockholm\, Tomtebodavägen 23A\, Solna\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20221103_120135408_HDR-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Solna PhD & Postdoc Council":MAILTO:phd-council@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261028T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261030T170000 DTSTAMP:20260728T123422Z CREATED:20251204T090638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T123422Z UID:10001678-1793176200-1793379600@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Integrating Scales in Planetary Biology DESCRIPTION:Integrating Scales in Planetary Biology 2026 brings together researchers and stakeholders across disciplines to explore how biological processes — from cells to ecosystems — shape the resilience of life on a changing planet. \n\n\n\nThe conference is designed to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration\, connecting scientists with industry partners\, funders\, and policy-makers to translate knowledge into actionable solutions. \n\n\n\nLed by Planetary Biology at SciLifeLab\, this meeting builds on the momentum of the EMBO workshop “Integrating Cell and Planetary Scales to Address Climate Resilience” (Lisbon\, 2025) and aims to strengthen an emerging international community working at the intersection of molecular biology\, environmental science\, and planetary health. \n\n\n\nHighlights of the programme include:– Scientific talks across disciplines– Round table discussions on emerging research priorities– Pitch Slam session– Panels with funding and policy stakeholders– Dedicated time for networking and collaboration \n\n\n\nInvited speakers \n\n\n\n\nMargaret McFall-Ngai\, Carnegie Science\, US\n\n\n\nAlexandra Worden\, Marine Biological Laboratory\, US\n\n\n\nCorentin Bisot\, AMOLF Institute\, The Netherlands & EMBL\, Germany\n\n\n\nDetlev Arendt\, EMBL\, Germany\n\n\n\nCourtney Stairs\, Uppsala University\, Sweden\n\n\n\nAndrew Haines\, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine\, Centre on  Climate Change and Planetary Health\, UK\n\n\n\nArnau Sebé-Pedrós\, Centre for Genomic Regulation\, Spain & Wellcome Sanger Institute\, UK\n\n\n\nColin Averill\, Funga Public Benefit Corporation\, US\n\n\n\nAnne E. Magurran\, University of St Andrews\, Scotland\n\n\n\nJenni Lehtimäki\, Finnish Environment Institute\, Finland\n\n\n\nFederico Ariel\, IFIBYNE-CONICET\, Argentina\n\n\n\nAnna-Liisa Laine\, University of Helsinki\, Finland\n\n\n\n\nRegister and submit your abstract on the event website \n\n\n\nFor further questions\, reach out to Scientific Coordinator Anabella Aguilera (anabella.aguilera@scilifelab.se) \n\n\n\nEvent website\n\n\n\nPowered By EmbedPress URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/integrating-scales-in-planetary-biology/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall X\, University Main Building\, Uppsala\, Biskopsgatan 3\, Uppsala\, 75105\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PB-conference_-PBwebsite_deadlines_crop2.png ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Planetary Biology Strategic Area":MAILTO:anabella.aguilera@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261027T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261027T153000 DTSTAMP:20260930T073837Z CREATED:20260929T102434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T073837Z UID:10001903-1793106000-1793115000@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Berzelius Introduction Day DESCRIPTION:Welcome to join “Berzelius Introduction Day” Oct 27 at. 13.00-15.30 ( virtual event). Berzelius is a specialized AI resource operated by NAISS and funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation\, supporting eligible projects in cutting-edge\, large-scale AI research. During the session\, we will introduce the Berzelius system and user support\, walk through useful commands and tools\, and cover practical topics including the module system\, Apptainer containers\, and efficient GPU usage. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\nBerzelius overview: resources and user support. 13:00–13:20 · Xuan Gu\n\n\n\nWorking with the module system\, Visual Studio Code\, and Jupyter Notebook 13:20–13:50 · Soumi Chaki\n\n\n\nEssential commands for working on Berzelius 13:50–14:10 · Xuan Gu\n\n\n\nRunning containers with Apptainer 14:10–14:40 · Adrià Amell\n\n\n\nUsing GPUs efficiently 14:40–15:10 · Bingxue Xu\n\n\n\nQ&A 15:10–15:30 · Berzelius application experts\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend\n\n\n\nThe training is intended primarily for new Berzelius users\, but anyone who would like a practical introduction or refresher is welcome. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nRegistration is required. Zoom connection details will be sent to registered participants. \n\n\n\nRead more & register\n\n\n\nThis event is a collaboration between NAISS and SciLifeLab Data Centre. For questions contact soumi.chaki@liu.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/berzelius-introduction-day/ LOCATION:Zoom event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/NSC-Berzelius-LiU-2025-3451-Photographer-Magnus-Johansson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261027T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261027T120000 DTSTAMP:20260916T093614Z CREATED:20260916T093613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T093614Z UID:10001893-1793098800-1793102400@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:When every hypothesis is published: AI and the exploitation of Open Science Assets DESCRIPTION: Open science has given us a shared public good\, in the form of publications and public datasets\, free to access and reuse by anyone. But AI can now generate\, test and write up hypotheses against those assets faster than our community can evaluate them. This seminar looks at what happens to open repositories when they become inputs to industrial-scale hypothesis generation. We will also provide case studies of outputs that can be generated in under an hour\, and examples of the impact on the literature (including the de facto banning of some open science resources altogether). It also asks what data stewards\, funders and publishers can realistically do about it. \n\n\n\nPresenters: \n\n\n\nMatt Spick Institute for People-Centred AI\, University of Surrey\, UK \n\n\n\nMatt Spick is a Lecturer in Health and Biomedical Data Analytics at the University of Surrey and a member of the Institute for People-Centred AI. His research focuses on AI\, research integrity\, Open Science and the detection of problematic scientific publishing. \n\n\n\n Danny Maupin School of Health Sciences\, University of Surrey\, UK \n\n\n\nDanny Maupin is a Research Fellow in Health Data Sciences at the University of Surrey. His research spans digital health\, AI and research integrity\, including how generative AI is changing research practices and the use of Open Science resources. \n\n\n\nThe session will conclude with an open Q&A\, providing an opportunity to ask questions and interact with presenters. \n\n\n\nMore Information\n\n\n\nThis event is part of the SciLifeLab Open Science seminar series\, an event series by the SciLifeLab Data Centre and NBIS joint Data Management team.The goal of the events in this seminar series is to provide interesting interactive seminars around topics related to Research Data Management and Open Science in general\, and to foster discussions around best practices. \n\n\n\nResearch Data Management (RDM) concerns the organization\, storage\, preservation\, and sharing of data that is collected and analyzed during a research project. Proper planning and management of research data will make project management easier and more efficient while projects are being performed. It also facilitates sharing and allows others to validate as well as reuse the data.Open Science is a set of principles and practices that aim to make scientific research from all fields accessible to everyone for the benefits of scientists and society as a whole. Open science is about making sure not only that scientific knowledge is accessible but also that the production of that knowledge itself is inclusive\, equitable and sustainable. \n\n\n\nThe events are open to everyone working at or affiliated with a Swedish research institute or university. We welcome all researchers\, educational professionals\, staff\, RDM professionals\, and others with an interest in life sciences\, from all university levels. The events are informal and inclusive\, so feel welcome to join and participate in our interesting discussions! \n\n\n\nThe events will be recorded and published openly after the seminars on the SciLifeLab YouTube channel. The slides will be made available at our SciLifeLab Data Repository.More information about SciLifeLab Data Centre and NBIS joint Open Science seminar series: https://www.scilifelab.se/data/scilifelab-data-management-seminar-series/ \n\n\n\nIf you have suggestions for topics or presentations\, please contact us at data-management@scilifelab.seFor more information or inquiries\, please contact us at  data-management@scilifelab.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/when-every-hypothesis-is-published-ai-and-the-exploitation-of-open-science-assets/ LOCATION:Online event via Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="Open Science Seminar Series":MAILTO:data-management@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261027T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261027T110000 DTSTAMP:20260923T161235Z CREATED:20260923T161234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T161235Z UID:10001899-1793095200-1793098800@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Webinar: Reinventing Bioinformatics: AI-mediated refactoring at scale DESCRIPTION:Welcome to join us for the Tools for AI/ML research in life sciences event series for our next webinar. We welcome Johan Henriksson (Umeå university and SciLifeLab) to present “Reinventing Bioinformatics: AI-mediated refactoring at scale”. \n\n\n\nDate and time: October 27 at 10:00-11:00 Stockholm time (CEST)Speaker: Johan Henriksson\, Umeå university and SciLifeLab \n\n\n\nRegistration: Please register before October 26\, at 18.00 CEST. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nBioinformatics and academic Open Source software have always been at mercy of available resources\, limiting software quality and what we realistically can produce. However\, agentic AI has now drastically reduced the cost of producing sophisticated software. \n\n\n\nThis talk will be a “call to arms”\, showing what can now be done using AI\, and aimed to inspire a major refactoring of the academic software ecosystem. I will give examples of (1) How lab software can be written to fit your needs rather than the other way around. (2) How proprietary file formats can be cracked open and how we can push for file format standardization. (3) How to completely remove the need for Conda and containers\, and never have a version conflict again. (4) How to make bioinformatics code faster\, safer and more ecofriendly. (5) How major commercial software legally can be replaced. (6) How all of this enables the SciLifeLab AI strategy. \n\n\n\nExamples will especially be provided in the context of microscopy and image analysis; but also examples beyond imaging\, to avoid domain-specific data management solutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTools for AI/ML research in life sciences is an event series by the SciLifeLab Data Centre aimed at life science researchers who use data science and machine learning methods in their work. The goal of the events in this seminar series is to provide introductions to different tools for ML research but also to foster discussions around our practices and how they can be improved. We organise in-person workshops and webinars as part of the event series. The events are open to all researchers in Sweden and beyond\, regardless of SciLifeLab affiliation. \n\n\n\nContact: SciLifeLab Data Centre  serve@scilifelab.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/reinventing-bioinformatics/ LOCATION:Online event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Data Centre":MAILTO:datacentre@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261027T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261029T150000 DTSTAMP:20261006T122827Z CREATED:20260817T093051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T122827Z UID:10001858-1793091600-1793286000@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Exhibition in Navet at BMC\, Uppsala University DESCRIPTION:October 27-29\, between 09.00-15.00: Don’t miss the chance to discover the latest from the 33 top life science companies in Sweden and around the world.The entrance to Navet (BMC\, entrance C11) will be open between 09:00-15:00 for external visitors. URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/exhibition-in-navet-at-bmc-uppsala-university-4/ LOCATION:Navet\, SciLifeLab Uppsala\, SciLifeLab Uppsala\, BMC C11\, Husargatan 3\, Uppsala\, 75237\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/October_samling_Logos_digital-sign_hemsidan-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Navet":MAILTO:lokalbokning@scilifelab.uu.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261022T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261022T143000 DTSTAMP:20261013T143235Z CREATED:20261013T143234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T143235Z UID:10001916-1792677600-1792679400@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Communicate Effectively Under Pressure DESCRIPTION:We are excited to host a new Coaching in Science Initiative (CSI) Seminar! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat happens to us when we are put on the spot? When we receive challenging questions after a presentation\, have disagreements with colleagues\, or defend our PhD thesis. These can all trigger strong physiological and emotional responses – sometimes making it harder to think clearly\, respond effectively\, and communicate the way we intended. \n\n\n\nIn this CSI seminar\, we will explore what happens in our bodies and emotional states during high-pressure situations in academia\, what research tells us about emotional regulation\, and how we can use this knowledge to navigate difficult interactions more effectively. We will also introduce practical tools and strategies that can help you communicate with greater clarity and confidence when the pressure is on! \n\n\n\nDate: 22/10/2026Time: 14:00 – 14:30Zoom link: https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/63888750439On-site location: Gamma 2 lunch room \n\n\n\nWe will begin with a ~ 20 min talk\, held in Solna and over zoom. Then proceed with a reflection and discussion held on-site. We encourage other sites to form watch parties\, by listening in together to the talk and then hold their own discussion afterwards. Hopefully seeding many local chapters of CSI.To help facilitate discussion and reflection\, consider the following starter questions:Awareness: where do we experience communication while stressed in our lives already?Analysis: how well do I currently interact with communication when stressed?Alternative: how could we relate to communication and stress\, in ourselves and others?Action: how will knowledge of communication while stressed change my decisions going forward? \n\n\n\nPlease forward this to friends and colleagues! \n\n\n\nYours sincerely\, \n\n\n\nThe CSI Team URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/communicate-effectively-under-pressure/ LOCATION:Gamma 2 Lunchroom\, SciLifeLab\, Tomtebodavägen 23\, Solna\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CSI2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261022T130000 DTSTAMP:20261011T164516Z CREATED:20260819T121502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T164516Z UID:10001868-1792670400-1792674000@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Campus Solna Seminar Series: Riccardo Mosca & Nina Trubanová DESCRIPTION:Welcome to join the Campus Solna Seminar Series – an initiative to promote the fantastic science ongoing at Campus Solna and hopefully forge more internal communication and collaboration between within Campus Solna. The format consists of two 20 min talks (One speaker from the Alpha-building and one from the Gamma-building respectively)\, with an additional 5 min of questions. Presentation of ongoing (unpublished) projects is strongly encouraged. \n\n\n\nThe seminars are held Thursdays 12:00-13:00. You can bring your lunch to the seminar. \n\n\n\nPhD students that are attending the Campus Solna Seminar lectures will have the opportunity to gain credits. For the syllabus and instructions on how to obtain these credits\, read this document. Please contact your own department at your host University to confirm.See here the full schedule for this semester. \n\n\n\nThis week:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiccardo Mosca\n\n\n\nClaudia Kutter – gamma 5 \n\n\n\nMapping the RNA interactome of stress granule proteins \n\n\n\n\n\nNina Trubanová\n\n\n\nMarc Friedländer – gamma 5 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis seminar series is organized by the PhD & Postdoc Council. For more information about the Council and other events check our page. URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/campus-solna-seminar-series-22oct/ LOCATION:Room Milkyway\, Alfa Building Floor 2\, SciLifeLab Solna\, Tomtebodavägen 23\, Solna CATEGORIES:Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_4110-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Solna PhD & Postdoc Council":MAILTO:phd-council@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261022T084500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261022T180000 DTSTAMP:20261001T071139Z CREATED:20260615T184950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T071139Z UID:10001848-1792658700-1792692000@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:CBCS 15th Anniversary Symposium DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 15 years of advancing chemical biology\, drug discovery\, and translational science through cutting-edge technologies and collaborative research. \n\n\n\nDate: October 22\, 2026 \n\n\n\nTime: 08:45-18:00 \n\n\n\nVenue: The Main Auditorium (Stora hörsalen)\, Swedish Museum of Natural History\, Frescativägen 40\, Stockholm \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nCBCS 15th Anniversary Program_20260929Download\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThe symposium is free of charge. A no-show fee of SEK 2\,000 will apply to registered participants who fail to attend without prior cancellation. Remember to cancel if you can´t come. \n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\nORGANIZER: CBCS \n\n\n\nCONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: Per Moberg\, per.moberg@ki.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/cbcs-15th-anniversary-symposium/ LOCATION:Swedish Museum of Natural History\, Frescativägen 40\, Stockholm\, Stockholm\, 114 18\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261022T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261023T170000 DTSTAMP:20260604T095159Z CREATED:20260604T094520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T095159Z UID:10001845-1792656000-1792774800@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Immunity by Design – In vivo Immune Cell Engineering Conference DESCRIPTION:Immunity By Design brings together scientists\, clinicians\, and biotech leaders shaping the future of immune cell engineering and immunotherapy. The event will serve as a platform to foster new collaborations across academia\, industry\, and healthcare\, while engaging early career scientists in this fast-moving field. Designed to strengthen Swedish and international research ecosystems\, Immunity By Design will feature breakthroughs in immune engineering\, immune cell therapy\, synthetic immunology\, gene delivery technologies\, and translational research. As in vivo immune engineering rapidly emerges as a transformative cell therapy\, this conference is an exciting opportunity to discuss key findings and ideas for modulating immune responses directly within patients.ORGANIZER: Filipe Pereira\, Lund University; William Nyberg\, Karolinska Institutet; Alexandra Teleki\, Uppsala University \n\n\n\nRead more and Register URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/immunity-by-design-in-vivo-immune-cell-engineering-conference/ LOCATION:Palestra et Odeum\, Paradisgatan 4\, 223 50 Lund\, Sweden\, Paradisgatan 4\, Lund\, 223 50\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Immunity-by-Design_SciLifeLab-flyer_June26.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261021T151500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261021T160000 DTSTAMP:20261008T072623Z CREATED:20261005T143729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T072623Z UID:10001909-1792595700-1792598400@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:SciLifeLab Training strategy hearing DESCRIPTION:During 2026\, a SciLifeLab Training Strategy has been developed by a working group lead by SciLifeLab management\, including representatives from Data Centre\, DDLS Research School\, Fellows\, Infrastructure\, Operations Office and Training Hub\, informed by a community survey and dialogue with SciLifeLab stakeholders. The strategy is planned for approval by the Board in November. Before then\, the SciLifeLab community is invited to provide input on the strategy document. \n\n\n\nThe process and strategy will be presented by Mia Phillipson\, SciLifeLab Co-Director and Disa Hammarlöf\, coordinator of the strategy work.Prior to the hearing\, the close-to-final Training strategy will be shared with registered participants\, who will get the chance to submit questions ahead of as well as during the event. \n\n\n\n\nLink to registration URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/scilifelab-training-strategy-hearing-2/ LOCATION:Online event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Event":MAILTO:events@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261020T151500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261020T161500 DTSTAMP:20261015T101402Z CREATED:20261015T090441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T101402Z UID:10001921-1792509300-1792512900@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Controllable generative AI for peptide design DESCRIPTION:Professor Ewa Szczurek\, Heimholtz Munich\, Germany \n\n\n\nAbstract\n\n\n\nAntimicrobial resistance is outpacing antibiotic discovery\, and antimicrobial peptides offer a promising alternative. AI-driven design requires navigable\, controlled and optimized generation from scarce\, out-of-distribution activity data. This talk presents a series of models built for that task. HydrAMP\, a conditional variational autoencoder\, generates prototypes and analogues and yielded 15 validated peptides. PepCompass replaces flat latent search with Riemannian geodesics and Bayesian optimization\, reaching a 100% success rate over 25 designs tested against 19 strains. OmegAMP\, a guided diffusion model\, combines motifs with analogues to control mechanism of action and safety\, with 98% of designs active\, LPS neutralization dependent on the prototype\, and confirmed activity in mice. HyFormer shares weights between prediction and generation in one transformer\, with state-of-the-art results on both and a similar experimental hit rate. Work on offline iterative optimization then tackles surrogate inaccuracy and sample inefficiency\, with AMPFormer moving designs toward bacterial specificity. Together these results show multi-functional\, multi-controllable and experimentally validated design. \n\n\n\nBiography\n\n\n\nEwa Szczurek is the director of the Institute of AI for Health at Helmholtz Munich\, Germany\, and holds professorships at the University of Warsaw (associate)\, Poland\, and LMU Munich\, Germany (full)\, leading joint research laboratories in both cities. She obtained her doctoral degree from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin in 2011\, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at ETH Zurich\, and has since held visiting positions at Northwestern University and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) in Bielefeld. Her distinctions include awards from the Rector of the University of Warsaw\, IMPRS and ETH Zurich fellowships\, a scientific excellence award from the Perspektywy Education Foundation\, and recognition as a Forbes Woman to Watch 2026. She serves as an area chair for NeurIPS\, ICML and ICLR\, and as an associate editor for Genome Biology. Her research develops deep generative models\, probabilistic graphical models and representation learning for molecular biology and medicine\, with applications in oncology and in AI-driven design of antimicrobial peptides\, the subject of her ERC Consolidator Grant. \n\n\n\nHost: Vicente Pelechano vicent.pelechano@scilifelab.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/controllable-generative-ai-for-peptide-design/ LOCATION:Gamma 2 Lunchroom\, SciLifeLab\, Tomtebodavägen 23\, Solna\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Campus-solna-seminar-picture.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Spotlight Seminar Series":MAILTO:events@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261019T151500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261019T161500 DTSTAMP:20261014T074714Z CREATED:20261009T074540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T074714Z UID:10001914-1792422900-1792426500@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:[The Svedberg seminar] - Reading the Living Mitochondrion: Functional Bioenergetics Uncovers Druggable Vulnerabilities in Pediatric Brain Tumors DESCRIPTION:Sameh S. Ali\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAssociate Professor Head of the Tumor Biology Program at 57357 Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt \n\n\n\nBio\n\n\n\nDr. Sameh S. Ali is Head of the Tumor Biology Program at 57357 Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt\, where he leads a translational research program focused on mitochondrial bioenergetics\, redox biology\, and cancer metabolism. He previously served as Founding Director of the Center for Aging and Associated Diseases at the Helmy Institute of Medical Sciences\, Zewail City of Science and Technology\, and as Professor of Biophysics at Zewail City. \n\n\n\nDr. Ali has received numerous distinctions\, including the State Excellence Award in Basic Sciences (Egypt\, 2020)\, early career and leadership awards from the U.S. National Institute on Aging and UCSD (Mentored Quantitative Career Development Award; Stein Institute Pilot Grant; Valedictorian of the National Center for Leadership in Academic Medicine workshop)\, as well as competitive Japanese Monbusho scholarships and multiple international postdoctoral fellowships. He is a founding member of the Scientific Committee of the Egypt Genome Project and serves on key national bodies such as the Egyptian National Committee of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Technical Advisory Committee of the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology\, in addition to long‑standing roles in international societies including the Mitochondria Physiology Society and the Bioblast/Global Mitochondria Network scientific committee. \n\n\n\nBeyond his >80 peer‑reviewed articles and several U.S. patents on carboxyfullerene‑based neuroprotective agents\, Dr. Ali has a prominent public‑facing role through frequent appearances on Egyptian and Arab television and digital media\, where he discusses cancer\, aging\, COVID‑19\, and the scientific method\, and through an active social‑media presence with nearly 100\,000 followers engaging with his scientific and philosophical essays. \n\n\n\nReading the Living Mitochondrion: Functional Bioenergetics Uncovers Druggable Vulnerabilities in Pediatric Brain Tumors\n\n\n\nBrain tumors are now the leading cause of cancer death in children\, yet for many of them the genome offers no druggable target. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) remains incurable\, posterior fossa A ependymoma has no recurrent driver mutation\, and “benign” craniopharyngioma causes lifelong morbidity. This lecture looks one layer below the genome. Using high-resolution respirometry on freshly resected tumors\, real-time flux analysis\, EPR spectroscopy\, live-cell imaging and multi-omics\, our laboratory measures mitochondria while they are still alive. I will show how this reveals a fatty-acid-fuelled\, epigenetically primed metabolism that separates ependymoma grades; mitochondria deficits in craniopharyngioma; and a leaky\, reserve-less bioenergetic state that makes DIPG cells selectively vulnerable to metabolic interventions. Finally\, a pediatric mitochondrial disease case shows how the same toolkit turns a variant of uncertain significance into a functional diagnosis. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHost: Mohamad Ali\, UU mohamad.ali@imbim.uu.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/the-svedberg-seminar-sameh-ali/ LOCATION:BMC Room C8:301\, Husargatan 3\, Uppsala\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Picture1-The-Svedberg.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Svedberg Seminar Series":MAILTO:thesvedberg@scilifelab.uu.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261019T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261019T163000 DTSTAMP:20261013T082416Z CREATED:20260903T085025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T082416Z UID:10001885-1792418400-1792427400@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Sweden AI Factory for Life Science DESCRIPTION:Register here\n\n\n\nGranitsalen\n\n\n\n\nMeet the experts from the new Sweden AI Factory’s life science team​ and speakers with user stories \n\n\n\nTackle complex data analysis challenges and accelerate your projects with AI​ \n\n\n\nExplore adoption of state-of-the-art AI techniques while avoiding common pitfalls​ \n\n\n\nGet free access to powerful GPUs​ \n\n\n\nPROGRAM14:00-15:00Getting started with AI: How the AI Factory can helpMisgina Tsighe Hagos\, Life science team\, Sweden AI FactoryUsing AI to measure cardiac contractionsPeter Larsson\, Professor Linköping UniversityAgentic AI for life scienceAntonio Brito\, Life science team\, Sweden AI Factory15:00-15:30Fika & Mingle15:30-16:30Autonomous MicroED: AI-driven crystal detection\, ranking\, and target diffractionMathieu Coincon\, SciLifeLab’s Cryo-EM facility\, Stockholm UniversityGenerative AI for life scienceLuca Panconi\, Application specialist\, Stockholm UniversityQ&A sessionLife science team\, Sweden AI Factory\n\n\n\nOrganized by SciLifeLab Linköping and Sweden AI Factory \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact josefine.sandstrom@liu.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/ai-factory-for-life-science/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/A-factory-event-picture-2026-10-14.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="SciLifeLab Link%C3%B6ping":MAILTO:linkoping@scilifelab.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261019T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261019T134000 DTSTAMP:20261005T115545Z CREATED:20261001T075222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T115545Z UID:10001906-1792411200-1792417200@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:SBDI Researcher Meeting DESCRIPTION:Welcome to this SBDI Researcher Meeting inviting interested researchers and others working with biodiversity data\, especially at KTH\, KI and SciLifeLab Campus Solna.  \n\n\n\nBackground: The Swedish Biodiversity Data Infrastructure (SBDI) is preparing to apply to the Swedish Research Council (VR) research infrastructure of national interest call in early 2027. As part of the preparations\, SBDI will hold Researcher Meetings with relevant researcher groups across Sweden during 2026. \n\n\n\nPurpose: The purpose of the meetings is to better understand the needs of current and potential users of SBDI and to identify important areas for future development. Discussions will focus on how researchers use biodiversity data and the infrastructure today\, where there are gaps or barriers\, and what services\, data\, tools or support could strengthen future research. \n\n\n\nThis meeting is open for anyone interested. We will be offering a light lunch for those who have registered by the 14th of October.  \n\n\n\nLink to Registration\n\n\n\nUser survey: As part of collecting input\, we also welcome feedback from current or potential users in our user feedback form. \n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\nThe meeting will include brief information about SBDI and GBIF\, examples of data being uploaded/used\, and tools developed by SBDI. There will also be ample time for questions and discussion. \n\n\n\n\n12.00-12.20 Introduction to SBDI & GBIF Sweden\n\n\n\n12.20-12.35 Example tool: ASV portal for metabarcoding data\n\n\n\n12.35-12.50 Example datasets\, use-cases and connections to machine learning: Marine Plankton Data: imaging and metabarcoding\, Insect Biome Atlas\, DarkTree\, Finance to Revive Biodiversity\n\n\n\n12.50-13.00 One health: VectorNet\, Bat hotspots and pandemic preparedness\n\n\n\n13.00-13.40 Discussion and input from researchers on needs and future development of SBDI and GBIF Sweden URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/sbdi-researcher-meeting/ LOCATION:Room Milkyway\, Alfa Building Floor 2\, SciLifeLab Solna\, Tomtebodavägen 23\, Solna CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/SBDI_mtg_w_DNA-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261016T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261016T120000 DTSTAMP:20260929T110930Z CREATED:20260929T110928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T110930Z UID:10001904-1792148400-1792152000@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Integrative Multi-Omics Analysis of Progressive Cardiometabolic Diseases DESCRIPTION:Clinical Genomics Webinar Series\n\n\n\nClinical Genomics Gothenburg is hosting this webinar as part of the Clinical Genomics Platform webinar series \n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Zoom\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nArif’s research focuses on understanding how cardiometabolic diseases evolve through integrative analysis of complementary omics layers.By combining transcriptomics\, miRNA\, and proteomics with computational network approaches\, cross-cohort validation\, and functional studies\, he aims to identify reproducible molecular signatures\, convergent pathways\, and mechanisms that link disease progression to tissue dysfunction and recovery. Across different cardiometabolic disease contexts\, this approach provides a framework for moving from large-scale molecular discovery toward biological mechanism and experimentally testable targets.\n\n\n\nEveryone is welcome so feel free to spread the details with anyone who may be interested. \n\n\n\nHope to see you there! \n\n\n\nHost: Marcela Dávila\, Head of Unit\, Clinical Genomics Gothenburg \n\n\n\nInvited speaker: Muhammad ArifAssistant Professor & DDLS Fellow at the University of Gothenburg URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/integrative-multi-omics-analysis-of-progressive-cardiometabolic-diseases/ LOCATION:Online event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.scilifelab.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Clinical-Genomics-Webinar-series.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261016T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261016T110000 DTSTAMP:20261007T104536Z CREATED:20261006T120849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T104536Z UID:10001910-1792144800-1792148400@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Localising AI for Health: Networks\, Research and Capacity Building DESCRIPTION:Edna Soomre\, Dr. Johnblack K. Kabukye \n\n\n\nNBIS and SciLifeLab Data Centre arrange an open SciLifeLab AI Seminar Series aimed at knowledge-sharing about Artificial Intelligence and applications in the Life Science community. The seminar series is open to everyone. The seminar is run over Zoom on the third Friday of the month during academic terms\, typically between 10 and 11 am\, with approx. 45 min presentation and 15 min discussion. \n\n\n\nWhen: October 16\, 10:00-11:00 \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom http://meet.nbis.se/ainw \n\n\n\nSpeakers: Edna Soomre\, Dr. Johnblack K. Kabukye \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSPIDER\, Stockholm University \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nHow can AI for health respond to locally identified needs and draw on local expertise? This guest lecture brings together SPIDER’s approach to digital development and practical perspectives from localised AI work in cervical cancer and mental health. \n\n\n\nEdna Soomre introduces the pillars of SPIDER’s work—networks\, research\, and capacity building—and explores how evidence of need\, the mobilisation of local talent\, and a multi-stakeholder approach can guide locally relevant AI initiatives. Her contribution considers how partnerships can connect research\, technical expertise\, and practical healthcare needs. \n\n\n\nDr. Johnblack K. Kabukye then draws on his clinical and health informatics experience to discuss localised AI work in cervical cancer and mental health. These examples illustrate the importance of local context\, digital health maturity\, and integration into existing healthcare services when developing and applying AI. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the speakers: \n\n\n\nEdna Soomre is Head of Partnerships\, Innovation & Digital Health at SPIDER\, based at Stockholm University’s Department of Computer and Systems Sciences. She brings over 20 years of experience across international development\, global health\, and human rights. Her academic background spans International Relations and Development Studies\, and she holds a master’s degree in International and Comparative Legal Studies. Her work connects partnerships\, innovation\, and digital health\, with a focus on inclusive digital development. She brings a perspective grounded in collaboration across sectors and countries\, highlighting the importance of local expertise\, capacity building\, and ensuring that digital initiatives respond to the needs of the communities they serve. \n\n\n\nDr. Johnblack K. Kabukye is a medical doctor\, health informatics specialist\, and researcher affiliated with SPIDER at Stockholm University’s Department of Computer and Systems Sciences and the Uganda Cancer Institute. He holds a PhD in Medical Informatics from the University of Amsterdam\, an MSc in Health Informatics from Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University\, and a medical degree from Makerere University in Uganda. He brings over a decade of experience in clinical oncology and digital health research\, including clinical practice at the Uganda Cancer Institute. His research focuses on designing\, implementing\, and evaluating contextually appropriate digital health solutions for healthcare providers and patients in low-resource settings. His work includes patient-support telephone services\, and AI-assisted tools for cervical cancer screening. By combining clinical experience with health informatics research\, he works to ensure that digital technologies respond to practical healthcare needs and contribute to more accessible and equitable care. \n\n\n\nTo stay updated\, you can join our email list by contacting ai-network@scilifelab.se. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Seminar URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/localising-ai-for-health-networks-research-and-capacity-building/ LOCATION:Online event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261015T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261015T163000 DTSTAMP:20260916T084846Z CREATED:20260916T084845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T084846Z UID:10001895-1792076400-1792081800@www.scilifelab.se SUMMARY:Power Dynamics in Academia DESCRIPTION:Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion at SciLifeLab (DEIS) invites all members of the SciLifeLab community to a moderated discussion and fika with an expert speaker occupying a unique perspective on research and conduct in the life sciences.This seminar explores how power operates within academic and research spaces\, focusing on the ways it is exercised\, sustained\, and reproduced. It critiques hierarchical structures and conventional success metrics\, which are often shaped by patriarchal and neoliberal norms\, and considers their effects on academic relationships and research practices. Drawing on the work of thinkers such as Paulo Freire\, the presentation introduces alternative frameworks and practical strategies to challenge entrenched power relations and to cultivate more inclusive\, equitable\, and supportive research environments\, and is followed by discussion with the community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ndei-scilifelab@scilifelab.se URL:https://www.scilifelab.se/event/power-dynamics-in-academia/ LOCATION:Gamma 2 Lunchroom\, SciLifeLab\, Tomtebodavägen 23\, Solna\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR