The Global Open Research Commons International Model: A path towards greater interoperability for digital research infrastructures
2026-04-21 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Online event via Zoom
The Global Open Research Commons (GORC) International Model (starting with its Essential Elements) has been in development since 2016 within Research Data Alliance Interest and Working Groups. It is now a mature way to guide implementation decisions, a framework for new commons implementers, and a shared language for interoperability discussions. This talk will provide an overview of the GORC approach, its current uptake, and its future plans. It should be of interest to anyone concerned with interoperability within and between DRI.Presenter: Andrew Treloar (PhD), DRI Consultant

This 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. More information about SciLifeLab Data Centre and NBIS joint Open Science seminar series: https://www.scilifelab.se/data/scilifelab-data-management-seminar-series/ If you have suggestions for topics or presentations, please contact us at data-management@scilifelab.se For more information or inquiries, please contact us at data-management@scilifelab.se

Slides: https://zenodo.org/records/19687163

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOix1pc4BNg

Narrative profile template GORC model V1.1.

More Information

This 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.

Research 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.

The 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!

The 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/

If 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

Digital Townhall meeting about the Beta building of Campus Solna
2026-04-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Online event via Zoom
Welcome to a townhall meeting for the SciLifeLab community to hear more about the plans of Campus Solna expansion to include the Beta building, and to learn what this means for SciLifeLab from a national perspective.

Agenda

The national perspective on Campus Solna expansion – what does this mean for SciLifeLab? Jan Ellenberg, SciLifeLab Director

The Beta project, Per Ljungdahl, Campus Solna Director

Q&A session

After the digital meeting, all community members present at Campus Solna on April 22nd are most welcome to join the continued dialogue about the Beta project in the Delta area/lobby. Refreshments will be served.

Register here

Campus Solna Seminar Series: Claudia Alleva
2026-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Milkyway SciLifeLab Solna, Tomtebodavägen 23, Solna
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.

The seminars are held Thursdays 12:00-13:00. You can bring your lunch to the seminar.

PhD 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.

This week:

Claudia Alleva

Lucie Delemotte – gamma 3

Towards a computational characterization of proton couoling in XylE.

This seminar series is organized by the PhD & Postdoc Council. For more information about the Council and other events check our page.

CSI Seminar - Assertive Communication and Boundary Setting
2026-04-23 15:00 - 15:30 | Gamma 2 Lunchroom, SciLifeLab, Tomtebodavägen 23, Solna, Sweden
Academic environments thrive on the exchange of ideas through collaboration — yet the way we communicate profoundly shapes collegial relationships. From daily interactions and departmental dynamics to supervision, workload expectations, and difficult conversations, healthy communication — including the ability to set clear, professional boundaries — is an essential skill.In this seminar, we will explore how to communicate with clarity, confidence, and respect — even in high-pressure situations. We will examine assertive communication and how it can meet passive, aggressive, and passive-aggressive communication styles in academic culture. We will discuss practical strategies for fostering healthy communication within research teams, navigating challenging moments that could escalate into conflict, and recognizing when a boundary is needed — along with how to set one constructively. This seminar offers actionable tools to strengthen professional relationships, negotiate workload demands, and contribute to a more respectful and collaborative academic environment.

We 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 rejection in our lives already?

Analysis: how well do I currently interact with rejection?

Alternative: how could we relate to rejection in academia, for ourselves and others?

Action: how will knowledge of rejection in academia change my decisions going forward?

Clinical and translational analyses in the neoadjuvant PREDIX trials in breast cancer
2026-04-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Online event via Zoom
Speaker

Theodoros Foukakis, Karolinska Institutet

Abstract

The PREDIX trials are academic, randomised phase 2 studies of neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer, coordinated by Karolinska. Patients with luminal breast cancer were randomised to either chemotherapy or endocrine therapy in combination with palbociclib. Patients with HER2-positive disease received preoperatively either a standard of care combination of chemotherapy and HER2-targeting antibodies or the antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab-emtansine. Both trials had a translational focus with serial biopsies and blood samples collected at baseline and during treatment. A comprehensive multimodal profiling of the tumours has been carried out, and the molecular profiles of the tumours have been correlated to the clinical outcomes. The initial results from these studies will be presented.

Short biography

Theodoros Foukakis, MD, PhD, is Professor of Oncology at Karolinska Institutet and a senior attending physician and scientific head for breast cancer at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. He is head of the national guidelines group for breast cancer in Sweden, a member of the Swedish Breast Cancer Group (SweBCG), and a steering committee member of The Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group (EBCTCG).

Dr Foukakis completed his medical studies at the University of Crete, Greece, in 2002 and moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he pursued a PhD in cancer genetics at Karolinska Institutet. Subsequently, he undertook clinical training in Oncology at Karolinska University Hospital between 2005 and 2009 and has since worked as a specialist, combining clinical work with research, with a focus on breast cancer.

He has led several investigator-initiated trials sponsored by Karolinska University Hospital and served as national principal investigator for many industry-sponsored trials from phase 1 to phase 3.

He leads a research group of 22 members and has secured independent funding through national or international competitions over the last 10 years. His group is particularly interested in drug and biomarker development in breast cancer with a focus on multi-omics analyses and machine learning.

About Clinical Talk:

After seven successful seasons and over seventy dedicated speakers, we are excited to continue showcasing the contributions of our diverse clinical, academic, and industry life science community. This season will feature ten insightful talks following our well-established format.

The overarching theme is “How to Achieve Feasible Implementation.” Sessions will be held monthly on Fridays from 09:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. via Zoom, with occasional exceptions. Each talk will be followed by an engaging Q&A session, moderated by the standing host, Rikard Fred, and a guest moderator with subject-matter expertise to enrich the discussion.

In today’s post-pandemic world, let’s explore how academic, clinical, and industry research, together with technological advances, can drive practical, sustainable solutions. Join us for an opportunity to gain fresh insights, expand your knowledge, and connect with experts shaping the future of life sciences!

Clinical talks are organised by SciLifeLab.

[The Svedberg seminar] - Tracking the chemical basis of toxicological responses: from genome-wide mapping of DNA modifications to quantitative chemical activity profiling of gut microbiome modulations
2026-04-27 15:15 - 16:15 | BMC Room C8:305
Shana J. Sturla

ProfessorETH Zürich, Switzerland

Bio

Shana J. Sturla is Full Professor of Toxicology at the ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.Professor Sturla was born in New York, USA and studied Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She carried out a postdoctoral fellowship in Toxicology with Professor Stephen S. Hecht at the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, where her research concerned tobacco carcinogenesis and cancer chemoprevention with dietary compounds.

In 2004, Shana became an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. Her work there was recognized with an NIH Career Development Award and, as a Dominican American, she received an American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award. In 2009, she joined the faculty of the ETH Zurich, as Associate Professor with tenure and in 2016 was promoted to Full Professor.

She leads the Laboratory of Toxicology at the ETH Zurich. The goal of her research is to promote chemical, food and drug safety by elucidating the chemical basis of mutagenesis and toxicity, and to promote innovative bioanalysis strategies for predicting chemical hazards on the basis of chemical structures and reactivity, molecular responses and in vitro testing. Key areas of research interest include the study of environmental toxicants related to human disease, DNA damage and mutagenesis, drug resistance in cancer therapy and biotransformation of xenobiotics by human gut microbiota.

She teaches various courses at the ETH including Introduction to Toxicology, Biological Chemistry (Nucleic Acids), Molecular Disease Mechanisms (Cancer Section), a Laboratory Course in Toxicology, and the Carcinogenesis module for the Swiss Masters of Advanced Study in Toxicology.

Shana is the President of the Swiss Society of Toxicology, Member of the Platform Chemistry of the Swiss Academies of Science, and Editor-In-Chief of Chemical Research in Toxicology.

Her website is www.toxicology.ethz.ch.

Tracking the chemical basis of toxicological responses: from genome-wide mapping of DNA modifications to quantitative chemical activity profiling of gut microbiome modulations

Understanding how chemical exposures translate into biological outcomes requires a multi-scale approach that bridges molecular interactions with systemic shifts in homeostasis. The Laboratory of Toxicology at the ETH Zürich develops high resolution strategies for tracking chemically induced alterations in cells by examining two critical interfaces: the human genome and the gut microbiome. In this talk, I will introduce chemical biology strategies for the high-resolution mapping of discrete DNA modifications, including drug-induced alkylation, strand breakage, and base oxidation. Using tailored sequencing approaches such as click-code-seq, we demonstrate how the frequency and persistence of these lesions across the genome serve as diagnostic indicators of mutagenesis, biological aging, and disease susceptibility. Second, we use chemical activity profiling to quantify the functional biotransformation capacity of the gut microbiota. By measuring degradation rates of metabolic probes, and chemicals relevant to human exposures, we reveal how exposure to xenobiotics significantly modulates the function of gut microbiomes and vice versa. By examining chemical signatures in both the host genome and the microbiota, we can more precisely define the drivers of biological dysfunction as a basis to elucidate mechanisms of genome instability and host–microbiome interactions.

Host: Daniel Globisch daniel.globisch@scilifelab.uu.se

Minisymposium on Cell State Transitions in Stress and Disease
2026-04-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Air&Fire, SciLifeLab Stockholm, Tomtebodavägen 23A, Solna, Sweden
Program

13:00 – 13:30 Assoc. Prof. Peter Svensson (KI)

13:30 – 14:00 Assoc. Prof. Laura Baranello (KI)

14:00 – 14:30 Prof. Lea Sistonen (Åbo Akademi Univ. Finland)

14:30 – 15:00 Assist. Prof. Anniina Vihervaara (KTH)

Brief break with Fika

15:15 – 16:15 Spotlight seminar, Valerie Mezger

Stress-responsive pathways in pathophysiological prenatal brain development

host: Anniina Vihervaara anniina.vihervaara@scilifelab.se

Stress-responsive pathways in pathophysiological prenatal brain development
2026-04-28 15:15 - 16:15 | Air&Fire, SciLifeLab Stockholm, Tomtebodavägen 23A, Solna, Sweden
Professor Valérie Mezger, Université de Paris

Abstract

The Development and Environment Interface team led by Valérie Mezger studies the impact of stress on cell identity. We aim to understand how prenatal stress perturbs neural cell fate and therefore contributes to neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) through transcriptomic and epigenetic components of stress responses to shape normal and pathological neurodevelopment. For this, we focus on stressors of prenatal relevance (prenatal alcohol exposure or neuroinflammation, induced by infections), which are major causes of non-genetic NDDs and, for genetic NDDs, combine the use of mouse models and human cerebral organoids to single-cell multi-omics approaches. The team demonstrated that deregulation of stress-responses is also observed in monogenic NDDs and therefore have developed a transfer project and collaborations with mathematicians in deep learning to build therapeutic strategies.

Biography

After her cursus in the École Normale Supérieure (ENS Paris, France), VM completed her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6) at the Pasteur Institute, in the François Jacob Lab, under the supervision of Olivier Bensaude and Michel Morange. She obtained a permanent position in the CNRS, based on her unravelling of key, physiological, activation of the stress-responsive Heat Shock transcription Factors (HSFs) in normal (unstressed) early embryonic development. For her postdoc, she joined the laboratory of Uri Nudel and David Yaffe in the Weizmann Institute (Israel), on the cerebral role of the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy gene. VM then developed her own group in the Morange Lab in the ENS, and uncovered the role of HSF2 in normal brain development. Since 2009, she has been leading the Interface between Development and Environment Team, one of the six founding groups of the Center of Epigenetics and Cell Fate (CNRS), created at the new campus (PRG) of Université Paris Diderot (now Université Paris Cité). She co-directed this Centre as Deputy Director (2009-2018; Director, Jonathan Weitzman) and then directed (2019-2024; Deputy Director, Claire Rougeulle). She has had a long-term collaboration with the Lea Sistonen laboratory (Åbo/Turku University, Finland) and Pierre Gressens (Hôpital Robert Debré, NeuroDiderot, INSERM, Paris). She collaborates with Auguste Genovesio laboratory (iBENS, Institut de Biologie, ENS, Paris) for the development of deep learning solutions to distinguish subtle phenotypes from biological variability intrinsic to complex biological objects, like organoids. VM is also a coleader of the preclinical program of the IHU Robert Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant (ICE; Hospital-University Institute of the Child Brain, Paris).

Host: Anniina Vihervaara anniina.vihervaara@scilifelab.se

Umeå seminar series:"AlphaFold in an HPC environment"
2026-04-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Glasburen Seminar Room, Chemical Biological Centre (KBC) Building, Umeå University, Umeå, 901 87, Sweden
“AlphaFold in an HPC environment”Presenter: Pedro Ojeda May, Application expert, Staff scientist at High Performance Computing Centre North (HPC2N), Umeå University

We will begin with a brief introduction to AlphaFold, followed by an overview of related software for protein structure prediction.Because these simulations are computationally demanding on a standard PC, we will present a workflow for running them on a High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster, illustrated through several demonstrations. Learn more about HPC2N: https://www.hpc2n.umu.se/

Registration: Sign up for the IRL seminar and reserve your free lunch by Monday, 27 April, 10:00, or follow online (registration is not required):

Register

SciLifeLab Site Umeå/KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series

This event is part of the SciLifeLab site Umeå/KBC Infrastructure Seminar series, for future events in spring 2025, check the seminar series home page.

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CBCS Day, Lund - May 4
2026-05-04 13:00 - 16:00 | Segerfalkssalen, BMC A10, Lund, Sölvegatan 17, Lund, 221 84, Sweden
Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden (CBCS), supports researchers in using small molecules by offering chemistry expertise, screening services, and specialized facilities across Sweden. CBCS Lund invites researchers to a half-day seminar at BMC A10, Segerfalksalen, from 13:00 to 16:00. The programme showcases two platforms available to the academic research community: the AstraZeneca OpenInnovation programme, which enables industry–academia collaboration, and the CBCS compound screening and electrophysiology platform at Linköping University (LiU).

Talks by current users will illustrate how these resources have advanced research and how they can support your projects.

Registration

Individual meetings with platform representatives can be arranged on May 4 (11:00–12:00 and 16:00–17:00) or May 5 (10:00-12:00 and 13:00-14:00) in BMC D10.

To book a one-to-one discussion, contact Björn Tyrberg, AstraZeneca OpenInnovation bjorn.tyrberg1@astrazeneca.com or the LiU platform linkoping@scilifelab.se.

Deadline for registration: April 30th

If you want support, please contact us: fredrik.ek@med.lu.se

Program:

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Live-Cell Super-Resolution Microscopy: Technological Progress, Hybrid Methodologies, and Applications in Omics
2026-05-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Air&Fire, SciLifeLab Stockholm, Tomtebodavägen 23A, Solna, Sweden
Liangyi Chen, New Cornerstone Investigator, Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Biomedical Imaging Center, Peking University, China.

Host: Jan Ellenberg, SciLifeLab

Abstract

In this talk, I will present our decade-long efforts to advance state-of-the-art live-cell super-resolution microscopy. By introducing spatiotemporal Hessian regularization, we developed Hessian Structured Illumination Microscopy (Hessian-SIM), which substantially reduces phototoxicity and enables real-time, long-term imaging of dynamic structures such as mitochondrial cristae and insulin vesicle fusion pores in living cells. We next engineered a dual-modality fluorescence/label-free microscope for panoramic super-resolution imaging, facilitating the discovery of novel organelles. Our 4Pi-SIM and 3D multiplane SIM (3D-MP-SIM) techniques deliver ~100-nm isotropic resolution while achieving a tenfold increase in volumetric imaging speed for live cells.

Furthermore, we introduced a universal sparse deconvolution algorithm that overcomes the optical Rayleigh diffraction limit. When applied to structured illumination, it enables 60-nm resolution at 564 Hz for sustained live-cell imaging and enhances resolution in multiphoton and light-sheet microscopy in vivo. Finally, I will discuss our recent developments in a SIM-FLIM system and the integration of live-cell super-resolution SIM imaging with single-cell RNA sequencing to bridge nanoscale dynamics with transcriptomic profiles.

Introduction to Berzelius - Part 2: Essential Commands
2026-05-05 10:00 - 11:30
This training provides a practical introduction to essential commands on the Berzelius. The session will cover:

Logging in to Berzelius with VS Code

Transferring data from/to Berzelius

Setting up software environments

Running and monitoring jobs

Participants will complete hands-on tasks during the session. If you do not yet have a project on Berzelius, please read the guidance on how to obtain temporary access.

This event is a collaboration between National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) at Linköping University and SciLifeLab Data Centre.

Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026Time: 10:00–11:30Place: Online via Zoom (link provided upon registration)

Schedule

TimeSession TitleSpeaker(s)10:00–11:00Introduction to Berzelius – Part 2: Essential CommandsXuan Gu11:00–11:30Open Q&A SessionBerzelius Application Experts

Registration

This training event is only open to current and prospective Berzelius users. Please read the eligibility requirements for accessing Berzelius before registering.

Register

General contact

E-mail: xuan.gu@liu.se (Xuan Gu)

Research Opportunities at the Intersection of Society, Life Sciences, and Technology
2026-05-07 08:00 - 2026-05-08 17:00 | Uppsala Konsert & Kongress, Vaksala torg 1, Uppsala, 75331, Sweden
A Joint Conference between DDLS, WASP and WASP-HS

Uniting Sweden’s life science, machine learning and artificial intelligence communities, we welcome researchers from all disciplines to explore new research opportunities in a changing world.

Participants will have the opportunity to network, be inspired by excellent international keynote speakers, and take part in the latest research in Sweden. In addition to plenary keynotes, the program will offer a panel discussion, a poster session and ample time to mingle.

Practical Details

Dates

May 7-8, 2026

Venue

Uppsala Konsert & Kongress

Registration

Register here

Deadline April16

Background

Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP), the SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), and Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS) are collaborating through joint research projects and events with the ultimate goal of solving ground-breaking research questions across disciplines.

Keynotes

Maja FjaestadAdjunct Associate Professor, Department of Computing Science at Umeå University

Olli KallioniemiResearch Director at FIMM University of Helsinki, Professor of Molecular Precision Medicine at KI Institutet & SciLifeLab

Danica KragicProfessor at the School of Computer Science and Communication at the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH–

Preliminary program

Thursday, May 7

09.00 Registration opens (coffee) + poster hanging10.00 Opening Remarks:Program Directors from the three Research Programs

10.20 Keynote “Algorithmic rule: AI and the future of democracy”Maja Fjaestad,Associate professor at Umeå Universitet

11.00 Flash Talks: Future Ideas at the Intersection of Society, Life Sciences & TechnologyPhD Students and Post Docs from the three Research Programs

11.45 Parallel Workshops, Session 1

12.30 Lunch

14:00 Keynote “A plan for the Finnish Health Data Space (FHDS) in the AI era: Navigating health, data, legal, social and political aspects”Olli Kallioniemi, Research Director at FIMM, University of Helsinki, and Professor of Molecular Precision Medicine at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab

14.40 Panel: Initiatives in the NordicsArto Klami, Professor of Computer Science at University of Helsinki. Part of the Helsinki Probabilistic Machine Learning Lab, the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI, and faculty of the ELLIS Institute Finland.

Stine Lomborg, Professor of Digital Communication at University of Copenhagen, Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Tracking & Society, Chief Scientist at the Danish national center for AI in society (CAISA)

Malcolm Langford, Professor of Public Law, University of Oslo and Co-Director of TRUST: Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI.

15.20 Coffee

16.00 Parallel Workshops, Session 2

17.00 Mingle food and Poster Session

Friday, May 8

08:30 Parallel Workshops, Sessions 3

9.40 Keynote “Perception, Action, Intercation in Physical AI systems”Danica Kragic, Professor at the School of Computer Science and Communication at the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH

10.20 Coffee

10.45 Presentations of funded projects, NEST & Research Initiation GrantsTime-Resolved Imaging and Multi-Channel Evaluation of Cellular Dynamics (TIMED) – Ola Spjuth, Professor of Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics, Uppsala University

The 3D dynamics of the chromosome – Johan Elf, Professor of Physical Biology, Uppsala University

Multimodal AI-based Precision Diagnostics and Decision Support for Breast Cancer (AID4BC) – Jens Sjölund, WASP Fellow and Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Uppsala University

AI tools for mental health: Clinical Trials – Sverker Sikström, Professor Cogntive Psychology, Lund University & Axel C Carlsson Associated Professor, Karolinska Institutet

Explainable and Just AI in Data-Driven Disease Surveillance – Yana Litins’ka, Associate Professor, Lund University & Atiye Sadat Hashemi, Associate Postdoctoral Researcher, Lund University

Personalized medicine: Ethics and knowledge-making in data-driven medical prediction – Stefan Larsson, Associate Professor of Technology and Social Change, Lund University & Markus Lingman, Specialist Physician in Cardiology Adjunct Professor Medicine, University of Halmstad & Charlotte Högberg, PhD, Postdoc in Technology and Society, Lund University

11.45 Closing remarks

12.00 End of day with lunch to go

Keynote speakers

Maja Fjaestad, adjunct professor
Title: Algorithmic rule: AI and the future of democracyBio: Dr Maja Fjaestad worked at the EU’s European Artificial Intelligence Office in 2025 and has since returned to Sweden as a strategic advisor at Karolinska Institutet, associate professor at AI Policy lab at Umeå University and adjunct professor at Luleå University of Technology. She holds a PhD in the history of technology from KTH, has conducted research at the Max Planck Institute, and is affiliated with the Institute for Futures Studies. She is also an expert coordinator at the Centre for Health Crises at Karolinska Institutet, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), an author, and a sought-after speaker

Danica Kragic, Professor KTH
Title: Perception, Action, Intercation in Physical AI systemsBio: Danica Kragic is a Professor of Computer Science at KTH. Her research is in the area of robotics, computer vision and machine learning. She received ERC Starting Grant, Advanced and Synergy Grants, Distinguished Professor Grant from the Swedish research Council and she is a Wallenberg Scholar.

Olli Kallioniemi, Research Director and Professor University of Helsinki, Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab
Title: A plan for the Finnish Health Data Space (FHDS) in the AI era: Navigating health, data, legal, social and political aspects Bio: Olli Kallioniemi is Research Director at FIMM, University of Helsinki, and Professor of Molecular Precision Medicine at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab. Trained in medicine and clinical chemistry in Finland, he later held tenure-track and tenured positions at NHGRI/NIH. He served as founding Director of FIMM (2007–2015), Director of SciLifeLab (2015–2024), and inaugural Director of the DDLS program (2022–2025). His research focuses on AI- and data-driven precision medicine, particularly in hematologic and prostate cancers. He has authored over 420 publications, holds more than 20 patents, supervised 27 doctoral theses and over 30 postdoctoral fellows. He is an elected member of EMBO, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the European Academy of Cancer Sciences, and the Nobel Assembly.

Panelists: Initiatives in the Nordics

Arto Klami
Professor of Computer Science at University of Helsinki. Part of the Helsinki Probabilistic Machine Learning Lab, the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI, and faculty of the ELLIS Institute Finland.

Stine Lomborg
Professor of Digital Communication at University of Copenhagen, Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Tracking & Society, Chief Scientist at the Danish national center for AI in society (CAISA)

Malcolm Langford
Malcolm Langford is Professor of Public Law at the University of Oslo and Co-Director of TRUST: The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI. His scholarship is grounded in law, social science, and data science and his publications span international and comparative law, human rights and development, and AI and emergent technologies. Langford has won several prizes for his work on international adjudication and legal education and technology, and he has previously led the Digital Lawyer project, CELL Centre of Excellence in Education, and the Investor–State Dispute Settlement Academic Forum for UNCITRAL. He also leads a new Nordforsk project (NordAId: Trustworthy AI in Public Decision Making) and infrastructure project for sensitive public data (S2-Data) and he has advised a range of governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisations on human rights and technology.

NEST-flashtalks

Ola Spjuth, Professor of Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics
Title: Time-Resolved Imaging and Multi-Channel Evaluation of Cellular Dynamics (TIMED)Bio: Ola Spjuth received his PhD in Bioinformatics from Uppsala University in 2009 and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and the Finnish Institute of Molecular Medicine (FIMM) in Helsinki. He is currently Professor of Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics at the Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University. His research focuses on how AI and automation, together with high-throughput and high-content molecular and cellular profiling technologies, can accelerate drug discovery and address complex challenges in pharmacology and toxicology.

Johan Elf, Professor Uppsala University
Title: The 3D dynamics of the chromosomeBio: Johan has pioneered single-molecule fluorescence microscopy in living cells. This work has been complemented by the development of microfluidics, synthetic biology, and computational analysis tools. His most significant innovations include optical pooled screening and phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility testing at the level of individual bacteria.

Jens Sjölund, WASP Fellow at Uppsala University
Title: Multimodal AI-based Precision Diagnostics and Decision Support for Breast Cancer (AID4BC)Bio: Jens Sjölund is an assistant professor in AI at Uppsala University, WASP Fellow, and ELLIS member. His research is in machine learning and optimization, with applications across science and medicine. He previously worked as a senior research scientist at Elekta, where his dose optimization work formed the basis for Leksell Gamma Knife Lightning.

Research Initiative Grants (RIG) Flashtalks

Sverker Sikström, professor cogntive Psychology & Axel C Carlsson, Associated professor
Title: AI tools for mental health: Clinical Trials

Bio1: Sverker Sikström is Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Lund University, and the founder and scientific lead of TalkToAlba, specializing in language based psychometrics and AI for mental health . He is a serial founder and recipient of innovation awards such as Lund University & Sparbanken Finns Innovations Prize and Venture Cup’s Startup of the Year. His academic work has been cited over 7,000 times, with an h index of 33.Bio2: Axel C Carlsson conducts broad research on diseases in primary care, with projects ranging from early detection of cancer, cognitive testing and machine learning for early identification of dementia, to studies on high blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in the population, post-COVID syndrome, and mental health.

Yana Litins’ka, Associate professor & Atiye Sadat Hashemi, Associate Postdoctoral Researcher
Title: Explainable and Just AI in Data-Driven Disease Surveillance

Bio1: Yana Litins’ka is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Public Law at Lund University. She holds an LL.D. degree in Medical Law and has been appointed as Associate Professor in Medical Law at Uppsala University. Her research sits at the intersection of health law, public health, and human rights, with a particular focus on how legal frameworks shape the protection of vulnerable groups. A central thread in her work concerns autonomy in healthcare and the boundaries of coercion and voluntariness. She also engages with rights-based perspectives on access to healthcare, including migrants’ access to health services and the rights of persons with disabilities. Yana works on a range of public health topics within law, including infectious disease control measures and preparedness for future health emergencies, examining, for example, the legal regulation of vaccination, the permissibility of restrictions on freedom of movement and privacy for public health purposes, and requirements for AI-based epidemiological monitoring.Bio2: Atiye Sadat Hashemi received her Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from Semnan University and was a visiting Ph.D. researcher at the Chair of Signal Processing and Machine Learning, Institute for Communications Technology at Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany during 2020–2021. She was a postdoctoral fellow in Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research at Halmstad university and currently she is an associate postdoctoral researcher in AI in Medicine at Lund University, Sweden, where she is the Principal Investigator of a Research Initiation Grant from SciLifeLab and serves as Co-Principal Investigator on a grant from Swedish Research Council (VR) focused on the application of artificial intelligence in infectious diseases. Her research lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare, with particular emphasis on disease outbreak surveillance, privacy-preserving machine learning, and adversarial learning methods.

Stefan Larsson, Associate Professor of Technology and Social Change, Markus Lingman, Specialist Physician in Cardiology, Adj. Professor Medicine & Charlotte Högberg, PhD, Postdoc in Technology and Society
Title: Personalized medicine: Ethics and knowledge-making in data-driven medical prediction

Bio1: Stefan Larsson is a social science technology researcher at the Department of Technology and Society, Lund University in Sweden, where he leads a research group on AI and society that do interdisciplinary studies on norms, ethics and governance issues linked in the human-AI/robotics intersection.Bio2: Markus Lingman is a cardiologist, chief strategy officer and adjunct professor of medicine at University of Halmstad and affiliations at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Karolinska Institutet. His research has a focus on applied AI in healthcare and medicine leveraging real-world data. Bio3: Charlotte Högberg is a postdoctoral research fellow at The Department of Technology and Society, Lund University, specialized in Science and Technology Studies and medical AI. Her work concerns practices, ethics and epistemologies of the development and use of AI in medicine, healthcare and the public sector.

Workshop sessions

Alongside plenary talks, the conference will feature parallel interactive workshops addressing a wide range of interdisciplinary themes. Together, these sessions will explore how advances in AI and data science are reshaping research practices, governance frameworks, and collaboration across domains, from biomedical discovery to societal impact.

AI for Science! An interactive discussion on a new initiative
Workshop Organizer: Salla Franzén

Description: This workshop aims at creating awareness and collecting feedback around a new initiative to support academic researchers with AI competence through a new company called AI4S AB (AI for Science), funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. We offer AI support to academic researchers with ongoing grants from the three largest Wallenberg Foundations for up to 6 months full time.

Session 1

What is the future of AI-supported precision medicine? Scrutinizing personalized care, equal treatment and disruption of knowledge
Workshop Organizer: Charlotte Högberg

Description: The current development of AI-supported precision medicine, and personalization of medical knowledge and treatment, raises concerns about ethics and fair representation. This interdisciplinary workshop examines questions of ethics and knowledge in AI-supported precision medicine, including fairness, prioritization, and changing knowledge practices. The goal is to produce a discussion paper identifying policy proposals and issues in need of further cross-disciplinary discussion.

Session 1

Large Language Models in Conflict: Knowledge, Legitimacy, and AI
Workshop organizer: Mais Qandeel

Workshop Description: Large language models contribute to the production of knowledge, such as ideas and recommendations. The accuracy and reliability of this knowledge remain questionable. What if these models contribute to the mass killing of people through mass surveillance? We ask: what does LLMs’ production of knowledge reveal about the ethical and legal dimensions of their use, given the untrustworthiness of their outputs? The discussion follows the ‘Jonsered model’Session 1

Unpacking Technology Through Interdisciplinary Reflection
Workshop Organizer: Derya Akbaba

Abstract: In this collaborative and hands-on workshop, we will introduce and lead participants through a series of reflective exercises known as the implosion method. This exercise outlines social and historical considerations around the responsibilities, concerns, and attentions of researchers working on and with technology. Workshop attendees are expected to learn a new method for reflecting on the socio-technical impacts of their research and making connections across disciplines.

Session 1

Zero-Click Futures: Safeguarding Knowledge Pluralism in the Age of Generative AI
Workshop Organizer: Selcen Ozturkcan

Workshop Description: Generative AI is reshaping how knowledge is accessed, synthesized, and trusted. This interactive workshop explores the rise of zero-click information environments and their risks for transparency, diversity, and epistemic justice. Participants will collaboratively design actionable principles for building responsible AI systems that protect knowledge pluralism, informational autonomy, and public trust.

Session 1

Foundation models on European biomedical and healthcare data: ethical, legal, and technical pathways to life-course precision health
Workshop Organizer: Clemens Wittenbecher

Workshop description: This workshop explores how AI foundation models applied to biomedical and health data can enable personalized prevention and healthcare, considering critical questions of governance, transparency, bias, and clinical integration. We will jointly identify current technical, social, and ethical challenges to leverage foundation models for responsible, data‑driven healthcare in Europe and discuss them with an expert panel.

Session 2

Legal consciousness in the tech community
Workshop Organizer: Katalin Kelemen

Workshop Description: How do tech professionals navigate law in real-world design choices? This workshop uses practical scenarios and small-group discussions to examine how programmers interpret, use, or resist legal norms alongside technical and organisational expectations. The session invites computer scientists, legal scholars, and social scientists to reflect on tensions, strategies, and pathways toward more legally conscious technology development.

Session 2

SciLifeLab OMERO: A Collaborative HPC-Enabled Platform for Data-Driven Bioimaging Research
Workshop Organizer: Sonja Mathias

Description: This workshop introduces SciLifeLab’s national OMERO service – a tool to bridge the gap between data producers and methods developers by enabling collaborative access to (bio)imaging data sets. Built on the globally recognized, open-source, data management platform OMERO1 for the visualization, management, and sharing of biological microscopy images, SciLifeLab OMERO will offer active data storage connected to HPC resources.

Session 2

AI-Ready Data to enable collaborations across fields
Workshop Organizer: Data Centre, (Arnold Kochari, Alma Nilsson, Angela Fuentes Pardo)

Workshop Description: Modern machine learning methods open up opportunities for new discoveries, especially when researchers collaborate across fields. For example, a biologist may have collected a novel dataset and collaborate with an ML engineer to build new models. In this session, we will focus on AI-ready data – what it means in practice and how to prepare datasets so they can be shared, understood, and reliably used for AI applications.

Session 2

The Data of Circularity: Governing AI, Transparency, and Compliance in the Digital Product Passport (DPP)
Workshop Organizer: Selcen Ozturkcan

Workshop Description: As the EU introduces the Digital Product Passport (DPP), this interactive workshop explores how product data can enable genuine circularity—beyond data-driven greenwashing—across production, post-production, and market use. Bringing together perspectives from AI, cybersecurity, governance, and sustainable branding, the workshop explores the technical and organizational challenges in building trustworthy, transparent, and compliant product data systems.

Session 2

What do I need for successful interdisciplinary research? Education as a collaborative exercise
Workshop Organizer: Kristen Schroeder

Workshop description: In this interactive workshop we will discuss what makes successful interdisciplinary research, including trust and leadership, fostering an environment where mistakes can be made, and creating a shared working language. Interdisciplinary groups will then create a mock educational experience on a challenging topic to explore how interdisciplinary collaboration in education can prepare young researchers to face global challenges.

Session 3

Uses and understandings of synthetic data in DDLS domains – a conversation about generation methods and use cases across DDLS, WASP & WASP-HS
Workshop Organizer: Ericka Johnson, Francis Lee, Ylva Söderfeldt

Workshop Description: Synthetic data can mean widely varying things, which makes defining and evaluating it difficult. Likewise, it sometimes misaligns with other values, like objectivity, reproducibility and transparency. This workshop will discuss what synthetic data is, why it is useful, and what it does to the science it becomes embedded in. We will engage in hands-on, analogue activities to facilitate collaborative discussion.

Session 3

The Art of Human-AI Collaboration and Teaming Research
Workshop organizer: Helena Lindgren

Workshop Description: The art of Human-AI Teaming research is discovering and addressing the complications that matter, which unfold in real practice. New theory, tools and methods are required to capture the rich multi-agent setting including humans. The workshop is an excellent opportunity to expand on this research as a joint effort across expertise in the broad communities of WASP and WASP-HS.

Session 3

What Is Adaptation? Bridging Life Sciences, Neuro-AI, and Machine Psychology
Workshop Organizer: Robert Johansson

Workshop Description: Adaptation is central in biology, neuroscience, psychology, and AI – but often means different things. In this workshop, we compare key definitions and methods, from behavioral change to predictive learning and algorithmic information dynamics. Participants will map shared questions, clarify key research gaps, and identify promising cross-disciplinary directions at the intersection of society, life sciences, and technology.

Session 3

WASP Research Arenas – A Bridge Between Industry and Academia
Workshop Organizer: Ola Engkvist

Workshop Description: The workshop aims to provide an introduction to the WASP Research Arenas (WARA), especially for researchers within DDLS and WASP‑HS who may not yet be familiar with WARA. WARA functions as a bridge between research and industry and offers increased research impact and potential for industrially significant breakthroughs. It provides a unique opportunity to validate and refine scientific theories in real‑world settings relevant to industry.

Session 3

If you’re already in Uppsala for the conference, don’t miss the chance to start your visit with Testa Center’s Demo Day on May 6. This hands‑on event offers researchers a close look at how digital technologies are reshaping modern bioproduction.

Organized within WARA Medicine, the Demo Day brings together researchers interested in exploring new methods, exchanging insights, and identifying opportunities for collaboration in the bioprocessing domain. It’s a great opportunity to see how your technical, scientific, or computational expertise can contribute to the next generation of bioprocess innovation.

When: May 6Where: Testa Center, Danmarksgatan 11, 75323 UppsalaRead more and register

User meeting for your multi-modal research projects
2026-05-07 09:00 - 10:30
Boost your research — Book a private SciLifeLab planning and feedback session for your multi-modal research projects!

Register here

Once we have received your registration, you will be sent the link to the online meeting.

Date: May 7, 9.00 – 10.30 Registration deadline: April 30

Multimodal molecular profiling and novel computational methods are transforming life science research, but also pose new challenges in study design, project resource planning and data management. SciLifeLab is a national resource of unique technologies and expertise available to life scientists, in areas such as biomedicine, ecology and evolution, aiming to bring scientists together across traditional boundaries and foster collaborations with industry, health care, public research organizations and international partners.

The first Thursday of every month at 9.00 (except July and August), SciLifeLab offers an opportunity to jointly meet with representatives across the SciLifeLab service platforms, to get feedback and help to plan, design, and refine new or ongoing multimodal research projects. Your project plans are discussed privately and remain confidential, and information will not be shared outside of the service platforms. Note that for most studies, follow-up meetings will be needed, but our aim for these meetings is to provide an easy-access entry point for an overarching planning of multimodal studies.

For studies focusing on a single technology only, please primarily contact our service platforms directly as described at the SciLifeLab homepage.

To make the best out of the allotted time, we ask you to provide some background information about your project, to help us ensure that the relevant experts are available to discuss your study.

KI-SciLifeLab Symposium 2026
2026-05-07 11:30 - 17:00 | Jacob Berzelius salen, KI, Berzelius väg 3, Solna, 171 65, Sweden
Warmly welcome to the fifth edition of the annual KI-SciLifeLab Symposium organized by the SciLifeLab Committee at KI.

This half-day event is aimed at everyone in the SciLifeLab community at KI, and anyone else who is curious about our research and would like to connect and collaborate.

The afternoon will be filled with research talks from senior and junior members of the KI-SciLifeLab community.

We are also honored to be joined by two keynote speakers. Andrea Sottoriva, Professor of Cancer Genomics and Evolution, and Head of the Computational Biology Research Centre at Human Technopole in Milan, Italy, will present his research on cancer evolution and treatment resistance using mathematical and computational approaches.

For our second keynote session, we will hear an inspiring lecture from Prof. Claes Hultling, MD, KI researcher into spinal cord injuries, and founder of Spinalis. During a diving accident in 1984, Claes was paralyzed from his chest down, after which he has dedicated his life to increasing knowledge of spinal cord injuries and promoting life quality for persons living with them.

The talks will be followed by a poster session and mingle at SciLifeLab Delta. Please indicate on your registration whether you want to show a poster. All participants including representatives of infrastructure units and committees are welcome to participate. Please note, all KI-SciLifeLab groups are encouraged to show at least one poster representing the research in their group. There will be a poster prize for best research poster!

Seats are limited, secure your spot A.S.A.P!

The event is free of charge, but we highly appreciate it if you update us in case you need to cancel your registration.

registration

Program

Program_KI-SciLifeLabSymposium_2026_bDownload

Program committee

Claudia Kutter

Jean Hausser

Tom Erkers

Organizers

Britta Bouwman britta.bouwman@ki.se

Ann-Charlott Zingmark ann-charlott.zingmark@ki.se

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Campus Solna Seminar Series: Inci Aksoylu & Krzysztof Wierbilowicz
2026-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Milkyway SciLifeLab Solna, Tomtebodavägen 23, Solna
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.

The seminars are held Thursdays 12:00-13:00. You can bring your lunch to the seminar.

PhD 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.

This week:

Inci Aksoylu

Anna Månberg – gamma

Plasma proteomics detect molecular subtypes of ALS

Krzysztof Wierbilowicz

Kasper Karlsson – alpha

Targeting Tumor Heterogeneity Through Lineage-Resolved Drug Combination Design

This seminar series is organized by the PhD & Postdoc Council. For more information about the Council and other events check our page.

NanoSIMS in Life Science Symposium 2026
2026-05-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Arvid Carlsson Lecture Hall, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 3, Gothenburg, Sweden
About the Symposium

This symposium is hosted by the newly established NanoSIMS Sweden facility at the University of Gothenburg, which became part of the Integrated Microscopy Technologies unit, within the SciLifeLab Cellular and Molecular Imaging platform, in July 2025. The event aims to introduce the NanoSIMS technology to the wider life science community in Sweden.

By bringing experts together and showcasing cutting-edge imaging technologies, we will highlight how high-resolution chemical imaging can transform biological research by visualizing processes at the subcellular level. The program will be designed to spark new collaborations, and inspire fresh scientific ideas in cell biology, microbiology, health care, and drug development.

Visit at the NanoSIMS Facility

The day after the symposium, May 12, there is the oppotunity to visit the NanoSIMS facility, located at AstraZeneca BioVenture Hub.

Registration

This event is free of charge. Please note, however, that a no-show fee will be invoiced if no cancellation is received by April 29. The no-show fee is 300 SEK for participants registered without the dinner option, and 800 SEK for participants registered with the dinner option.

Registration

Registration deadline: Sunday April 29, 2026

Program

Download Program Booklet

Day 1 (11 May 2026)

08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome

09:00 – 09:15 | Opening Remarks

09:15 – 10:35 | Session 1: Frontiers in cell biology and health care

Justin Schneiderman (Sahlgrenska, University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

“VMTA and NeuroXTek: Regional and national initiatives where advanced technologies meet research, clinical, and citizens’ needs“

Michael Kurczy (AstraZeneca, Sweden)

“Intracellular drug concentrations“

Kuu Ikäheimo (Linköping University, Sweden)

“Investigating auditory hair cell proteostasis in a hearing loss model using NanoSIMS”

10:35 – 11:00 | Fika

11:00 – 12:20 | Session 2: Technical Advances & Complementary Technologies

Silvio Rizzoli (Göttingen University Medical Center, Germany)

“Ultra-resolution NanoSIMS imaging”

Andrew Ewing (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

“Nanoanalytical measurements of cellular vesicles, vesicular sub-compartments, and stress granules”

Andre du Toit (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

“Computer vision for organelle detection in SEM for correlation with NanoSIMS”

12:20 – 14:00 | Lunch + poster session

14:00 – 15:20 | Session 3: Frontiers in microbiology and ecology

Niculina Musat (Aarhus University, Denmark)

“Imaging Microbial Life in Time and Space: NanoSIMS Insights into Microbial Function”

Hanna Farnelid (Linnaeus University, Sweden)

“Nitrogen acquisition strategies and carbon fixation of picophytoplankton”

Helle Ploug (Marine Science, University of Gothenburg)

Title TBA

15:20 – 15:50 | Fika

15:50 – 17:00 | Session 4: NanoSIMS Sweden & Future Collaboration
15:50 – 16:10 | Cameca sponsor talk

16:10 – 16:30 | “The NanoSIMS Sweden Facility at SciLifeLab: Capabilities and Access”

16:30 – 17:00 | “Integrating Sample Preparation and Correlative Microscopy to Support NanoSIMS Users” (Julia Fernandez-rodriguez & Rafael Camacho, University of Gothenburg)

17:00 – 17:10 | Closing Remarks

18:30 Informal Mingle & Dinner

Day 2 (12 May 2026)

9:00 – 11:00 | Visit at the NanoSIMS facility at AstraZeneca BioVenture Hub
Meeting point:

AstraZeneca, KC ReceptionPepparedsleden 1431 83 MölndalSWEDEN

Note: All visitors must bring their ID, which will be checked at the AstraZeneca entrance.

Sponsors

Venue

Symposium: Arvid Carlsson Hall, Academicum, Medicinaregatan 3, 41390, Gothenburg.

NanoSIMS Sweden visit: KC Reception, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 83 Mölndal

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Organizers

Thi Ngoc Nhu Phan, Director of NanoSIMS Sweden, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg

Yanan Yang, Principal research engineer of NanoSIMS Sweden, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg

Rafael Camacho, SciLifeLab CMI Head of Unit, University of Gothenburg

Maria Smedh, SciLifeLab Gothenburg Site Coordinator, University of Gothenburg

Precision Medicine Forum Europe
2026-05-11 08:00 - 2026-05-12 17:00
Precision Medicine Forum Europe visits Stockholm in May 2026. SciLifeLab’s director Jan Ellenberg and Charlotte Stadler, Head of SciLifeLab’s Spatial Proteomics Unit.Register today to take part of all three tracks with the opportunity to attend presentations, panel discussions, roundtables and keynote sessions across all three tracks, as well as plenary sessions and fantastic networking opportunities.

Are you part of the SciLifeLab community? Reach out to info@scilifelab.se for a discount code!

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SciLifeLab Infrastructure Day site Umeå
2026-05-11 08:30 - 17:00 | Rotundan, Umeå University, Universums Gränd 4, Umeå, Sweden
Join us! 11 May

Welcome to Infrastructure Day, hosted by SciLifeLab Umeå. We bring together research infrastructures from Umeå University’s Faculties of Science and Technology and Medicine, as well as SLU and the University Hospital, to connect with researchers, explore cutting-edge technologies, share expertise, and strengthen collaboration in northern Sweden

About the event

A full-day gathering for all scientists to explore research infrastructure opportunities, share expertise, and connect across Umeå’s life science. Learn more about national research infrastructures and the SciLifeLab platforms across Sweden, through personal meetings with our local staff scientists. Be part of collaboration with research infrastructures and SciLifeLab capabilities to drive life science in Sweden.

Event highlights include:Future outlook of SciLifeLab site Umeå Presentations from national and local research infrastructure unitsFocus on bridging science and technology developmentData managment pannel discussionInfrastructure poster exhibitions, mingling and engaging infrastructure presentations

Registration

Registration

Registration deadline: April 27, 2026

This event is free of charge, but please note that a fee of 500 SEK will be charged in case of no-shows without prior notice.For those who wish to present posters, any costs related to poster board hire may be charged if the poster board is left empty on the day of the event.

SciLifeLab Uppsala Spring Mini-Symposium
2026-05-11 12:00 - 16:00 | Navet, SciLifeLab Uppsala, SciLifeLab Uppsala, BMC C11, Husargatan 3, Uppsala, 75237, Sweden
Dynamic Landscapes: Mapping Interactions from Molecules to Ecosystems

We’re thrilled to invite you to our second SciLifeLab Uppsala Spring Mini-Symposium in Navet, BMC, on the 11th of May.

A half-day meeting dedicated to inspiring scientific talks, meaningful interactions, and collaborative discussions. (Spots are limited to 90p.)

PhD students and postdocs are especially encouraged to attend and present their work – it’s an excellent opportunity to expand your network and spark future collaborations!

EVENT TIME & DATE: 11th of May 2026, 12:00 – 16:00 with mingle and poster session afterwards.

ORGANIZER: SciLifeLab and DDLS Fellow and Alumni groups

Program

12:00-12:45Network Lunch12:45-14:15Session 1: Cellular & Molecular LandscapesBurçin Yildirim (James lab)Ioanna Tsiara (Globisch lab)Paarkavi Udayakumar (Teleki lab)Maria Letizia Di Martino (Sellin lab)Aline Pfefferle (new SciLifeLab fellow)14:15-14:45Coffee break14:45-16:00Session 2: Environmental & Evolutionary LandscapesIoannis Mystakidis (Tarbier lab)Pascal Milesi (SciLifeLab fellow)Elena Quintero (Braga lab, SLU)Ezgi Mehmetoglu (Lundberg lab, SLU)Flash talks16:00-17:00Poster session and mingle

Registration

The seats are limited to 92p.

The registration will close on April 28. Please respect the deadline. After the deadline, we can not accommodate any special food requirements and the order for catering is fixed.

Waiting list: If we reach full capacity, a waiting list will be activated. Sign up for the waiting list, and you will automatically receive an email when a spot becomes available. You must accept to secure the spot. If you decline, the offer will go to the next person on the waiting list.

Cancellation: Since seats are limited, please cancel your registration if you are unable to attend.

Register here

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MINFLUX - nanoscale fluorescence microscopy and novel applications
2026-05-13 09:00 - 15:00 | Air&Fire, SciLifeLab Stockholm, Tomtebodavägen 23A, Solna, Sweden
If you are interested in the latest nanoscale fluorescence microscopy technology and its novel applications please join our MINFLUX symposium at SciLifeLab Campus Solna.

Register by sending an e-mail to hans.blom@scilifelab.se by May 6th at the latest.

DDLS seminars at the Swedish Museum of Natural History
2026-05-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Online event via Zoom
9.00 Tobias Baril, Transposable Elements: Genome parasites, or genome architects?

9.30 Fernando Domingues Tria, From Gene Filtering to Gene Integration in Phylogenomics

10.00 Coffee break

10.30 Zhen Li, The evolutionary logic of gene loss

11.00 Bethany Allen, How has biodiversity changed over deep time?

Zoom link to meeting

Workshop om Kostnadsmodeller för Forskningsinfrastruktur
2026-05-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Online event via Zoom
Inom ramen för projektet “Stärkt konkurrenskraft med ökad tillgång för näringslivet till SciLifeLabs forskningsinfrastruktur” arrangerar vi en workshop som adresserar hur man kan göra beräkningar av avgifter för forskingsinfrastruktur genemot olika användare.

Registration

läs mer om projektet

Workshopen håll på svenska och är öppen för alla som är intresserade men vänder sig i första hand till:*ekonomer/controller på universitet som arbetar med forskningsinfrastruktur och kostnadsberäkningar för dessa*enhetschefer i forskningsinfrastruktur*andra forskningsinfrastruktur-ansvariga

Möjlighet att meddela frågor du vill att vi adresserar under workshopen finns i anmälan.

The workshop will be held in Swedish.

Program

13:00, Introduktion, Josefin Lundgren Gawell, Per Lek (SciLifeLab)Inledning som beskriver SciLifeLabs forskningsinfrastruktur, industri användning och det Vinnova finansierade projektet “SciLifeLab Industry Access”.

Gruppdiskussion

Att ta betalt för forskningsinfrastruktur, Victoria Nuth, Cecilia Carlson (Statskontoret)Statskontoret (tidigare Ekonomistyrningsverket, ESV) lämnade år 2020 förslag till regeringen om att universitet och högskolor skulle få ett särskilt bemyndigande för att ta ut avgifter för att tillhandahålla forskningsinfrastruktur. Förordningen om avgifter för forskningsinfrastruktur överensstämmer i stora delar med förslaget. Statskontoret redogör för förslaget som lämnades, hur vi kom fram till det och för det generella regelverket för avgifter.

ca 14:00 PAUS

Redogörelse av erfarenheter från SESAM projektet, Anders Berntson (RISE)

Genomgång hur man kan göra sin kostnadsberäkning, Maria Östman (KTH), Anna Lidin (UU)Presentation om KTH:s erfarenheter och arbete med att implementera förordningen om avgifter för forskningsinfrastruktur. KTH;s arbete och centrala stöd för kalkylering av kostnader och beräkning av pris.

ca 15:00 PAUS

Gruppdiskussion

Frågor & svar

Summering & avslut t.o.m. 16:00

Kontakt

Josefin Lundgren Gawell

Per Lek

Campus Solna Seminar Series: Jeremie Charbord & Fei Luo
2026-05-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Milkyway SciLifeLab Solna, Tomtebodavägen 23, Solna
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.

The seminars are held Thursdays 12:00-13:00. You can bring your lunch to the seminar.

PhD 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.

This week:

Jeremie Charbord

Stefania Giacomello – alpha 3

Differential age- and domain-specific brain responses and recovery in spaceflight-exposed mice

Fei Luo

Lukas Käll – gamma 6

This seminar series is organized by the PhD & Postdoc Council. For more information about the Council and other events check our page.

CSI Seminar - Organizational Culture: Shaping a workplace where people thrive
2026-05-21 14:30 - 15:00 | Gamma 2 Lunchroom, SciLifeLab, Tomtebodavägen 23, Solna, Sweden
Organizational culture underpins every workplace, and guides how members of an organization interact, work, and make decisions, through the shared set of values, beliefs, behaviors, and norms that they uphold. This culture can be created through leadership, at all levels, decision-making processes, communication styles, symbols, and behavioral norms, and has significant influence on employee well-being, satisfaction, and retention, and the overall alignment of the organization.

We will discuss: How can organizational culture produce positive or negative working environments? How can we create an organizational culture that allows all members to thrive and do productive work? Whether you’re a student, researcher, faculty member, or simply interested in understanding more, you are warmly invited to join this conversation.

We 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 rejection in our lives already?

Analysis: how well do I currently interact with rejection?

Alternative: how could we relate to rejection in academia, for ourselves and others?

Action: how will knowledge of rejection in academia change my decisions going forward?

Precision Oral Care Through Genomic Dentistry
2026-05-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Online event via Zoom
Clinical Genomics Webinar Series

Clinical Genomics Umeå is hosting this webinar as part of the Clinical Genomics Platform webinar series

Redefining Chronic Disease Through Genomics and Multi-Omics: Insights from Dental Caries and Precision Dentistry

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This seminar will present a translational framework integrating clinical cohorts, genomics, and multi-omics to redefine dental caries as a biologically stratified disease.Three prospective studies will be highlighted: a birth cohort (mother–father–child), an adolescent case–referent cohort with 5-year longitudinal follow-up, and an intervention study (n≈500 each).The genomic strategy integrates host and microbial variation to resolve distinct disease pathways. Host stratification based on PRH1, PRH2, and DMBT1–CNV identifies discrete 2- and 3-gene susceptibility profiles that quantitatively predict caries progression. In parallel, genomic variation in surface adhesins and housekeeping genes of Streptococcus mutans reveals high-virulence strains capable of driving disease in genetically non-susceptible individuals, demonstrating independent microbial risk trajectories.Multi-omics analyses, including inflammatory profiling (Olink) and metabolomics of short-chain fatty acids (LC–MS), further define the 3-gene susceptibility profile as a distinct inflammatory caries type.Together, these findings support a shift from descriptive to mechanism-based risk assessment, establishing biologically defined risk groups with predictive value for disease progression. This provides a foundation for precision dentistry through targeted, cost-effective prevention. The seminar will also address key challenges in validating and implementing host–microbe signatures in clinical practice.

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Host: Linda Köhn, Head of Unit, Clinical Genomics Umeå

Invited speaker: Nicklas StrömbergDepartment of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University

Making Sense of AI: Foundations and Practical Realities
2026-05-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Online event via Zoom
Eric Dexter

NBIS 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.

When: May 22, 10:00-11:00

Where: Zoom http://meet.nbis.se/ainw

Speaker: Eric Dexter, Dexter Precision Analytics.

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Abstract

The rapid spread of AI models, especially large language models (LLMs), has put many researchers and institutions in an awkward position: making consequential decisions about fast-moving technologies. This talk is about identifying and closing knowledge gaps to support better decision making around AI implementation. It covers the fundamentals of AI literacy needed to participate meaningfully in decisions about these tools, with the recognition that different roles, whether user, decision-maker, or engineer, call for different depths of understanding. Working through key vocabulary and the basics of how LLMs actually behave, including hallucinations, model bias, and the rise of agentic systems built on top of them, the talk lays out a practical framework for getting started with LLMs at the institutional level. We will look at common failure modes that lead to wasted effort or poorly scoped projects, how to design pilot initiatives that produce useful information rather than just enthusiasm, and how to build reproducible workflows that hold up to scientific scrutiny.

To stay updated, you can join our email list by contacting ai-network@scilifelab.se.

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Challenges in GPCR Drug Discovery
2026-05-26 09:00 - 17:00 | AstraZeneca (KC Reception), Pepparedsleden 1, Mölndal, Sweden
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest protein family encoded by the human genome and one of the key targets for therapeutic approaches across many disease areas. However, only around 25% of the druggable GPCRs have been tapped into. This presents a significant opportunity to develop novel medicines with high therapeutic impact for the GPCR class in numerous indications.

The Challenges in GPCR drug discovery workshop is co-organized by Gothenburg University, Uppsala University, and AstraZeneca to explore the latest advancements in GPCR drug discovery research. Our aim is to bring together renowned international experts from industry, biotech, academia and service providers to facilitate communication between scientific groups and research areas within GPCR drug discovery community. The workshop focusses on lead-generation aspects such as, computational approaches, structural biology and pharmacology in early drug discovery of GPCRs. We believe this will lead to uncovering common challenges and finding new innovative approaches to drug discovery for GPCRs, and further strengthen the GPCR community in the Nordics.

The workshop has a maximum of 90 attendants generating an informal atmosphere encouraging discussions, networking and information exchange. Participants are encouraged to submit poster abstracts. Registration deadline is 27th of April. Due to the limited number of seats, with over-subscription the organizing committee will maintain the right to select participants on the basis of fit to the program, participants with a poster contribution will be prioritized, otherwise selections in order of registration.

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Venue

AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 53, MölndalParticipants are welcomed to report at the reception at the main entrance (KC)

Confirmed Speakers

Martin Gustavsson, Copenhagen University

Elisabeth Rexen Ulven, Copenhagen University

Alexander Hauser, Copenhagen University

Janosch Ehrenmann, LeadXpro

Andreas Kiessling, Cube-Biotech

Madan Babu, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Gunnar Schulte, Karolinska Institutet

Tore Bengtsson, Atrogi

Organizing committee

Linda Johansson, Gothenburg University

Jens Carlsson, Uppsala University

Arjan Snijder, AstraZeneca

This workshop is sponsored by: Cube Biotech

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Nutrient regulation of senescence and age reversal
2026-05-26 15:15 - 16:15 | Air&Fire, SciLifeLab Stockholm, Tomtebodavägen 23A, Solna, Sweden
Professor Adam Antebi, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, University of Cologne, Germany

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Biography

Prof. Antebi received his PhD in Biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and performed his post-doctoral studies at the Johns Hopkins University. He is currently one of the founding Directors of the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany. Dr Antebi’s work has focused on dietary, metabolic and endocrine regulation of longevity from worms to vertebrates. His research seeks to decipher convergent mechanisms of longevity across pathways and evolution, using molecular and systems approaches.

Host: Per Ljungdahl per.ljungdahl@scilifelab.se

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Umeå seminar series:"C-Trap: combined optical tweezers, confocal microscopy and microfluidics for the study of single-molecule dynamics and mechanics"
2026-05-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Glasburen Seminar Room, Chemical Biological Centre (KBC) Building, Umeå University, Umeå, 901 87, Sweden
Presenter: Rubén Casanova-Sáez, Manager of the C-trap Facility, Department of Plant Physiology (UPSC)

The C-Trap facility at KBC provides access to a dual-trap C-Trap Dymo 300 system, an integrated platform that combines optical tweezers, multichannel microfluidics, and fluorescence microscopy. This unique setup enables simultaneous manipulation, visualization, and force measurement of biomolecules with sub-nanometer spatial precision and sub-millisecond temporal resolution. Based on highly focused laser beams, optical tweezers can trap and control microscopic particles, allowing precise application and detection of forces in the picoNewton range at the single-molecule level.The facility supports real-time investigations of biomolecular interactions under near-physiological conditions, including DNA–protein and RNA–protein binding, protein folding, and conformational dynamics. Integration with confocal fluorescence microscopy enables direct observation of molecular events such as binding, translocation, and structural changes, while the microfluidics system allows rapid exchange of reagents and environmental conditions during experiments. This correlative approach provides simultaneous access to mechanical and biochemical information within a single experiment, overcoming limitations of traditional bulk assays that average out heterogeneous or transient behaviors.In this seminar, I will introduce the C-Trap instrument and its capabilities, outline the support available to facility users, and present selected examples of research enabled by the C-Trap.Learn more about the C-Trap Facility at UMU: https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/c-trap-facility/

Registration: Sign up for the IRL seminar and reserve your free lunch by Monday, 25 May 10:00, or follow online (registration is not required):Zoom link: https://umu.zoom.us/j/61307079123Meeting ID: 613 0707 9123

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SciLifeLab Site Umeå/KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series

This event is part of the SciLifeLab site Umeå/KBC Infrastructure Seminar series, for future events in spring 2025, check the seminar series home page.

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