Hlekkur á umfjöllun Lífvísindaseturs um viðburðinn
Dagskrá
Föstudagur 5. október 2018
12:00-13:00 Hádegisverður
13:00-13:15 Settning Spekigleðinnar – Guðrún Valdimarsdóttir
13.15-14:15 Nemendafyrirlestrar – hluti 1
Fundarstjóri: Berglind Ósk Einarsdóttir, Nýdoktor Sturlugötu
Arnar Björvinsson (Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir)
“Subcellular location of Pontin and Reptin, and how they affect aggregation in neurons.”
Anna Karen Sigurðardóttir (Þórarinn Guðjónsson).
“Expression, regulation and functional role of peroxidasin in normal and neoplastic mammary gland .“
Sunnefa Yeatman Ómarsdóttir (Jóna Freysdóttir/Ingibjörg Harðardóttir).
“Polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids have immunosuppressing effects on co-cultured NK cells and neutrophils.”
Hrólfur Smári Pétursson (Árni Kristmundsson).
“Source, transmission and development of Ichthyophonus hoferi infection in the Icelandic summer-spawning herring.”
14:20-14:25 Hlé
14:25-15:10 Nemendafyrirlestrar – hluti 2
Fundarstjóri: Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Nýdoktor á Sturlugötu
Iwona T Myszor (Guðmundur Hrafn Guðmundsson).
“Aroylated phenylenediamines (APDs) – novel inducers of innate immunity for host directed therapy against infections.”
Kristín Elísabet Alansdóttir (Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir).
“Citrate on the brain: Understanding the neurological symptoms of SLC13A5 deficiency.”
Jón Pétur Jóelsson (Þórarinn Guðjónsson, Guðmundur Hrafn Guðmundsson and Sigurbergur Kárason).
“Effect of mechanical- and chemical challenging on lung epithelial cells: The role of epithelial enhancing drugs.”
15:10-16:10 Kaffihlé – Kaffitár
16:10-17:00 Nemendafyrirlestrar – hluti 3
Fundarstrjóri: Sarah McGarrity, Nýdoktor Sturlugötu
Andrea García Llorca (Þór Eysteinsson/Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir)
“Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (Mitf) and its role in regulating mouse eye phenotype and autophagy in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)”
Sunneva Smáradóttir (Björn Rúnar Lúðvíksson, Jóna Freysdóttir and Hildur Sigurgrímsdóttir).
“The Role of LL-37 in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.”
Rósa Sólveig Sigurðardóttir (Óttar Rolfsson).
“Human endothelial metabolism and glycocalyx maintenance in trauma.“
17:10-17:45 Lífið eftir framhaldsnám (Life after graduate school)
Eiríkur Sigurðsson, MSc in Biology. Director of Marketing and Communications at Reykjavik University, talks about his career.
17:50-18:30 Skoðunarferð um Keldur
Dr. Sigurbjörg Þorsteinsdóttir
18.30-20.00 Kvöldverður – Grillvagninn
20.00-Helix pubquiz
Laugardagur 6. október 2018
9:00-9:30 Morgunmatur – Kaffitár
9:30-10:15 “Cross-disciplinary, critical thinking training in graduate biomedical science education – The R3 Program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health”.
Dr. Gundula Bosch, guest lecturer, Program Director of the R3 PhD program at Johns Hopkins University.
10 :15-10 :30 Kaffihlé
10:30-11:00 Framtíðarplön framhaldsnáms við Lífvísindasetrið. Dr. Helga Ögmundsdóttir
11:00-11:30 Líf framhaldsnemans við Lífvísindasetrið. Dr. Ingibjörg Harðardóttir, Dr. Margrét Helga Ögmundsdóttir and Dr. Arnar Pálsson.
11:30-12:30 Umræður við ofangreint fólk. Dr. Guðmundur Hrafn Guðmundsson and Dr. Erna Magnúsdóttir.
Fundarstjóri: Eiríkur Steingrímsson.
12:30-13:30 Hádegisverður
13.30 Spekigleði lokið