CONGRATULATIONS to our CanCell member José Reis from the Rusten CanCell research group who successfully defended his PhD thesis “Identifying microenvironmental factors required for tumour growth” on Marh 17, at KlinMed - UiO.
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Welcome to our new postdoc Hanna Bjone from the Simonsen group! Here together with her CanCell buddy Arja Løchen from the Simonsen group.
Please give a warm welcome to Hanna!
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Postdoctoral fellow Samuel J. Rodgers at CanCell has received FRIPRO funding from the Research Council of Norway for cancer research. “The project we are embarking on may have implications for patients in the long term,” he says.
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Join us for CanCell Equality Forum Potluck Dinner on Feb 25 at Radium
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Public Defence: Lauren Sophie Johnson
MBio Lauren Sophie Johnson at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Lipid binding proteins in the regulation of autophagy and disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor)
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Congratulations to Anne, Maja and Jorrit!
From the announcement at The Norwegian Cancer Society for the recipients of research funding in the 2025 call. Well deserved — exciting times ahead!
Please welcome our new CanCell member in the Stenmark CanCell group: Emma Rigg, a postdoc in Alicia Llorentes project group.
Here together with her CanCell Buddy Silvana Romero
Welcome to CanCell, Emma!
Announcement of Public defense in CanCell - Andrea Moen Brodersen. Jan 15 at Kristine Bonnevies Hus. Welcome!
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CONGRATULATIONS to our CanCell member Anette Kathinka Dahl from the Simonsen CanCell research group who successfully defended her PhD thesis “BEACH domain containing proteins; structure, function, and localization” at IMB, UiO.
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Photos: Anne Simonsen, UiO
We’re excited to welcome you to the Norwegian Cancer Symposium 2026 - Targeting Cancer Cell Programs
27–29 April 2026 at Holmen Fjordhotell, Asker
Visit our website for Online Registration & secure your spot today:
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Registration deadline: 18 December at 12:00 PM
Join the CanCell Equality forum & CYS Seminar on stress handling with physician Morten Finckenhagen from Norwegian Medical Products Agency.
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Check out blog post by CanCell member Arja Løchen from the Simonsen research group, shared on the UiO Medicine Blog: "Cells do housework to protect us from cancer and age-related diseases."
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Check out blog post by CanCell member Arja Løchen from the Simonsen research group, shared on the UiO Medicine Blog: "Cells do housework to protect us from cancer and age-related diseases."
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Join CanCell Equality forum & CYS Seminar with physician Morten Finckenhagen (Norwegian Medical Products Agency) on stress handling
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CONGRATULATIONS to our CanCell member Jeanne G. Corrales from the Enserink CanCell research group who successfully defended her PhD. thesis “A Multi-pronged Approach to Combating Antifungal Resistance: From Compound Discovery and Combination Therapy to Target Identification through Genetic Networks”
Thanks to all participants and our guest speakers Nick Gilbert (Uni of Edinburgh) and Omid Mirmotahari (UiO) for making the CanCell 8th Retreat a fantastic success! Great atmosphere, presentations, posters, teambuilding games. Congrats to the winners of CanCell Paper Awards, Poster Prizes,MinorGrant
Interactive CanCell retreat at Gjøvik including CanCell «on the ice», a highly competitive group activity to make a parachute for an egg (how many PhDs do you need to…) and great discussions at the poster session!
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On 4 September, @uio.no (through @cancelluio.bsky.social) hosted an EMBO Forum on Responsible Research, with discussions on #ScientificIntegrity and best practices in the #LifeSciences. Many thanks to EMBO Members Anne Gjøen Simonsen and Harald Stenmark, Nagham Theres Asp and to all participants!
