Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/11/2019 - 05/11/2019
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Categories
Location: Scandic Ørnen, Lars Hillesgate 18, 5008 Bergen, Norway
IBA Annual Meeting of the National Graduate School in Infection Biology and Antimicrobials – Bergen – 2019
The IBA Annual meeting will be held November 4th-5th in Bergen, at the Scandic Ørnen hotel which is conveniently located next to the train station, Flybuss and the Bergen light rail.
NB! The meeting fee, accommodation and travel expenses will be covered for all members and associates.
Attendees can stay at the Scandic Ørnen Hotel from the 4th-5th. Meals are included.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
- Rabies research and treatment with Prof. Mary Warrell, University of Oxford
- Review of the Norwegian Rabies case with Dr. Kristine Mørch, University of Bergen
- The Campylobacter outbreak in Askøy with Prof. Guri Rørtveit, University of Bergen
- Universal Influenza vaccine development with Prof. Anke Huckriede, University of Groningen
You are expected to present your research project and progress. There will be two oral sessions and a poster session, and there will be PRIZES for the best poster and oral presentation.
Preliminary program:
Monday | November 4th | Chair: Rebecca Cox |
11.00 | Registration | |
12:00 | Lunch | |
13:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | |
13:10 | Plenary lecture 1 | |
14:10 | Research presentations | |
15:50 | Coffee break and something to bite | |
16:10 | Plenary Lecture 2 | |
17:10 | Poster session | |
19:30 | Dinner | |
21:00 | Social event | |
Tuesday | November 5th | Chair: Nina Langeland |
9:00 | Plenary lecture 3 | |
10:00 | Research presentations | |
11:00 | Break with coffee and fruit | |
11:20 | Plenary lecture 4 | |
12:20 | Group work | |
12:50 | Closing remarks | |
13:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 | Board meeting for board members |
Organizing committee
Professor Rebecca Cox, leader of the Influenza Centre in Bergen
Professor and senior consultant Nina Langeland, leader of the Infection and Microbiology research group
Associate Professor and senior consultant Kristine Mørch, research field tropical infectious diseases and use of antibiotic
Professor and senior consultant Stig Harthug, research field: hospital infections and control of antibiotic resistant in hospital environment.
Professor, assistant departmental director at the Medical Department Haukeland University Hospital and senior consultant Steinar Skrede, research field: sepsis and survey of serious sepsis at Haukeland University hospital.
Medical research student at the Influenza Centre Anders Madsen.
Chief engineer at the Infection and Microbiology research group Sonja Ljostveit
All committee members belong to Infection and Microbiology research group at the University of Bergen, which covers specialists in medical and oral microbiology and immunology, transfusion medicine and clinical specialists in infectious diseases and hospital infection control.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Bergen!! Welcome.
Contact information:
For question regarding the meeting in Bergen (agenda, hotel and other practicalities) : Sonja.Ljostveit@uib.no
For IBA-related questions: tina.svingerud@ibv.uio.no