XVIIth KICancer-StratCan Retreat
The XVIIth KICancer-StratCan Retreat takes place September 24-25, 2018 at Djurönäset in the Stockholm archipelago, gathering Cancer Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital for an annual joint scientific meeting.
About
The retreat is open for all KI students, post-docs, and supervisors with an interest in cancer research and in the StratCan-KICancer program, its current and future activities.
The program will include keynote lectures and presentations of exciting research projects in cancer biology, clinical cancer research, cancer care research and cancer epidemiology, poster sessions, etc.
Program
Confirmed keynote speakers include Lex Eggermont (Institut Gustave Roussy, France), Pierre Hainaut (University of Grenoble, France), and Xin Lu (University of Oxford, UK).
General program outline
Monday Sept 24
08:30Departure by bus from the City Terminal, Klarabergs-viadukten, Stockholm
09:30Arrival conference center Djurönäset, Coffee & tea
09:50Welcome remarks
10:00–12:30Scientific presentations, Plenary 1
Keynote talk by Lex Eggermont, Insitute Gustave Roussy, Paris , France
12:30–12:40Photo session
12:45–13:45Lunch
13:45–15:10Scientific presentations, Plenary 2
Keynote talk by Xin Lu, Ludwig Inst. for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, UK
15:10–15:40Coffee break, distribution of room keys
15:40–16:30Scientific presentations, Plenary 3
16:35–17:50Breakout sessions I-V
18:10Dinner
19:30–20:00Mounting of posters
20:00–22:00Poster session with discussions & mingle
21:00Saunas and pool are available
Tuesday Sept 25
07:15–08:45Breakfast & Checking out
09:00–10:15Scientific presentations, Plenary 4
10:20–10:50Coffee break
10:50–11:30Scientific presentations, Plenary 5
11:35–12:30Lunch
12:30–14:00Scientific presentations, Plenary 6
Keynote talk by Pierre Hainaut, University of Grenoble, France
14:00–14:30Coffee break
14:30–15:40Scientific presentations
15:40Conclusions & Poster prizes
16:00Bus departure (arrival at Stockholm City Terminal approx. at 17)
Registration
Registration is closed (June 15th) and the retreat is fully booked with 260 registered participants.
A registration fee of 800 SEK will be charged to cover part of costs for housing (students have to share room) and meals, also including bus transport from the Cityterminal to Djurönäset and back. The remaining costs are subsidized by the PhD program FoTO and StratCan.
Abstract submission
Abstracts are submitted using this abstract template. Kindly submit your abstract by email to elena.kashuba@ki.se (deadline June 15).
Everyone is encouraged to present a poster or to apply for a slot for a short talk (10 minutes) by submitting an abstract before this deadline.
Organisers & contact
Scientific committee for the KICancer-StratCan retreats: Andreas Lundqvist, Arne Östman, Kamila Czene, Sonia Lain and Theodoros Foukakis.
Retreat 2018 support committee: Kristina Viktorsson, Elena Kashuba, Varsha Prakash, Gayathri Chandrasekar Janebjer, Katja Pokrovskaja, Barbro Ehlin-Henriksson and Johanna Wolfsberger with Sandra Falck as admin coordinator.
Forskningssamordnare
Sandra Falck
E-post:sandra.falck@ki.se