Conferences and symposiums Better Cure and Care - Childhood Cancer Research Symposium 2025
26-09-2025 2:00 pm Add to iCal
On 25-26 September 2025, Department of Women's and Children's Health's division for Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric Surgery will host a scientific symposium on Childhood Cancer in conjunction with our 30-year anniversary since our division was established.
The symposium will have a broad focus on childhood cancer, highlighting the success of treating childhood cancer, but also more importantly, the remaining challenges. Social events for all delegates to encourage participation and networking will also be part of the program. Overall, we believe that the symposium will be an important event to demonstrate the progress of childhood cancer over the last 30 years, but that will also strengthen and build networks across disciplines and institutions in Sweden.
Programme
- 08.00-09.00 Registration
- 09.00- 12.00 Symposium – Basic Science
Welcome and introductory: Anna Nilsson, Chief Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric Surgery Division; President/vice president Karolinska Institutet.
- Keynote I: Pamela Kearns, Head of ITCC/University of Birmingham
- Keynote II: Julia Challinor, University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
- National speaker I: Magnus Essand, Professor, University of Uppsala
- National speaker II: Linda Fogelstrand, University of Gothenburg
- Speakers from Karolinska Institutet (senior) Petter Brodin
- Speakers from Karolinska Institutet (PhD students/postdocs)
- 12.00 -13.00 Lunch
- 13.00 -16.00 Symposium – Clinical Science
- Keynote III: Kirsten Ness, St. Judes Children’s Hospital, Memphis, USA
- Keynote IV: Martin Mc Cabe, University of Manchester, UK
- National speaker III: Karin Enskär, Professor of Pediatric Nursery, University of Uppsala
- National speaker IV: Daniel Bexell, University of Lund
- Speakers from Karolinska Institutet (Senior) Mats Heyman
- Speakers from Karolinska Institutet (PhD students/postdocs)
- 16.00 - 18.00 Poster session with mingling reception
- 08.30 Registration
- 09.00 - 12.00 Symposium – Late effects
- National speakers V : Laila Hubbert, University of Linköping
- National Speaker VI:TBD
- Speakers from Karolinska Institutet (senior): Klas Blomgren
- Speakers from Karolinska Institutet (PhD students/postdocs)
- 12.00 -12.30 Closing ceremony
(Current or former General secretary of Barncancerfonden)
- 12.30 -13.30 Lunch