Nordic updates and networking in translational pathology
CCBIO hosted the 4th Annual Scandinavian Seminar on Translational Pathology at Solstrand Hotel, Os (Bergen), with 78 dedicated participants from Norway, Sweden and Finland.
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Annual forum
SCANPATH is an annual network meeting for Scandinavian tumor pathologists and pre-clinical scientists with an interest in the prospects of next generation tissue profiling.聽The aim is to stimulate tissue-based studies of tumor mechanisms and biomarker mapping. This meeting was initiated by CCBIO in 2016 and it has been a success since the startup. SCANPATH is now a well established annual forum.
Comprehensive program
The scientific program of this year's Translational Pathology Seminar was filled with inspirational and educational presentations, and included internationally renowned researchers.聽
Among other, Fredrik Pont茅n聽provided an update to the Human Protein Atlas, and their continued efforts to characterize the human proteome.聽Karin Jirstr枚m聽gave us her thoughts on the future of pathology, emphasizing the emerging need for pathologists in therapy decisions.聽Teijo Pellinen聽demonstrated intriguing methods for characterizing the cancer microenvironment by multiplex immunofluorescence, and聽Elisabeth Wik聽presented two interconnected stories about nerve infiltration in breast cancer, and breast cancer in the young.
The program also gave room for several local PhD-students to present聽their inspiring work, including聽Astrid B酶rretzen,听Cecilie Askeland,听Hilde Engerud听补苍诲听Anna S忙le.
See the complete program here.
Moreover, the participants enjoyed an informal and highly engaging 鈥淧osters & Prosecco鈥�-session with 14 attending posters and industry presentations.
Hubble approach
CCBIO Director聽Lars A. Akslen finds that this year's Translational Pathology Seminar was a very stimulating聽meeting with a firm focus on spatial resolution and attempts to integrate tissue context with various omics data.
鈥淪ome of the presentations and recent developments in morphology based techniques, such as imaging mass cytometry, reminds me of the excitement at the time when the Hubble telescope was introduced in modern cosmology. We need to continue our 鈥淗ubble approach鈥� in studies of tissue landscapes in tumors and other diseases鈥�, Akslen concludes.
We look forward to next year鈥檚 seminar, which will be held in Lund, Sweden, November 27-28, 2020.聽
