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Program

08:30-09:00

Registration and Poster Set-Up

Coffee and crossaints

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09:00-09:15

Welcome by the PhD Day Organizing Committee

Introduction by Head of Department, Niels Kroer

WELLCOME  AND INTRODUCTION

MORNING SESSION: 

Keynote Speaker: Nobel Laureate,  Harald zur Hausen

Title: The Role of Infections in Cancer: A Model for Cancer Prevention

09:15-10:05  

PhD student short talks 1-2

10:05-10:35

Poster Session I

10:35-11:05

Coffee break with fruits and cookies

11:05-11:30

PhD student short talks 3-4

11:30-12:00

Panel Discussion - Future of  Bio PhD students with inspirering recent graduates

12:00-12:45

Lunch  break and networking

12:45-13:30

AFTER-LUNCH SESSION 

Keynote speaker:  Eva-Mari Aro, University of Turku, Finland

Professor in   Plant Physiology

Title: Photosynthesis for the future

13:30-14:20

PhD student short talks 5-6

14:20-14:50

Poster Session II

14:50-15:20

Coffee and cake

15:20-15:45

AFTERNOON SESSION: 

PhD student short talks 7-8

15:45-16:15

Voting for best PhD presentations 

16:15-16:25

Keynote speaker:  Kevin Eggan, Harvard University, USA

Professor in Stem Cell Biology

Title: "Using Stem Cells to Study Diseases of the Nervous System"

16:15-17:05

Awards

17:05-17:20

Drinks and Networking

17:20-18:00

18:00-20:00

20:00-00:00

University of Copenhagen
 Department of Biology 
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