Biomedical and Health Sciences Conference at the University of Iceland
23. og 24. maí 2023
á Háskólatorgi Háskóla Íslands
PROGRAMME
39 scientific results will be presented in poster presentations before noon on both conference days. Guidelines for poster presenters can be found here.
OPENING SESSION
Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir, president of the Faculty of Health Sciences, opens the conference.
GUEST LECTURERS
Hilma Holm discusses heart diseases and heredity on the first day of the conference. Jón Snædal presents a new drug for Alzheimer's/cerebral degeneration on the second day of the conference.
LECTURES FOR THE PUBLIC
Open lectures for the public will be held at lunchtime. Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir discusses the impact of trauma on health on the first day of the conference. Páll Þór Ingvarsson gives a talk on biotech drugs on the second day.
Tuesday 23 May
8:30-9:00
Registration
9:00-9:10
Salur HT102
Ráðstefnan sett: Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir, forseti Heilbrigðisvísindasviðs.
9:10-9:40
Salur HT102
Guest lecture: Meaningful use of genetic information in the management of cardiovascular diseases - insights from research at deCODE genetics. Hilma Holm.
In English
9:50-11:05
11:10-11:50
Poster presentations and coffee.
An information booth about the research services of the Institute of Health Sciences is open.
11:55-12:25
Salur HT102
Open lecture for the public:
Áföll og streita – ein megin lýðheilsuáskorun 21. aldar. Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir.
Á íslensku
12:25-13:00
Lunch break
13:00-14:00
14:00-14:15
Coffee break
14:15-15:15
15:15-15:25
Recess
15:25-16:25
Wednesday 24 May
8:30-9:00
Registration
9:00-9:30
Salur HT102
Gestafyrirlestur: Alzheimer-sjúkdómur; ný þekking. Jón Snædal
Á íslensku
9:40-11:10
11:15-11:55
Poster presentations and coffee.
An information booth about the research services of the Institute of Health Sciences is open.
12:00-12:30
Salur HT102
Á íslensku
12:30-13:00
Lunch break
13:00-14:00
14:00-14:15
Coffee break
14:15-15:15
15:20-16:20
Salur HT102
