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27-28 Jan 2027 | WCMTM Kick-off

Health and medicine
Science and Information Technology

Welcome to start 2027 together with the WCMTM community in Gotheburg! During two days, we will get together at Nääs fabriker to network, learn and get creative.

Conference
Date
27 Jan 2027
28 Jan 2027
Time
09:00 - 17:00
08:00 - 13:00
Location
Nääs fabriker

Good to know
One of the focus areas will be the use of AI in clinical and fundamental research, this time from a Chalmers perspective. The spots are limited, so make sure to register early.
Organizer
Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine

This year’s guest talks will focus on using AI in health data and molecular research. 

We are pleased to welcome:

Fredrik Johansson
Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

Aleksej Zelezniak
Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

Day 1 | Preliminary program

08:00 Buss depart from Gothenburg 
09:00 Buss arrive to Nääs fabriker 

NETWORKING & INTRODUCTION 

09:15 Networking with fika and coffee  
Meet and mingle over a fika, and do the WCMTM networking task  

09:45  Welcome presentation 
A growing translational community: The basic, clinical, and data-driven life science research teams in Gothenburg | Johan Zelano, director, and Margit Mahlapuu, co-director  

10:00 Team talks 
An interactive panel with team members 

10.30 Break 

 

GUEST LECTURES   

10:40 Fredrik Johansson, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology 

11:30 Lunch & Networking  

Enjoy the lunch, and continue the second WCMTM networking task 

13:00 Aleksej Zelezniak, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology 

13:50 Panel discussion with the guests

 

TEAMWORK  
For team members! PIs have time for separate meetings or own work 

14.10 Information about group task 

14.20 Teamwork 
Incl a 15 min break when you want 

 

EVENING 
17:00 Check-in 
17-19 Social acitivity 
19:00 Pre-drink  
19:30 Dinner  
21:00 Party and hang out  

 

Day 2 | Preliminary program 

CHECK OUT

07.30 Breakfast and checkout  

 

TEAMWORK PRESENTATIONS  

08.30 Group Presentations part 1 

09:15 15 min break 

09:30 Group Presentations part 2 

10:20 Break 

 

GUEST LECTURE & FINAL REMARKS

10.40 Guest lecture (TBA)

11.20 Final remarks 

11.30 Lunch and networking 

13.00 Departure 

The program is preliminary and details might change. More updates will follow during the winter.