Welcome to the 7th research meeting in NBCNS (Network for NeuroBlastoma and CNS-­‐tumor research in children) Monday, November 10th to Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 Hesselby Castle, Hässelby, Stockholm Invited speakers
Amar Gajjar, MD, PhD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital David Lane, Foreign Adjunct Professor, Karolinska Institutet Marcel Kool, Senior Researcher, German Cancer Research Center Ruth Palmer, Professor, University of Gothenburg Thomas Helleday, Professor, Karolinska Institutet Sonia Lain, Senior Research Fellow, Karolinska Institutet Chandrasekhar Kanduri, Professor, University of Gothenburg Karsten Nysom, MD, PhD, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen Venue: The meeting will be held at Hesselby Castle, Hässelby, Stockholm (Maltesholmsvägen 3, Stockholm, GPS coordinates: Lat: N 59° 22' 0.81" Long: E 17° 51' 10.63"). www.hesselbyslott.se From Stockholm Central: Take the subway (green line) towards Hässelby strand, get off at Johannelund (about 35 minutes travel time). When you come out from the subway station, go to the right and under the subway bridge. Then go straight ahead to a big roundabout, cross, and then follow Maltesholmsvägen to the right. You will then see the castle on your left. About 10 minutes walk. From Arlanda: Take the airport bus to St Eriksplan and then subway, or taxi (about 35 km, 40 minutes). Please find more information about Stockholm Public Transportation (SL) at www.sl.se. Travel by car: There is plenty of free guest parking places next to the castle. Link to NBCNS website: www.nbcns.se Organizing committee: Birgitta Lannering, NBCNS Coordinator, Professor of Pediatric Oncology, University of Gothenburg Per Kogner, NBCNS Coordinator, Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Karolinska Institutet Marie Arsenian-­‐Henriksson, Professor of Molecular Tumor Biology, Karolinska Institutet Klas Blomgren, Professor of Pediatrics, Karolinska Institutet Susan Pfeifer, Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Uppsala University Sven Påhlman, Professor, Molecular Medicine, Lund University Peter Siesjö, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University Malin Wickström, PhD, Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Karolinska Institutet Correspondence to: Malin Wickström, malin.wickstrom@ki.se