National Meeting in Røros 2026

National Meeting in Røros 2026

The Norwegian Flow Cytometry Association (NFCF) warmly invites you to the 13th National Flow Cytometry Meeting, hosted in Røros – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – from 23–25 September 2026, at Røros Hotell.

The meeting combines an optional pre-conference course with a two-day scientific programme covering the full breadth of modern flow cytometry.

Programme

Event Details

Location: Røros Hotell, Røros (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Course days: Wednesday-Thursday, 23-24 September 2026 (lunch to lunch)
Conference days: Thursday–Friday, 24-25 September 2026
Programme ends: approximately 14:45 on Friday, 25 September

Pre-Conference Course

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Oliver Burton (Colibri Cytometry / University of Cambridge) will be leading the optional pre-meeting course. Dr. Burton is internationally recognised for his expertise in sample preparation and staining strategies, spectral flow cytometry, panel design, and high-dimensional data analysis.

The course runs from lunch on Wednesday, 23 September to lunch on Thursday, 24 September.

Confirmed Speakers

• Daniel Vocelle, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA: Applications of imaging cytometry: from technology to discovery
• Thomas Liechti, FHI/NIPH: Set yourself up for success: a guide for large immunophenotyping studies using high-dimensional flow cytometry
• Marta Kaminska, UiB: Segmentation challenges in spatial proteomics for neuroscience
• Maria Stadheim Eggebø, UiO/OUS: A shared driver mutation in β-catenin as an attractive immunotherapy target in solid cancer
• Elias Tjärnhage, UiO: Mucosal respiratory immunity after intranasal vaccination and viral infection
• Unni Nygaard, FHI/NIPH: Connecting environment, immunity and disease: single-cell analyses in autoimmunity and Long COVID
• Sissel Dyrstad, UiB: Analysis of extracellular particles from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients by spectral flow
• Zaritha Agnethe Oldernes and Jennifer Appiah, St. Olavs: Implementation of a pipetting robot in a clinical lab
• Maike Krause, NTNU: Challenges in sorting subcellular particles: synaptosomes and growth cones
• Aengus Officer, UiO: Naïve B- and T-cell repertoires in coeliac disease: insights from recent studies
• Andreas Haaland, St. Olavs: The Norwegian Immunotherapy in Multiple Myeloma Study (NIMMS)

Registration

Participants may choose from the following registration options. All meals during the event are included in the registration fee.

• Course + Meeting: NOK 3,950 (early bird price)
• Meeting only: NOK 2,950 (early bird price)

Register here (general participants)

Companies should contact h.c.aass@medisin.uio.no for company registration.

Hotel Booking

All participants must book their own accommodation directly with Røros Hotell. A booking code for the discounted rates below will be provided upon registration.

• Single room: NOK 1,245 per night
• Double room: NOK 1,545 per night

Further Information

Download the Meeting Booklet with Speaker Abstracts for full programme details.

For enquiries, contact Hans Christian Aass at h.c.aass@medisin.uio.no.

We look forward to welcoming you to Røros for what promises to be an outstanding meeting.