Summer Retreat in Helgeroa

The Russnes Research Group gathered for its annual summer retreat at Anne-Lise’s cabin in Helgeroa, a tradition we highly value. The retreat included a trip to the UNESCO-listed Mælen landscape, traditional kubb games in the garden, and the well-known Stavern fish soup from Kåres, enjoyed in great company and beautiful surroundings.
We also took the opportunity to celebrate Anne-Lise ahead of her upcoming 80th birthday with a small pre-birthday gathering.

April: the Month of Scientific Dissemination

April was an active month for scientific dissemination and conference participation for members of the Russnes Research Group.
PhD student Sara M. Bakkan presented the current status of her PhD project involving the transgenic PyMT mouse model at the ENBDC Workshop 2026 (22–24 April), a European meeting focused on breast development and breast cancer research.
Francesco Ballesio, visiting PhD candiate Esther Colon Sauras, and Inger Riise Bergheim participated in the Annual Workshop on Breast Cancer Research in Tromsø (22–24 April). Francesco presented a poster on tumor glycolysis and its contribution to treatment resistance.
Inga H. Rye attended the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 (17–22 April) in San Diego, presented work on single-cell proteomics in lymph nodes from breast cancer patients. 

  

Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale was awarded the AACR Fellow of the Academy

In 2022 Professor Emerita Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale was awarded the AACR Fellow of the Academy.

in December 2025, she received the official medal — a well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to cancer research.  

Link:
AACR Announces Fellows of the AACR Academy Class of 2022

 

Group retreat at the UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium (UKBIC), Birmingham, 2024

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