🔬 New paper out! Photochemical internalization enhances in vivo immunity to peptide‑ and protein‑based vaccines with synthetic dsRNA adjuvants, npj Vaccines, 9. august. May improve future therapeutic cancer vaccines and other immunotherapies. 📖 doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🇳🇴 Pop science: lnkd.in/e6CvESX4

⚡⚡⚡Applications for the Giulio Jori Research Scholarship are open and and will close on June 30th ⚡⚡⚡ Details and application from here ⤵️ www.photobiology.eu/giulio-jori-research-scholarship

🌞 The early-bird registration deadline has been extended up to April 15. Secure your spot and register for an amazing event! 🌿 🔬 The Photobiology School is the place to be if you are in #Photobiology

European Society for Photobiology@photobiologyeurope.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🌞 The ESP Photobiology School returns June 15–20, 2026 in Brixen–Bressanone! Dive into the science of light with top experts + a vibrant student community. 📚 Lectures • 🖼️ Posters • 🤝 Networking • 🎓 Exam option • Details + registration: www.photobiology.eu/photobiology...

And if you are asked to chair a symposium at a congress, take it. If you need a chair, take it! #achairisnotonlyachair

European Society for Photobiology@photobiologyeurope.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Chairs and society chair and great advice @pkselbo.bsky.social

Warm congratulations to Dr. Qian Peng on receiving the Rimington Prize from NOFFOF in 2026. 🏆 Recognized for decades of pioneering work in photobiology and photomedicine at Oslo University Hospital. A well-deserved honor and an inspiration to colleagues and future researchers. 🔬👏

New paper out after a fruitful collaboration with the lab of Miloslav Macháček at Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, @unikarlova.cuni.cz that sent talented and hardworking PhD student Magdaléna Kozlíková to our lab in Oslo! doi.org/10.3389/fimm...

Frontiers | Photochemical enhancement of PD-L1-SAP immunotoxin efficacy in non-small cell lung cancer cell lines

IntroductionResistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting the programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death ligand 1 (PD–1/PD–L1) axis remai...

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⏰ Last Chance – Registration Closes Today! This is your final opportunity to join the 2nd ESP Junior Meeting! Now is the moment to register — don’t miss out. 📅 Deadline: February 28th, 2026 🎯 Secure your spot before it’s too late! 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/kf4U9PdYpsCi...

The deadline for early registration to the ESP Photobiology School with a discounted fee is March 31st, do not miss it!

European Society for Photobiology@photobiologyeurope.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🌞 The ESP Photobiology School returns June 15–20, 2026 in Brixen–Bressanone! Dive into the science of light with top experts + a vibrant student community. 📚 Lectures • 🖼️ Posters • 🤝 Networking • 🎓 Exam option • Details + registration: www.photobiology.eu/photobiology...

European Society for Photobiology@photobiologyeurope.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Free ESP membership for Ukrainian scientists in 2026! ESP will waive 2026 membership fees for any scientist affiliated with a Ukrainian institution who wishes to join. 👉 How to join: www.photobiology.eu/membership-p... #Photobiology #Science #Ukraine #UkrainianScientists #EuropeanScience #ESP

Free ESP membership for Ukrainian scientists in 2026! ESP will waive 2026 membership fees for any scientist affiliated with a Ukrainian institution who wishes to join. 👉 How to join: www.photobiology.eu/membership-p... #Photobiology #Science #Ukraine #UkrainianScientists #EuropeanScience #ESP

❄️The PCI Group wishes you a Merry Christmas 🎄, Happy Holidays 🎁, and a very Happy New Year ✨❄️

European Society for Photobiology@photobiologyeurope.bsky.social · 10mo ago

✨ Season’s Greetings! ✨ Seasonal greetings from our President, Dr. Pål Kristian Selbo: www.photobiology.eu/seasonal-greetings-european-society-photobiology ESP wishes you all a nice end of the year and a great 2026 full of photobiology 🎄✨ Thank you for being part of the photobiology community 💚

Link to the registration docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

European Society for Photobiology@photobiologyeurope.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It’s official! Registration for the 2nd ESP Junior Meeting is open 🎉#ESPJuniorMeeting 📅 March 26–27, 2026 – online 🎯Young photobiologists – Master’s, PhD students and postdocs! 👉 Register & submit your abstract: ESPJunior registration More info on our website or email: juniorespmeeting@gmail.com

Congratulations to everyone in Oslo Cancer Cluster on a decade of building a world-class innovation ecosystem — and on the opening of the John Ugelstad House. Also congratulations to Photocure that won the innovation prize from the Norwegian Cancer Society. Hurra!

Are you working on the investigations on biological effects of optical radiation in relation to human beings? Why not applying to the 22. Arnold Rikli Award (10.000 € for the year 2025)?

Please re-post @pkselbo.bsky.social @giorgiamiolo.bsky.social @amparofaustino.bsky.social @photobiology.bsky.social @grattierilab.bsky.social @bergkristian.bsky.social @antoniomonari.bsky.social @virginielhiaubet.bsky.social @frangiunti.bsky.social @maxxtrotta.bsky.social

European Society for Photobiology@photobiologyeurope.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you working on the investigations on biological effects of optical radiation in relation to human beings? Why not applying to the 22. Arnold Rikli Award (10.000 € for the year 2025)?

Paper out in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy! 🔬🧑‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬 “Light-enhanced cytotoxicity & trafficking of the PD-L1-targeting photoimmunoconjugate EITC-atezolizumab” 👉 lnkd.in/dz-zF-Hx Novel: #Atezolizumab clusters w/ #CD63 pos #MVBs #Photoimmunotherapy #lungcancer #PDL1 #Tecentriq #NSCLC #PhotodynamicTherapy

As the #ESPCongress2025 has come to an end, we would like to thank you all for having made this event so unique!!! The ESP President @pkselbo.bsky.social, the ESP President Elect @frangiunti.bsky.social and the ESP Past President @maxxtrotta.bsky.social are ready to welcome you soon! Safe travels!

We have attended the #ESP2025Congress in Bari: ✨ PhD students Riccarda K Læret & Arno Bruel gave excellent talks! ✨ Inger Kristine F. Aukrust had a great poster presentation! ✨ Kristian Berg gave an inspiring Opening Lecture! ✨ Myself: New President of ESP🤗 🌞😎 #Photobiology & #PDT #ProudOfMyGroup

Thank you to all of the attendees of the Gala Dinner of the #ESPCongress2025!!! What an amazing night celebrating #photobiology and friendship!!! ...and....you look fantastic! 📷 @josemgpereira.bsky.social

Thank you very much to all speakers! The symposium, #PDT and #immunotherapy of #cancer, went very well with around 100 attendees. #ESPCongress2025 Dimitri Krysko, Lígia Catarina Gomes da Silva, Odrun Gederaas, Kaitlyn Moore, Arno Bruel, Brian Schnoor, Cristina Dias and Angeles Juarranz

Get ready for the #ESP2025Congress! Prof. Kristian Berg @bergkristian.bsky.social open the meeting with the Plenary Lecture: “Fortieth anniversary of the European Society of Photobiology. History and significance in the scientific community”.

✨ The #ESPCongress2025 is ready and waiting for you!!! 🚨 See you all on Sunday!!! ☀️ @maxxtrotta.bsky.social @virginielhiaubet.bsky.social @grattierilab.bsky.social

📢 We are extremely excited to announce the first of our Plenary Speakers at #ESPCongress2025, the 🎩 Nobel Prize Laureate Martin Chalfie #NobelPrize 🏅 Do not miss the opportunity to be with us in #Bari! #Photobiology Poster submission still open!! bari2025.photobiology.eu/abstract-sub...

📢 Announcing our second Plenary Speaker at the #ESPCongress2025: Prof. Kristian Berg will deliver his Lecture at the Welcome Reception on Sunday August 24th! Do not miss the opportunity to be with us in #Bari! #Photobiology

🥁 Drum roll........the 2025 Young Investigator Awardees have been selected! Congratulations to Nicoletta Liguori @nikinikki87.bsky.social and Antonio Francés-Monerris @afranceschem.bsky.social 🎉 They will deliver the Young Investigator Award Lectureship at the #ESPCongress2025. See you all there!

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 ESP Best Ph.D. Thesis awardees: Lara García-Campa for Plant Photobiology; Charlotte Rouiller for Environmental Photobiology; Martina Mušković for Photodynamic Therapy; and Celina Pihl for Photomedicine. Join us at the #ESPcongress2025 🗓️ to discover their works!

🌟 Great News for Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (PPS)! 🌟 @springernature.com PPS has achieved Q1 status in the "Radiation" category and its 2024 impact factor has increased to 3.2. Congratulations to everyone involved in this achievement: authors, reviewers, editors and journal staff!!

📢 Grab your sunglasses....we are waiting for you at the #ESPCongress2025 in #Bari! ☀️ ⛱️ 🌊 Here is our fifth and last Plenary Speaker: Prof. Guglielmo Lanzani will deliver his Lecture on Monday August 25th! 🗓️

📢 The countdown continues for the #ESPCongress2025! Join us in #Bari! ☀️ ⛱️ 🌊 Here is our fourth Plenary Speaker: Prof. Roberta Croce will deliver her Lecture on Thursday August 28th! 🗓️ #Photobiology