DAY 1 – 08.06.2026 (MONDAY)
8.30 – 9.00 REGISTRATION and COFFEE
9.00 – 9.05 Welcome Talk (Adj. Prof. Susanna Narkilahti) and Prof. Jukka Peltola, Tampere Brain&Mind
SESSION I – FUNDAMENTALS (9.05 – 12.30)
9.05 – 10.00 Measuring electrophysiology from in vitro cultures (organoids, 2D cultures) (Adj. Prof. Fikret Emre Kapucu)
10.00 – 10.30 Microelectrode arrays and sensor technologies (Prof. Pasi Kallio)
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.20 Protein functionalization of femtosecond laser processed graphene surface (MSc. Satu Sutinen, JYU)
11.20 – 12.00 Sponsor Talk Session
- HBio Multichannel Systems: Macarena Gomez de Salazar, PhD
- Epiloid Biotechnology: Mehdi Abbasi Azadgoleh
Processing and analyzing electrophysiologial data/signals (12.00 – 12.30)
12.00 – 12.15 Processing and Analysis of Ca2+ Imaging Signals: From Raw Fluorescence to Functional Phenotyping (MSc. Elias Kuusela, TAU)
12.15 – 12.30 Analyzing MEA recordings: Neuronal signals and data from different scales (MSc. Oskari Kulta, TAU)
12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH BREAK (Covered for registered)
SESSION II – (13.30 -15.00)
13.30 – 14.00 Ion channels of retinal pigment epithelium: Physiology, disease modeling, and therapy development (Assoc. Prof. Soile Nymark)
14.00 – 14.15 Coffee break
14.15 – 15.00 Optoelectronic control of cardiac rhythm: Toward shock-free ambulatory cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. (Asst. Prof. Vincent Portero)
DEMO SESSION & LAB TOUR (15.00 – 17.45)
19.00 – 21.00 DINNER (Covered for registered) Ravintola Telakka – Directions
DAY 2 – 09.06.2026 (TUESDAY)
8.30 – 9.00 Coffee served
SESSION III – Cellular applications (9.00 – 12.30)
Selected talks
9.00-9.20 Optogenetic Modulation of Parvalbumin Interneurons in an Alzheimer’s Disease Model (MSc. Mariia Ivanova, UEF)
9.20-9.40 Electrophysiological Regulation of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Phagocytosis (MSc. Viivi Kerema-Jokinen, TAU)
9.40 -10.00 Functional Analysis of Epilepsy-Associated Potassium-Chloride Co-Transporter 2 Variants (MSc. Viivi Järvelä, UO)
10.00 – 10.20 Culture Media Effects on Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Network Activity (PhD. Tiina-Kaisa Kuko-Lukjanov, UH)
10.20 – 10.50 Coffee break
10.50 – 11.10 Distinct functional properties of human iPSC-derived sympathetic neurons (MSc. Vilhelmiina Hännikäinen, TAU)
11.10 – 11.30 Modeling Neurodegenerative Diseases Using hiPSC-Derived Neurons (PhD. Ropafadzo Mzezewa, The University of Copenhagen)
11.30 – 11.50 Analysis of Network Burst Fragmentation in Dravet Syndrom (Jacopo Canestrelli, University of Genoa and TAU)
11.50 – 12.10 Spectral Analysis of hiPSC-Derived Cortical Networks (Lorenzo Porcu, University of Genoa and TAU)
12.10 – 13.10 LUNCH BREAK (Covered for registered)
SESSION IV – Organ-on-chip and Organoid applications (13.10 – 16.00)
13.10 – 13.30 Human Cortical Electrophysiology in Early Alzheimer’s Disease (PhD. Polina Abushik, UEF)
13.30 – 14.20 Translability of electrophysiological recordings: Insights from iNPH biopsy studies (Prof. Tarja Malm)
14.20 – 14.40 Coffee Break
Selected talks
14.40 – 15.00 Electrophysiological Effects of Progranulin Loss in Human Neural Models (PhD. Nataliia Novosolova, UEF)
15.00 – 15.20 Role of Microglia in Neuronal Network Maturation (MSc. Martina Merga, UEF)
15.20 – 15.40 Calcium Activity Measurement in a 3D Neuro-Adipose In Vitro Model (MSc. Sini Saarimaa, TAU)
15.40 – 16.00 Talk 13 Modelling Human Brain–Heart Axis on a Chip (MSc. Emma Pesu, TAU)
16:00 – 16.15 Farewell Speech