Previous seminars 2018

Date & time	Speaker	Title
19.1.2018 9.00-15.00 F211	Model organisms Minisymposium Speakers: Prof. Dan Hultmark, Dr. Phil Elks, Dr. Jaakko Mattila, Associate Prof. Sanna Lehtonen and Associate Prof. Anni Kleino	” The topics deal with Drosophila and zebrafish ”
25.1.2018 14.00-15.00 F115	Ellen Fritsche Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine	” Scientific Validation of human Neural Progenitor Cells as an Alternative Method for Developmental Neurotoxicity (DNT) Testing ” Host: Susanna Narkilahti
26.1.2018 14.00-15.00 F211	Dr. Massimo Gadina Director of the Office of Science and Technology (OST) at the NIAMS	” Inhibition of Cytokine Signaling in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases: The Coming of Age of JAK Inhibitors ” Host: Marko Pesu
1.2.2018 13.15-16.00 F217	Janne Jänis University of Eastern Finland	” Mass spectrometry in protein research ” Special Methods in Protein Research -mini serie (Part of BTK4320 course)
8.2.2018 11.00-14.00 F217	Tomi Airenne Åbo Academi University	” X-ray crystallography ” Special Methods in Protein Research -mini serie (Part of BTK4320 course)
15.2.2018 14.00-15.00 F114	Prof. Tapio Rantala Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tampere University of Technology	” Modeling and simulation of nature ” Host: Soile Nymark
15.2.2018 11.15-14.00 F217	Perttu Permi University of Jyväskylä	” NMR & protein structure-function ” Special Methods in Protein Research -mini serie (Part of BTK4320 course)
22.2.2018 10.15-12.00 F217	Ossi Turunen University of Eastern Finland	” Enzyme engineering ” Special Methods in Protein Research -mini serie (Part of BTK4320 course)
6.3.2018 13.00-14.00 F115	Mo Baikoghli The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis.	” Structural Characterization of Extracellular Matrix via 3D Spheroids to Track Nanoparticle Targeting ” Host: Vesa Hytönen
22.3.2018 14.00-15.00 F114	Dr. Ben Goult University of Kent	” The talin code: deciphering mechanotransduction using structural mechanobiology ” Host: Vesa Hytönen
28.3.2018 14.00-15.00 F115	James Whiteford Queen Mary University of London	” A syndecan derived therapeutic peptide for the treatment of neovascular eye diseases ” Host: Tero Järvinen
12.4.2018 14.00-15.00 F114	Maria Vartiainen Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki	” Nuclear actin in gene expression and genome organization ” Host: Teemu Ihalainen
19.4.2018 14.00-15.00 F114	Pekka Katajisto University of Helsinki and Karolinska Institutet	” Stem cell niche interactions during aging ” Host: Keijo Viiri
26.4.2018 14.30-15.30 F114	Prof. Hannele Laivuori UTA/MED	” FinnGen-Finnish genomes empowering personalized and predictive medicine ” Host: Johanna Mäenpää
4.5.2018 13.00-14.00 F211	Caroline Heckman FIMM, University of Helsinki	” Precision treatment strategies for drug resistant hematological malignancies ” Host: Daniela Ungureanu
7.5.2018 15.00-16.00 F114	Prof. Gordon Wallace University of Wollongong, Australia	” 3D printing -accelerating progress in medical science ” Host: Jari Hyttinen
7.6.2018 14.00-15.00 F212	Prof. Silvia Finnemann Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, New York, USA	“To eat or not to eat: molecular mechanisms regulating daily clearance of photoreceptor cell debris in the retina” Host: Soile Nymark
7.6.2018 8.40-16.30 F114	Cancer Research Seminar 2018	” Seminar is open to everyone who works in topics related to cancer research. However, registration and willingness to present your work is required for participation. ” Read more: http://cofa.uta.fi/CRS2018/ NOTE: Registration deadline: 11.5.
14.6.2018 14.00-15.00 F114	Prof. Navdeep S. Chandel Northwestern University, USA	“Mitochondria control of physiology and disease: beyond ATP” Host: Howy Jacobs
26.6.2018 14.00-15.00 F211	Dr. Anna Heintz-Buschart Department of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany	“The earliest functional gut microbiome: effects of birth mode on immunostimulatory potential” Host: Matti Nykter
Thu 16.8.2018 at 10.00 Arvo Building, Visakorpi Hall	Doctores Honoris Causa invited by the Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences Professor Virginia Kraus, Duke University School of Medicine, United States “Can We Harness Our ”Inner Salamander” to Promote Endogenous Repair of Joints?” Professor Fritz H. Schröder, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands “Prostate Cancer – Can We Prevent It?” Nobel Laureate, Professor Shinya Yamanaka, Kyoto University, Japan, and Gladstone Institute for Cardiovascular Research, United States “New Era of Medicine with iPS Cells”	Program
Tue 4.9.2018 10-11, F211	Associate Professor Charles Unsworth, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.	“Organising Human Astrocytic Networks on Chip” Host: Jari Hyttinen
Mon 10.9.2018 15-16, F115	Professor Katsuhiko Muraki Department of Cellular Pharmacology, AichiGakuin University, Japan	“Pharmacological modulation of TRPC4 and TRPC5 calcium channels: Discovery of Englerin-A” Host: Eeva Moilanen
Thu 13.9.2018 14-15, F114	Egor Dzyubenko University Hospital Essen	“Regulating neural networks in stroke: new insights from extracellular matrix and reactive glia” Host: Kerstin Lenk
Thu 4.10.2018 12-13, F114	prof. Mark Howarth University of Oxford	“Bacterial superglues to organise cell signalling and tickle the immune system” Host: Vesa Hytönen
Date & time	Speaker	Title
Thu 25.10.2018 14-15, F114	Prof. Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany	“Translation of Tissue Engineered Heart Repair” Host: Mari Pekkanen-Mattila
Thu 1.11.2018 15-16, F114	Prof. Sara Wickström University of Helsinki	“Regulation of stem cell fate by niche-derived signals and forces” Host: Vesa Hytönen
Thu 8.11.2018 14-15, F115	Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä University of Eastern Finland	“Integrative genomics of coronary artery disease” Host: Leena Viiri
Thu 15.11.2018 14-15, F114	Jarmo Peltola University of Tampere	“How to build internationally comparative historical demographic database to Finland? – Historical databases and studies between History and Medicine at Tampere”
Mon 19.11.2018 14-15, Arvo A210-211	Ida-Maria Sintorn Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University	“Image analysis for automated screening and analysis of biological samples using MiniTEM” Host: Jari Hyttinen
Thu 22.11.2018 14-15, F114	Prof. Patrick Eyers University of Liverpool, UK	1. “Understanding and responding to drug-resistance in cancer cells” 2. “What are pseudokinases, why do they exist, and what do they do in biological systems?” Host: Daniela Ungureanu