Programme - Autumn 2026

Thu 13.8.2026 at 14.00 in Arvo F114

Francesca Menna, University of Rennes, France

Towards Digital Twin Approaches using Multi-Organ and Multi-Scale patient specific Cardiovascular Models

Host: Jari Hyttinen


Wed 19.8.2026 at 14.00 in Arvo F211

Associate Professor Ethan Rossi, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Imaging retinal degenerations and the inflammatory response at a cellular level in the living eye

Host: Soile Nymark


Tue 6.10.2026 at 14-15 in Arvo F213

Professor Carsten H. Wolters, University of Münster, Germany

Contribution of new methods for combined EEG/MEG source analysis and optimized mc-TES to focal medication-resistant epilepsy

Host: Sampsa Pursiainen


Fri 9.10.2026 at 12.30-14.00 in Hervanta, Tietotalo Flipped Classroom (TB219)

There will be two talks from the newly appointed Tampere Institute for Advanced Study fellows:

Dr. Feixiong Chen, IAS Senior fellow: How the magnetic nanoparticles advance the point of care assay

Dr. Alper Baran Sözmen, IAS postdoctoral fellow: Engineering Multimodal Biosensing Platforms for Biological Nanoparticle Detection

Hosts: Pasi Kallio & Veikko Sariola


Thu 15.10.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo F115

Prof. Dr. Uwe Wolfrum, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany

Unravelling of the pathomechanisms underlying the human Usher syndrome in the eye – the road map towards therapies

Host: Soile Nymark


Thu 29.10.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo F025 Yellow hall

Alexander Nyström, PhD, Group Leader, University of Freiburg, Germany

Impaired Wound Healing and Fibroinflammation Through the Lens of a Genetic Extracellular Matrix Disease: From Understanding to Therapy

Host: Tero Järvinen


Mon 2.11.2026 at 13.00-14.00 in Arvo B241

Dr. PhD, Salvatore Vaccarella, Team leader, Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France

Global patterns of overuse and underuse of cancer care

Host: Anssi Auvinen