Thu 15.1.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo F115
Professor Anu Suomalainen-Wartiovaara, University of Helsinki
New mitochondrial mechanisms of degenerative diseases
Host: Howy Jacobs
Wed 4.3.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo F114
President Toshihiko Yamashita, MD, PhD, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury
Hosts: Tero Järvinen and Marko Neva
Thu 19.3.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo A210-211 or Teams CANCELLED!
Associate Professor Rosalyn Abbott, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Adipose tissue engineering for regenerative applications, disease modelling, and cultivated meat applications
Host: Susanna Miettinen
Wed 25.3.2026 at 8.35-9.20 in Arvo F115
Prof. Anna Dimberg, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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Host: Kirsi Rautajoki
This seminar is part of the Cancer Research Day.
Thu 9.4.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo F211
Prof. Dr. Peter Loskill, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen and the Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI), Germany
Recapitulating Complex Immunocompetent Tissues using Organ-on-chip and Organoid Technologies
Host: Pasi Kallio
Wed 13.5.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo F114
Associate Professor Kate Poole, University of New South Wales, Australia
Force sensing via ion channels: a cellular sense of touch?
Host: Teemu Ihalainen
Tue 19.5.2026 at 13.00-14.00 in Arvo A207
Torsten Christ, MD; Anna Köhler, MSc; Cem Truong, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Chamber-Specific Engineered Heart Tissue (EHT) for Studying Arrhythmia Mechanisms in Human Heart Disease
Host: Jussi Koivumäki
Thu 21.5.2026 at 14.00 in Arvo F115
Docent Erja Kerkelä, the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Advanced Cell Therapy Centre
Building ATMP Capabilities in a Non-Profit Setting – insights from MSC and CAR‑T Development at the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service
Host: Susanna Miettinen
Mon 25.5.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo A207
Professor Aparna Lakkaraju, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Molecular mechanisms that regulate mitochondrial integrity in the retinal pigment epithelium in health and disease
Host: Teemu Ihalainen
Thu 28.5.2026 at 15.00-16.00 in Arvo F115
Professor, PhD Lars Dyrskjøt, Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine – Department of Molecular Medicine (MOMA), Denmark
Liquid biopsy analysis to personalize treatment and improve outcomes in bladder cancer
Host: Toni Seppälä
Thu 4.6.2026 at 14.00-15.00 in Arvo B001 (old library)
Associate Professor Olof Idevall, Uppsala University, Sweden
Organelle crosstalk in pancreatic beta cell physiology and pathophysiology
Host: Keijo Viiri