FYI

Course announcement:

Secreted Extracellular Nano-Micro Vesicles in Health and Diseases

Time: December 9-10, 2019

Place: Leena Palotie Hall 101A, Aapistie 5A, Kontinkangas campus, University of Oulu

Study credits: 0.5 ECTS

Registration: open until 05.12.2019 via this link >> https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/1AD7A87E5F38679F

For any concerns contact: Anatoliy Samoylenko, Naveed Ahmad, Mirja Peltola (firstname.lastname@oulu.fi)

Course programme (PDF from this link >>)

Day 1, Monday 9th, Leena Palotie Hall 101A, Aapistie 5A

09.00-09.30 Coffee served

09.30-09.45 Welcome opening remarks

Prof. Dr. Seppo Vainio, University of Oulu

09.45-10.30 New nanotechnologies for molecular analyses of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles

Assistant Prof. Dr. Hyungsoon Im, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, USA

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-11.30 Extracellular vesicles in evolution and disease; A theoretical perspective

Prof. Dr. Seppo Vainio, University of Oulu

11.30-12.00 Biogenesis and secretion of extracellular vesicles

Docent Dr. Anatoliy Samoylenko, University of Oulu

12.00-13.00 Lunch Break

13.00-13.10 Sponsor time: Exosome analyzer (CytoFlex), Berner, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

13.10-13.40 Purification of high-quality extracellular vesicles (preliminary title)

Dr. Maija Puhka, University of Helsinki

13.40-14.10 NMR characterization of dynamics and size distribution of exosomes

Prof. Dr. Ville Telkki, University of Oulu

14.10-14.40 Coffee Break

14.40-15.10 Imaging methods for extracellular vesicles

Docent Dr. Kirsi Rilla, University of Eastern Finland

15.10-15.40 Extracellular vesicles derived from milk and other natural sources (preliminary title)

Dr. Sirja Viitala, Natural Resources Institute, Finland

15.40-16.10 Extracellular vesicles as intercellular messengers in brain diseases

Prof. Dr. Tarja Malm, University of Eastern Finland

Day 2, Tuesday 10th, Leena Palotie Hall 101A, Aapistie 5A

9.00-9.30 The use of extracellular vesicles in drug delivery

Prof. Dr. Marjo Yliperttula, University of Helsinki

9.30-10.00 Engineered exosomes for novel gene therapy

Docent Dr. Mikko Turunen, University of Eastern Finland

10.00-10.30 Genomics of extracellular vesicles

Docent Dr. Genevieve Bart, University of Oulu

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-11.30 Microbiomic extracellular vesicles and clinical perspective of EVs (preliminary title)

Docent Dr. Justus Reunanen and Docent Dr. Terhi Tapiainen, University of Oulu

11.30-12.00 Nanoscale vehicles in the highway of blood, extracellular vesicles delivering messages

Docent Dr. Saara Laitinen, Blood services, Finnish Red Cross, Helsinki

12.00-13.00 Lunch Break

13.00-13.30 Developing microfluidic applications for the EVs (preliminary title)

Prof. Dr. Jussi Hiltunen, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), Oulu

13.30-14.00 Extracellular vesicles in induction of nephrogenesis

Early stage researcher/Doctoral candidate, Naveed Ahmad, University of Oulu

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Best wishes,

Mirja

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Mirja Peltola

Koordinaattori | Coordinator

Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu

Terveys- ja biotieteiden tohtoriohjelma | Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme

Tel. 0294 48 5447

PO Box 5000, FI-90014 OULUN YLIOPISTO

(Aapistie 5A, Room 474B)