Dear all,

Everyone is welcome to the Joint Seminar of the Finnish Association for the Study of Obesity (FASO) and Fibrobesity Research Programme on 13 October 2022.

See below the final programme. The event is hybrid and has no registration fees. If you didn’t submit an early-bird registration, book your seat now!

Event information

Time: Thu 13.10.2022 at 08:30 - 16:15

Location: Leena Palotie Hall and online via Zoom

Registration: Please register by October 10. No registration fee.

Please note that regardless of the type of participation (on-site or remote) pre-registration is required.

Programme

8:30-9:00         Coffee at the lobby (provided)

9:00-9:10         Opening words: Prof. Janne Hukkanen, FASO Vice-Chair, and Prof. Olavi Ukkola, Profi6 Fibrobesity Leader

9:10-11:25       Clinical aspects of fibrosis and obesity

Prof. Juhani Junttila, UO: Obesity and Fibrosis in Myocardial Disease

Prof. Riitta Kaarteenaho, UO: Pulmonary Fibrosis and Obesity

Break (10 min at 10:00-10:10)

Associate Prof. Daniela Ungureanu, UO: Obesity and Cancer at the Molecular Level

Prof. Janne Hukkanen, UO: Obesity-Induced Hypertension and Sex-Specific Blood Pressure Regulation

Prof. Terhi Piltonen, UO: Sex Hormones and Fibrosis

11:25-12:25     Lunch break (at own expenses)

12:25-13:10     Keynote talk

Associate Prof. Mari T. Kaartinen, McGill University, Montreal, Canada: Coagulation Factor XIII-A in Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Fibrosis in Obesity

13:10-14:25    Molecular and cellular characteristics of fibrosis and obesity

Prof. Jukka Hakkola, UO: Pregnane X Receptor Activation Remodels Liver Metabolism to Promote NAFLD Development in Obese Mice

Prof. Peppi Karppinen, UO: Activation of the HIF Pathway as a Treatment Option for Metabolic Dysfunction

Adjunct Prof. Justus Reunanen, UO: Metabolic Features of Gut Extracellular Vesicles in Bariatric Surgery Patients

14:25-14:45     Coffee break 20 min (provided)

14:45-16:00     Exercise and urban planning in the prevention of obesity

Associate Prof. Arto Hautala, University of Jyväskylä: Individual Responses to Exercise Training

Ph.D. Mikko Kärmeniemi, UO: The Built Environment as a Determinant of Physical Activity

Prof. Helka-Liisa Hentilä, UO: Urban Planning for Enhancement of Physical Activity: What needs to be changed?

16:00-16:15     Wrap-up and closing words by Prof. Janne Hukkanen

Welcome to the Seminar!

On behalf of the Fibrobesity Team,

Essi Erkkilä

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Essi Erkkilä

Communications Specialist, Profi6 Fibrobesity

Research Unit for Internal Medicine (Room S5 224)

Faculty of Medicine

University of Oulu

tel. +358 50 521 5852

Twitter: FibroHealthOulu @FibroOulu

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