Dear all,

Great possibility to learn about Biocenter Oulu activities! There are three afternoons in January to hear about what the research groups are currently working on (Jan. 14 and Jan. 21) and what the core facilities provide (Jan. 28).

This is  a good possibility both for the speakers and the listeners to seek for joint interests and new collaborators, as well as vision the development of services on the campus. Everybody is welcome to join in Zoom!

 

 https://oulu.zoom.us/j/62927407614 (same link for all days)

Below you find the programme for the days. Changes possible.

 

BIOCENTER OULU HIGHLIGHTS and BRAINSTORMING

 

PROGRAMME

Thursday, January 14, 2021

General Biocenter Oulu matters

12.00-12.10         Director Johannes Kettunen

Biocenter Oulu strategic research projects (short overview 15 min + 5 min discussion)

12.10-12.30         Gonghong Wei and Aki Manninen (FBMM)

                            Transcription factor cistromes decode prostate cancer risk loci

12.30-12.50         Justus Reunanen (FMED)

                            Secreted vesicles of the human intestinal microbiota in health and disease

12.50-13.10         Katri Pylkäs and Robert Winqvist (FMED)

                            Inherited breast cancer susceptibility: novel factors, cellular mechanisms and disease modelling

13.10-13.30         Johanna Myllyharju (FBMM)

                            Key enzyme regulators of the hypoxia response and collagen synthesis as therapeutic targets

5 min break

13.35-13.55         Lari Lehtiö (FBMM)

                            Structure, Function and Inhibition of Human ADP-ribosyltransferases

13.55-14.15         Petri Kursula (FBMM)

                            Structural biology of the formation and disease of the multilayered myelin membrane

14.15-14.35         Thomas Kietzmann (FBMM)

                            Cellular Compartments and New Molecules Interacting in Hypoxia-Signaling and Associated Diseases

5 min break

14.40-15.00         Risto Kerkelä and Juhani Junttila (FMED)

                            Genetic causes and molecular mechanisms of myocardial fibrosis

15.20-15.40         Peppi Karppinen (FBMM)

                            Cellular oxygen sensors and other 2-oxoglutarate-dependent enzymes as novel treatment targets for diseases

Open discussion

15.40-16.00         Future visions

 

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Biocenter Oulu strategic research projects (short overview 15 min + 5 min discussion)

12.00-12.20         Jouni J. Jaakkola and Maritta S. Jaakkola (FMED)

                            Molecular and environmental basis for asthma in a changing climate

12.20-12.40         Simo Hosio and Denzil Ferreira (ITEE - Faculty of information technology and electrical engineering)

                            ICON: Interventions and Contextual Understanding for Low Back Pain Research

12.40-13.00         Jukka Hakkola and Janne Hukkanen (FMED)

                            Environmental xenosensor PXR as a disease mechanism and therapeutic target in metabolic diseases

13.00-13.20         Lauri Eklund and Vesa Kiviniemi (FBMM and FMED)

                            Neuro-ocular clearance pathways - Mechanisms and clinical applications

5 min break

13.25-13.45         Mika Ala-Korpela and Johannes Kettunen (FMED)

                            Extensive molecular profiling of systemic metabolism to understand and prevent cardiometabolic diseases

 

Coordinators´ projects (short overview 15 min + 5 min discussion)

13.45-14.05         Lloyd Ruddock

14.05-14.25         Andre Juffer

14.25-14.45         Reetta Hinttala

5 min break

 

Biocenter Oulu emerging projects – (short overview 10 min + 5 min discussion)

14.50-15.05         Johanna Magga

                            Growth factor signaling in myocardial stress and fibrosis

15.05-15.20         Minna Patanen

                            SoftXMed: Soft X-ray spectromicroscopy for medical tissue samples

15.20-15.35         Salla Ruskamo

                            Molecular mechanisms of myelin related disorders

15.35-15.50         Terhi Tapiainen

                            Fetal microbiome and subsequent health in children

Open discussion

15.50-16.10         Future visions

 

Thursday, January 28, 2021

General Biocenter Oulu Core facility matters

12.00-12.10         Director Lauri Eklund

Biocenter Oulu Core facilities (15 min +5 min discussion)

12.10-12.30         André Juffer, Biocomputing and Bioinformatics

12.30-12.50         Katri Pylkäs, Biocenter Oulu Sequencing Center

12.50-13.10         Lari Lehtiö, Structural Biology

13.10-13.30         Ilkka Miinalainen, Electron Microscopy

5 min break

13.35-13.55         Reetta Hinttala, Transgenic and Tissue Phenotyping

13.55-14.15         Lloyd Ruddock, Proteomics and Protein Analysis

14.15-14.35         Aki Manninen, Virus Core Laboratory

14.35-14.55         Veli-Pekka Ronkainen, Light Microscopy

Open discussion

14.55-15.15         Development and needs                                                      

 

Kind regards

Pirkko Huhtala

 

 

Pirkko Huhtala, Ph.D.

Coordinator

Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu

Mailing address: P.O.Box 5000, FIN-90014 University of Oulu Finland

Street address: Room 476B, Aapistie 5A, FIN-90220 Oulu

Tel. +358-294 486101, +358-40 1897467

e-mail pirkko.huhtala@oulu.fi

www.oulu.fi/biocenter