Hi all,
We wish everyone welcome to our second annual symposium! Secure your seat and register by November 28https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/A4562072A8A6CED0!
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FibroHealth Symposium 2023 on Fibrobesity
Welcome to FibroHealth Symposium 2023! University of Oulu Profi6 Fibrobesity programme presents cutting edge research on the current state of clinical proceedings in obesity treatments and links between obesity and fibrosis in different disease states.
Time: December 13 at 12-20 Place: Hotel Lasaretti, Aurora Hall, Kasarmintie 13b, 90130 Oulu Registration: No attendance fee. Sign up by November 28 using this registration formhttps://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/A4562072A8A6CED0.
Programme (to be updated and finalized)
12.00 - 12.05 Welcoming words Associate Professor Reetta Hinttalahttps://www.oulu.fi/en/researchers/reetta-hinttala, Fibrobesity Leader, University of Oulu 12.05 - 12.50 Circadian biology and extracellular matrix homeostasis in ageing and fibrosis Professor Qing-Jun Menghttps://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/qing-jun.meng, Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research Manchester, UK 12.50 - 13.35 Title of the talk TBA Speaker TBA
13.35 - 14.00
Coffee Break
14.00 - 14.45 Severe obesity is a chronic disease - Long-term outcomes of metabolic bariatric surgery for severe obesity Professor Paulina Salminenhttps://www.utu.fi/en/people/paulina-salminen, University of Turku 14.45 - 15.05 Gut microbiota after gastric bypass surgery Senior Research Fellow Justus Reunanenhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/projects/secreted-vesicles-human-intestinal-microbiota-health-and-disease, University of Oulu 15.05 - 15.25 Recent advances in obesity medications Professor Janne Hukkanenhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/researchers/janne-hukkanen, University of Oulu 15.25 - 15.45 Fibrosis and obesity in sudden cardiac death MD, PhD Lauri Holmströmhttps://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Lauri-Holmstroem-2128755324, University of Oulu 15.45 - 16.00 Concluding words & future perspectives Professor Juhani Junttilahttps://www.oulu.fi/en/research-groups/cardiology-research-group, Fibrobesity Vice-Leader, University of Oulu
16 - 20
Networking with refreshments and snacks
Event home page: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/fibrohealth-symposium-2023
Contact for inquiries: Fibrobesity coordinator Ritva Saastamoinen, ritva.saastamoinen@oulu.fimailto:ritva.saastamoinen@oulu.fi, tel. +358 294 48 5226, +358 50 592 3333
Best wishes, Ritva ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ritva Saastamoinen PhD, Adjunct Professor (Docent) Coordinator, Profi6 Fibrobesity Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine (Room S5 230 at University Hospital) Faculty of Medicine University of Oulu tel. +358 294 48 5226, +358 50 592 3333 X (Twitter): FibroHealthOulu @FibroOuluhttps://twitter.com/FibroOulu FibroHealth - Combatting Fibrosis in Chronic Diseases | University of Ouluhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/fibrohealth-combatting-fibrosis-chronic-diseases [cid:image001.png@01DA02A9.871F8790]
