FYI
Dear colleagues, Please save the date to hear more about obesity related research at the University of Oulu.
As per the University of Oulu profiling strategy, the faculties of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and the Humanities are preparing the Profi-6 plan STOP FIBROBESTY addressing the relation between obesity and fibrosis in health and diseases.
Please join us on the 13.05.2020 from 9 am till 4pm to hear more about the panel of research project targeting the cause, the consequences, the genes and the contextual factors related to obesity(ies).
The symposium will take place in the Leena Palotie lecture theatre, at the faculty of Medicine.
The symposium is co-organised by Professors Olavi Ukkola (clinical aspects), Peppi Karppinen (Molecular aspects), Johannes Kettunen (Genetics) and Sylvain Sebert (Environmental factors);
Professor Thorkild Søresen, from the university of Copenhagen will honour us with a keynote lecture based on an immense career in the field. More info on the program will follow.
Once again please save the date and join us to help debating on solution to STOP Obesity and prevent its fibrotic consequences.
Best wishes, on behalf of the organisation committee Sylvain
Sylvain Sebert Professor of lifecourse Epidemiology Center for Life-Course Health Research Faculty of Medicine University of Oulu Finland
sylvain.sebert@oulu.fimailto:sylvain.sebert@oulu.fi +358 503 44 08 42
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