Kind reminder – Tomorrow at noon!

Welcome to Fibrobesity Kick-Off afternoon!

The formal scientific launch of our scientific programme includes interesting 10-15 min talks by our key researchers. The event is organized online and is open for all. No registration.

Fibrobesity Kick-Off Event | University of Oulu

Time:                 February 1, 2022 at 12:00-16:00

Place:                 Online Zoom meeting; find the link at Fibrobesity Kick-Off Event | University of Oulu

Programme

12:00-12:30      Welcome and Fibrobesity introductory

Vice Rector Taina Pihlajaniemi &

Fibrobesity Leaders Prof. Olavi Ukkola and Associate Prof. Reetta Hinttala

12:30-13:50      What’s up, part 1: Presentations by Fibrobesity key recruits

Professor Ali Mobasheri: Anti-obesity medications for treating obesity-induced osteoarthritis

Associate Professor (Tenure) Eija Pirinen: Adipose tissue mitochondrial dysfunction and fibrosis in obesity

Assistant Professor (Tenure) Renata Prunskaite-Hyyryläinen: Fertility in association to fibrosis and obesity

Associate Professor (Tenure) Daniela Ungureanu: Obesity and cancer: into the mechanisms of omental metastatic developments

13:50-14:00      Break (10 min)

14:00-14:40      What’s up, part 2: Selected Fibrobesity research topics

PhD, Fibrobesity postdoc Mikko Myllykangas: Historical and contemporary perspectives on the medical and social discourses of obesity

Prof. Sylvain Sebert: LongITools project

14:40-15:50      What’s up, part 3: Short talks by Fibrobesity postdocs

Riikka Arffman: Deciphering the roles of obesity and hyperandrogenism in fibrosis in the endometrium and placenta in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Marjukka Nurkkala: Disordered eating behavior – an aspect to obesity

Ghulam Shere Raza: Time-restricted feeding reduces Fibrobesity in mice fed with high fat diet

Outi Kummu: Metabolic effects of in utero PXR activation

Ismail Celik: The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based applications for behavioral guidance in the prevention and treatment of obesity

15:50-16:00      Concluding remarks

On behalf of the Fibrobesity team,

Ritva 

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Ritva Saastamoinen

PhD, Adjunct Professor (Docent)

Coordinator, Profi6 Fibrobesity

Research Unit for Internal Medicine (Room S5 230)

Faculty of Medicine

University of Oulu

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