Dear all, Next Thursday April3, 15.15-16 in F202 there will be a seminar by Professor Ian Mills, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, UK. The title of the seminar is: "Reflections on prostate cancer research". More information about his research https://www.nds.ox.ac.uk/team/ian-mills
Welcome everybody! No registration required. Coffee is served during networking session 20 min before the presentation time. Field specific credits can be earned according to UniOGS recommendationshttps://www.oulu.fi/en/research/graduate-school/thesis-requirements-and-studies/study-requirements#accordion-control-recommendations-of-credits-for-different-activities- (attendance at scientific seminars for 10 hours: 0,5ECTS) If you would like to have separate discussions with the speaker, please contact Teija.luoto@oulu.fimailto:Teija.luoto@oulu.fi who will set up the meeting time. Organized by Biocenter Oulu, Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme and PROFI6 Fibrobesity. See updated Biocenter Day Programme below.
April 3, 15.15-16 F202 Ian Mills Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, UK Reflections on prostate cancer research April 10, Leena Palotie Hall, 101A 8.30-16 Biocenter Day Mode the Code - Innovations in Gene Therapy Separate programme below May 8, 15.15-16 F202 Juha Väyrynen Research Unit of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu Insights into colorectal cancer classification: morphology meets molecular biology
June 4-6, Linnanmaa 47th Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Conference (AIS2025) Shaping the Future in the Era of Polycrisis
https://app.eventos.fi/ais-conference-2025/website/496, registration required, Separate programme
BIOCENTER OULU DAY 2025
Mode the code - innovations in gene therapy
Time Thursday April 10, 2025 at 8.30-16.00
Place Leena Palotie Auditorium, Main Building of Kontinkangas Campus, Aapistie 5A,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Chairpersons Ruwandi Abeysekara, Saurabh Singh Dhakar, Johanna Helenius
PROGRAMME
8.30-8.40
Opening remarks Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, Biocenter Oulu
8.40-8.50
Welcome Prof. Johannes Kettunen, Director of Biocenter Oulu
8.50-9.30
KEYNOTE "Gene therapy - from basic research to clinical applications".,
Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, UEF, Finland
9.30-10.15
Coffee at the exhibition area
Session 1: Gene editing
10.15-10.20
Sponsor spot
10.20-10.50
"Cancer-safe cell and gene therapy platform".
Kirmo Wartiovaara, University of Helsinki, Finland
10.50-11.20
"Balancing efficacy and safety in lentiviral vector-mediated hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy". Eugenio Montini, SR-Tiget, Italy
11.20-11.25
Sponsor spot
11.25-12.55
Lunch break and exhibition
Session 2: Delivery
12.55-13.00
Sponsor spot
13.00-13.30
"Application of Nanofibrillated cellulose for future chronic wound treatment".
Riina Harjumäki, University of Helsinki, Finland
13.30-14.00
"Folding of DNA and mRNA Origami for Controlled Translation and Viral Vector Packaging".
Mauri Kostiainen, Aalto University, Finland
14.00-14.40
Coffee at the exhibition area
Session 3: From bench to bedside
14.40-14.45
Sponsor spot
14.45-15.15
"Cancer gene therapy with oncolytic viruses: a learning cycle between the laboratory and patients".
Akseli Hemminki, University of Helsinki, Finland
15.15-15.45
"Matritools: a collection of open access methods to study the matrisome in the omics era".
Valerio Izzi, University of Oulu, Finland
15.45-16.00
General discussion and concluding remarks
Pirkko Huhtala, PhD Coordinator Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu e-mail: pirkko.huhtala@oulu.fimailto:pirkko.huhtala@oulu.fi tel: +358-294 486101, + 358-40 1897467 Street address: Room 476B, Aapistie 5A, FIN-90220 Oulu Mailing address: PO Box 5000, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland www.oulu.fi/biocenterhttp://www.oulu.fi/biocenter