Dear all, Please find below the final programme and welcome to FibroHealth Symposium 2023 on Fibrobesity, December 13! If you didn't registerhttps://link.webropolsurveys.com/Participation/Public/092b452e-1db6-4975-a364-3351b99dd47c?displayId=Fin2926150 yet, remember to do it by Tuesday, Nov 28! We are happy to host two outstanding guest speakers, accompanied by excellent set of local researchers. More info about each speaker by clicking the hyperlink in the speaker's name). Brief introductions of the guest speakers below.

[cid:image002.png@01DA1BBA.BB6C12A0] Prof. Paulina Salminen, MD, PhD, FACS (Hon), Professor of Surgery, University of Turku; Chief of Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku. She is absolutely a top in her field: nationally and internationally highly honoured and awarded clinician and scientist and has been working as an upper-gi specialist at Turku University Hospital with clinical interest mainly focusing on metabolic bariatric surgery and acute care surgery. It is a great honour to have her in Oulu!

[Qing-Jun Meng] Prof. Qing-Jun Meng, Chair, Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine, Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research Manchester, UK. He is a Professor of Chronobiology and recognized and holds excellence as well known researcher in matrix biology. He already has established co-operations also with researchers I Oulu, and during his visit it is possible to have additional discussions with him to extend cooperations. If you meet him in person beyond the FibroHealth Symposium programme. please contact Ali Mobasheri or Valerio Izzi for further details to book a slot.

FibroHealth Symposium 2023 on Fibrobesity https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/fibrohealth-symposium-2023

Welcome to FibroHealth Symposium 2023! University of Oulu Profi6 programme Fibrobesity 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

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 Short talks by Fibrobesity funded postdoctoral researchers, University of Oulu

1. Effect of forced exercise and time-restricted feeding on metabolic markers and circadian rhythm in mice fed with high-fat diet, PhD Ghulam Shere Razahttps://www.oulu.fi/en/researchers/ghulam-shere-raza 2. Ubiquitin specific peptidase USP10 in Fibrobesity, PhD Kateryna Kubaichukhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/researchers/kateryna-kubaichuk 3. Human white subcutaneous adipocyte spheroids - a physiologically relevant in vitro model to study omics and intercellular communication, PhD Juulia Lautaoja-Kivipeltohttps://www.oulu.fi/en/researchers/juulia-lautaoja 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 15.05-15.15 Short 10-min break 15.15 - 15.35 Recent advances in obesity medications Professor Janne Hukkanenhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/researchers/janne-hukkanen, University of Oulu 15.35 - 15.55 Fibrosis and obesity in sudden cardiac death MD, PhD Lauri Holmströmhttps://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Lauri-Holmstroem-2128755324, University of Oulu 15.55 - 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 Non-stop FibroHealth research slide show, Casual Dinner, and Networking

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: FibroHealthOulu @FibroOuluhttps://twitter.com/FibroOulu & @saastamoiritvahttps://twitter.com/FibroOulu LinkedIn: FibroHealth Oulu & Ritva Saastamoinenhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ritva-saastamoinen-64a97659/ FibroHealth - Combatting Fibrosis in Chronic Diseases | University of Ouluhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/fibrohealth-combatting-fibrosis-chronic-diseases [cid:image001.png@01DA1BA6.D918E760]