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 Ouluhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/events/fibrobesity-kick-event

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Time: February 1, 2022 at 12:00-16:00 Place: Online Zoom meeting; find the link at Fibrobesity Kick-Off Event | University of Ouluhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/events/fibrobesity-kick-event

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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ritva Saastamoinen PhD, Adjunct Professor (Docent) Coordinator, Profi6 Fibrobesity Research Unit for Internal Medicine (Room S5 230) Faculty of Medicine University of Oulu tel. +358 294 48 5226, +358 50 592 3333 Twitter: FibroHealthOulu @FibroOulu FibroHealth - Combatting Fibrosis in Chronic Diseases | University of Ouluhttps://www.oulu.fi/en/fibrohealth-combatting-fibrosis-chronic-diseases [cid:image002.png@01D80E1B.61B46DB0]