Prof. Leroy Hood's and Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy's talks on paradigm shift in medicine and on scientific wellness

Dr Hood and Dr Lovejoy

Tampere University was honored to receive a world-renowned scientist Dr. Leroy Hood as guest on Fri May 24th 2024 to give a talk on a paradigm shift in medicine. At the same event, we heard Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy's talk on scientific wellness. A panel discussion on a change in medicine was subsequently chaired by Dean Seppo Parkkila.

Dr. Leroy Hood has, among other, developed the automated DNA sequencer that made the human genome sequence possible and 5 other instruments that laid the technical foundations of modern biology. He is also the pioneer of P4 (Predictive, Preventive, Personalised, Participatory) medicine, scientific wellness, and systems biology, and the co-founder of the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle.  

Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy currently serves as Chief Translational Science Officer at Phenome Health, a non-profit organization focused on multiomic research to optimize health and longevity.

 

Programme:

Chair Dean Seppo Parkkila

9- 10 (50 + 10) Leroy Hood, MD, PhD, CEO of Phenome Health, Chief Innovation Officer and Distinguished Professor at Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Chief Strategy Officer and Professor at Institute for Systems Biology

   Radical Health: The Largest Paradigm Shift in Medicine Ever

10 – 10.45 (40 + 5) Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, Chief Translational Science Officer, PhenomeHealth

   Implementation of a Scientific Wellness Program: Lessons Learned

10.45 – 11 Coffee

11 – 11.40 Panel discussion on paradigm shift in medicine

Chair: Dean Seppo Parkkila

Panelists: Dr. Leroy Hood, Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy, Prof. Mark van Gils, Prof. Heikki Hyöty, assistant Prof. Anna-Leena Vuorinen, Kati Kristiansson (PIRHA), Johanna Mäkelä (FINBB ), Päivi Sillanaukee (STM), Mika Torhola (Atostek), and Tomi Laitinen (BC Platforms).