Program (Jan 29th 2025)
8:50-9:00 Coffee (grab and go to your seat)
9:00 Opening words (10min)
9:10 Intro to animal facilities at Arvo
(Chair: Niila)
Brian Mphande: Preclinical research facility- Rodents (20min)
Markus Ojanen: Introduction to the zebrafish facility (20min)
Susanna Valanne: Introduction to the Tampere Drosophila facility & research (20min)
10:10
Coffee (+snacks)
10:25 Talks:
(Chair: Vivian)
Iiris Mustonen: Mouse infection laboratory E-124 in preclinical facility (20+5 min)
Lackson Kashobwe: Molecular Mechanisms of PFAS Toxicity in the Hepatocyte in-vitroModel:Focusing on Lipid Metabolism (20+5 min)
11:10 Break
11:20 More talks:
Martin Gonzalez-Rodriguez: Furin deletion in myeloid cells ameliorate allergic inflammation in mice (20+5 min)
Jutta Laiho: EU projects: HEDIMED & ENT1DEP (20+5 min)
12:00 Lunch+ networking
(color-coded random seating)
13:00 More talks:
(Chair: Iiris)
Matthew Maasdorp: Using Drosophila melanogaster to study innate immune mechanisms (10+5min)
Maiju Junno: The inflammasome adaptor pycard is essential for immunity against Mycobacterium marinum infection in adult zebrafish 10+5min
Ilari Mäki-Opas: TRPA1 in inflammation: Contact allergen methylisothiazolinone (MIT) acts via TRPA1 (10+5min)
Iiro Piippo: Taiga: health-promoting effects of arctic berries (10+5min)
Austin Evans: Engineering natural cell-bio/nanomaterial interfaces to reprogram cellular phenotype and immune responses: A Paradigm Shift in Therapeutic Design (10+5min)
Negin Pournoori: Smart Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Systems in Cancer Immunotherapy (10+5min)
14:30 Short Break
14:40 Last talks:
(Chair: Negin)
Alina Sillanpää: A genetic screen in Mycobacterium marinum identifies a biofilm mutant DepsH with increased ECM abundance and in vivo antibiotic tolerance in the zebrafish (10+5min)
Rosa Korhonen: Biofilm formation and dispersion as a mycobacterial virulence mechanism in vivo (10+5min)
Vivian Kettunen & Antti Kurtila: Mechanistic Insights Into JAK Inhibitor Selectivity (20+5min)
Arttu Autio-Kimura: Bioinformatic approaches to understanding neurodegeneration in aging and disease (10+5min)
15:40 Coffee
16:00-17:00
Guided tours/self-touring of exhibitions
(Ask for one extra hour ?)
18:00-02:00 Sauna and networking (with food and drinks) at Kymppikerho