VACCIM Day is an annual get together and workshopping event organised for the VACCIM groups. The day is organised to suit the current needs of the research centre, and evolves with the research centre.
Aim of the day is for research centre personnel to meet each other in a relaxed atmosphere outside the laboratories and offices, workshop together and present our research to enhance collaboration within the centre.
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
