3R seminar: Microbes in humans and laboratory animals

Oulu Laboratory Animal Centre seminar, organized by the Animal Welfare Body and Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme, University of Oulu Graduate School

3R seminar: Microbes in humans and laboratory animals

Place: The medical faculty, Aapistie 7A, 90220 Oulu Lecture hall K101A

Time: Tuesday, 12th December 2023

PROGRAMME

Morning session, chair: Mika Kaakinen

• 8:30 – 8:35 Opening of the seminar, Professor Hanna-Marja Voipio, Director, Oulu Laboratory Animal Centre (OULAC), University of Oulu, Finland
• 8:35 – 9:30 Basic microbe-host interactions and research with gnotobiotic animals, Professor Axel Kornerup Hansen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 9:30 – 10:00 Coffee service, offered by OULAC
• 10:00 – 11:00 Impact of the microbiome on animal models and how to control it, Professor Axel Kornerup Hansen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 11:00 – 12:00 Lunch

Afternoon session, chair: Reetta Hinttala

• 12:00 – 12:45 Microbes in human disease vs. experimental animal research, Professor Harri Alenius, University of Helsinki, Finland
• 12:45 – 13:15 Intestinal microbiome in human disease and animal research, Dr Justus Reunanen, University of Oulu, Finland
• 13:15 – 13:45 Coffee service, offered by OULAC
• 13:45 – 14:15 Environmental hygiene conditions influence mouse intestinal microbiota and contribute to the development of colitis, Dr Jane Chen, University of Oulu, Finland
• 14:15 – 15:00 Wildlings: a novel translational research model for human diseases (remote presentation), Professor Stephan Rosshart, Department of Microbiome Research, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
• 15:00 Closing remarks

Registration for attending on-site until 6.12.2023: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/1871FD69C31F6095

Registration for remote attendance: https://oulu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MISmIFVmTJiKVIzjskq9Fg

Credits: This seminar gives 0,25 ECTS

• Remote connection: It is possible to get a certificate of attendance also for remote participation, provided that the participant’s video link is open throughout the seminar.

• Credits for doctoral researchers at the University of Oulu: Follow the UniOGS instructions: https://www.oulu.fi/en/research/graduate-school/thesis-requirements-and-studies/study-requirements#accordion-control-how-to-get-credits-from-studies