Biocenter Day 2022
Event information
Time
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Venue location
Leena Palotie Auditorium 101A, Aapistie 5A
Session 1: Glial cells in brain homeostasis
08.30-08.40
Opening remarks
Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, Biocenter Oulu
08.40-08.50
Welcome
Prof. Johannes Kettunen, Director of Focus Institute Biocenter Oulu
08.50-09.25
Šárka Lehtonen, UEF, FIN
“Role of glial cells in Parkinson’s Disease”
09.25-10.00
Julia Edgar, University of Glasgow, UK
“Oligodendrocytes in axonal health’”
10.00-10.05
10x Genomics, Jouni Rantanen
10.05-10.45
Coffee at the exhibition area
Session 2: Novel Approaches in Neurodegeneration
10.45-10.50
Promega, Rasmus Sörensen
“Maxwell – your tool for perfect nucleic acid purification”
10.50-11.25
Vesa Kiviniemi, UO, FIN
“Novel Imaging Techniques in Alzheimer’s disease Research”
11.25-12.45
Lunch break and exhibition
Session 3: Brain Clearance Pathways
12.45-12.55
Mikael von und zu Fraunberg, Neurocenter Finland
12.55-13.30
Roxana Carare, University of Southampton, UK
“Role of extracellular-matrix in brain clearance”
13.30-14.00
Coffee at the exhibition area
14.00-14.35
Iben Lundgaard, Lund University, SWE
“Brain wide clearance system-Glymphatic System”
Session 4: Neurodegenerative Disorders and Therapeutic Interventions
14.35-15.15
Heikki Tanila, UEF, FIN
“Recent advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Research”
15.15-15.55
Mart Saarma, University of Helsinki, FIN
“Neurotrophic Factors and their therapeutic applications”
15.55-16.10
General discussion and concluding remarks