INDIVIDRUG seminar series

The Individrug research program organizes a seminar series, where students from the Individrug research groups get to present their research.
Program 2024

All Individrug members are warmly welcome to participate, including doctoral students and post-docs as well as PIs. Registration is not needed.

See information to the speakers and contact info below.

 

29.2 at 13.15-14.30, Seminar room 1-2 & Zoom

Speaker: Erica Woodahl

Title: Pharmacogenomics with Rural and Indigenous Communities

14.3 at 13.30, Meeting room B201a & Zoom

Speaker: Kreetta Hämäläinen

Title: Non-targeted metabolomics for the identification of plasma metabolites associated with organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 function

Speaker: Anssi Mykkänen

Title: Genome-Wide Association Study of Atorvastatin Pharmacokinetics: Associations With SLCO1B1, UGT1A3, and LPP

17.4 at 12:00-16:00, Symposium

"Drug safety during pregnancy and lactation - 30 years of teratology information service in Finland"

Biomedicum, lecture hall 2 (Haartmaninkatu 8, Helsinki, Finland)

- Full programme

- More about Teratology Information Service

Register yourself on Wednesday 3rd of April at the latest using the registration form. Online participants will receive a link to webinar 1-2 days before the Symposium to the email address they have provided at the registration form. In case you will need to cancel your participation after the registration, please fill out and submit a separate cancellation form

16.5 at 13.30, Meeting room B201a & Zoom

Speaker: Jan Brokemper

Title: TBA

Speaker: Martta Peltoniemi

Title: TBA

 

18.1. at 12.00-13.00 via Zoom

Speaker: Tore B. Stage

Title: Drug transporters and novel biomarkers in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

9.2 at 14.00, Meeting room B201a & Zoom

Speaker: Fredrik Ahlström (Rauhala group)

Title: The Effects of Chronic High-dose Morphine on Microgliosis and the Microglial Transcriptome in Rat Spinal Cords

16.3 at 14.00, Meeting room B201a & Zoom

Speaker: Minna Lehtisalo

Title: Rhabdomyolysis during concomitant ticagrelor and rosuvastatin: A BCRP-mediated drug interaction?

25.5 at 14.00, Seminar room 1-2 & Zoom

Speaker: Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg

Title: Novel approaches to understand the missing heritability in pharmacogenomics

1.6 at 14.00, Meeting room B201a & Zoom

Speaker: Laura Aurinsalo

Title: Index Drug Cocktail of Seven Cytochrome P450 Substrates - The Effects of Clopidogrel and Gemfibrozil on CYP Enzymes Investigated

Speaker: Helinä Kahma

Title: In vitro screening of drug-drug interactions caused by irreversible CYP enzyme inhibition

12.10 at 14.00, Meeting room B201a & Zoom

Speaker: Sinem Karaman

Title: Introduction of Organotypic Vasculature Research Group

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Speaker: Yelin Subashi

Title: The Effect of Diabetes on Blood Vessels

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Speaker: Madeleine Lackman

Title: Exploring cell type-specific molecular landscapes through transcriptomics approaches

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14.12 at 14.00, Meeting room B201a & Zoom

INDIVIDRUG Xmas special

Speaker: Anne Filppula

Title: “PBPK modelling as a tool to predict drug concentrations in humans”

Speaker: Aleksi Tornio

Title: "Pharmacoepidemiological studies on statins”

20.1. at 14.00-15.00 via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Mohieddin Jafari, University of Helsinki

Title: Network biology: An Article Decorative Element or An Attempt to Meet A Need?

17.2. at 14.00-15.00 via Zoom

Speaker: Marie-Noëlle Paludetto

Title: Hydroxychloroquine is metabolized by CYP2D6, CYP3A4 and CYP2C8, and inhibits CYP2D6 in vitro

Speaker: Minna Lehtisalo

Title: A Comprehensive Pharmacogenomic Study Indicates Roles for SLCO1B1, ABCG2, and SLCO2B1 in Rosuvastatin Pharmacokinetics

17.3. at 14.00-15.00 / Seminar room 8-9 & Zoom

Speaker: Elina Brink

Title: Ketamine for postoperative pain in adults

Speaker: Terhi Lohela

Title: Intravenous S-ketamine reduces the absorption of oral morphine in healthy volunteers

19.5. at 14.00-15.00 / Seminar room 1-2 & Zoom

Speaker: Honey Bokharaie

Title: A hyperbright tag for the real-time in-vivo tracing of low-abundance secreted proteins

Speaker: Ani Korhonen

Title: Transcriptional Determinants of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Progression

21.6. at 12.00-13.00 / Seminar room 8-9 & Zoom

Speaker: Jasleen Sodhi

Title: Atypical Drug Metabolism in Industry

20.10. at 14.30-15.30 / Seminar room B201a/ Zoom

Speaker: Michael Jeltsch

Title: The Jeltsch Laboratory - LYMPHANGIOGENESIS RESEARCH AND ANTIBODY DEVELOPMENT

03.11. at 13.00-14.00 / Seminar room B201a/ Zoom

Speaker: Anssi Mykkänen

Title: Genomewide Association Study of Simvastatin Pharmacokinetics

17.11. at 14.30-15.30 / Seminar room B201a/ Zoom

Speaker: Tuomas Lilius

Title: Short introduction to projects in the Lilius group

Speaker: Daniel Persson and Panu Uusalo

Title: Could dexmedetomidine be repurposed as a glymphatic enhancer?

01.12. at 13.30-14.30 / Department of Clinical Pharmacology

Xmas special

09.06. at 16:30-17:30 via Zoom

Speaker: Daniel Reker, Dr. sc. ETH Zurich

Title: Using Data Science Towards Personalized Drug Delivery

21.04. at 12:15-13:00 via Zoom

Speaker: Tuomas Lilius

Title: Neuropharmacology of the glymphatic system

31.03. at 12:15-13:00 via Zoom

Speaker: Wilma Kiander

Title: Effect of rare genetic variants on the functionality of Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide 1B1

03.03. at 12:15-13:00 via Zoom

Speaker: Charity Nofziger PhD, (PharmGenetix GmbH)

Title: Genotyping CYP2D6 - Why does it have to be so difficult?

Information to the speakers

 

Students from all the Individrug groups are welcome to present their research.

Presentations are 20 min + 10 min for discussion.

If you’d like to choose a date for your presentation, please contact Petri Mäkelä (petri.makela@helsinki.fi). Doctoral students are prioritized when choosing the speakers.

Credits for students:

Doctoral students attending the seminars can get up to 2 ECTS (1 ECTS attending the seminars, 1 ECTS giving a presentation). If you wish to get ECTS from the seminars, please contact: petri.makela@helsinki.fi

More information can be found on the course page.