Oulun yliopiston vuoden 2024 Alumni on kansainvälisesti ansioitunut sillanrakentaja Pekka Pulkkinen. Hän opiskeli diplomi-insinööriksi Oulussa ja kävi lukion Haapajärvellä University of Oulu

Inkeri ja Mauri Vänskän Säätiölle suuri kiitos tällä viikolla tehdystä merkittävästä lahjoituksesta lääketieteen tutkimukseen Oulun yliopistossa! #unioulugaala #unioulu

Eija Pirinen opening the FibroHealthOulu Bridge over #obesity - From #science to practice symposium in Oulu University of Oulu !

Our keynote speaker Kirsi Pietiläinen starts the first session of the symposium, which is about Current therapeutic options for #obesity

So many fascinating talks and presentations today at FibroHealth Symposium Bridge over Obesity FibroHealthOulu University of Oulu, including my poster exploring the history of Finnish butter wars at the intersection of dairy industry, biochemistry and Adventism (yes, you read correctly!)

Professor Eriika Savontaus from Turun yliopisto - University of Turku presenting the pharmacological mechanisms of anti-#obesity drugs

Now diving into the role of gut microbiota in weight management with Marjukka Kolehmainen from @uef_phcn

Outi Salminen addressing the very important and timely question: Should anti-#obesity drugs be publicly funded?

Next, Ulla Brandt from LILE ry brings the important patient perspective to our symposium

Päivi Mäki, the winner of our thesis award competition, presenting her PhD study remotely

Continuing the symposium after lunch break. Riitta Ryyti from @TampereUni discussing very interesting topic, lingonberry supplementation against obesity-induced obesity

Lassi Vuononvirta from University of Oulu continues our third session, which is about the development of new therapeutics against #obesity

Aino Heikkinen from University of Helsinki leading us to the world of mitochondria 😎 #obesity FibroHealthOulu

Now Kirsi Virtanen from Turun yliopisto - University of Turku PET centre tells us about brown #adiposetissue FibroHealthOulu

Jenni Küblbeck from University of Eastern Finland leads us to the world of endocrine disruptors FibroHealthOulu

Topias Kotilainen from University of Oulu is presenting his PhD work at our FibroHealthOulu symposium

The last but not least, Emma Klemola from University of Oulu presenting her PhD research FibroHealthOulu

Prof Eriika Savontaus Turun yliopisto - University of Turku wraps up our great symposium - what a day indeed! Thanks for all the great speakers and participants 🤗 FibroHealthOulu

Fun starts today 🌈🌊❄️🌞🍀 #OuluUniversity oulu.fi/en/events/kvan…

A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (28.11, 16h), Verónica Tozzi Thompson will give the talk "Trust, Testimony, and the Epistemic Value of Historical Narrative" with the Centre over Zoom. For the abstract and the Zoom-link, please see: oulu.fi/en/events/trus…. All welcome!