Biocenter Oulu Graduate School Advanced Course
Genetics of Complex Diseases and Traits
Lecture Hall F101, Dept. of Physiology or 101A, New Main Building of
the Medical Campus on Tuesdays at 15.15 (exception: Friday, March 19
at 14.15).
Lecture course (1.5 credits); attending at least 8 of 12 lectures (involving
suggested readings & one discussion in groups) required. Registration
required for the credit units only. Please select your discussion group
and contact Pekka Kilpeläinen before the beginning of lecture series.
Information: Pekka Kilpeläinen,
tel. 537 6102, fax 537 6115
January 20, Dept. of Physiology
Joseph D. Terwilliger, Division of Molecular
Genetics, Dept. of Psychiatry and Columbia Genome Center, New York State
Psychiatric Institute, Columbia
University, New York, USA:
Difficulties and challenges in understanding the genetic component of
complex traits
February 24, Main Building
Hilkka Soininen, Dept. of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital:
Genetics of Alzheimer's disease
March 9, Dept. of Physiology
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki, Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics and Dept.
of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki:
Molecular basis of epilepsy
March 16, Dept. of Physiology
Tiinamaija Tuomi, Dept. of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital:
Type 2 diabetes – a common disease caused by common variants?
March 19, Friday at 14.15, Main Building
Anu Suomalainen-Wartiovaara, Programme of Neurosciences, Biomedicum,
University of Helsinki:
Mitochondrial diseases: from rare to common phenotypes
March 30, Dept. of Physiology
Tarja Laitinen, Dept. of Medical Genetics, Biomedicum, University of
Helsinki:
Genetics of asthma related traits
April 6, Dept. of Physiology
Andre Uitterlinden, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands:
Genetics of osteoporosis: Candidate gene studies in a European perspective
April 20, Main Building
Jorma Ilonen, JDRF Centre for Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes in Finland
and University of Turku, Medicity Research Laboratory:
HLA and other genes in childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Finland
April 27, Dept. of Physiology
Tiina Paunio, Dept. of Molecular Medicine, National Public Health Institute,
Biomedicum, Helsinki:
Genetics of schizophrenia
May 4, Dept. of Physiology
Steve Humphries, Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation
Laboratories, Dept. of Medicine, Royal Free and University College
Medical School, London, UK:
The genetic riskfactors for cardiovascular disease
May 11, Dept. of Physiology
Tapio Visakorpi, Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Medical
Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital:
Cancer genetics today: Molecular genetics of prostate cancer
May 18, Main Building
Olle Melander, Dept. of Endocrinology, Wallenberg Laboratory, Lund University
Hospital Malmö, Sweden:
Genetic factors in human hypertension and blood pressure regulation
Transportation
There will be bus transportation from Linnanmaa to Kontinkangas.
The bus leaves Linnanmaa, Door J, 20 minutes before the scheduled beginning
of the lecture and returns after the lecture to Linnanmaa.
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