Health Dimensions kick-off event

Health Dimensions research programme explores the complex multidimensional nature of human health. The programme focuses on the fundamental causes of diseases and multimorbidity during the life-course and adds a new dimension towards the use of big data in building future health as well as social and health care.

The event is open for everyone interested in our research themes, welcome!

Registration

Register to the kick-off event by 8.4.2025.

Programme

12:00–12:30: Welcome and PROFI8 Health Dimensions introductory
Jukka Hakkola, Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Eero Kajantie, Health Dimensions leader, Faculty of Medicine

12:30–14:10: What’s up, part 1: Presentations by Health Dimensions key recruits

• Juulia Jylhävä, Faculty of Medicine: Rethinking health in aging: from mechanisms to management through multi-omics and AI
• Katriina Heikkilä, Faculty of Medicine: Imagining multimorbidity: early life course perspectives
• Keijo Viiri, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine: From Molecules to Health: New Mechanistic Insights into Celiac Disease and Diabetes
• Markus Haapanen, Faculty of Medicine: Bridging research and clinical practice in multimorbidity and frailty

14:10–14:40: Coffee Break at Tellus Kontinkangas Stage (30 min)

14:40–15:40: What’s up, part 2: Short talks by Health Dimensions short-term recruits 2025

• Qin Zhang, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine: Decoding functional variants associated with prostate cancer risk---an enhancer variant linking ferroptosis to precision therapy in prostate cancer
• Nsrein Ali, Faculty of Medicine: Developing Advanced Sweat Glands Organoids-Neuronal Cell 3D Models to Unravel Neurodegenerative Microenvironment Dynamics
• Tejesvi Mysore, Faculty of Medicine: Early-Life Microbiota-derived Extracellular vesicles and their impact on health
• Ville-Petteri Mäkinen, Faculty of Medicine: Multi-dimensional metabolic subgrouping and cardiovascular disease trajectories over eight decades of life

15:40–16:00: Discussion and concluding remarks
Johannes Kettunen, Health Dimensions vice-leader, Faculty of Medicine

16–18: Casual dinner and networking at Ravintolaraitti, Aapistie 5A

Contact information

Health Dimensions coordinator
Ritva Saastamoinen
ritva.saastamoinen@oulu.fi

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