Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme

Degree programmes
Doctoral researchers from the following degree programmes belong to the Doctoral Programme for Health and Biosciences:
- Medicine
- Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Health Sciences
- Dentistry
- (Biology)
Check the study requirements in your own doctoral degree programme!
HBS-DP activities
HBS-DP courses and events in 2023
- January 9: Remote course opens (Peppi): 1) Clinical data/sample collection for scientific purposes: advantages and pitfalls
- January 9: Remote course opens (Peppi): 2) FACS cell sorting and primary cell culture from endometrial tissue
- January 9: Remote course opens (Peppi): 3) Evaluation of tissue histology from female reproductive tract by microscopy
- January 25: Kontinkangas Campus Seminar: Speaker Matias Simmons, F101, 9-10
- January 26: Kontinkangas Campus Seminar: Speaker Riikka Kivelä, F202, 15.15-16
- January 30 : HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
- February 1-3: Basic course on light and electron microscopy, Registration for the demonstration (until Jan 25) via this link
- February 16: Kontinkangas Campus Seminar: Speaker Matti Nykter, F101, 15.15-16
- February 23: Kontinkangas Campus Seminar: Speaker Emma Andersson, F202, 15.15-16
- February 27: HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
- March 2: Kontinkangas Campus Seminar: Speaker Dörthe M. Katschinski, F202, 15.15-16
- March 17 - 23: DP00AL85-3001 Tissue Analysis Course, 3 ECTS, (Registration via Peppi)
- March 27: HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
- March 30: Kontinkangas Campus Seminar: Speaker Geir Ringstad, K101, 15.15-16
- April 13-14: Intervention research, 1-5 ECTS, Registration to course until March 30: link >>>>
- April 19-20: UniOulu Science Day
- April 20-21: DP00AI54-3001 Tilastollisten analyysien jatkokurssi SPSS-ohjelmalla, 1 ECTS. Ilmoittautuminen kurssille (20 ensimmäistä) -> Peppi
- April 24: HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
- May 16: Kontinkangas Campus Seminar: Speaker Irit Sagi, F101, 15.15-16
- May 17: Biocenter Oulu Day 2023
- May 29: HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
- May 29 - June 2: Instruct-ERIC course on macromolecular X-ray, electron, and neutron crystallography 2023
- June 1: Kontinkangas Campus Seminar: Speaker Alexander Hoischen, F101, 15.15-16
- June 20-22: Multi-omic data analysis with R/Bioconductor - course
- August 16-18: NorDoc Summer School 2023, Stockholm&Uppsala, Sweden
- August 28: HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
- September 14-15: DP00AH30-3005 Tilastolliset perusanalyysit SPSS-ohjelmistolla, 1 ECTS. Ilmoittautuminen kurssille (20 ensimmäistä) ->Peppi
- September 25: HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
- October 16: HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
- November 27: HBS-DP Research Plan Seminar. Starting at 14:00
List will be updated....
Research environment
Biocenter Oulu (established in 1986) is one of the four strategic focus institutes at the University of Oulu. Biocenter Oulu supports high-quality research and coordinates multidisciplinary research activities and doctoral training on the University´s strategic focus area Lifelong health and promotes interdisciplinary networking of research groups as well as co-operation with national and international partners.
Medical Research Center Oulu (MRC Oulu) is a strategic research organisation of the Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District and the University of Oulu. MRC Oulu offers a multidisciplinary research environment for clinical, translational and health care socioeconomic research. Currently MRC Oulu consists of several different research groups from the University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, and Oulu University Hospital ERVA-area.
Contact infromation
Doctoral programme coordinator
- Mirja Peltola, mirja.peltola(at)oulu.fi
- Contact for questions related to courses and events organized by the doctoral programme
Graduate school coordinator
- Heli Ruotsalainen, heli.ruotsalainen(at)oulu.fi
- Contact for general questions related to doctoral training
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