Joint Seminar of the Finnish Association for the Study of Obesity (FASO) and Fibrobesity Research Programme of the University of Oulu

Time:            Thursday 13.10.2022, 9.00–16.15

Place:            Leena Palotie Hall, University of Oulu Aapistie 5A, 90220 Oulu, and online Zoom connection (link will be sent to registered participants)

Registration: Pre-registration required, no registration fee.

Please register online by 10.10.

Programme

8:30-9:00       Coffee at the lobby (provided)

9:00-9:10       Opening words

• Prof. Janne Hukkanen, FASO Vice-Chair and Prof. Olavi Ukkola, Profi6 Fibrobesity Leader, University of Oulu (UO)

9:10-11:25      Clinical aspects of fibrosis and obesity

Chair: Olavi Ukkola

• Prof. Juhani Junttila, UO: Obesity and Fibrosis in Myocardial Disease 

• Prof. Riitta Kaarteenaho, UO: Pulmonary Fibrosis and Obesity

**************. Break (10 min at 10:00-10:10) *****************

• Associate Prof. Daniela Ungureanu, UO: Obesity and Cancer at the Molecular Level

• Prof. Janne Hukkanen, UO: Obesity-Induced Hypertension and Sex-Specific Blood Pressure Regulation

• Prof. Terhi Piltonen, UO: Sex Hormones and Fibrosis

11:25-12:25   Lunch break (at own expenses)

12:25-13:10    Keynote talk

Chair: Reetta Hinttala

• Assoc. Prof. Mari Kaartinen, McGill University, Montreal, Canada: Coagulation Factor XIII-A in Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Fibrosis in Obesity

13:10-14:25    Molecular and cellular characteristics of fibrosis and obesity

Chair: Reetta Hinttala

• Prof. Jukka Hakkola, UO: Pregnane X Receptor Activation Remodels Liver Metabolism to Promote NAFLD Development in Obese Mice

• Prof. Peppi Karppinen, UO: Activation of the HIF Pathway as a Treatment Option for Metabolic Dysfunction

• Adjunct Prof. Justus Reunanen, UO: Metabolic Features of Gut Extracellular Vesicles in Bariatric Surgery Patients

14:25-14:45    Coffee break 20 min (provided)

14:45-16:00    Exercise and urban planning in prevention of obesity

Chair: Janne Hukkanen

• Associate Prof. Arto Hautala, University of Jyväskylä: Individual Responses to Exercise Training

• Ph.D. Mikko Kärmeniemi, UO: The Built Environment as a Determinant of Physical Activity

• Prof. Helka-Liisa Hentilä, UO: Urban Planning for Enhancement of Physical Activity: What needs to be changed?

16:00-16:15    Wrap-up and closing words by Janne Hukkanen

Co-organized by:

FibroHealth – Combatting Fibrosis in Chronic Diseases | University of Oulu

&

Suomen lihavuustutkijat ry

Funded by: