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The Doctoral Programme in Drug Research  (DPDR) started on January 2014. DPDR belongs to the Doctoral School in Health Sciences (University of Helsinki, Finland)

News

30.11.2017

 

New web site of DPDR is: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/research/doctoral-education/doctoral-schools-and-programmes/doctoral-school-in-health-sciences/doctoral-programme-in-drug-research

These pages will not be updated anymore.

22.11.2017

DPDR doctoral candidates are invited to joint seasonal party organized for the doctoral students in four quite different, yet excellent doctoral programs of the University of Helsinki: Brain & Mind, LUOVA, DPDR, and ILS.

Let’s meet 5.12.2017 at 18:00 o’clock in Le Bonk with Street Food, Club Drinks, Slow Rhythms, and Good Company. The continental style club is reserved just for us until 22.00 o’clock we can stay longer if we like – there’s just some normal people joining the club at that time. And the bonus is we can continue until the very 100th birthday of Finland 4 o’clock in the morning December 6th!

So put your party gear on and join Europe’s best PhD Xmas Party!
The first 100 registrations can get in. Maybe the second 100 can also get in. Let’s see!

register here: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/84732/lomake.html

Welcome!

On behalf of  Brain & Mind, LUOVA, DPDR, and ILS,
Coordinators, Mia, Erkki, Katri and Ilkka

 

29th Annual Symposium of the Finnish Society of Physical Pharmacy
Current trends in pharmaceutical preformulation and manufacturing process design
8.-9.2.2018, Hotel Crowne Plaza, Helsinki

The 2-day symposium will focus on the current trends in pharmaceutical preformulation and manufacturing process design. Invited speakers include Dr. Pirjo Tajarobi (AstraZeneca), Dr. Ruzica Kolakovic (Janssen), Dr. Satu Lakio (Orion), Dr. Petteri Heljo (Novo Nordisk), Dr. Sami Svanbäck (University of Helsinki) and Dr. Ossi Korhonen (University of Eastern Finland). Detailed program of the event will be announced later in November.

The society invites authors to submit abstracts for poster presentation at the symposium. The best poster will be awarded with the Finnish Pharmaceutical Society prize of 200 euros. The deadline for poster abstracts and presenter registration is 20.10.2017.

Registration and info is on Society’s website http://fysikaalinenfarmasia.fi/en/.

8.11.2017

Pro­fes­so­r Heik­ki Rus­koa­ho has been awarded Al­bert Wuo­kko prize 2017.

Albert Wuokko prize is an annual award for a person who has promoted pharmacy field. The prize, awarded by the Finnish Pharmaceutical Society, is the foremost reward in Finnish pharmacy field.
26.10.2017


Career night and seasonal party
organised by Doctoral Programme in Drug Research (DPDR) and The Association of Pharmacy Teachers and Researchers (FOTY)
24.11.2017, Think company, Latokartanonkaari 3, Viikki

Doctoral Programme in Drug Research (DPDR) provides an informal event for the introduction of new doctoral candidates to the doctoral education in DPDR and university. All doctoral candidates and supervisors are also welcome to update their knowledge of the new doctoral education system in UH and meet colleagues. Student council and The Association of Pharmacy Teachers and Researchers (FOTY) organises program especially for doctoral candidates. Most Student council candidates are also members of FOTY.

Program

16.30-

Coffee

Opening of the event
tba DPDR representative, tba DPDR Doctoral candidate representativ and Emmi Palomäki, President of FOTY

Doctoral Programme in Drug Research – update of doctoral education
Doctoral Programme in Drug Research (DPDR) Coordinator, Ilkka Reenilä

University of Helsinki PhD Students (HYVÄT) – official organization for doctoral candidates
Doct. cand. Jack Beresford, HYVÄT

Career adventures of PhDs in drug research
PhD (Pharm) Saija Leikola, Development Manager at Pharmac Finland Oy                   PhD (Pharm) Sanna Siissalo, Development Manager at Association of Finnish Pharmacies

18.30-

Social programme/free socializing

Snack and refreshments

Registration: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/83469/lomake.html

Welcome!

 

20.9.2017

DPDR Kick-Off Event for Doctoral Candidates and Christmas Party with FOTY
24.11.2017, 16.30- o’clock

23.8.2017

Generating mammalian cerebral cortex course
1 ECTS, 11.-12.9.2017, Viikki campus

The course is based on

  • Journal club (one article of prof. Jeffrey Macklis). 10 h preparation, 2 h discussion
  • Jeffrey Macklis Viikki Monday seminar 11.9. at 15.15-16.00, 1 h
  • Jeffrey Macklis presentations and interactive discussion with students 12.9 at 9.00-12.00, 3 h
  • Student lunch with Prof. Macklis in Viikki 12.9., 1 h
  • Writing up a learning diary, 2h
  • Discussion and return of the learning diary, 2 h

More info (Generating mammalian cerebral cortex 2017).

Moodle site of the course <link will be provided later>.

Application to the course 31.8.2017 at the latest.

Welcome to the course!

10.8.2017

Updates of the web site.

22.5.2017

This special issue of EJPS is dedicated to 30 years of Drug Delivery; – In Honour of 60th Anniversary of Prof. Arto Urtti, a DPDR supervisor.

7.5.2017

Nanoforum 2017 – Emerging drug and gene delivery systems
29.-30.5.2017, Viikki, Helsinki
2ECTS
Info on: FinPharmaNet web site

27.4.2017

30 Years of Drug Delivery Research symposium is held on June 12-13, 2017 in Kuopio.

The symposium is organized in honor of Arto Urtti’s 60th birthday and features a wide range of international speakers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences.

On the previous day, 11th of June, Controlled Release Society’s Nordic Chapter Meeting is also held at the same venue.

The symposiums are held in the beautiful lake country near the city of Kuopio.
Gala dinner and fun activities are also included. The full conference is free for PhD Students in Finland.

You can register for the both of the symposiums or alternatively only for one via
registration website.

Detailed program for the conferences can also been seen on the site.

The registration is now open, but there is limited seats available.
The places will be filled with first-come-first-serve basis, so register early, if you want to secure your seat.

Open position:

GSK: Medical Science Liaison (MSL), hengitystiesairauksien terapia-alueelle

Deadline for application 11.5.2017

To call announcement

 

11.4.2017

Kliininen lääketutkimus 2017 –kurssi 18.-19.5.17 – Rekisteröityminen avattu
Biomedicum 1, Helsinki

Helsingin yliopiston lääketutkimuksen tohtoriohjelma ja Suomen kliinisen farmakologian yhdistys r.y. järjestävät toukokuussa Kliininen lääketutkimus 2017 –kurssin, joka sopii niin tohtorikoulutettaville, tutkijoille, erikoistuville kuin muillekin kliinisistä lääketutkimuksista kiinnostuneille.

Kurssi tarjoaa perustiedot kliinisen lääketutkimuksen suunnittelusta, eettisistä piirteistä, menetelmistä ja arvioinnista. Kurssi antaa myös perusvalmiudet toimia tutkijana tutkijalähtöisissä tai teollisuuden tekemissä kliinisissä lääketutkimuksissa. Tarkempi ohjelma julkaistaan myöhemmin.

Ilmoittautuminen alkaa huhtikuussa ja tästä tiedotetaan erikseen myöhemmin. Kurssin ajankohta kannattaa kuitenkin pistää jo tässä vaiheessa talteen.

Osallistuminen on maksuton lääketieteellisten tiedekuntien jatkokoulutuksessa oleville ja kaikille tutkijakoulujen ja tohtoriohjelmien opiskelijoille. Julkisen sektorin ja tutkimuskeskusten edustajille (mm. yliopistot, sairaalat ja eettiset toimikunnat) hinta on  100 €. Muille kurssin hinta on 300 €.

Ohjelma (.pdf) (päivitetty 17.5.2017).

Rekisteröityminen: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/79610/lomake.html 11.5.2017 mennessä.

DRUG ABUSE: PHARMACOLOGICAL, TOXICOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS
Pharmacology & Toxicology Joint Meeting 2017
26.–27.4.2017, House of Science and Letters (Tieteiden talo) and House of the Estates (Säätytalo), Helsinki, Finland
Organizers: Finnish Pharmacological Society (FPS), Finnish Society of Toxicology (FST),
Finnish Society of Clinical Pharmacology (FSCP)

Info in SFY website, including program and participation details (in pdf).
To registration.

19.1.2017

NorDoc (Nordic Doctoral Training in Health Sciences):
Nordic Summit for Doctoral Candidates 2017: Health Sciences Across Borders
21.-22.8.2017, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
NorDoc website

16.1.2017

FinPharmaNet 11. Annual joint meeting, 14.-15.8.2017, Kuopio

Drug abuse: pharmacological, toxicological, and clinical aspects,
26.-27.4.2017, Helsinki
The Finnish Pharmacological Society Spring meeting and scientific symposium

University of Helsinki, Faculty of pharmacy doctoral candidates: ULLA Summer school, 8.-15.7.2017, Leuven, Belgium
Conference site

Tulossa: Kliininen lääketutkimus 2017 -kurssi, 18.-19.5.2017, Meilahti


22.11.2016

DPDR Kick-Off Event for Doctoral Candidates and Christmas Party with FOTY

Time: 25.11.2016, 16-21 o’clock
Venue: Think company, Viikki, Latokartanonkaari 3
Registration at: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/74238/lomake.html at the latest 25.11.2016.

Doctoral Programme in Drug Research (DPDR) kick-off is mostly informal event for the introduction of new doctoral candidates to the doctoral education in DPDR, faculty and university. All doctoral candidates and supervisors are also welcome to update their knowledge and meet colleagues. Student council organises appropriate program especially for doctoral candidates. Most student council candidates are also members of FOTY.

The Association of Pharmacy Teachers and Researchers (FOTY) unites teachers and researchers at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki. FOTY organizes get-togethers, such as a spring party and a Christmas party, and educational events at the faculty. The activities also include publishing of study materials and granting travel scholarships.

Program

Coffee and refreshments
16.00-16.05 Opening of the event
16.05-16.35 Doctoral Programme in Drug Research – support, activities and requirements
Doctoral Programme in Drug Research (DPDR) coordinator, Ilkka Reenilä
16.35-17.05 Faculty regulations in doctoral education
Educational Planner Maija Tiippana-Usvasalo
17.05-18.00 Career adventures
Ph.D. Teijo Yrjönen, Responsible director, GSK
Ph.D. Niko Granqvist, Senior application scientist, BioNavis Ltd.
18.00-21.00 FOTY Christmas party
Informal program organized by student council
Refreshments

WELCOME!

Tulossa: Kliininen lääketutkimus 2017 -kurssi, 18.-19.5.2017, Meilahti

Faculty of pharmacy doctoral candidates: ULLA Summer school, 8.-15.7.2017, Leuven, Belgium

26.10.2016

TUTKIMUSTIEDON KRIITTINEN ARVIOINTI 2017 (590300) 5 OP, 23.1.-9.2.2017
Info: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/reenila/files/2016/10/TKA-2017.pdf
Ilmoittautuminen e-lomakkeella 18.12.2016 mennessä.

24.10.2016

Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) – From Troublemakers to Benign by Design
9.-10.11.2016 (center campus).
Progarm and details in: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/generationgreen/pie-research-seminar-2016/
Deadline for registration 31.10.2016

18.10.2016

Doctoral Programme in Drug Research (DPDR) Kick – off for (new) Doctoral candidates 2016 and Seasonal party with FOTY

25.11.2016, 16-21 o’clock in Think company, Viikki, Latokartanonkaari 3

DPDR kick-off is mostly informal event for the introduction of new doctoral candidates to the doctoral education in DPDR, faculty and University. All doctoral candidates and supervisors are also welcome to update their knowledge and meet colleagues. Student council organises appropriate program especially for doctoral candidates. Most student council candidates are also members of FOTY.

The Association of Pharmacy Teachers and Researchers (FOTY) unites teachers and researchers at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki. We organize get-togethers, such as a spring party and a Christmas party, and educational events at the faculty. The activities also include publishing of study materials and granting travel scholarships.

Preliminary program

16.00-16.05 Opening of the event

16.05-16.35 Doctoral programme in Drug Research (DPDR) – support, activities and requirements
Doctoral programme in Drug Research (DPDR) coordinator, Ilkka Reenilä

16.35-17.05 Faculty regulations in doctoral education
Educational Planner Maija Tiippana-Usvasalo

17.05-18.00 Career adventures
Ph.D. Teijo Yrjönen, Responsible director, GSK
Ph.D. Niko Granqvist, Senior application scientist, BioNavis Ltd.

18.-21.00 FOTY Seasonal party

Registration info will be provided later.

8.9.2016

An intensive course (2 ECTS) on
”Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) – From Troublemakers to Benign by Design”
is to be arranged on 9-11 November 2016 at the University of Helsinki.
 
The course aims at increasing understanding on the impact of drug (pharmaceutical) residues found in the environment on the environmental health by combining the viewpoints of pharmaceutical, environmental, chemical and biological sciences as well as engineering.
The course is targeted for PhD and advanced MSc students, but suits also for BSc level students.
Teaching language is English.
 
Registrations are due 31 October 2016 via the e-form below:

Info and program (.pdf).

10.8.2016

Introduction to economic modelling with computational intelligence (CI)
A course in statistics.
5.-9.9.2016, Helsinki
Registration information and program:
Moodle: https://moodle.helsinki.fi/course/view.php?id=20595
Website: http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/niskanen/NOVA%20course%20on%20CI.html

21.6.2016

University of Helsinki Doctoral Dissertation 2015 Award to Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi
Faculty of Pharmacy news. He was also awarded the best thesis prize in the Pharmacy section 2015 in the FPDP Annual meeting 2015 FPDP Annual meeting 2015.

1.4.2016

CRS Nordic Chapter event

The Nordic Drug Delivery Meeting (Nordic Innovative Drug Delivery – What can we offer now and in the future?) together with The Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and AstraZeneca (and others) on 1.-3.6.2016, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Registration information and program.

7.3.2016

Doctoral candidates in the Faculty of Pharmacy:
U.L.L.A. network organises LERU Summer school 10.-15.7.2016 in Leiden, the Netherlands.
See info (.pdf).
All interested in participating LERU summer school, please contact Maija Tiippana-Usvasalo (maija.tiippana @ helsinki.fi).

11.2.2016

In the most cited Finnish scientists in Thomson Reuters list, DPDR supervisors in clinical pharmacology and pharmacy are represented by high number (4 scientist out of 17 in the University of Helsinki). See University of Helsinki news.

5.2.2016

Chancellor’s travel grant call will be opened soon. More info will be given in these pages and by DPDR e-mail lists.

26.1.2016

au_standard_logoThe Graduate school of Health in the University of Aarhus and Doctoral school in health sciences in the University of Helsinki have agreed on a partnership in doctoral training by signing an international agreement (see: Announcement in AU web site). The agreement enables, for example, Doctoral student exchange and participation to courses without fees.


1.9.2015
Call for applications  for UH funded doctoral candidate positions!
See Application to DPDR page.

 

5.5.2015

DPDR doctoral candidate, Dongfei Liu has been awarded with the Best Thesis Award of the University of Helsinki in 2014.

9.3.2015

DPDR grant info moved to a separate page

19.2.2015

League of European Research Universities (LERU) Summer school 2015 at the University of Oxford on July 13–17, 2015. The Faculty of Medicine calls interested PhD students to participate. More info from Research and Postgraduate Studies Officer Anne Luoma (firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi). Deadline is Friday 13 March, 2015.

13.2.2015

FPDP: PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY JOINT MEETING 2015 & BCPT NORDIC PRIZE 2014 CEREMONY
Herbal products – pharmacology, clinical pharmacology and toxicity
23.-24.4.2015 Helsinki, Finland (House of Science and Letters, Ostrobotnia)

28.11.2014

The decisions of the UH funded DPDR doctoral candidate positions (Board meeting 24.11.2014):
Two applicants for three years position and one for two years position.

26.11.2014

The decisions of the UH funded DPDR doctoral candidate positions will be published in this website on November 28, 2014.

23.10.2014

Doctoral students in the Faculty of Pharmacy: U.L.L.A network, international Summer school in Paris, 4.–11.7.2014.
See info page. For information and potential participation, contact your Division head.

29.8.2014

Call for UH-funded doctoral student positions (3) for years 2015-2018 was open in September 2014. Details of DPDR call is in the Application to DPDR page.

19.8.2014

DSHEALTH SCIENCE FAIR

Minisymposium – networking – information – socializing annual event
September 15, 2014, 13.00–17.15, Biomedicum Helsinki, Lecture Hall 1 (Haartmaninkatu 8).
More info on DSHealth web site.

12.6.2014

Update of the pages.

27.3.2014

Update of the pages.

Funded doctoral student positionS starting from 1.1.2014

The steering committee of DRDP has made the decision on doctoral student positions (5) in its meeting on November 14th.