Author: Pia R-M Siljander

FYI a few optional courses outside GMB curriculum that may be of interest.

Pathobiology of chronic diseases HNFB-212 https://courses.helsinki.fi/en/hnfb-212/129879543

is a course to which enrolment ends 15.1. 23:59!

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will

• understand the molecular and physiological mechanisms leading to the development of chronic, non-communicable diseases in humans, such as obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and cancers
• be able to explain the systemic and molecular mechanisms by which diets, nutrients and phytochemicals affect the development of chronic diseases

Other courses later this spring

Biological drugs II PROV-204 https://courses.helsinki.fi/en/prov-204/129771662

Genome profiling TMED-910A https://courses.helsinki.fi/en/tmed-910a/132974131

Personalised medicine TMED-910C https://courses.helsinki.fi/en/tmed-910c/133055529

Nanomedicines for biomedical applications PROV-710 https://courses.helsinki.fi/en/prov-710/129618522

This year the course Integrative Health Biosciences (GMB-401) kicked off with a recap of the elementary principles of group work led by Dr. Vilja Pietiäinen (FIMM) and testing the group work skills of the students under time pressure in a task, which required collaboration and problem-solving skills.

The course start was followed by the students’ visit to Slush Y Science, a HiLife-organised official side event of the real Slush 2019, the world’s leading startup event. Students heard scientists pitching their innovations for a prize and learned about funding of innovative projects to make them into commercialized products.

This week as a hot topic of life sciences, novel trends in cardiovascular diseases and personalised health will be introduced to the students by Dr. Kati Öörni, Prof. Samuli Ripatti, Dr. Elisabeth Widen and presentors from Zora Biosciences and Nightingale Health.

Having benchmarked this case of change, students will next explore their own group work topics and prepare presentations to be presented on the course in January. This year the chosen hot topics in life sciences are: AI in health and biosciences, ATMPs, microfluidistics and liquid biopsies. Very exciting to hear the students’ take on these topics and the group presentations, since last year they were excellent!

 

– Pia RM Siljander, IHB teacher