The second Researcher Forum of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will take place on 4 June 2014 at Poliisien kesäkoti in Lauttasaari* and is aimed at all researchers of the Faculty. The theme for the day is communication.

The program and schedule is as follows:
Program:
09.00        Breakfast
Keynote speakers
09.30        “Research communication and social media”
Professor Esa Väliverronen, Department of Social Research, Faculty of Social Sciences
10.30         “Social evolution – the interplay between cooperation and conflicts”
Professor Liselotte Sundström, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
12.00        Lunch
Departments’ research
13.15        Food Hygiene and Environmental Health
Professor Johanna Björkroth: “Microbial ecology of food spoilage”
DVM, PhD Annamari Heikinheimo: “Global spread of extended spectrum betalactamase and carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae – a glimpse at Finnish sewage”
14.00        Equine and Small Animal Medicine
Professor Outi Vainio: “Novel molecules affecting α2-adrenoceptors”
DVM Liisa Lilja-Maula: “Canine idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in West Highland White Terriers: TGF-β related molecular pathways involved and natural history of the disease”
14.45        Coffee break
15.15        Production Animal Medicine
Professor Satu Pyörälä: “Mastitis research – a success story over recent decades”
DVM Heidi Hiitiö:“Challenges in microbiological diagnostics of mastitis”
16.00        Veterinary Biosciences
Professor Tomi Taira: “Resetting the synapse”
MSc Lea Mikkola: “3D morphology and genetic background of hip dysplasia in the Finnish German shepherd population”
16.45        Social program
Wine and Snacks

Wishing you a warm welcome!
On behalf of the organizing team Eeva, PR & Press Officer

*Poliisien kesäkoti, address: Kyyluodontie, Lauttasaari, Helsinki -> follow the signs
How to reach Poliisien kesäkoti – instructions (only in Finnish): http://www.elisanet.fi/poliisienkesakoti/ajo-ohjeet.html