Cancer Research Day

Welcome to Cancer Research Day!

Cancer Research Day seminar afternoon is a part of the Scientific Advisory Board Site Visit to evaluate cancer research at Kuopio University Hospital Cancer Center and UEF Cancer RC.

We invite local researchers to bring a poster presenting your cancer research to Cancer Research Day. Please inform us about your intention to bring a poster and the title of your poster via the registration form. The maximum size for a poster is 90 cm (width) and 120 cm (height).

Please register for Cancer Research Day at the latest by November 14^th https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/667D57AF8578E683

Cancer Research Day is organized jointly by UEF Cancer RC and KUH Cancer Center, and it is open to everyone interested in cancer research. Remote access via Teams can be arranged upon request, for further information, please contact Jenni Nyrkkö FICANEast@pshyvinvointialue.fi

Programme

12.00-12.15 Welcome and Introduction, Arto Mannermaa, professor, UEF and Satu Tiainen, Director, FICAN East
12.15-12.45 Experiences with OECI Accreditation in Advancing Cancer Research: the Maastricht Experience, Manon van Engeland, professor, Maastricht University Medical Center
12.45-13.15 Breast Cancer and Overcoming Endocrine Resistance, Peter A. Fasching, professor, Unisversitätsklinikum Erlangen
13.15-13.30 Macrophage-induced inflammatory programs in cancer cells: Implications for invasion, stemness and therapy response, Sanna Pasonen-Seppänen, Senior University Lecturer, UEF
13.30-13.45 Cell state transitions and emergence of drug resistance in cancer, Merja Heinäniemi, professor, UEF
13.45-14.00 Transforming cancer tissue assessments with AI-based virtual staining, Sonja Koivukoski, Doctoral Researcher, UEF

14.00-14.45 Posters and Coffee

14.45-15.15 Finland’s Cancer Research Environment: Past, Present, and Future Opportunities, Pirkko Härkönen, professor emer, University of Turku
15.15-15.45 Prostate Cancer Research – The Copenhagen Experience, Andreas Roder, professor, Rigshospitalet
15.45-16.00 KaSARi: A National Prospective Multicenter Study Shaping the Future of Radiotherapy in Finland, Jan Seppälä, Chief Physicist, Adj. professor, KUH, Wellbeing Services County of North Savo
16.00-16.15 Gynecological Cancer Research at KUH CC – Achievements, Ongoing Work, and Future Directions, Maarit Anttila, Chief Physician, Adj. professor, KUH, Wellbeing Services County of North Savo
16.15-16.30 iCAN Digital Precision Cancer Medicine Eastern Finland, iCANEast, Kaisa Luostari, Project Researcher, UEF
16.30-16.35 Closing Remarks, Arto Mannermaa, professor, UEF and Satu Tiainen, Director, FICAN East

Welcome!