Pharmaceutical Research Seminar

23.4.

Prof. Luke Hanley
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago

BIO2, room 2012 at 13.00

Mass Spectrometric Imaging of Antibiotics, Peptides & Proteins in Bacterial Biofilms and Antimicrobial Surfaces (Please note change in title!)

Host: Prof. Risto Kostiainen

27.4.

Dr. Aylvin A. Dias
DSM, The Netherlands

BIO2, room 2012 at 12.15

Amino acid based polyesteramides a new generation of bio- inspired degradable polymers

Host: Prof. Arto Urtti

Aylvin A. Dias Ph.D., M.Sc. is the Principal Scientist at DSM, Geleen, The Netherlands. currently manages research in drug delivery for ophthalmic and cardiovascular applications and tissue engineering research for bone and cartilage applications.

He obtained his B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D in Biological, Organic and Polymer Chemistry respectively at the University of Kent at Canterbury. In 1994 after his Ph.D he worked at Total Chemie on materials for food packaging. In 1996 he joined DSM in the Netherlands. In the first 5 years he worked on optical fibre and stereolithographic materials. In the subsequent 4 years he established the biomedical research program and thereby was one of the founding fathers of DSM Biomedical. The research program lead to the launch of 2 new medical coatings a lubricious coating and an antimicrobial coating that fall under the Comfort Coat TM first generation products. He then went to establish a drug delivery group and managed technology transfer of polyesteramide polymer that was licensed in and became part of the TrancertaTM drug delivery. More recently he has been the lead scientist in the development of two new degradable polymers that are currently being explored for drug delivery and regenerative medicine. Aylvin Dias has over 30 patents and 20 peer reviewed publications and is a member of the Society for Biomaterials and the American Chemical Society.

7.5.

Prof. Seppo Meri
Haartman Institute, Dept of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki

BIO2, room 2063 at 11.15

Complement activation by nanostructures

Host: Dr. Alex Bunker

Past seminars in the series:

15.3.	Prof. Stefano Moro University of Padova BIO2, room 1015 at 13.00 Targeting of adenosine receptors: from virtual to real world.. Host: Dr. Henri Xhaard http://mms.dsfarm.unipd.it/projects.html
20.2.	Prof. Janne Jänis Dept. of Chemistry University of Eastern Finland Protein structure and function studied by mass spectrometry. Host: Prof. Tapio Kotiaho
16.1.	Prof. Jens Hasserodt Chemistry Laboratory University of Lyon, France - ENS Fluoresence imaging and MRI: enzyme-responsive probes that operate in the off-on mode. Host: Prof. Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma
2011
23.11	CDR symposium 2011 Update on the research conducted at CDR: short introductions by group leaders and research presentations by young scientists Session 1: Drug Discovery Tools Session 2: Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Session 3: Pharmaceutical Analysis and Physical Pharmacy
15.11	Prof. Antti Poso School of Pharmacy 's Drug design and Synthesis Laboratory University of Eastern Finland Lead finding and optimization: the good, the bad and the ugly... Host: Dr. Henri Xhaard
3.11	Dr. Stephen Fowler Hoffman-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland The role of drug metabolism in the development of new medicines Host: Dr. Moshe Finel
26.10	Prof. Nikolai V. Tkachenko Dept of Chemistry and Bioengineering Tampere University of Technology, Finland Self-assembled monolayers and their applications in optical fiber sensors Host: Prof. Marjo Yliperttula
18.-20.9	Helsinki Drug Research 2011 University main building and Messukeskus, Helsinki, Finland
14.9.	Prof. Michal K. Stachowiak State University of New York, Buffalo Molecular & Structural Neurobiology & Gene Therapy Program Novel integrative nuclear signaling module for neuronal development and regenerative medicine Host: Prof. Raimo Tuominen
6.6.	Docent Anette Larson Chalmers University of Technology New functionality-related characteristics for HPMC matrix tablets Host: Prof. Anne Juppo
17.3.	Academy Professor Mart Saarma Institute of Biotechnology University of Helsinki Biology and therapeutic potential of GDNF family neurotrophic factors Host: Dr. Kim Bergström

27.1.	Prof. Sylvie Fournel-Gigleux University of Nancy France Proteoglycans in health and disease: genetic and epigenetic alterations of the biosynthetic pathway Host: Dr. Moshe Finel
15.12.	Dr. Krister Wennerberg Group leader & Network coordinator, FIMM Drug Discovery and Chemical Biology Network of Biocenter Finland DDCB »» Biocenter Finland »» Host: Prof. Arto Urtti, CDR
1.12.	Marc Baumann Protein Chemistry/Proteomics/Array Unit Biomedicum Helsinki Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Research and Medical applications Host: Dr. Raimo Ketola
3.12.	CDR Young Scientists' Symposium Update on the research conducted at CDR: short introductions by group leaders and research presentations by young scientists Session 1: Drug Discovery Tools Session 2: Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Session 3: Pharmaceutical Analysis and Physical Pharmacy
6.10.	Prof. Ilpo Vattulainen Department of Physics Tampere University of Technology Finland Lipoproteins - from atomistic simulations to systems biology Host: Dr. Alex Bunker
3.9.	Dr. Kim Bergström Docent, Centre for Drug Research & Div. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Faculty of Pharmacy University of Helsinki SPECT/CT Imaging in Preclinical Drug Development Organized together with the Div. of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
9.9.	Prof. Ling Yang Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Resource Discovery Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China Glucuronidation of bioactive components from Traditional Chinese Medicines Host: Dr. Moshe Finel
23.6.	Jonathan Hadgraft, DSc Professor of Biophysical Chemistry The School of Pharmacy University of London Skin, a unique barrier Host: Prof. Arto Urtti
2.6.	Mikko Niemi, MD Professor of Pharmacogenetics Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki Transporter pharmacogenomics and statin toxicity Host: Dr. Moshe Finel
19.5.	Prof. Matthias Ocker Director of the Institute for Surgical Research Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany Deacetylase inhibitors and alternative pathways of apoptosis Host: Prof. Heikki Vuorela
27.4.	Dr. Jari Rautio Vice President of Research and Development PlexPress Oy, Helsinki New approaches to gene expression analysis Host: Dr. Moshe Finel
26.3.	Dr. Veli-Pekka Jaakola Department of Biochemistry & Oulu Biocenter University of Oulu The Crystallographic Structure of the Human Adenosine A2A Receptor in a High-Affinity Antagonist-Bound State: Implications for GPCR Drug Screening and Design Host: Dr. Henri Xhaard
17.3.	Prof. Allan C. Collins Professor of Pharmacology School of Medicine University of Colorado Chronic Nicotine Treatment-Induced Changes in Brain Nicotinic Receptors Host: Dr. Outi Salminen
2.3.	Prof. Olavi Pelkonen Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Department Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology University of Oulu, Finland Botanical supplements and herbal medicines as complex mixtures: kinetics and interactions with pharmaceuticals Host: Dr. Moshe Finel
11.2.	Prof. Philip Lazarus Cancer Prevention & Control Program, Departments of Pharmacology and Health Evaluation Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, USA UGT pharmacogenetics - potential role in cancer risk, treatment and prevention Host: Dr. Moshe Finel
14.1.	Prof. Michael Court Dept of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA Interindividual variability in human drug glucuronidation: What we know and what we need to know Host: Dr. Moshe Finel