HOH Seminars

Probing the intersection of wildlife host ecology and zoonotic spillover risk using bat and rodent systems

Associate professor Kristian Forbes (University of Arkansas)

Chair: Associate Professor Tarja Sironen (Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine)

Live in Room 4024, Infocenter Korona, Viikinkaari 11

And on Zoom

    Meeting ID:   675 7909 1730

    Passcode:  539579

The pathology of canine cognitive dysfunction - similarities and differences to early Alzheimer's disease in humans

Assistant professor Pernilla Syrjä (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Associate Professor Tarja Pääkkönen (Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine)

Way beyond pressure - hemodynamic research in veterinary anesthesia

Associate professor Jussi Honkavaara (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Associate Professor Anna Mykkänen (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

The canince gastric carcinoma project

Professor Thomas Spillmann (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Associate Professor Tarja Pääkkönen (Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine)

AMR surveillance in Africa – One health Approach

BVM, PhD Bridgit Muasa (University of Nairobi and National Veterinary Reference Laboratories, Kenya)

Chair: Associate Professor Annamari Heikinheimo (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Finnish Food Authority)

One Health and Animal Reproduction

Professor, Dean Olli Peltoniemi (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chairs: Associate Professors Annamari Heikinheimo (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Finnish Food Authority) and Tarja Sironen (Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)

Using ecology and evolution to design effective phage therapeutics in the clinical and agricultural contexts

Professor Ville Friman (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry)

Chair: Assistant Professor Annamari Heikinheimo (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Finnish Food Authority)

Impact of Environmental Exposures and Social Distancing on Infant Gut Microbiota

University Researcher Katri Korpela (Faculty of Medicine)

Chair: Associate Professor Tarja Sironen (Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)

Salmonella: A One Health Wonder

Professor Craig Hedberg (University of Minnesota)

Chair: Professor Janne Lundén (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Wednesday 8th March at 4 pm Finnish time (EET)

Potential of Extracellular Vesicles in Translational Research

University Researcher Jenni Karttunen (Helsinki Institute of Life Science)

Chair: Senior University Lecturer Mikael Niku (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Drivers of the transmission risk of rodent-borne pathogens

Professor Frauke Ecke (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences)

Chair: Associate Professor Tarja Sironen (Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)

2022, April 6th

Antimicrobial resistance and human activities

Professor Marko Virta (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry)

Chair: Associate Professor Tarja Pitkänen (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare)

2022, March 2nd

Responsible antimicrobial use in dairy production:  Controlling mastitis at dry-off

Professor Päivi Rajala-Schultz (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Associate Professor Heli Simojoki (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2022, February 9th

Incorporation of sustainability view to pharmacy education and research – A case example from Faculty of Pharmacy

Associate Professor Tiina Sikanen (Faculty of Pharmacy, HELSUS)

Chair: Assistant Professor Anna-Riia Holmström (Faculty of Pharmacy)

2021, December 1st 

Developmentally originating neuropsychiatric disorders: Kainate receptors as a novel therapeutic target?

Research Director Sari Lauri (HiLife Neuroscience Center)

Chair: Assistant Professor Anna Mykkänen (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2021, November 3rd

Sedation and pain alleviation in animals - special focus on alpha-2 adrenoceptors

Professor Outi Vainio (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Professor Tomi Taira (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2021 October 6th

Reducing antibiotic use in farm animals, ongoing research and industry perspective

Docent Claudio Oliviero (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Technical Sales Manager Shah Hasan (Hankkija Oy)

Chair: Professor Olli Peltoniemi (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2021, September 1st

Human health is One Health in the Arctic

Professor Arja Rautio (University of Oulu)

Chair: Professor Sarah Green (Faculty of Social Sciences)

2021, June 2nd

Strengthening the Elements of Official Animal Welfare Control 

Specialist in Environmental Health Care, Resident in ECWBM-AWSEL Sofia Väärikkälä (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)



Chair: Professor Päivi Rajala-Schultz (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2021, May 5th

From Pests to Pets - A One Health Perspective on Urbanization 

Professor Alessandra Scagliarini (University of Bologna)

Chair: Docent Tuomas Aivelo (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences)

2021, April 7th

Wildlife Populations and One Health 

ECZM Wildlife Population Health Resident Rosa Jolma (Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, and Royal Veterinary College )

Chair: Assistant Professor Anna Mykkänen (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2021, March 3rd

Sources and health risks of fecal pathogens in watersheds

Associate Professor Tarja Pitkänen (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Associate Professor Janne Lundén(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2021, February 3rd

Animal Transport and Pandemics Across the Mediterranean

Professor Sarah Green (Faculty of Social Sciences)

Chair: Assistant Professor Annamari Heikinheimo (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Finnish Food Authority)

2020, December 2nd

Antimicrobial Resistance from One Health Perspective

Assistant Professor Annamari Heikinheimo (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Finnish Food Authority)

Chair: Associate Professor Heli Simojoki (Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture and Forestry)

2020, November 4th

Lessons learned from horse diseases

Assistant Professor Anna Mykkänen (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Associate Professor Peter Krawczel (Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry and Veterinary Medicine)

2020, October 7th

Risk management in food safety – cornerstone of One Health

Associate Professor Janne Lundén (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Assistant Professor Anna-Riia Holmström (Faculties of Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine)

2020, September 2nd

Calf: health and diseases today

Associate Professor Heli Simojoki (Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture and Forestry)



Chair: Assistant Professor Tarja Pääkkönen (Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine)

2020, June 3rd

One Health approach to prevent future Disease X – lessons from Covid-19

Associate Professor Tarja Sironen (Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: HOH Director, Professor Olli Peltoniemi  (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2020, May 6th

Current research in medication safety and effectiveness in human and veterinary medicine

Assistant Professor Anna-Riia Holmström (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Faculty of Pharmacy)

Chair: Associate Professor Janne Lundén (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

2020, April 1st

Current research in ruminant health & welfare

Associate Professor Peter Krawczel (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry & Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)

Chair: Assistant Professor Annamari Heikinheimo (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Finnish Food Authority)