Researcher Forum 2025

A day full of innovative research presentations and mingling with fellow experts at the scenic Kallvikinniemi

Registration

Registration is open until 11th August on Lyyti.

Venue

Kulttuurikeskus Sofia

Kallvikinniementie 35

00980 Helsinki 

Tentative schedule

08:30 Coffee

09:00 Morning session

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Afternoon session

17:00 Dinner

Confirmed lead speakers

Stefan Björkman: Effects of Environmental Toxins on Fertility

Thomas Lilley: Of Bats, Their Physiology, and How This Influences Their Capacity to Harbour Potentially Zoonotic Pathogens

Hannes Lohi: Canine Seizure Susceptibility – A Genetic Trade-Off for Sociability?

Elina Oinas: Epistemic Diversity, Societal Relevance and Multi-Disciplinarity in Global One Health Research

Tarja Pitkänen: Wastewater Surveillance of Multiple Pathogens and Chemical Substances for Public Health Action

Inés Reigada: Tradition to Defeat Modern Challenges: The Case of Uvaria Chamae

Sanna Viitanen

Early career speakers

Eda Altan: Emerging infectious diseases in changing environments of East Africa​

Christina Nona Borgström: Medical Alert Dogs in the Rehabilitation of Chronic Pain Patients

Mert Erdin: Inferring phylodynamics of H5N1 Finnish Fur Farm Outbreak 2023

Sarah Holm: Trace element and toxic metal status in dogs

Maria Kaukonen: Translational eye disease genetics and gene therapy

Anne-Maija Laakkonen: The aging canine brain - what can we learn from Man's best friend?

Karoliina Mikola: Collagen Morphology of the Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon in Shetland Sheepdogs

Robin Moore: Tracing metabolic signatures of canine mammary carcinomas- from tumor to urine

Chanaka Premathilaka: Fecal extracellular vesicles as non-invasive biomarkers for understanding gut health of calves

Annastiina Rytkönen: Molecular methods in surface water hygienic quality evaluations

Reza Shoghli: Ceramides as Predictive Biomarkers for Hypertension

Sallamaari Siponen: Control of Bacterial Communities in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Aada Ståhl: "Puppy Blues": Transitory Emotional Challenges in Puppy Owners

Hanna Vauhkonen: Next generation sequencing with MinION, the pocket-size device

Anna Ylhäinen: Necessity of antimicrobials after surgical treatment of canine pyometra