Events in March

ViPS events in March 2023

Wednesday 8th, 12:15-16:00
Special Soil Science Seminar: Forest soil science adventures of Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari and Mike Starr
Program coming soon!
Location: Lecture room B6, Viikki A/B building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9

Wednesday 15th, 14:15
Plant Club
14:15 Suzhou Chenxing, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Effect of light fluctuations on photoprotection against UV-B radiation
14:55 William Aspelin, Faculty of Agriculture and Foresty
The host interactions of Potyviral CI helicase and its role in viral movement
15:15 Moona Rahikainen, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Post-translational control of organelle stress responses in Arabidopsis
Location: Lecture room B6, Viikki A/B building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9 and remotely via Zoom

Friday 17th, 12:00
Thesis defence
Sanna Ehonen (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences & DPPS)
Systemic signaling in plant gas exchange
Opponent: Tracy Lawson, University of Essex, UK
Custos: Jaakko Kangasjärvi
Location: Auditorium 1041, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5 

Friday 24th, 09:00-12:00
PlantImPhys seminar series by LuKe: Plant Physiology: learning to see the "invisible", seminar 1
Speakers: Irene Vänninen, Alexey Shapiguzov, Petteri Karisto (LuKe), Marjaana Rantala, University of Turku & Heta Mattila, University of Aveiro, Portugal
More information and registration
Location: LuKe Jokioinen and remotely via Teams

Friday 31st, 13:00
Thesis defence
Bahram Peivastegan (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry & DPPS)
Transcriptome profiling of potato tubers in response to wet conditions and soft rot bacterium Dickeya solani
Opponent: Hans Thordal-Christensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Custos: Teemu Teeri
Location: Lecture room B2, Viikki A/B building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9