Wednesday 11th, 13:15
Invited Plant Seminar
Michiel de Both, KeyGene, Netherlands
Genome editing in industrial plant breeding: challenges and perspectives
Host: Kristiina Mäkinen
Location: Auditorium 1041, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5
Wednesday 11th, 14:15
Plant Club
1415 Chi-Chuan Chen, OEB/Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Exploring phylogeny of the microsoroid ferns (Polypodiaceae) based on six plastid markers
1435 Swarnalok De, Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry
Interactions between Potato virus A (PVA) helper component-proteinase (HCPro) and host protein varicose (VCS) at different stages of PVA infection cycle
Location: Auditorium 1041, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5
Wednesday 11th, 15:00-16.30
Plant Gene Editing panel discussion
Genome editing for plant improvement – prospects and challenges
Panel members: Michiel de Both (KeyGene, Netherlands); Outi Manninen (Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd.); Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland); Alan Schulman (President of the European Plant Science Organisation-EPSO/Natural Resources Institute Finland-LuKe/University of Helsinki); Annikki Welling (Finnish Food Authority-EVIRA)
Moderator: Dr. Elli Koskela
Location: Auditorium 1041, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5
Monday 16th, 15:15-16:15
Viikki Biocentre Monday Lecture
Ari-Pekka Mähönen (University of Helsinki)
Stem cells that produce wood
Host: Juha Saarikangas
Location: Auditorium 1041, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5
25-27th September
Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) visit to ViPS
A group of 34 doctoral candidates and post-doctoral researchers from Umeå will be in Viikki to meet ViPS researchers.
Wednesday 25th, 1830-2200
Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) visit to ViPS
Dinner at Restaurant Suomenlinna Panimo
Thursday 26th, 0900-1215
Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) visit to ViPS
0900-0915 Coffee available
0915 Introduction to ViPS - Paula Elomaa
0930-1030 ViPS research presentations
1030-1045 Break
1045-1215 UPSC flash presentations
Location: Seminar room B7, Viikki Forest Science Building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9
Thursday 26th, 1400-1600
ViPS Science Fair
Location: Viikki A building foyer
Thursday 26th, 1430-1600
Mini-Seminar: New insights into CH4 cycling in forests
1430 Welcome & short introduction | Assoc. Prof. Mari Pihlatie (University of Helsinki)
1440 Biennial CH4 and N2O fluxes in a riparian alder forest: from the soil to tree level during extreme hydrological events |Prof. Ülo Mander (University of Tartu, Estonia)
1515 Vertical profiles of greenhouse gases in forestry-drained peatland soils – preliminary results from ongoing experiments | Senior Scientist Mikko Peltoniemi (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland)
1530 Landscape variability and biogeochemical hotspots – key for sustainable use of boreal ecosystems | Postdoc. Antti-Jussi Kieloaho (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland)
Location: Lecture room B5, Viikki Forest Science building, Latokartanonkaari 7
Thursday 26th, 1600-1830
Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) visit to ViPS
UPSC/ViPS get-together and one-on-one meetings with drinks and buffet food
Location: Viikki A building foyer
Friday 27th, 0900-1500
Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) visit to ViPS
Visits to research facilities and one-on-one meetings
Friday 27th, 1200
Thesis defence
Elisa Vainio (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences & DENVI)
The contributions of soil, ground vegetation and trees to the methane exchange of boreal forest
Opponent: Professor Ülo Mander, University of Tartu, Estonia
Location: Auditorium B1 Viikki Forest Science building, Latokartanonkaari 7