Thursday 18.11.2010

13.00Opening  (Prof. Kirsi Vähäkangas, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio)

Chair: Prof. Kirsi Vähäkangas

13.15-14.00: Techniques to generate human cardiomyocytes (Prof. Katriina Aalto-Setälä, Regea)

14.00-14.45: Human embryonic neural stem cell lines and their use in toxicology (PhD Anna Price, ECVAM, Italy)

14.45-15.00: New products for stem cell research (Titta Pirkola, ThermoFischer Scientific Oy, Finnzymes Oy)

Coffee break

15.15-16.00: Neural cells from human pluripotent stem cells – research applications (PhD Riikka Äänismaa, Regea)

16.00-16.30: Use of cell lines, primary cells, tissues and tissue models in toxicological test methods (Adj. Prof.Tuula Heinonen, FICAM)

16.30-17.15: Development of cell models for testing metabolism? -An integrated view (Prof. Olavi Pelkonen, Oulu University)

17.15-17.45: Metabolism and interactions of pesticides in in vitro hepatic models (PhD Khaled Megahed Abass, Oulu University)

17.45-                 Dinner buffet

Friday 19.11.2010

8.00-9.00 Meeting of ToxGS Advisory Board

Chair: Tuula Heinonen (FICAM)

9.00-9.45: Serum free conditions and other critical factors in the construction of advanced tissue models for toxicity studies (Prof. Jan van der Valk. Utrecht University, the Netherlands).

9.45-10.30: Bioinformatics approaches in neurodegenerative disease toxicology (Prof. Garry Wong, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio)

Coffee break

10.45-11.30: QSARs in predicting toxicity (Prof. Hannu Raunio, University of Eastern Finland)

11.30-12.00: Modeling functions and therapeutic potenitial of differentiated human stem cells: Stroke and Alzheimer’s disease (prof. Jari Koistinaho, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio)

12.00-12.45: Ethical issues concerning the use of human cells and tissues in toxicology (Prof. Kirsi Vähäkangas)

12.45-13.00: Closing words (Prof. Kirsi Vähäkangas)

Welcome!