Pharmacology series –Autumn 2014 Date Time Speaker Topic 9.9.2014 9.00-10.00 Kim Eerola, MSc α- and γ-melanocyte stimulating hormones in obesity: A study of the key central areas of metabolic regulation (Esiväitös/ Rehearsal for the doctoral thesis defence) 23.9.2014 9.00-10.00 TBA TBA 7.10.2014 9.00-10.00 Susanne Vainio, MSc Turku PET center Preclinical evaluation of novel therapies for multiple sclerosis 21.10.2014 9.00-10.00 Asko Aalto, MSc Alcohol and extrasynaptic GABA-A receptors 4.11.2014 9.00-10.00 Jarna Hannukainen, PhD Effects of exercise on internal organs metabolism Turku PET center 18.11.2014 9.00-10.00 Minttu Mattila, MSc Lentiviral mediated SERCA2a gene therapy for heart failure 2.12.2014 9.00-10.00 Anna Huhtinen, MSc Microarray, siRNA and proliferation studies on vascular smooth muscle cells expressing the alpha2B-adrenoceptor 16.12.2014 9.00-10.00 Lotta Nylund, MSc Intestinal microbiota during early life -impact on health and disease Functional Foods Forum