1. Ritva Saastamoinen & Mirja Peltola 17.3.2017
Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme (HBS-DP) Terveys- ja biotieteiden tohtoriohjelma
Ritva Saastamoinen & Mirja Peltola

2. HBS-DP: To Whom?
All doctoral students in UniOGS Health and Biosciences Doctoral Training Committee
( 500)
Degree Programmes covered:
Medicine
Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Dentistry
Health Sciences
(Biology)
(Physics and Astronomy)

3. HBS-DP: General issues
www pages:
Doctoral students mailing list:
Calendar of courses and events:
Follow announcements and www!
Language:
Mainly English; some training in Finnish

4. HBS-DP: What? Multidisciplinary field-specific training
Wide course and event curriculum open to all (priority to doctoral students)
Also cross-disciplinary training, e.g. medicine-ICT
Practical courses, lecture courses, seminars, workshops, conferences
Local, national and international collaboration
In close cooperation with Doctoral Degree Programmes, researchers and infrastructures
Support for professional development to versatile tasks after doctoral degree

5. HBS-DP Upcoming I: HBS-DP PhD Satellite Symposium, March 22
Place: Lecture Hall F202 (Pharmacology), (oral presentations) and the main lobby (poster presentations and coffee & pulla)
Chairs: Kati Drushinin & Niina Laurila
HBS-DP Upcoming I: HBS-DP PhD Satellite Symposium, March 22
13:00-13:40
Poster presentations,
coffee & pulla at exhibition area
13:40-13:45
Welcome speech by the chairs
13:45-14:05
Tiina Petäistö: Collagen XVIII Regulates Energy Metabolism and Brown Adipose Tissue Function
14:05-14:25
Atiqul Haq Mazumder: Secreted Extracellular Nanovesicle Exosomes in Mental Health
14:25-14:45
Kristina Mikkonen: Development of CALD+MS Scale to Measure Cultural Competence of Clinical Mentoring
14:45-15:05
Prateek Singh: Microfluidic Immunoassay in Card’ Platform for Rapid Protein Quantitation
15:05-15:25
Verena Zoller: TRAIL (TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand) Induces a Pro-inflammatory Expression Profile in Human Adipocytes
15:25-15:35
Best oral/poster presentations awards &
closing words

6. HBS-DP: Upcoming II: BCO Day 2017, March 23

7. Presentations in English
Supervisors participation
Registration: via website (Calendar of events) or to Mirja
By whom?
All who will not present their research plan in group/faculty/research unit meetings or seminars
Why?
Not only because it’s obligatory but also: presentation skills, publish your research, comments, networking, collaboration…
When?
By the end of your 1st year, after you have written your research and study plan
HBS-DP Upcoming III: HBS-DP Research plan seminars -  March 27, April 24, May 29

8. HBS-DP Upcoming IV: Statistics Journal Club, April 6, May 4, June 1
Time: 2 – 4pm, unless agreed otherwise
Date: First Thursday of each month.
Location: KT285
Information: Estelle Lowry, postdoctoral researcher, tel ;
Language: English
Credits: hourly basis, 10 hours/0.5 ECTS (sign in and keep track of your participation)
Aim: Share knowledge about analytical strategy and statistical methods, techniques, and software.
Next topic: Longitudinal Modelling in R

9. HBS-DP Upcoming V: Statistics, Statistics, More statistics...
Spring:
Biostatistiikan perusteet -verkkokurssi tutkijoille (in Finnish)
Tilastollisten analyysien jatkokurssi SPSS-ohjelmalla (in Finnish)
Statistics Journal Clubs, monthly
Autumn, still tentative:
Tilastolliset perusanalyysit SPSS- ohjelmistolla (in Finnish)
SPSS Basic course (Lectures & Practicals)
Statistics, 2-day advanced lecture course
M-plus course (2 days)

10. HBS-DP and other Seminars
Includes:
HBS-DP seminars
Research centre and research unit related seminars: MRC Oulu, Biocenter Oulu, …
Credits:
Sign up for seminar
Record the attendance on seminars (date, seminar title, duration, place)
UniOGS recommendations of ECTS for attendance at scientific seminars: 0,5 ECTS / 10 h

11. HBS: Responsible people
HBS-DTC Chair
Seppo Alahuhta
Leads HBS-DP
Degree Programme Directors:
Medicine
Dentistry
Biochem & Mol Medicine
Health Sciences
Biology
Petri Lehenkari (MD) & Jouko Miettunen (PhD)
Pekka Ylöstalo
Thomas Kietzmann
Maria Kääriäinen
Laura Kvist
Degree requirements, course curriculum, admin
HBS UniOGS coordinator
Anthony Heape
Guidance,
GE/TS development, admin
HBS-DP coordinators
Mirja Peltola &
Ritva Saastamoinen
First-hand contact,
field-specific training
Chief of Postgraduate Education
Sanna Ahonen (Faculty of Medicine, FBMM)
Tero Vedenjuoksu (Faculty of Science)
End processes!

12. Who and where: Everyday contacts in HBS-DP
Doctoral Programme coordinators:
Mirja Peltola
Ritva Saastamoinen
Thanks! - Questions?