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Events for Medicine and Pharmacy
Read about events from the various departments, centres and other initiatives of the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy.
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Halftime seminar Patrik Ivert, Regenerative neurobiology
Titel: Novel therapeutic approaches to spinal cord disorders
Zoom: https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/61363457999 -
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Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Genomic seminar, Matthew Christmas
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Mid-way seminar: Nuclear Medicine Imaging and Treatment of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma and role of a new tracer 11C-Hydroxy-ephedrine in Diabetes mellitus
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Research seminar on Drug Discovery, Development and Use
Brain regional drug distribution: does site matter?
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Disputation Martina Isaksson
Avhandlingens titel: Overcontrol in anorexia nervosa – assessment, occurrence, and treatment
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Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Immunology seminar, Erika Mendez “Mast cell progenitors are activated by IgE-crosslinking"
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IMCH Monday seminar: Living with microbial roommates: Health literacy capability in antimicrobial resistance education
Title: Living with microbial roommates: Health literacy capability in antimicrobial resistance education
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–14:30
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Migration and well-functioning integration: via the cell phone?
Higher seminar
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IMCH Monday Seminar - "Living with microbial roommates: Health literacy capability in antimicrobial resistance education "
Martin Mickelsson presents his postdoc project that aims to study approaches to, and conditions for, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) education among health practitioners.
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–14:00
Halftime seminar - "Vitamin D hos barn med cancer"
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–14:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
IMBact seminar, Hervé Nicoloff
#Bacterial evolution, antibiotic resistance and genetics
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–15:30
U-CARE Seminar series: Zeeds – Creating meaningful habits
Last year’s Uppsala University student, Mamduh Halawa, will speak about the mobile application “Zeeds”, which he has developed together with his team.
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Paul O´Callaghan "Piezo1 activation attenuates thrombin-induced blebbing in breast cancer cells"
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–17:30
Halftime seminar - "Internet-baserad behandling vid vestibulodyni"
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–12:00
Universitetshuset, sal IX
Public defence Heiddis Valgeirsdóttir
Title of project - "Polycystic ovary syndrome and pregnancy - Perinatal exposures and pregnancy complications"
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–11:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Genomic seminar, Erik Enbody
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Psychiatry seminar; John J McGrath, professor, University of Queensland, Australien and Århus universitet, Danmark
Title: "A concise update on comorbidity in those with mental disorders"
Zoom https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68976062401 -
–14:15
Research seminar on Drug Discovery, Development and Use
Pharmacophores: Versatile Tools for Computer-assisted Molecular Design
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–16:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Immunology seminar
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–16:10
Opening symposium for centre for Women’s Mental Health during the Reproductive lifespan – Womher
Welcome to the opening symposium for Uppsala University’s centre for Women’s Mental Health during the Reproductive lifespan – Womher!
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GlobeLife Seminar - "World Malaria Day: Future tools and perspectives in the context of malaria control and elimination"
The seminar is jointly organized by Andreas Mårtensson, Uppsala University, and
Anders Björkman, Ulrika Morris and Berit Aydin Schmidt, Karolinska Institutet -
Mid-way seminar: Trends in Prostate Cancer Mortality
Mid-way seminar with Andri Wilberg Orrason.
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IMCH Monday Seminar - "Violence among university students; exploring the phenomenon of ragging in Sri Lanka"
Halftime seminar
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–14:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
IMBact seminar, Susanne Schlegel
#Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) in bacterial biology
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–13:00
Research Forum Children and Adolescents - "Terapeutisk hypotermi vid neonatal hypoxisk ischemisk encefalopati. Implementering, prognostisering och kvalitetsförbättring"
Post-registration seminar
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Oleksandr Voytyuk
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Virology seminar, John Pettersson
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Neuro seminar Hanzhao Zhang, Stem cells, Retinal Development and Regeneration
TItle: “Focus on the mechanistic basis for retinoblastoma carcinogenesis in a human retinal organoid-based model”
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Akademiska sjukhuset
ObGyn Highlights - "Gestational diabetes and LGA children in women with hyperandrogenic PCOS"
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ObGyn Highlights - "Gestational diabetes and LGA children in women with hyperandrogenic PCOS"
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Rudbecklaboratoriet
Disputation ; Felix Sellberg
Thesis title; Exploring medical applications of a bioactive polymer
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–11:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Genomic seminar, Michael Dong
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–14:30
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Neuroethics and culture: in search for a culturally appropriate approach
Higher seminar
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–13:00
Akademiska sjukhuset
Womher seminar
Title: "PTSD in Women: Unnoticed, undiagnosed, untreated"
Host: Womher
Anmälan till shima.momeni@neuro.uu.se -
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Lecture hall X
Public Defence - Cecilia Montgomery
Title - "Early identification of motor problems in very preterm infants: An evaluation of the Structured Observation of Motor Performance in Infants"
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Natalia Papadopoulos
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–15:00
Lecture hall X
Licentiate seminar - "Limited dietary diversity and consumption of ultra-processed and deep-fried foods among adolescents in rural Bangladesh: uncovering the two faces of suboptimal diet"
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Thesis defence Olivia Biermann
Thesis title: Global policy to local implementation: experiences from active tuberculosis case finding in high-burden countries
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Thesis defence Linda Timm
Thesis title: Feasibility of type 2 diabetes prevention: Processes for detection, self-management and support in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas
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–11:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Genomic seminar, Erik Axelsson
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Psychiatry seminar; Björn Hofvander, docent, Lunds universitet
Title: Autism och kriminalitet
Zoom https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68976062401 -
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UAC Seminar: Dr. Ana Rita Brochado
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Research seminar on Drug Discovery, Development and Use
How does a Health Technology Assessor (payer) use real world data (RWD)
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Akademiska sjukhuset
Disputation Fredrik Vedung, Neurosurgery
Avhandlingens titel: Short- and long-term consequences of Sports-Related Concussion
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–16:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Immunology seminar, Aida Paivandy
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–14:30
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Culture-bound consciousness: how to dismantle the hard problem
Higher seminar
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–14:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
IMBact seminar, Po-Cheng Tang
#Bacterial evolution, antibiotic resistance and genetics
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U-CARE Seminar Series: Social media for beginners (and others)
How can we who are active in academia improve our communication in social media? Why, how, and when should we do it?
Agnes von Essen and Miro Anter will give a brief introduction with their take on social media and research communication (20-30 min). After the introduction, all participants will be given the opportunity to share their experiences of social media usage in academia (40-60 min). -
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Thesis defence Xiankun Chen
Thesis title: Traditional Chinese Exercise in a Contextually Adapted Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Chronic Heart Failure
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Kalliopi Tzavlaki
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IMCH Monday Seminar: Halftime seminar Olivia Brunell
Title: Improving neonatal healthcare in Nepal
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Halftime seminar Hanna Ljungvall, Ph D student, Physiotherapy
Title: "Understanding opioid therapy in chronic pain – Assessment, lived experience, and conceptions"
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–16:00
Getting a say: bringing patients' views on benefit-risk into medical approvals
Disputation
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–11:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Genomic seminar, Ou Jen-Hsiang (Mark)
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U-CARE Seminar series: Josefin Hagström's post-registration seminar
The seminar will start with Josefin Hagström presenting her research plan for the PhD Project "Parents’ and adolescents’ adoption and use of eHealth" (20-30 minutes), followed by a discussion led by Associate Professor Gustaf Ljungman who has reviewed the research plan (15-30 minutes).
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–19:00
Evidence in Virulent Times
An Interdisciplinary Symposium – Part I
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–14:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
IMBact seminar, Sofia Jonsson
#Bacterial evolution, antibiotic resistance and genetics
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Thesis defence Nada Hanna
Thesis title: Integrated assessment of environmental and human health risks of antibiotic residues and resistance for environmental and health policy
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Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Chen Li
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Neuro seminar Marina Padua Reis
Title: "On the challenges of preclinical anxiety research"
Zoom: -
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A multiscale investigation of motility-driven intestinal fluid transport in the application of transient permeability enhancers for drug absorption
In this SweDeliver & NextBioForm seminar Benyamin Naranjani will present his research within the field of Drug Delivery.
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–13:00
Akademiska sjukhuset
ObGyn Highlights - "Vad påverkar gravida kvinnors beslut att genomgå eller avstå fosterdiagnostik för kromosomavvikelser?"
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–13:00
ObGyn Highlights - "Vad påverkar gravida kvinnors beslut att genomgå eller avstå fosterdiagnostik för kromosomavvikelser?"
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GlobeLife Career talk
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–11:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Genomic seminar, Sergey Kozyrev
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Psychiatry seminar; Stefan Nasir, doktorand, läkare
Title: "Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish translation of the Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) 1.5-5"
Zoom https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68976062401 -
Universitetshuset, sal IV
Thesis defence Ali Saidi
Maternal Death Surveillance and Response in Tanzania: Challenges to successful implementation
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–16:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Immunology seminar
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–14:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
IMBact seminar, Diarmaid Hughes
#Genetics and Antibiotics (resistance and development)
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–13:00
Universitetshuset, sal IV
Thesis defence Nick Brown
Unresolved controversies in child pneumonia in Low and Middle Income Countries
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Evi Heldin
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–15:00
Sara Riggare and Niccolò Tempini: "Evidence in the digital age of active patients"
The MHS Seminar
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Virology seminar, Emma Dahl
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–11:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Genomic seminar, Jennifer Meadow
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Psychiatry seminar; Jan Kask, doktorand, läkare
Title: "Om anorexi och somatisk samsjuklighet"
Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68976062401 -
–14:15
Research seminar on Drug Discovery, Development and Use
Medication reviews to prevent hospital admissions? Results from the MedBridge study
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–16:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Immunology seminar, Ulrika Islander "Estrogen-mediated regulation of immune responses"
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–14:30
An empirical study on recall-by-genotype with participants of the CHRIS cohort
Higher seminar
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–14:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
IMBact seminar, Greta Zaborskyte
#Dynamics of plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance
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–15:30
U-CARE Seminar series: Sample size in qualitative studies
Professor Elisabet Mattsson, with long experience of qualitative studies, will go through key aspects of sample size in qualitative studies.
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(MOVED) National Conference on History of Technology and Science on the theme Medical humanities and social sciences
(NB, postponed to 16–18/3, 2022)
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Melanie Herre
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–11:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Genomic seminar, Mats Pettersson
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Psychiatry seminar; Mikaela Syk, doktorand, läkare
Title:
Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68976062401 -
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UAC Seminar: Dr. Luisa De Sordi
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–16:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Immunology seminar
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–14:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
IMBact seminar, Tifaine Hechard
#Molecular mechanisms of bacterial plasmid copy number control
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–12:00
Akademiska sjukhuset
Womher network meeting
Title:
Contact Anna Sjöström for link -
–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Yae Ohata
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Virology seminar, Thanh Pham Long
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Psychiatry seminar; Ulf Jonsson, docent, psykolog
Titel: "Systematiska översikter och riktlinjer: att ta det onda med det goda"
Zoom https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68976062401 -
–14:15
Research seminar on Drug Discovery, Development and Use
Formulation strategies for the delivery of mRNA Vaccines
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–16:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Immunology seminar, Annika Wagner "Autologous NK cells in immunotherapy of Multiple Myeloma"
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Public defence of doctoral thesis: Dýrleif Pétursdóttir, Ophthalmic Biophsics
Avhandlingens titel: Ophthalmological follow up in young adults born premature and screened for retinopathy of prematurity
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Tumorbiology seminar, Jin-ping Li
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–13:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Virology seminar, Alexander Bergman
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–16:00
Biomedicinskt centrum, BMC
Immunology seminar
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–12:00
Workshop on cultural intelligence (CQ)
On 21 September 2021, the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy will organise a workshop on cultural intelligence for the domain’s staff members. There is room for 300 participants and the registration is kept open as long as there are places left. Please note that the Master’s students have their workshop on 14 September.
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Disputation Camilla Olsson, logopedi
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National Conference on History of Technology and Science on the theme Medical humanities and social sciences
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U-CARE Venue
Welcome to U-CARE Venue 2022! This year's theme is feasibility and pilot studies.