Program

12:00   Welcome (Heikki Tanila, Univ. Eastern Finland / Biocenter Kuopio)
12:05   Overview of FinGMice network and Finnish Mouse Clinic (Reetta Hinttala, Univ. Oulu, Head of FinGMice network)
12:30   Generation of genetically modified mice for human disease models (Satu Kuure, Univ. Helsinki)
13:15   Metabolic studies in rodent disease models (Kari Mäkelä, Univ. Oulu)

14:00   Coffee break

14:20   Automated solutions for behavioral phenotyping (Romain Hollands, Noldus, Wageningen, the Netherlands)
15:00   Application of functional MRI in awake rats (Jaakko Paasonen, Univ. Eastern Finland)
15:30   Are GM mice valid disease models for CNS drug development? (Heikki Tanila, Univ. Eastern Finland/Biocenter Kuopio)

16:00   Closing

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Location: Snellmania, auditorium SN201

University of Eastern Finland