OMICS: Applications in Environmental Health Risk Assessment

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Time:	27.9.2011
Place:	Lectures: University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus (map pdf), seminar room S25, the 2nd floor in Snellmania building
Credits:	1 ECT
Language:	English
Organizers:	Organized jointly by The Doctoral Programme in Environmental Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Centre (ERACedu)
Course leader:	Prof. Jukka Juutilainen

This course is intended to present different types of omics- methods and their possibilities as well as restrictions in research aiming at assessment of environmental health risks. The course is open to all students and researchers interested in the topic. No previous knowledge on the course topics is necessary.

Practical work

In addition to attending to lectures writing of an essay on the topic is required for getting 1 credit point.

Topics: Methods and possibilities of functional genomics, metabolomics, introduction to bioinformatics and transcriptomics, methods and possibilities of proteomics, applications of the omics-methods in environmental health risk assessment.

The aims of the course

• to provide students a general overview of the different omics methods
• to critically evaluate the usability and explain strengths and weaknesses of those methods when used in assessment of environmental health risks.

Lecturers

Pasi Soininen,PhD, Dept. of Biosciences, University of Eastern Finland (UEF)
Sami Heikkinen,PhD, Dept. of Biosciences, University of Eastern Finland (UEF)
Garry Wong,PhD,Prof., AIV Institute, University of Eastern Finland (UEF)
Jukka Häyrinen, PhD, Dept. of Biosciences, University of Eastern Finland (UEF)
Reetta Nylund,MSc, Radiation Biology, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)

Course registration: Registration form by September 20, 2011

For further information email: timo.kumlin@uef.fi or tel. 040 355 3031

Preliminary programme:

Tuesday 27.9.2011

10.15 – 10.25	Welcome and introduction to the course
	Prof. Jukka Juutilainen, UEF
10.25 – 11.15	High-throughput serum metabolomics
	Pasi Soininen, UEF
11.15 – 12.15	Lunch break
12.15 – 13.00	Functional genomics: methods and possibilities
	Sami Heikkinen, UEF
13.00 – 13.45	Introduction to Bioinformatics and Transcriptomics
	Garry Wong, UEF
14.00 – 14.45	Proteomics and its application in environmental research
	Jukka Häyrinen, UEF
14.15 - 15.05	Coffee break
15.05 – 15.50	Proteomics applications in radiation biology
	Reetta Nylund, STUK
15.50 – 16.20	Applications in environmental health risk assessment
	Reetta Nylund, STUK