Events

November 28

HiLIFE webinar / Viikki Monday Seminar: Alexander Borodavka

​Putting the Spotlight on the Choreography of Viral RNAs


Alex is biochemist with an interest in mechanistic studies of RNA virus replication. His research focuses on unpicking how viruses package RNA genomes and assemble to form infectious particles using single-molecule fluorescence biophysics, biochemistry, and molecular virology approaches. His group aims to understand how viral RNAs and RNA-binding proteins have evolved to provide the finely tuned dynamic cooperativity that underlies genome packaging and virus assembly.  

Academic Career  

2019 - current Sir Henry Dale Fellow/Group Leader at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge.  

2018-2019      Wellcome Trust ISSF Research Fellow, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, UK.  

2014-2018      Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow, held jointly at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Prof Don Lamb, Department of Physical Chemistry), Germany, and the University of Leeds.  

2013-2014      Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Prof Reidun Twarock, Department of Mathematics, University of York, UK.  

Education  

2009-2013      Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD Programme with Prof Peter G Stockley and Dr Roman Tuma, University of Leeds, UK.  

2007-2009      MSc, Virology and Microbiology (First Class equivalent), Kiev National University, Ukraine.  

2003-2007      BA, Biochemistry (First Class equivalent), Kiev National University, Ukraine.  

 

Borodavka Lab Website 

Twitter: @AlexBoRNA 

 

Welcome to this exciting seminar! Please contact Sarah if you would like to speak to Alex on Monday or on Tuesday morning in Viikki. 

Sarah Butcher 
Start time: 28/11/2022 13:00
End time: 28/11/2022 14:00
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Biocenter 1, Lecture Hall1401, Viikinkaari 9,
Type: Seminar
Organization: Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE
Contact person: hilife-seminars@helsinki.fi
November 30

Biostatistics drop-in workshop

Are you a researcher needing support with any statistical aspect of your work? The Biostatistics Consulting Service here at Meilahti Campus holds drop-in workshop sessions every other week to help get you started on your analysis, answer smaller questions etc. We provide service in Finnish, English and Swedish.

 

The next workshop is on Wednesday 30th November, at 13:00-15:00 in Biomedicum 2, 6th floor Olohuone. Come when you can, stay as long as you need to. Note that you may end up waiting a while for your turn, especially early on in the session. We will hold one more session before Christmas, at the same time on 14th December, and resume again after the holidays.

 

Bring: 

  • your computer
  • your data
  • your questions

and we biostatisticians will be on hand to help and guide.

 

Registration is not required, but you can help us prepare for your questions by filling in this form. The workshops are open to any researcher at the university's Medical Faculty, HUS or FIMM.

 

For more in-depth questions, please book a one-on-one consultation session using this e-form where we will have time to go into more detail.


Start time: 30/11/2022 13:00
End time: 30/11/2022 15:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Biomedicum 2, 6th floor lounge
Type: Education
Organization: Biostatistics Consulting Service
Contact person: biostat-consult@helsinki.fi
December 02

Dissertation: Gilber Kask

​GIiber Kask, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Doctoral Program in Clinical Research


Lower-Extremity Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Functional Outcome and Quality of Life after Treatment


Opponent: Michiel AJ van de Sande, Leiden University Medical Centre, University of Leiden



Start time: 02/12/2022 12:00
End time: 02/12/2022 14:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Töölön Sairaala, luentosali 1, Topeliuksenkatu 5
Type: Dissertation
Organization: UH, Faculty of Medicine
Contact person: gilber.kask@hus.fi
December 02

Dissertation: Anne Pohju

​Anne Pohju, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Doctoral Program in Clinical Research


Treatment of Adult Patients with Intestinal Failure in Finland


Opponent: professor Jussi Pihlajamäki, University of Eastern Finland



Start time: 02/12/2022 12:00
End time: 02/12/2022 14:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Biomedicum1, lecture hall 2, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki
Type: Dissertation
Organization: UH, Faculty of Medicine
Contact person: anne.pohju@helsinki.fi
December 02

Dissertation: Sohvi Lommi

Sohvi Lommi, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Doctoral Program in Population Health


Sweet treat consumption in school-aged children : Relationships to excess weight, dental caries and saliva microbiota


Opponent: professor Lars Ove Dragsted, University of Copenhagen


Start time: 02/12/2022 13:00
End time: 02/12/2022 15:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Metsätalo, sali 1, Unioninkatu 40
Type: Dissertation
Organization: UH, Faculty of Medicine
Contact person: sohvi.lommi@helsinki.fi