This research has mostly been based on associations between microbiota and health. The Human Microbiome (HUMI) research program is addressing translational aspects and is focusing on causal links between microbiota alterations and the increased risk or development of disease, mechanisms of host-microbe interactions, and microbiota-targeted therapeutics and diagnostics. This is realized by 7 Principal Investigators and their teams that collaborate with 9 clinical groups, constituting altogether around 100 researchers and supporting staff.
Microbes Inside
Haartman Institute - room BK430
Haartmaninkatu 3
P.O. Box 21
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
anne.salonen@helsinki.fi
Friday 16.5.2025
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Friday 25.4.2025
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Friday 14.3.2025
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Friday 14.2.2025
Hanna Tiainen (Kiljunen group): “In vitro study on phage-antibiotic combination treatment against single- and dual-specious biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa”
Friday 17.1.2025
Ching Jian (Salonen group): “Impact of international travel on the gut microbiota: findings from a single-destination study”
Seminars are held on Fridays at 2-3 pm. in the Seminar room 5-6 (BM1) and via Zoom. If you want to join remotely please ask the link from coordinator: tuomas.heini@helsinki.fi
Aki Ronkainen "Bifidobacterium strains from donors of fecal microbiota transplantation - Colonization patterns and therapeutic prospects"
Time: 24.1.2025 at 12
Venue: Seth Wichmann auditorium, Naistenklinikka, Haartmaninkatu 2
Mabrouka Almusrati "Natural predators of Yersinia - Characterization and genomic analysis of bacteriophages that infect Yersinia"
Time: 12.12.2024 at 12
Venue: Haartman Institute, Lecture Hall 2, Haartmaninkatu 3
Kuunsäde Mäenpää "The effect of a chemical allergen and engineered nanomaterials on mouse skin microbiota and transcriptome"
Time: 22.11.2024 at 12
Venue: Athena, Hall 302, Siltavuorenpenger 3A
Shahan Syed "Interplay between S. pneumoniae virulence factors and host immune responses: implications on vascular health"
Time: 13.11.2024 at 12
Venue: Haartman Institute, Lecture Hall 1, Haartmaninkatu 3
Anna Hartikainen "Colonization and Changes in Potential Functionality of the Bacterial Population in Fecal Microbiota Transplantation"
Time: 4.10.2024 at 12
Venue: Seth Wichmann auditorium, Naistenklinikka, Haartmaninkatu 2
Zan Pang "Local Aldosterone Synthesis in Mouse Intestine"
Time: 27.9.2024 at 12
Venue: Lecture Hall 2, Biomedicum Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8.
Roosa Jokela "The little things in life - Early gut microbiota and resistome development in relation to delivery mode and early life exposures"
Time: 27.9.2024 at 12
Venue: Lecture room PIII, Porthania, Yliopistonkatu 3
Dollwin Matharu "Factors shaping infant gut microbiota: Early life exposures, human milk oligosaccharides and prophages"
Time: 5.7.2024 at 12
Venue: Seth Wichmann auditorium, Naistenklinikka, Haartmaninkatu 2