MicrobeCruise II

Welcome on board!

Date: Wednesday 4^th September 2024

Departure and arrival: Viking Line Glory/Grace, Viking Line terminal address: Ensimmäinen Linja, 20100 Turku

Session I 9.50-11.25 (Conference centre, Deck 9)

Welcome, Antti Hakanen & Jukka Hytönen

How to identify proteins by mass spectrometry in proteomics research (Otto Kauko, UTU)

How identify small molecules by mass spectrometry in metabolomics research (Alex Dickens, UTU)

How to use artificial intelligence and machine learning in diagnostics (Mira Valkonen, UTU)

How to characterize the microbiota (Eero Vesterinen, UTU, Bioname)

Session II 11.45-13.00 (Conference centre, Deck 9)

Surveillance of pertussis in Europe: Past, present and future (Qiushui He, UTU)

Pertussis epidemic in Turku area, paediatrician’s experience (Paula Tähtinen, Tyks)

Pneumococcal pneumonia outbreak at a shipyard in Turku, Finland, August – October 2023 (Wioleta Kitowska, THL)

13.30-14.00 Prepare for switching the ships at Maarianhamina. Note that the ship we enter in the morning continues directly to Stockholm and the shifting time is strict.

16.30 Five minutes thesis competition  (Conference centre, Deck 9)