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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · 7d

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Haemme aluekoordinaattoria neurotieteen yhteistyöverkostoon! Haku päättyy 24.10.2025.

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Aluekoordinaattori neurotieteen yhteistyöverkostoon

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Sep 9

Big thanks to NC director @satupalva.bsky.social and HiLIFE director Jari Koistinaho for the opening words in the event.

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Sep 9

On Friday (5.9.), we had the pleasure of welcoming Nobel Laureate Dr. Shinya Yamanaka for a discussion with young scientists. Hosted by NC and @hilife-helsinki.bsky.social, and moderated by @takashi-namba.bsky.social, the discussion was truly inspiring.

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Sep 3

We’re thrilled to welcome Patrik Wikman to the Neuroscience Center (HiLIFE, @helsinki.fi ) as one of the new Research Fellows for 2025–2028 under the interdisciplinary initiative INTELLIGENCE3.

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New Research Fellow at the Neuroscience Center: Welcoming Patrik Wikman | HiLIFE – Helsinki Institute of Life Science | University of Helsinki

The Neuroscience Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Patrik Wikman as a new Research Fellow under the INTELLIGENCE3 initiative. With a strong background in psychology and computationa...

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Jul 2

We are thrilled to announce that Eero Castrén, a PI of ours, has been elected as a new EMBO Member! 🌟

Congratulations for this remarkable achievement! 🎉

Read more: www.embo.org/press-releas...

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Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO

Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond

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Andres Canales-Johnson @canalesjohnson.bsky.social · May 30

I am opening one PhD position at the Neuroscience Center @uhneuro.bsky.social, focusing on large-scale neural interactions in perception and prediction (ECoG/LFPs/MEG) across human and non-human primates using comp. modeling and information theory. contact: www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-he...

Large-scale interactions in perception and prediction across species | HiLIFE – Helsinki Institute of Life Science | University of Helsinki

Andres Canales-Johnson research group

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · May 21

Join us tomorrow at 14:15 (EET) to listen professor Csaba Adori's take on cutting-edge 3D immuno-imaging.

Learn more about his research from: volume-imaging.com

Find the zoom link and all UHBrain seminars from here: www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-he...

#neuroskyence @nelsontotah.bsky.social

UHBrain Seminar
Thursday 22.5.
at 14:15

Speaker: Professor Csaba Adori
(Stockholm University, Department of Molecular Biosciences & Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neuroscience, Sweden)

Title: Cytoarchitecture and cellular tau pathology of the human locus coeruleus revealed by cutting-edge 3D immuno-imaging

Host: Nelson Totah

Place: Haartmaninkatu 8, Biomedicum 1, p-floor, meeting room 8-9 or zoom

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · May 7

Join us tomorrow at 15:00 (EET) to listen professor Dimitri Van De Ville's insights on neuroimaging. 🧠

Learn more about his research from: miplab.epfl.ch/people/vande...

Find the zoom link and all UHBrain seminars from here: www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-he...

#neuroskyence @satupalva.bsky.social

UHBrain Seminar
Thursday 8.5.
at 15:00

Speaker: Professor Dimitri Van De Ville (Neuro-X Institute, EPF Lausanne and University of Geneva, Switzerland)

Title: Brain Networks & Graph Signal Processing: A Perfect Fit

Host: Satu Palva

Place: Haartmaninkatu 8, Biomedicum 1, p-floor, meeting room 8-9 or zoom

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Apr 4

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Apr 4

Next up in the series introducing our unit.🧠 These 3 PIs bring diverse perspectives to the field of neuroscience, spanning human imaging, genetics, and molecular biology. Dive into their publications to explore their groundbreaking work over the years.

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Portraits of three principal investigators.

Matias Palva
Principal Investigator of “System level human brain dynamics” group.

Olli Pietiläinen
Principal Investigator of “Genomics of human brain disorders” group.

Claudio Rivera
Principal Investigator of “Interplay between neurotrophic factors and chloride homeostasis” group.

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Takashi Namba lab @takashi-namba.bsky.social · Mar 28

Enjoy our new review article discussing epigenetic-metabolic interplay in brain development! It is a nice & fun collaborative work with Mareike Albert lab @mareikealbert.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Mar 21

Learn more about their groups and study interests in here: www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-he...

uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Mar 21

Next up, in the series introducing our unit, are Eero Castrén, @hkilpinen.bsky.social and @takashi-namba.bsky.social. These three Principal Investigators running their research groups in Neuroscience Center are well-versed in the study of #neuroskyence.

Eero Castrén
Principal Investigator of the “Neuroplasticity and neurotrophic factors” group

Helena Kilpinen
Principal investigator of the “Cellular genetics of disease” group

Takashi Namba
Principal investigator of the “Human brain development, evolution and neurodevelopmental diseases” group

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Mar 19

Join us tomorrow at 15:15 (EET) to listen professor Harm Krugers' insights on stress and early life trauma. 🧠

Learn more about his research from: sils.uva.nl/content/rese...

Find the zoom link and all other UHBrain seminars from here: www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-he...

#neuroskyence

UHBrain Seminar
Thursday 20.3.
at 15:15

Speaker: Professor Harm Krugers (University of Amsterdam, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences)

Title: Molecular and Cellular Signature of Stress and Early Life Trauma

Host: Sari Lauri

Place: Haartmaninkatu 8, Biomedicum 1, p-floor, seminar room 1-2 or zoom

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Mar 14

We are excited to kick off a series introducing the brilliant minds leading the research in NC. Each of these PI's have an extensive experience in the study of #neuroskyence and showcase the variety of research conducted in our unit. Stay tuned! @satupalva.bsky.social @uhbrain.bsky.social

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Mar 10

Last week our PI's gathered for an overnight retreat at the Hotel Nuuksio to discuss future strategy, work wellbeing and many other important themes. Despite the packed schedule, they found time to relax and get to know each other better.

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Principal investigators of NC taking a group photo by the campfire in a forest.

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Satu Palva @satupalva.bsky.social · Mar 4

Check out our publication in JNeurosci with Matias Palva & Fernando Maestu. We show that shifts in brain criticality and excitability predict Alzheimer's dementia progression and allow classification of the early stage dementia www.jneurosci.org/content/45/9...
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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Feb 19

Congratulations to all FIMM grantees! Huge congratulations also to Mehrnaz Bahrami from @satupalva.bsky.social 's lab who received a two-year grant to conduct a doctoral thesis on the promotion of individualized mental health care.

#kulttuurirahastontuella @hkibrainmind.bsky.social @helsinki.fi

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Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) @fimm-uh.bsky.social · Feb 19

Last week, the Finnish Cultural Foundation @skr.fi awarded €29 million to science, research, and the arts. We are proud of all our grantees and want to express our warmest congratulations to each of them, as well as our gratitude to the foundation for their valuable support!
#kulttuurirahastontuella

This image is a congratulatory social media post from FIMM. The background features a vibrant bouquet of wildflowers in a ceramic vase, set on a wooden surface. The main text states, "The Finnish Cultural Foundation has granted funding for several FIMM researchers." Below this, in larger, bolder text, it reads, "WARM CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS!" Names of the grantees are listed: Sari Aaltonen & Paula Iso-Markku, Yingjia Chen, Michaela Feodoroff, Nemo Ikonen, Anil Kumar & Yuotidip Barman, Heikki Kuusanmäki.

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Feb 14

More information on upcoming seminars in the series from here: www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-he...

UHBrain seminar series | HiLIFE – Helsinki Institute of Life Science | University of Helsinki

Seminars are organized by Neuroscience Center (HiLIFE) and open to everybody.

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uhneuro.bsky.social @uhneuro.bsky.social · Feb 14

Join us for the UHBrain seminar series!

Next up: Jyrki Ahveninen (Harvard Medical, www.martinos.org/investigator...).

Title: Multimodal studies on attention and working memory in auditory networks

📅 17.2. Monday
🕒 3-4 PM
📍 Biomedicum 1, Lecture hall 1-2 or by zoom

#neuroskyence @helsinki.fi

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