Monday 29 August 2011

PGS seminar: Multiple sclerosis pathogenesis

Multiple sclerosis pathogenesis
Turku University PGS seminar 29.9.2011
Mauno Koivisto Center lecture hall, Biocity, Turku

Programme:
13.00-13.05 Opening words, Laura Airas, University of Turku
13.05-14.00 Professor Tanja Kuhlmann, University of Munster. Pathology of the normal appearing white matter and gray matter in multiple sclerosis.
14.00-15.00 Professor Daniel Anthony, University of Oxford. Animal models in
studies of CNS inflammation – special emphasis on the focal lesion model.
15.00-15.15 Coffee break
15.15-15.45 Professor Anne Roivainen, University of Turku. How to use small animal
positron emission tomography (PET) in central nervous system (CNS) imaging
15.45-16.15 Professor Juha Rinne, University of Turku. PET in imaging of human CNS inflammation
16.15-16.30 MD Eero Rissanen, University of Turku. Imaging secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) using PET