Lodz,
Rectorate of Medical University (Main Hall),
November 14th (Friday),
14:00
Programme:
MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS:
GEOGRAPHY, GENES AND HISTORICAL ORIGIN
Rectorate of Medical
University of Lodz
4 Kosciuszki Ave.
90-419 Lodz
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Prof.
Pentti Tienari
is currently Senior Research Scientist and Senior Lecturer
in the Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki. He graduated
from the Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki in 1989.
His scientific training included an EMBO post-doctoral fellowship
at University of Heidelberg, under the supervision of professor
Konrad Beyreuther and training in the European Molecular Biology
Laboratories, under the supervision of Dr. Carlos Dotti. His primary
scientific interest is dedicated to the understanding of the genetic
susceptibility background of multiple sclerosis as well as analyses
of predisposing genes in Alzheimer's disease. He made numerous
publications in scientific journals, including Nature Genetics,
Neurology, American Journal of Human Genetics, Lancet, Proceedings
of National Academy of Sciences of USA, Journal of Biological
Chemistry, EMBO Journal, Annals of Neurology, Journal of Neuroimmunology.
One of his major scientific contributions was a detailed description
of the role of the myelin basic protein gene in the multiple sclerosis
genetic susceptibility. He also took part in genome-wide scans
of multiple sclerosis patients in Finland.
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