FIRST CALL SELECTION UPDATE

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As we’re entering proper spring time in Turku, our reviewers are going through the last parts of evaluating the applications for the first call, after which the Selection Committee will have their meeting on the 3rd of June.  The applicants will be notified with information about their reviews and ranking during June. 

Selection Committee

Chair Harriet Wallberg, Professor, Karolinska Institutet

Vice-Chair Eero Jokinen, Professor, Finnish Cardivascular Foundation

Ville Kytö, MD PhD, R&D Director, Wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland

Pekka Hänninen, Dean, UTU

Pasi Liljeberg, Professor, UTU

Pasi Virta, Professor, UTU

Jyrki Heino, Professor, UTU

Pirjo Nuutila, Professor, UTU

Sari Stenholm, Professor, UTU

Kari Kalliokoski, Research Manager, UTU

Tapio Lönnberg, Senior Research Fellow, UTU

Ex officio members

Markus Juonala, Professor, SYS-LIFE Director, UTU

Georges Kazan, Research Manager, SYS-LIFE Vice Director, UTU

Sanni Helander, Coordinator, UTU

Anni Wärri, Development Manager, UTU

Eeva Rainio, Head of Development, UTU

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SYS-LIFE GOES TO BRUSSELS

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Last week SYS-LIFE travelled to Brussels to meet our partners at Ghent University, as well as to pay a visit to Nordic House and the Finnish embassy. SYS-LIFE was represented by Director Markus Juonala, Vice Director Georges Kazan, Professor Pasi Liljeberg and Project manager Eeva Rainio.

At Ghent University we had the pleasure to meet SYS-LIFE partner, Professor Bernard De Baets, who leads the Knowledge-based Systems research unit KERMIT, as well as other professors from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering. We introduced SYS-LIFE programme and Health research at the University of Turku, and got to hear about the strengths and aims of Ghent University’s Faculty of Bioscience Engineering and Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences. Afterwards, we did some matchmaking and brainstorming on how to develop SYS-LIFE and Ghent-UTU collaboration.

Ghent University, Campus Coupre

Graslei, Ghent

The next day we visited Nordic House to meet with our Head of EU Affairs at the Turku EU Office, as well as with representatives from Region Skåne and the Greater Copenhagen EU Office, who are also leaders of the Health Working Group ERRIN (European Regions Research and Innovation Network). We discussed possibilities on developing collaboration between SYS-LIFE, UTU, their home regions and ERRIN. 
 
Later, we visited the Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU, where we presented SYS-LIFE and UTU Health and learned more about how the Representation works for Finnish research and heard about their present and upcoming activities.

All in all, our visit resulted in plenty of fruitful conversations about how SYS-LIFE can act as a bridge to enhance international collaboration and cultivate interdisciplinary scientific excellence with a wide range of partners. In addition to excellent discussions, we got to enjoy springtime in the beautiful cities of Ghent and Brussels.

Spring in Ghent

SYS-LIFE Director Markus Juonala

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SYS-LIFE PROGRAMME, APPLY BY 31 JANUARY 2024

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— a pioneering MSCA Fellowship Programme of the University of Turku in Finland

Systemic approaches to improve cardiometabolic and brain health during lifespan

SYS-LIFE will offer 22 postdoctoral researchers in the field of cardiometabolic and brain health the opportunity to design and lead their own innovative research projects.

Up to 11 SYS-LIFE fellows will be recruited in 2024 & 2025. The duration of each position will be 36 months.

1st Call / 11 positions offered
  • Opening Date:
    5th December 2023
  • Deadline:
    31st January 2024

Research Topics Include:

CARDIOLOGY
INNOVATIONS IN DIAGNOSTICS
GUT MICROBIOME
NEUROSCIENCE
ORAL HEALTH
CELL SIGNALING
DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
METABOLISM
NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY
POPULATION HELATH RESEARCH

Check the eligibility conditions 

Inform yourself and develop your idea

Contact the receiving supervisor 

Prepare the documents for application 

Submit the application 

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CALL LAUNCH EVENT

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SYS-LIFE call launch event took place on the 12th of December 2024. Event began with opening words from Markus Juonala, SYS-LIFE Director and continued with an introduction to SYS-LIFE by Georgezs Kazan, Vice Director of SYS-LIFE.

Brief presentations were held about some of the selected research topics such as Turku BrainLab by Juho Joutsa, Professor of Neurology, diagnostics by Saara Wittfooth, Assistant Professor, cardiology byJuhani Knuuti, Professor, Director of Turku PET Centre and digital health by Matti Kaisti, Assistant Professor.

The event was concluded with an overview of the application process by Sanni Helander, SYS-LIFE application coordinator.

Introduction
Presentations
Application Process

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CALL LAUNCH EVENT REGISTRATION

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Programme

Launch of the 1st SYS-LIFE Call

Time: December 12th, 2023

Venue: Dentalia, Dent 2 and Zoom

14.00 Opening – Markus Juonala, SYS-LIFE Director

14.05 SYS-LIFE introduction – Georges Kazan, SYS-LIFE Vice Director

14.20 Short presentations about the selected research topics

  • Turku Brain Lab, Cutting edge clinical neuroscience – Juho Joutsa, Professor of Neurology

  • In vitro diagnostic tests for cardiac biomarkers – Saara Wittfooth, Assistant Professor

  • Advanced cardiovascular imaging themes – Juhani Knuuti, Professor, Director of Turku PET Centre

  • Digital Health technology – Matti Kaisti, Assistant Professor

14.50 SYS-LIFE Application process – Sanni Helander, SYS-LIFE application coordinator

15.00 Q&A

Event registration to get the online participation link: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/E75F20C6E93B1A66

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