SYS-LIFE GOES TO BRUSSELS

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

FIRST CALL: EVALUATION PERIOD

First call for SYS-LIFE fellowship in University of Turku has now closed. We want to thank everybody who sent in their application. Those which passed the technical check have now been submitted for the external evaluation and the applicants have been contacted via email. We will keep you posted on the selection process and hope to see you soon here in Turku, Finland!

NEWS_FIRST CALL_EVAULUATION PERIOD

SYS-LIFE PROGRAMME, APPLY BY 31 JANUARY 2024

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

Research Topics Include:

Check the eligibility conditions 

Inform yourself and develop your idea

Contact the receiving supervisor 

Prepare the documents for application 

Submit the application 

CALL LAUNCH EVENT REGISTRATION

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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