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Ph.D. Student Symposium

 Life Sciences in Today's Society   >>> 9-10th October, 2006 Harjattula, Finland
700
 
Program outline
 
Monday, October 9th  
11.00 Arrival at Harjattula – Accommodation arrangements and poster setup
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 13.15 Introduction - Dr. Erkki Raulo (Coordinator of FinBioNet)
13.15 – 14.45 Session I
 

Research integrity and the history of science
Prof. Nicholas Steneck (Consultant, Office of research integrity and Professor of History, University of Michigan)

  Philosophy of science
Prof. Michel Morange (Professor of Biology Université de Paris VI and École Normale Supérieure, and Director of the Centre Cavaillès for the Study of the History of Science, Paris, France)
14.45 – 16.15 Poster Session & Coffee
   
16.15 – 17.45 Session II
 

Responsibilities of editors in fighting misconduct in science
Prof. Michael Farthing (Principal of St. George’s University of London, editor of several gastroenterology journals)

 

A personal survey of unethical behavior in science
Prof. Mark Johnson (Professor of Biochemistry, Åbo Akademi University; Director of the national graduate School for Informational and Structural Biology)

18.00 – 20.00 Dinner
20.00 –     Seashore sauna, drinks & snacks, social program
   
Tuesday, October 10th
   
08.00 – 9.30 Breakfast
09.30 – 11.45 Session III
 

Ethics in research funding
Dr. Paavo Löppönen (Director, Development and Evaluation, The Academy of Finland)

 

Is Science Dangerous? CANCELED
Prof. Lewis Wolpert (Emeritus Professor of Biology as Applied to Medicine, University College London, UK)

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.30 Session IV
 

An industrial aspect on career development
Dr. Timo Veromaa (President and CEO, Biotie Therapies)

 

An alternative view on creating a career
Dr. Yvonne Rosenberg (ProCell Corporation)

   
14.30 – 15.30 Poster Session & Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.30 Session V
 

A career in Life Sciences
Anders Laurén (Managing director, Biotech Job Partner)

  Authorship, CV and more: “How it’s done and how it should be done” and the employment status of fresh PhDs in Finland
Chancellor Eero Vuorio (The head of a working group on research careers in Finland)
 

Why to study Doctoral degree? Employment opportunities and salary
Jari Lehto (executive director, Luonnontieteiden akateemisten liitto LAL)

16.30 Concluding remarks
  Departure
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