Science
CleanTech Forum
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 09:00 - 22:00
Golden West Room
https://www.finnfest2011.com/business-forum/cleantech-forum
Lecture: "What's New in Cancer Research"
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 15:30 - 16:30
Royal Palm Salon 2
Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D. brings important new information about cancer and cancer research
ICT Business Forum: DIGITAL LIFE
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 09:00 - 22:00
Golden West Room
https://www.finnfest2011.com/business-forum/ict-forum
Lecture: Cleantech - Future Conrnerstone of The Finnish Economy
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 09:00 - 10:00
Pacific Salon 5
Finland is a country of large forests, thousands of rivers and lakes – a natural environment both sensitive and vulnerable. The Finnish economy is essentially built around utilizing of these natural raw materials – wood, water and...
Lecture: "Reuniting Families with Genetic Genealogy"
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 10:30 - 11:30
Pacific Salon 7
Lecture by Jane Buck, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), USA
The field of Genetic Genealogy employs the latest tools for revealing relationships between people, both recent and distant. The use of Y-chromosome, mitochondrial, and autosomal DNA now plays an...
Lecture: Cardiovascular Diseases and Genes: New Ways to Treat Heart Disease
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 10:30 - 11:30
Royal Palm Salon 3
By Seppo Ylä-Herttuala. In this lecture key features and clinical symptoms of atherosclerosis and heart disease will be described. Also, effect of genes and possibility to use genes for the treatment of coronary heart disease will be described.
Lecture: "Finland DNA Project Experiences"
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 12:30 - 13:30
Pacific Salon 7
Lauri Koskinen, founder of The Finland DNA Project, shares experiences about direct father and mother lines and Family Finder comparisons in the Finland DNA project, which has more than 2300 members. The Finland DNA project is the third largest...
Lecture: "The John Morton Roots and the DNA Study"
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 14:00 - 15:00
Pacific Salon 7
Auvo Kostiainen PhD, professor of General History at the University of Turku, Finland, presents information on the roots of John Morton which traditionally have been linked to the Delaware Colony of the 1600's and particularly to Morton's...
Panel discussion: "The Unique Finnish DNA: Genetic Testing for Finnish Genealogy"
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 15:30 - 16:30
Pacific Salon 7
Panel Discussion moderated by CeCe MooreFinns possess one of the most distinctive genetic structures in the world. The panel will be discussing this uniqueness and the relevance of DNA testing for Finnish genealogical research, as well as the...
