P4 FIT network gathered together with all the 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) on virtual Welcome Week on November 2-5 2021. During the four days we spent together, we followed plenary lectures, had training activities for the ESRs and got to know each other on social events.

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PROGRAM

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DAY 1: Tuesday, November 2, 2021
07.30-8.00 Welcome Words

Prof. Hélder Santos
Coordinator of P4 FIT, University of Helsinki, Finland

08.00-9.00 PLENARY LECTURE: Human Tendon: Biology, Physiology and Pathologies

Prof. Nicola Maffulli
University of Salerno, Italy

09.00-10.00 Coffee Break
10.00-11.30 P4 FIT: Project, Vision, Structure, ESR rights and obligations

Prof. Hélder Santos and Pauliina Hyttinen
University of Helsinki, Finland

11.30-12.00 Coffee Break
12.00-13.00 Open Access and Open Science

Dr. Emma Lazzeri
OpenAIRE, EU

13.00-15.00 Lunch Break
15.00-16.00 PLENARY LECTURE: Amnion: A Potent Stem Cell Source to Develop Regenerative Medicine Protocols for Tendinopathies

Prof. Valentina Russo and Prof. Barbara Barboni
University of Teramo, Italy

16.00-17.00 Coffee Break
17.00-19.00 Virtual Social Event (1)

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DAY 2: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
09.00-10.00 PLENARY LECTURE: Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini
Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nurember, Germany

10.00-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.00 From Present to Future in Digital Healthcare

Prof. Paolo Gargiulo
Reykjavik University, Iceland

12.00-12.30 Coffee Break
12.30-13.15 Research Integrity and Responsible R&D

Prof. Nicholas Forsyth
Keele University, United Kingdom

13.15-15.00 Lunch Break
15.00-16.00 PLENARY LECTURE: Turning Tenocytes into Tendon - Planar and 3D Approaches

Prof. Nicholas Forsyth
Keele University, United Kingdom

16.00-17.00 Coffee Break
17.00-19.00 Virtual Social Event (2)

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DAY 3: Thursday, November 4, 2021
10.00-11.00 PLENARY LECTURE: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - The Myeloid Cell System in Tendinopathy

Prof. Prof. Johannes Stöckl
Medical University of Vienna, Austria

11.00-12.00 Coffee Break
12.00-13.00 Let's Meet Our ESRs (Part I)*

ESRs #1–5

13.00-15.00 Lunch Break
15.00-16.00 Let's Meet Our ESRs (Part II)*

ESRs #6–10

16.00-17.00 Coffee Break
17.00-18.00 Let's Meet Our ESRs (Part III)*

ESRs #11–15

* Each ESR will prepare max 10 min ppt presentation:

5 min to tell about the background, previous training/degree, hobbies, etc.
5 min to introduce the specific research work/project in P4 FIT

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DAY 4: Friday, November 5, 2021
09.00-10.00 PLENARY LECTURE: Nanotechnology and Nanomedicines for Biomedical Applications

Prof. Hélder Santos
Coordinator of P4 FIT, University of Helsinki, Finland

10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-11.30 Critical Thinking

Dr. Alessia Peserico
University of Teramo, Italy

11.30-12.00 Closing Remarks

Prof. Hélder Santos
Coordinator of P4 FIT, University of Helsinki, Finland