Helsinki University's new venue Think Corner was opened to public on 3 February at Aleksanterinkatu 7 in the central Helsinki. Think Corner is a meeting place for the university community and the public, turning science into an approachable experience. The faculty of veterinary medicine presents its top research there during the opening weeks.

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Anja Kipar was appointed Professor of Veterinary Pathology in July 2011. She is working at the Department of Veterinary Biosciences in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. She is also the Director of the Biocenter Finland funded Finnish Centre for Laboratory Animal Pathology (FCLAP).

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Each year the University of Helsinki honours an international teacher who has made a unique contribution to the learning opportunities for their students. This year Michael Hewetson, Clinical Teacher in Equine Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Viikki, was voted Best International Teacher of the Year by the Student Union (HYY).

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A new epilepsy gene, LGI2, has been found in the Lagotto Romagnolo dogs, known from their gift for truffle hunting. The gene discovery made by Professor Hannes Lohi and his research group at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Rsearch Center offers a new candidate gene for human benign childhood epilepsies characterized by seizure remission. The research will be published in the prestigious scientific journal PlosGenetics on July 28.

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