PhD candidate Putri Andriana will defend her doctoral dissertation on July 7th 2025

PhD Candidate Putri Andriana will defend her doctoral dissertation on July 7th 2024

MbiomedSc Putri Andriana, a PhD candidate in Turku PET Centre, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Turku, will defend her doctoral dissertation.

Title of Thesis:
TARGETING MACROPHAGE MANNOSE RECEPTOR CD206 FOR DETECTION OF INFLAMMATION BY POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

Date: Monday, July 7th, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: TYKS T-hospital, Risto Lahesmaa Auditorium, Hämeentie 11, Turku.

Remote participation: https://utu.zoom.us/j/62804377025 (meeting ID 628 0437 7025)

Opponent: Professor Adriana Tavares, Institute of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research (INCR) Edinburgh Imaging University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Custos: Professor Anne Roivainen, University of Turku and Turku PET Centre

Andriana’s work focuses on developing and evaluating new PET tracer for the detection of inflammation, with particular emphasis on targeting macrophage mannose receptor CD206 in preclinical models of inflammation.

Details of her dissertation can be accessed via this link https://www.utu.fi/en/news/events/dissertation-defence-clinical-physiology-and-nuclear-medicine-mbiomedsc-putri-andriana

All are warmly welcome to attend the defence and support Andriana as she presents and defends her doctoral thesis.

Congratulations, Andriana, on reaching this important milestone!