Personnel
Background
I received my Master’s degree in Cell biology at Åbo Akademi University, Finland in 2018 while working under Professor Kid Törnqvist. During this period, I was mainly studying what role the transcription factors TRb1 and Runx2 have in follicular thyroid cancer. As I finished my Master’s degree, I hoped to learn new techniques that are used in cell biology and thus became a PhD student in Professor John Eriksson’s lab. Currently, I study the importance of vimentin in the maintenance of nuclear integrity in fibroblasts. In addition, I am also involved in studies involving vimentin phosphorylation and interactions between lamins and heat shock factor 1 during heat shock.Research interests
- Imaging
- Nuclear integrity and function
- Intermediate filament structure
- Mechanosensing
Mayank Modi
Doctoral Candidate
[staff-memberof]+358-(0)-469527179
maymod [at] bioscience.fi; mmodi [at] abo.fi
Background
- PhD in Cell Biology (ongoing)
- MSc in Molecular systems biology (Dec 2019)
- B. Tech. in Biotechnology (May 2016)
Research interests
- Fibroblasts in ECM deposition and remodeling
- Vimentin mediated mechanotransduction in adipogenesis
- Directional cell migration
- Microscopy and bioimage analysis
Peiru Yang
Doctoral Candidate
[staff-memberof]+385 (0)418084762
peiru.yang [at] abo.fi; peiru.yang [at] bioscience.fi
Background
- Trainee in John Eriksson Laboratory (2018-2019, Åbo Akademi University)
- Trainee in Pharmaceutical Science Laboratory (2017-2018, Åbo Akademi University)
- Master's Degree in Medicine (2016-2019, Jiangsu University, China)
- Medical internship and rotation in surgery and radiology (2015-2016, The 81st Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, China)
- Bachelor's Degree in Medicine (2010-2015, Jiangsu University, China)
Research interests
- Cytoskeletal signaling
- Lipid droplet development and lipid metabolism
- Immunometabolism
- Wound Healing
Jari Korhonen
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)2 215 4062 ; BioCity 2nd floor, room 2066
jari.korhonen [at] abo.fi
Activities in the core
Maintenance and training: microscopes located on the 2nd floor
Ulla Pentikäinen
Academy Research Fellow/University lecturer (Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku)
[staff-memberof]+358 505012574
ulla.pentikainen [at] utu.fi
Mirva Pääkkönen
Project Researcher
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 2200
mirva.paakkonen [at] bioscience.fi
Paulina Moreno Layseca
Postdoctoral Researcher
[staff-memberof]paulina.morenolayseca [at] bioscience.fi
Project title
LIMA1 in Rab21-mediated integrin traffickingResearch interests
Rab21, integrins, endosomes, LIMA1, cancer
Project title
Regulation of integrin phosphorylationResearch interests
FRET biosensors and 3D models
Hongbo Zhang
Tenure Track Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)22 154 141
hongbo.zhang [at] utu.fi
Kedar Batkulwar
Postdoctoral Researcher
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3730
kedar.batkulwar [at] utu.fi
Klaus Elenius
Group Leader, Professor of Medical Biochemistry
[staff-memberof]+358 (0) 29 540 4393
klaus.elenius [at] utu.fi
Johannes Merilahti
Facility Coordinator
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3779
johannes.merilahti [at] bioscience.fi
Deepankar Chakroborty
Doctoral Candidate
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3786
deepankar.chakroborty [at] bioscience.fi
Christel Sourander
Doctoral Researcher, Neuroscience
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3784
christel.c.sourander [at] utu.fi
In my PhD project, I am studying how loss of cellular homeostasis may lead to behavioral changes at the level of the whole organism.
Anu Kukkonen-Macchi
Research Coordinator
[staff-memberof]+358 (0) 294 503 796
anukuk [at] bioscience.fi
Sepideh Parvanian
Doctoral Candidate
[staff-memberof]sepideh.parvanian [at] bioscience.fi; sepideh.parvanian [at] abo.fi
Background
I received my Master’s degree in Genetic Engineering from the National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Tehran, Iran) in 2013. I worked in the biopharmaceutical industry for six years in up-stream bioprocess and R&D, and also as an internal auditor and monoclonal antibody API supervisor. I came to Finland in March 2017 as a Research Assistant to work on vesicular compartments in bone-resorbing osteoclasts, as a member of the EU-funded EUROCLAST project (Marie Curie ESR) at the University of Turku. I joined Erikson's Lab in June 2018 as a PhD student. My research focuses on novel fundamental insights on the role of fibrotic-derived extracellular vesicles in myofibroblasts heterogeneity and mechanism of fibrosis.Research interests
• Extracellular Vesicles • Wound healing • Biopharmaceutical manufacturing
Minna Kyläniemi
Head of FFGC, Laboratory Manager
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3763
minna.kylaniemi[at]utu.fi
Niklas Paulin
Undergraduate Student
[staff-memberof]+ 358 (0)50 5216649
niklas.paulin [at] bioscience.fi
Heli Jokela
Senior Researcher
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Heidi Gerke
Project Researcher
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On maternity leave
Nina Pettersson
Doctoral Candidate, co-supervisor Dr. Eva Ekholm
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Esko Pakarinen
Project Specialist, Data Systems Specialist
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3764
esko.pakarinen [at] utu.fi
Johannes Smolander
Doctoral Candidate
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3800
johannes.smolander [at] bioscience.fi
I work with Nikita and together we hope to identify molecular drivers of anxiety and depression. We do this using different types of in vivo and ex vivo imaging methods.
Santosh Lamichhane
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Maija Lespinasse
BioCity Turku Coordinator
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Paula Luoma
HR Specialist / Human Resources
[staff-memberof]HR Specialist / Human Resources +358 (0)29 450 2676
paula.luoma [at] utu.fi
Amogh Vinay Ranade
Project Researcher
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Activities in the core
Consultation, operations, training & maintenance: Flow Cytometry and back up for Mass Cytometry
Herbert Michlmayr
Research Fellow
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Consultation, operations, maintenance: Microscopy
Otto Kauko
M.D., Ph.D., Group Leader
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Holder of Biology Bechelor degree from Fudan university, Shanghai, China; Ph.D. degree from Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, China. His research interests focus on the regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diseases, targeted therapy of cancer stem cells, tissue repair and radiation medicine based on adult stem cell therapy and multifunctional nanomaterials. He has published more than 30 articles in Hepatology (IF=11.711. 2015), Cell Death & Diseases (IF=5.9, 2019), Stem Cells Development (IF=4.6, 2012) and other journals.
Jacquemet Lab: https://cellmig.org/lab-members/
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Doctoral candidate in Pieta Mattila´s group. I am interested in lymphocyte biology and imaging.
Background
- PhD in Biological Science (2020), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- MSc (Tech.) in Bioscience and Bioengineering (2015), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), India
- MSc in Biochemistry (2012), CSJM University, Kanpur, India
Project
Cancer therapy implications of species specific difference in requirement of PP2A mediated tumor suppression
Riikka Lund [On leave]
Head of FFGC, Group Leader, Adjunct Professor (Title of Docent), Senior Researcher
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3793
Dani Flinkman
Proteomics Expert
[staff-memberof]+358 (0)29 450 3784
