Lab Members
Group Leader
Jukka Westermarck
Research Director and Professor of Cancer Biology
Turku Bioscience
jukka.westermarck [at] utu.fi
Contact Information
Turku Bioscience P.O. Box 123, BioCity
(Street addr. Tykistökatu 6 B)
FIN-20521 Turku, Finland
+358-294502880 (Jukka Westermarck)
+358-294503790 (Group members)
Laboratory Manager
Postdoctoral Researchers
Venkatram Yellapragada
Postdoctoral Researcher
venkatram.yellapragada [at] utu.fi +358 (0)29 450 3790
Doctoral Candidates
Technical Personnel
Taina Kalevo-Mattila
Laboratory Technician
taina.kalevo-mattila [at] bioscience.fi +358 (0)29 450 3758
Undergraduate Students
Alumni
PhD students
| Name | Years | Current position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Song-Ping Li | 1998-2003 | Professor | Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China |
| Melissa R. Junttila | 2001-2006 | Vice President, Head of Biology | ORIC Pharmaceuticals, San Mateo, USA |
| Antoine Mialon | 2003-2009 | Senior Associate | Neste, Espoo, Finland |
| Minna Niemelä | 2005-2012 | Global Product Manager | Revvity Inc., Turku, Finland |
| Anchit Khanna | 2007-2011 | Senior Medical Lead | Novartis, Australia & New Zealand |
| Anni Laine | 2007-2013 | Technical Support Scientist | 10x Genomics, Leiden, Netherlands |
| Amanpreet Kaur | 2009-2016 | Researcher | INSERM, Strasbourg, France |
| Otto Kauko | 2009-2017 | Group leader | University of Turku, Turku, Finland |
| Xi Qiao | 2011-2018 | Postdoctoral fellow | Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sverige |
| Eleonora Mäkelä | 2012-2021 | Medical advisor | The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Helsinki, Finland |
| Johannes Routila | 2013-2015 | Clinical specialist | University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland |
| Joni Merisaari | 2016-2021 | Medical advisor | AbbVie, Helsinki, Finland |
| Srikar Nagelli | 2016-2023 | Postdoctoral fellow | AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK |
Post-docs
| Name | Years | Current position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Holmström | 2004-2006 | Director in Target Science | Orion Corporation, Turku, Finland |
| Pietri Puustinen | 2004-2007 | Project founder, Scientist | Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Christophe Come | 2006-2010 | Lead scientist | Adcendo Aps, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Sari Vanhatupa | 2007-2009 | Medical advisor | AstraZeneca, Espoo, Finland |
| Sami Ventelä | 2007-2010 | Group leader, Deputy Department Chief | University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland |
| Juha Okkeri | 2007-2014 | Subject teacher | Aleksis Kivi Comprehensive School, Siuntio, Finland |
| Yuba Raj Pokharel | 2009-2012 | Assistant Professor | South Asian University, New Delhi, India |
| Christian Rupp | 2013-2017 | Business Development Director | Labcorp, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Karolina Pavic | 2015-2020 | Postdoctoral researcher | University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Laxman Yetukuri | 2016-2018 | Senior Applications Specialist | CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd., Helsinki, Finland |
| Majid Momeny | 2017-2021 | Instructor | Texas Medical Center, Houston, USA |
| Julia Vainonen | 2018-2021 | University researcher | University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland |