University of Turku granted the Title of Docent to Kalle Rytkönen
Dr. Kalle Rytkönen was granted the title of Docent of Physiology and Functional Genomics by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Turku.
His current research focuses on the gene regulation of the uterine endometrium and endometrium related disorders such as preeclampsia, endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding. To better understand the uterine biology and the roles of specific uterine cell types Dr. Rytkönen is utilizing transcriptomics and steroidomics in close collaboration with Matti Poutanen´s research group at the Institute of Biomedicine and Laura Elo´s research group at the Turku Bioscience Centre.
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