Lab Members

    Group Leader

    Pia Rantakari, PhD
    Adjunct Professor

    Email: pia.rantakari [at] utu.fi
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    Contact Information

    Turku Bioscience P.O. Box 123, BioCity
    (Street addr. Tykistökatu 6 B)
    FIN-20521 Turku, Finland
    Tel. +358 (02) 29 450 4377

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    Postdoctoral Researchers/Senior Researchers

    Heli Jokela

    Senior Researcher


    Heidi Gerke

    Project Researcher



    Doctoral Candidates

    Emmi Lokka

    Doctoral Candidate

    emmi.lokka [at] utu.fi

    Laura Lintukorpi

    Doctoral Student

    lamlin [at] utu.fi

    Julian Hofmann

    Doctoral Candidate

    julian.hofmann [at] utu.fi

    Undergraduate Students

    Lauriina Tola

    Undergraduate Student

    lauriina.a.tola [at] utu.fi

    Venla Ojasalo

    Undergraduate Student

    venla.i.ojasalo [at] utu.fi

    Henna Lehtonen

    Undergraduate Student

    henna.n.lehtonen [at] utu.fi

    Janni Ollikainen

    Undergraduate Student

    janni.t.ollikainen [at] utu.fi

    Laboratory Technician

    Etta-Liisa Virtomaa

    Laboratory Technician

    etliva [at] utu.fi