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

Tiina Arsiola
Laboratory Manager
tiina.arsiola [at] bioscience.fi +358 (0)29 450 3788
Westermarck Lab, office 4123
Postdoctoral Researchers

Oxana Denisova
Postdoctoral Reseacher
oxana.denisova [at] utu.fi +358 (0)29 450 3788
Westermarck Lab, office 4120

Phuong Doan
Postdoctoral Researcher
phuong.doan [at] utu.fi +358 (0)29 450 3790
Westermarck Lab, Office 4120

Nikhil Gupta
Postdoctoral Researcher
nikhil.gupta [at] utu.fi +358 (0)29 450 3790
Westermarck Lab, office 4120

Mukund Sharma
Postdoctoral Researcher
mukund.sharma [at] bioscience.fi +358 (0)29 450 3790
Westermarck Lab, office 4120

Venkatram Yellapragada
Postdoctoral Researcher
venkatram.yellapragada [at] utu.fi +358 (0)29 450 3790
Westermarck Lab, office 4120

Wei Zhang
Postdoctoral Researcher
wei.w.zhang [at] utu.fi +358 (0)29 450 3790
Westermarck Lab, office 4120
Doctoral Candidates

Shruti Bhardiya
Doctoral Student
shrutinitin.bhardiya [at] utu.fi +358 (0)29 450 3790
Westermarck Lab, office 4120

Technical Personnel
Taina Kalevo-Mattila
Laboratory Technician
taina.kalevo-mattila [at] bioscience.fi +358 (0)29 450 3758
Westermarck Lab, lab 5080
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 |
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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 |