Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
The Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology group studies plant biomass modifying enzymes from asco- and basidiomycete fungi. The research focuses on various aspects of fungal molecular biology and enzymology. Lignocellulose, particularly lignin, degradation has been our the long term interest. Our research has provided strong international contribution in the field of fungal and enzymatic degradation of lignin and lignocellulose.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Kristiina Hilden
- Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Department of Microbiology - Senior University Lecturer
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Title of Docent
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Mika Kähkönen
- Department of Microbiology - Docent Contract
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Title of Docent
- Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology
Person: UH
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Christina Lyra
- Department of Microbiology - Docent Contract
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Title of Docent
- Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: UH
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Miia Mäkelä
- Department of Microbiology - Docent Contract, Title of Docent
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: Teaching and research personnel
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METAFUNG: Intracellular metabolism of lignocellulose-derived sugars and aromatic compounds in wood-degrading white rot fungi, Academy of Finland
Mäkelä, M. (Project manager)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research project
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Dissecting intraspecies diversity in fungal wood decay
Hilden, K. (Project manager), Mäkelä, M. (Project manager) & de Vries, R. (Project manager)
01/01/2015 → …
Project: Research project
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Single cell genomics pipeline
Lyra, C. (Participant), Tamminen, M. (Participant) & Pärnänen, K. M. M. (Participant)
01/04/2014 → …
Project: Research project
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ESCaPADE: Exploring the regulatory system that controls plant biomass degradation in basidiomycete white rot fungi, Academy of Finland
Mäkelä, M. (Project manager)
01/09/2017 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research project
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Comparative genomics of Aspergillus nidulans and section Nidulantes
Theobald, S., Vesth, T., Nybo, J. L., Frisvad, J. C., Kjærbølling, I., Mondo, S., LaButti, K., Haridas, S., Riley, R., Kuo, A. A., Salamov, A. A., Pangilinan, J., Lipzen, A., Koriabine, M., Yan, M., Barry, K., Clum, A., Lyhne, E. K., Drula, E. & Wiebenga, A. & 17 others, , Jan 2025, In: Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 8, 13 p., 100342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Inhibitory effects of cadmium and hydrophilic cadmium telluride quantum dots on the white rot fungus Phanerochaete velutina
Part, F., Zafiu, C., Ehmoser, E.-K. & Kähkönen, M., 15 Jan 2025, In: Heliyon. 11, 1, e41190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Interfacial Properties of Surface-Modified Lignin Nanoparticles
Zare, M., Figueiredo, P., Lahtinen, M. H., Hilden, K. S., Hietala, S. & Mikkonen, K. S., 3 Jul 2025, In: Langmuir.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Spontaneous and Laccase-Assisted Adsorption of Hemicelluloses Rendering Colloidal Stability of Lignin Nanoparticles at Low pH
Figueiredo, P., Morais de Carvalho, D., Hilden, K., Lahtinen, M. & Mikkonen, K. S., 30 May 2025, In: ChemSusChem. 16 p., e202500668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Decolorization of reactive dyes by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete velutina in presence of Zn and ZnO nanoparticles
Zafiu, C., Küpcü, S. & Kähkönen, M. A., 15 May 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Pre-examination of the doctoral thesis
Hilden, K. (Pre-examiner)
2025 → …Activity: Examination types › Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
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thesis grading committee
Hilden, K. (Participant)
13 Jun 2025Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
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Fungi and Fungal Enzymes in Lignin Modification
Hilden, K. (Invited speaker)
10 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Doctoral dissertation
Hilden, K. (Opponent)
29 Nov 2024Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
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Prizes
Press/Media
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Huili - lehti kestävään kehitykeen, haastattelu
Mikkilä, J. A.
09/02/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media