Projects per year
Organisation profile
HiLIFE Helsinki Institute of Life Science is one of the leading life science research institutes in the Nordics. It fosters outstanding research and generation of innovations across the University of Helsinki campuses to create an attractive international environment where today’s grand challenges in health and environment are solved together.
HiLIFE contains the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM, Institute of Biotechnology (BI) and Neuroscience Center (NC) as units. It is also the only unit at the University of Helsinki that takes responsibility of cross-campus needs and the development in the Life Science area. This dual role makes HiLIFE a unique entity in the University.
Fields of Science
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
- 1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology
- 11831 Plant biology
- 11832 Microbiology and virology
- 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
- 3111 Biomedicine
- 3112 Neurosciences
- 318 Medical biotechnology
- 217 Medical engineering
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Aino Maija Aaltonen
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Human Behaviour
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Sari Aaltonen
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - Senior Researcher
- Clinicum - Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Mervi Aavikko
- Medicum - Title of Docent
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - Senior Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Sadiksha Adhikari
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Johanna Åhlgren
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, Infra - Research Expert
Person: M5 Teaching and research support staff
Research units
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Blood stem cells during health and disease research group
Organisational unit: Research group
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Brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders
Organisational unit: Research group
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Cellular genetics of disease
Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, Joint Activities
Organisational unit: Research group
Equipment
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Biodata Analytics Unit
Ville Mustonen (Manager), Mirkka Jones (Other), Pasi Rastas (Other), Jukka Siren (Other) & Fatemehsadat Seyednasrollah (Other)
Institute of BiotechnologyFacility/equipment: Research Laboratory
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Bioinformatics technology platform / BI Bioinformatics group
Institute of BiotechnologyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Center for X-ray Spectroscopy
Simo Huotari (Manager) & René Bes (Manager)
Department of PhysicsFacility/equipment: Research Laboratory
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Director of Histology Core Facility
Nicolas Di-Poi (Manager)
Doctoral Programme Brain & MindFacility/equipment: Core Facility
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Electron microscopy technology platform / Electron microscopy unit & cryoEM facility
Institute of BiotechnologyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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EU/RIA/Scherer/iRISE/101094853
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2026
Project: EU Horizon Europe: Research and Innovation Actions (HORIZON-RIA)
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Saarma PARTHECOM
Saarma, M. & Teino, I.
European Commision Joint Research Centre
01/09/2023 → 21/09/2025
Project: EU Horizon Europe: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships: European Fellowships (HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF)
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GM1 regulation of GABAergic transmission: functional consequences on hippocampal function and epileptogenesis
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2025
Project: Academy of Finland: Academy Research Fellow's research expenses
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Germline influences on cancer characteristics, prognosis, and response to therapy
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Academy of Finland: Academy Research Fellow
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EU/HE/CSA/Ripatti/TeamPerMed/101060011
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2029
Project: EU Horizon Europe: Coordination and Support Actions (HORIZON-CSA)
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3 ' RNA and whole-genome sequencing of archival uterine leiomyomas reveal a tumor subtype with chromosomal rearrangements affecting either HMGA2, HMGA1, or PLAG1
Jokinen, V., Mehine, M., Reinikka, S., Khamaiseh, S., Ahvenainen, T., Äyräväinen, A., Härkki, P., Butzow, R., Pasanen, A. & Vahteristo, P., Jan 2023, In: Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer. 62, 1, p. 27-38 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Abdominal obesity and alcohol use modify the impact of genetic risk for incident advanced liver disease in the general population
Luukkonen, P. K., Färkkilä, M., Jula, A., Salomaa, V., Männistö, S., Lundqvist, A., Perola, M. & Åberg, F., May 2023, In: Liver International. 43, 5, p. 1035-1045 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Aberrant cortical projections to amygdala GABAergic neurons contribute to developmental circuit dysfunction following early life stress
Haikonen, J., Englund, J., Amarilla, S. P., Kharybina, Z., Shintyapina, A., Kegler, K., Garcia, M. S., Atanasova, T., Taira, T., Hartung, H. & Lauri, S. E., 20 Jan 2023, In: iScience. 26, 1, 22 p., 105724.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A bibliometric review of global visibility, impact and adoption of electronic invoicing: The past and the future
Olaleye, S. A., Sanusi, I. T., Dada, O. A. & Agbo, F. J., Mar 2023, In: Heliyon. 9, 3, 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Ablation of integrin-mediated cell-collagen communication alleviates fibrosis
Sawant, M., Wang, F., Koester, J., Niehoff, A., Nava, M. M., Lundgren-Akerlund, E., Gullberg, D., Leitinger, B., Wickström, S., Eckes, B. & Krieg, T., Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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FinnGen: Origin and Progress
Aarno Palotie (Speaker)
9 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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FinnGen: a large, nationwide biobank project
Aarno Palotie (Speaker)
23 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE (Organisational unit)
Lassi Paavolainen (Chair)
1 Jan 2023 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Invited seminar @ Health Data Science Centre, Human Technopole
Mattia Cordioli (Speaker)
9 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Complex Disease Genetics Day 2023
Taru Tukiainen (Attendee)
20 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Prizes
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13th MDRF (Madras Diabetes Research Foundation) Lifetime Contribution Oration Award
Groop, Leif (Recipient), 21 Jul 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
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1st prize from Orion Pharma Competition on¨"Making more efficient medicines"
D. A. Garcia, Susana (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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2005 Prize for scientific innovation, University of Helsinki
Bamford, Dennis (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prizes and awards
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2008 Kappa Delta Elisabeth Winston Lanier Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research
Saarela, Janna (Recipient), 5 Mar 2008
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Datasets
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Collection platform and repository and iCAN sample metadata
Västrik, I. (Creator), FIMM, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, 2022
Dataset
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Repository and analysis portal of the Northern Finland Intellectual Disability (NFID) cohort data
Västrik, I. (Creator), FIMM, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, 2021
Dataset
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TheDB - repository of cancer personalised medicine molecular profiling data
Västrik, I. (Creator), FIMM, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, 2019
Dataset
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RNA analysis in Finnish Schizophrenia Families
Hennah, W. (Creator), National Institute for Health and Welfare, 18 Jun 2013
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE48072
Dataset
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Repository and analysis portal of the SUPER project data
Västrik, I. (Creator), FIMM, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, 2020
Dataset
Press/Media
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Haastattelu "Genomitieto terveydenhuollon uudistajana" Mediaplanetissa
11/09/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Unlocking the Potential of Multiomics in Biobanking: An Interview with Dr. Aarno Palotie, Scientific Director of FinnGen
28/06/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Data visualisation helps us understand the world
16/06/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Artikkeli Hoiva ja Terveys-sivustolla: Samuli Ripatti Suomen molekyylilääketieteen instituutin johtoon
05/05/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media