Projects per year
Organisation profile
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
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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Teresa Maria Abaurrea Fernandez de Arcaya
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, Joint Activities - Grant-funded researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology
- Evolution, Sociality & Behaviour
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher
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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
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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Accelerating rotarod (Ugo Basile)
Facility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Other laboratory equipment
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Access Workstation
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Other laboratory equipment
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Acoustic Liquid handler
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Dispensers and feeders
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Acoustic Liquid handler
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Dispensers and feeders
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Acoustic Liquid Handler
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Dispensers and feeders
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JYU FinnTwin cohort study
Kaprio, J. (Project manager), Belgasem, S. (Participant) & Ruotsalainen, H.J.-E. (Participant)
01/10/2025 → 31/12/2025
Project: External funding
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MMM GENOVA Vahisalu 25-29
Vahisalu, T. (Project manager) & Thankachan, G. (Participant)
01/10/2025 → 31/10/2027
Project: Ministry funding
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Neurodegenerative diseases and their ris
Widen, E. (Project manager)
Pipistrel Foundation c/o Jonathan Knowles
01/10/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Other funder
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SLAP: Shedding Light on Adaptive Plasticity
Karagic, N. (Project manager) & Subedi, A. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2029
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow
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NNF Aarhus University 9/25-8/28
Ollila, H. M. (Project manager) & Lemsalu, M. S. (Participant)
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2028
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Aesthetic values predict bird trade, but the association varies across product types and trade regions
Haukka, A., Jürgens, J., Staerk, J., Lehikoinen, A., Bruslund, S. & Santangeli, A., Jan 2026, In: Biological Conservation. 313, 11 p., 111572.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Lgi2-deficient mice manifest epileptiform activity in the developing hippocampal network and ADHD-like behavioural comorbidity in adulthood
Savonlehto, T., Nevalainen, E., Kukko-Lukjanov, T.-K., Hytönen, M. K., Seppälä, E., Segerstråle, M., Partanen, J., Lauri, S. E., Lohi, H. & Taira, T., Feb 2026, In: Experimental Neurology. 396, 11 p., 115541.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Prediction of Episodic Memory With Multiomics Scores
Malmberg, A. L. K., Pirinen, M., Kettunen, J., Räikkönen, K., Eriksson, J. G. & Lahti, J., Jan 2026, In: Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 6, 1, 8 p., 100607.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Preparation of baicalin nano prodrug and its effect on inhibiting metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer
Lan, M., Meng, F., Gao, L., Giri, A. K., Nishikawa, M., Kusamori, K., Lee, J., Asim, M. H., Arshad, S., Gu, H., Li, Q., Yang, L., Chen, Z., Yang, Z., Qin, J. & Cai, Y., Jan 2026, In: Biomaterials advances. 178, 18 p., 214464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Selective cytotoxicity of anhydroicaritin in ER-positive breast cancer via ESR1-mediated MAPK and apoptotic signaling
Ying, H., Zheng, J., Jiang, M., Shi, W., Xu, X. & Ni, X., 5 Jan 2026, In: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 423, 16 p., 111825.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Pozharskiy Alexandr
Kalendar, R. (Supervisor)
28 May 2025Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Argynbaeva Әsel Muhtarqiza
Kalendar, R. (Supervisor)
11 Mar 2025Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Top-ranked researchers based on the publications in the year 2025
Kalendar, R. (Participant)
19 Sept 2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Hereditas (Journal)
Kalendar, R. (Member of editorial board)
20 Aug 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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Illumina European Core Summit 2025
Donner, K. M. (Attendee)
1 Oct 2025 → 2 Oct 2025Activity: 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, L. (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, S. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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2005 Prize for scientific innovation, University of Helsinki
Bamford, D. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prizes and awards
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2008 Kappa Delta Elisabeth Winston Lanier Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research
Saarela, J. (Recipient), 5 Mar 2008
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Datasets
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Snapshots from MD simulations of Yarrowia lipolytica complex I with 2Qs
Sharma, V. (Creator) & Djurabekova, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
Dataset
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Snapshots from MD simulations of Yarrowia lipolytica complex I
Sharma, V. (Creator) & Lasham, J. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
Dataset
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Collection platform and repository for 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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Large Spots DeepMIB project, synthetic dataset for testing 2D semantic segmentation
Belevich, I. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10203750, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10203750
Dataset
Press/Media
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Geenitiedot vieraissa käsissä - kuka kaikesta terveysdatasta hyötyy?
07/04/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Into the wild: A Biologist’s Notes on wildlife adaptation to climate change
02/12/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Podcast haastattelu: Mitä potilastapauksesta voi kertoa?
15/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kesykyyhkyn tie kultakyyhkystä parjatuksi puluksi
06/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Turun Sanomat - Turkulaiset poikkeavat muista suomalaisista luultua enemmän
28/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media