Curriculum vitae

Language skills

Swedish (mother tongue), finnish (fluent), english (fluent), german (basic)

 Education & competence

Docent in virology (22.06.2015), Faculty Council of the Faculty of Medicine at University of Helsinki

Ph.D in biochemistry (09.10.2007),Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Åbo Akademi, research group of Ari Hinkkanen

Thesis title: Construction and characterization of a replication-competent expression vector based on avirulent Semliki Forest virus

M.Sc in biochemistry (06.11.2001), Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Åbo Akademi, research group of Ari Hinkkanen

Master’s thesis: Konstruktion av en bicistronisk expressionsvektor baserad på Semliki Forest virus A7(74), grade: laudatur (ECTS grade A)

Matriculation examination (1994), Ekenäs Gymnasium, Finland, 1994, final grade: 9.2, 4 laudatur of 6 in student’s examination

 Career

FIMMPOD Coordinator & Senior researcher team leader (Jan 2019 – present), Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, Helsinki Institute for Life Science HiLIFE.

Senior researcher, 3.5 years (July 2015 – Dec 2018), Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, Helsinki Institute for Life Science HiLIFE, research group of Krister Wennerberg

Senior researcher, 1.5 years (Sep 2013 – June 2015), Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, research group of Päivi Ojala

Senior researcher, 2.5 years (Jan 2011 - Sep 2013), Haartman-institute, University of Helsinki, research group of Akseli Hemminki

Post-doctoral fellow, 3 years (Jan 2008 – Dec 2010), Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, research group of John Bell

Research scientist, 0.5 years (May 2007 - Dec 2007),Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Åbo Akademi, research group of Ari Hinkkanen

Graduate student, 6 years (May 2001 - May 2007), Turku Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Assistant, 1.5 years (1999 - May 2001), Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Åbo Akademi.

Undergraduate student, 5 years (Sep 1995 - 2000), Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Åbo Akademi

Research funding and grants

Academic/Industrial collaboration project funding
2023-2025    PI (100%), Proteomic profiling of acute myeloid leukemia, Industry collaboration 2. EUR 230 000
2021–2023    PI (100%), Biomarkers and therapeutic targets in MDS and AML, Industry collaboration 2. EUR 220 000
2020-2022    Co-PI (50%), Epidemiological survey of acute myeloid leukemia, Industry collaboration 1. EUR 400 000
Group funding    
2026-2029    Co-PI (50%), Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation project funding. EUR 600 000
2024-2027    PI (100%), Ministry of Education national pilot iCANDOC 3-year PhD student project funding: 1. EUR 255 000
2025-2028    Co-PI (50%), Ministry of Education national pilot iCANDOC 3-year PhD student project funding: 1. EUR 255 000
2025-2027    PI (100%), Ministry of Education national pilot iCANPOD postdoc co-funding: 1. EUR 125 000
Other research grants
2022–2026    Co-PI (25%), Academy of Finland consortium project ReSisTrace. EUR 998 000
2022–2026    Co-PI, Academy of Finland Flagship iCAN subprojects 1) HEMADRUG, 2) PACA, 3) GC. EUR 300 000 / project
2020–2022    Co-PI (20%), Academy of Finland Flagship iCAN project LEUKEMOG. EUR 250 000
2025        Medicinska Understödsföreningen Liv och Hälsa. EUR 10 000
2021–2022    Medicinska Understödsföreningen Liv och Hälsa. EUR 50 000
2019-2020    Medicinska Understödsföreningen Liv och Hälsa. EUR 40 000
2019        Waldemar von Frenckells stiftelse. EUR 6000

Research output

Journal articles: 62, Total Publications: 109, Citations 3382 / h-index 36
Patents, N=3: WO 2015177098 A3, WO 2014170389 A8, WO 2013038066 A1.

Completed PhD theses: 5

Description of research and teaching

Research supervision and leadership training

Formal supervisor training:
As a supervisor at the University of Helsinki (HRD-SUPERVISOR_AT_UH)

Formal pedagogical competence:

University pedagogy 1 & 2

Teaching experience at the University of Helsinki

Lecturer, TransMed: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Research training

Ongoing

Postdoctoral fellows: 1

PhD students: 5

Completed

PhD theses as co-supervisor: 5

Teaching experience in previous positions

Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Åbo Akademi University, January 1999 - May 2001 (1.5 years).

Course assistant, Molecular Biology and Protein Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, 2001

Visiting lecturer, Gene therapy, 2001, Katedralskolan i Åbo, Turku

Visiting lecturer, Microbiology, 2005, Yrkeshögskolan Sydväst i Åbo