Current post: University lecturer in Microbiology at the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Docent, group leader, principal investigator in the Viikki Research Groups Organisation in Biosciences.

Research activities:  Wood-decaying fungi, their enzymology, eco-physiology, genomics and transcriptomics (Academy projects Ox-Red 2011-14, Fungcolife 2015-19, principal investigator). Partner in international expert community on fungal genome projects and comparative genomics. Ongoing research projects on lignocellulose and waste biomass bioconversions, biofuel production, forest fungal interactions, metabolites and wood decay mechanisms, and fungal lifestyle omics on wood and lignocelluloses. Fungco research group of post-doctoral scientists, doctoral students, undergraduates and trainees.

Teaching expertise: Full-time university teacher (University lecturer in Microbiology) since 2004. Experience in lecturing, laboratory and group teaching, and supervising bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses and studies. Education in university teaching and pedagogy, with special skills in teaching and designing inquiry-based courses and seminars, assessement of learning outcomes, and supervision of writing of academic theses, research reports and essays.