Title:

2010: Docent

2011 ~ 2016: Academy Finland research fellow

Prize: 

2001: Alfthan Prize (Finnish Chemistry Society)

2001: The best academic dissertation of the year,Viikki Biocenter,Finland(Viikki Biocenter Scientific Committee)

Employment/Working experiences:

1993 ~ 1994: Residential doctor in Division of Cardiovascular diseases, Beijing AnZhen Hospital, China

1995 ~ 2000: PhD researcher in Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biological and Environmental sciences, University of Helsinki

2001: Postdoctoral research fellow in Prof. Carl G. Gahmberg’s lab, University of Helsinki, research on integrin and leukocyte adhesion.

2002 ~ 2004: Scientist in MediCel Ltd., Helsinki, Finland

2005 ~ 2007: Senior research scientist in Prof. Carl G. Gahmberg’s lab, University of Helsinki, research on neuroinflammation.

2008 ~ 2010: Senior research scientist in Prof. Heikki Rauvala’s lab, Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, research on neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.

2011 ~ 2016: Academy research fellow, Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, research on neuro-immune interaction in brain and immune diseases.

Academic experiences:

Training of the undergraduate students on basic laboratory techniques, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology (1999~present).

Supervisor of MSc thesis:  Päivi Lammi (2006), Lin Ning (2007)

Co-Supervisor of PhD thesis: Henrietta Nyman-Huttunen (thesis defended in June 2011), Lin Ning (2007~present)

Supervisor of PhD thesis: Zhilin Li, Li Ma, Sami Piirainen