{"id":394,"date":"2021-09-13T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T06:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/biophysics\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:47:11","slug":"principal-investigators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/biophysics\/principal-investigators\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal Investigators"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"funders grid\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/rami.korhonen\/\" class=\"funders__link grid__item hover-scale-down\" title=\"Rami K. Korhonen (Professor, Co-head of the BBC group)\">\n                            <div class=\"funders__image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/biophysics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/09\/rami.jpg\" alt=\"Rami K. Korhonen\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <p class=\"funders__description\">Rami K. 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