People

Leena Latonen, Ph.D., Docent in Cancer Biology, Group leader
Research Director in Translational Biomedicine
Vice Head of Institute, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland

Research group members:
Enkhzaya Batnasan, M.D.,Ph.D. postdoctoral fellow
Erika Aikio, M.Sc., graduate student
Sonja Koivukoski, M.Sc., graduate student
Minttu Kärkkäinen, M.Sc., graduate student
Pinja Mertano, M.Sc. thesis student
Miia Romo, M.Sc. thesis student
Siiri Sirviö, M.Sc. trainee
Melina Tulonen, M.Sc. trainee
Jenni Ruokolainen, M.D. trainee
Salla Takkinen, M.D. trainee
Eero Niemelä, B.Sc. trainee
Johanna Kinnunen, Laboratory coordinator

Ph.D. students in joint supervision (main supervisor, university):
Roosa Kaarijärvi (Academy Researcher Kirsi Ketola, University of Eastern Finland)
Mina Sattari (Prof. Tapio Visakorpi, University of Tampere)
Masi Valkonen (Asst.Prof. Pekka Ruusuvuori, University of Turku)

Graduated Ph.D. students:
Sini Eerola, 2022 (Tampere University, main supervisor Prof. Tapio Visakorpi)
Annika Kohvakka, 2024 (Tampere University, main supervisor Prof. Tapio Visakorpi)

Alumni:
Ankur Gadgil, Visiting EMBO fellow, spring 2021 (A. Mickiewicz University, Poland)
Mauro Scaravilli, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow 2019-2022
Nithin Sadeesh, M.Sc. researcher 2021-2022
Aya Bouazza, M.Sc. researcher 2019-2020
Elina Kallio, M.Sc. thesis student
Zejun Jiang, ERASMUS trainee
Hendrik Schmieder, ERASMUS trainee
Alijah Glajch, ERASMUS trainee
Nikolas Nurmesviita, M.D. student