{"id":92,"date":"2020-10-08T13:29:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T10:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:53:55","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2024\/07\/ryhmakuva2024crop-e1720198255753-1024x398.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-997\" style=\"width:792px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2024\/07\/ryhmakuva2024crop-e1720198255753-1024x398.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2024\/07\/ryhmakuva2024crop-e1720198255753-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2024\/07\/ryhmakuva2024crop-e1720198255753-768x299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2024\/07\/ryhmakuva2024crop-e1720198255753-1536x597.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2024\/07\/ryhmakuva2024crop-e1720198255753.jpg 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/cancer-stress-biology-latonen\/people\/leena-latonen\/\">Leena Latonen<\/a><\/strong>, Ph.D., Docent in Cancer Biology, Group leader<br \/>Research Director in Translational Biomedicine<br \/>Vice Head of Institute, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Research group members:<\/em><br \/>Enkhzaya Batnasan<\/strong>, M.D.,Ph.D. postdoctoral fellow<br \/><strong>Erika Aikio<\/strong>, M.Sc., Ph.D. student<br \/><strong>Sonja Koivukoski<\/strong>, M.Sc., Ph.D. student<br \/><strong>Minttu K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen<\/strong>, M.Sc., Ph.D. student<br \/><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"><strong>Hanqing Xia<\/strong>, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">M.D., Ph.D. student<br \/><\/span><b>Siiri Sirvi\u00f6<\/b>, Researcher<br \/><strong>Melina Tulonen<\/strong>, Researcher<br \/><strong>Maria Haapakoski,<\/strong> Researcher<strong><br \/>Nathaniel Tetteh<\/strong>, M.Sc. thesis student<br \/><strong>Kirsikka Wirtanen,<\/strong> M.Sc. thesis student<br \/><strong>Jenni Ruokolainen<\/strong>, M.D. trainee<br \/><strong>Salla Takkinen<\/strong>, M.D. trainee<br \/><strong>Deniz Yildirim,<\/strong> Erasmus+ M.D. trainee<br \/><strong>Johanna Kinnunen<\/strong>, Laboratory coordinator<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Additional Ph.D. students in joint supervision<\/strong> (main supervisor, university):<\/em><br \/><strong>Masi Valkonen <\/strong>(Assoc.Prof. Pekka Ruusuvuori, University of Turku)<strong><br \/>Umair Khan <\/strong>(Assoc.Prof. Pekka Ruusuvuori, University of Turku)<strong><br \/>Hesam Hakimnejad<\/strong> (Assoc.Prof. Pekka Ruusuvuori, University of Turku)<strong><br \/>Niloufar Rahimizadeh <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/tohtorikoulutuspilotti\/en\/\">Immudocs Doctoral education pilot<\/a>; Assoc.Prof. Pekka Ruusuvuori, University of Turku)<strong><br \/>Mina Sattari <\/strong>(Prof. Tapio Visakorpi, University of Tampere)<strong><br \/>Roosa Kaarij\u00e4rvi<\/strong> (Academy Researcher Kirsi Ketola, University of Eastern Finland)<br \/><br \/><em><strong>Graduated Ph.D. students<\/strong>:<\/em><br \/><strong>Sini Eerola<\/strong>, 2022 (Tampere University, main supervisor Prof. Tapio Visakorpi)<br \/><strong>Mira Valkonen<\/strong>, 2022 (Tampere University, main supervisor Assoc.Prof. Pekka Ruusuvuori)<strong><br \/>Annika Kohvakka<\/strong>, 2024 (Tampere University, main supervisor Prof. Tapio Visakorpi)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Alumni:<\/em><br \/><\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Ankur Gadgil<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">, Visiting EMBO fellow, spring 2021 (A. 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