Early stage researchers
Early Stage Researchers (ESRs)
The recruitment process targeted talented and highly motivated ESRs from all over the world. GenomMed selected the researchers following open, merit-based, transparent, impartial and equitable selection procedures. The recruitment of 12 ESRs was done in two calls with identical processes.
Each ESR is a part of one local research group, and each ESR has at least two supervisors. The main supervisor, who is the principal investigator (PI) of the research group, has a full responsibility for the overall management of the ESRs training and research project. Additional supervisors guide the ESR related to their own scientific expertise. The main supervisor together with co-supervisors offer advice and guidance to the ESR towards the completion of their PhD degree.
| ESR | THESIS PROJECT TITLE | MAIN SUPERVISOR |
| Simone Adinolfi | Metabolic effects of redox transcription factor NRF2 in NSCLCs | Prof. Anna-Liisa Levonen |
| Bhanu Prasad Bandlamudi | Elucidating the effect of different sarcomere protein mutations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using iPSC disease models | Prof. Pasi Tavi |
| Mustafa Beter | Non-coding RNA modulation of angiogenesis | Prof. Seppo Ylä-Herttuala |
| Lenka Dvoráková | Dynamic functional connectivity assessment of consequences of traumatic brain injury | Prof. Olli Gröhn |
| Natallie Kajevu | Systems biology derived drug discovery to improve recovery from traumatic brain injury: in vitro and in vivo validation | Prof. Asla Pitkänen |
| Rowmika Ravi | Hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy: genetic basis and phenotype | Prof. Markku Laakso |
| Aarthi Ravindran | Study of gene regulatory mechanisms driving the expression of CAD-associated genes | Prof. Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä |
| Hannah Rostalski | Effects of the C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion on neurodegeneration | Research Director Annakaisa Haapasalo |
| Flavia Scoyni | The role of non-coding RNAs network in CNs disease | Prof. Tarja Malm |
| Ratika Sehgal | Deciphering the molecular and cellular interactions of nutrient- derived metabolites in high-risk type II diabetes individuals | Prof. Jussi Pihlajamäki |
| Juan Miguel Valverde Martínez | Rodent MRI brain segmentation | Prof. Jussi Tohka |
| Rebekka Wittrahm | Elucidating molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease-associated risk genes | Prof. Mikko Hiltunen |