Kanishka: How do we see stimulus-response in brain?
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Have you ever jumped at a sudden loud noise or reflexively pulled your hand away from something hot? These quick, seemingly automatic reactions are your brain’s way of […]
Meheli Banerjee: From Lab Coats to Literature: Crafting Manuscripts Without the Smoke and Mirrors
As I hit the two-year mark of our PhD journey, it’s time to put the Excel sheets, statistical analyses, and programming codes into words. Opinions on this part of the research – writing the manuscript – vary widely, but it can be a bittersweet experience. The first challenge is bringing everything together in our heads, […]
Aidan Mason-Mackay: MRI, circumventing the rules I learnt in my physics degree
I was introduced to MRI when I started my PhD, and I was fascinated to learn that it circumvents two so-called rules I’d learnt during my undergraduate degree in physics. I’ll share the first one with you here, and the other in my next blog post. I hope these posts will give you more appreciation […]
Ahmed Mohamed: Pitching and Science
Why do we use presentations? It is a way to gather information and put it in a structured manner with some visual aids. It is used to show information to a wide audience in an easy-to-follow way. In other terms, presentation is a means to communicate information, ideas or promote discussions. It can be long/short, […]
Catherine Kayonga: From Community ties to a Welfare state: Social support in Uganda and Finland
Laughter and ululations fill the sky from the kitchen in the backyard. It is a joyous day and most of the ladies have come together to support their friend, whose daughter will be introducing her fiance to her parents. The party is quite large, and a number of hands are needed to help out with […]
Melika Azim Zadegan: From Vision to Action: Lessons from Finland’s Digital Healthcare Journey
In the constantly changing healthcare environment, Finland stands out as a leader in innovation, particularly in the field of digital healthcare. The key to Finland’s success lies in its dedication to innovation and collaboration, which is driving a digital transformation in healthcare delivery. By leveraging technology and data, the country aims to improve patient outcomes, […]
Kaustubh Jadhav: Wandering Alone for Finding Yourself: The Magic of Solo Travel
Have you ever felt drawn to the idea of embarking on an adventure, only to find yourself without company? In such moments, Solo Travel becomes the last option. Once considered a niche pursuit, solo travel has evolved into a global phenomenon, capturing the imaginations of wanderers in search of something extraordinary. I call it a […]
Melina Estela Dalmau: Be fair, take FAIRway
Let’s enter a library. That fantasy of several floors full of books, comics and music. Even 3D printers, a kitchen or rooms for playing video games if you visit Oodi in Helsinki. But let’s stick to a traditional, book-filled library. Now, imagine that the owners have decided to do an experiment: the library materials are […]
Hannaneh Moradi: Embracing the Thaw: A Tale of Organizational Identity in the Changing Seasons
As the icy grip of winter begins to loosen its hold and the first signs of spring peek through the frost, it’s impossible not to draw parallels between the changing seasons and the fluid nature of organizational identity. Just as the landscape transforms from a frozen tundra to a blossoming oasis, so too do organizations […]
Shekhar Singh: Understanding EPM1 and CSTB: Unraveling the Mysteries of a Rare Disorder
Our research delves into EPM1, also known as Unverricht–Lundborg disease, which is a rare form of epilepsy characterized by seizures, progressive myoclonus, and neurological deterioration. It is caused due to the mutation in CSTB, the cystatin B gene. CSTB encodes cystatin B, a protein involved in regulating protease activity within cells. Mutations in CSTB lead […]