PEOPLE

Tarja Malm

Professor in Molecular Neurobiology;

Head of the Neuroinflammation Research group;

Head of the In Vitro and Ex Vivo Electrophysiology Core Facility, Biocenter Kuopio

Raisa Giniatullina

Project Researcher

raisa.giniatullina@uef.fi

I have expertise in vast set of laboratory techniques.

Rashid Giniatullin

Professor

rashid.giniatullin@uef.fi

Expert in multiple aspects of electrophysiology and mehcanosensation.

Jukka Jolkkonen

Research Director

jukka.jolkkonen@uef.fi

Expert in mechanisms underlying brain repair following stroke and development of restorative therapies to enhance functional recovery.

Akash Mali

Postdoctoral Researcher

akash.mali@uef.fi

I study amyloid beta in 3D human iPSC-derived brain organoids.

Anastasia Shakirzyanova

Postdoctoral Researcher

anastasia.shakirzyanova@uef.fi

I am expert in calcium imaging and image analysis.

Henna Jäntti

Postdoctoral researcher

henna.jantti@uef.fi

I use human stem cell derived brain cells to uncover glia-synapse interactions in brain diseases with psychiatric symptoms.

Nataliia Novosolova

Visiting Researcher

nataliia.novosolova@uef.fi

I perform electrophysiological measurements on human brain samples to understand neurodegenerative diseases.

Paula Korhonen

Senior Researcher

paula.korhonen@uef.fi

I utilize human iPSC-derived brain organoids to understand microglial impact on brain diseases.

Polina Abushik

Postdoctoral Researcher

polina.abushik@uef.fi

I measure functional electrophysiological outcomes on human brain samples to understand Alzheimer’s disease.

Susanne Michels

Postdoctoral Researcher

susanne.michels@uef.fi

I study psychiatric risk gene CACNA1C using human iPSC-derived brain organoids.

Ahmed Mohamed

Early-Stage Researcher

ahmed.mohamed@uef.fi

I am working on Alzheimer disease and Air pollution (ADAIR) EU-JPND project. We will provide insights on how air pollution affects peripheral immunity, possibly providing mechanistic explanation on the increased risks on human health.

Mireia Gomez Budia

Early-Stage Researcher

mireia.gomez.budia@uef.fi

I work on unraveling the mysteries of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) utilizing hiPSC-derived models and electrophysiological techniques like Multielectrode Arrays (MEA).

Olga Neustroeva

Doctoral Researcher

olga.neustroeva@uef.fi

I work on extracellular vesicles

Valeriia Sitnikova

Doctoral Researcher

valeriia.sitnikova@uef.fi

Vera Lezhneva

Doctoral Researcher

vera.lezhneva@uef.fi

Mohammadamin Beheshti Dehkordi

Doctoral Researcher

mohammadamin.beheshti.dehkordi@uef.fi

Mohammad Taghi Rezaie

Doctoral Researcher

mohammad.rezaie@uef.fi

I work on sophisticated software solutions for Multi-Electrode Array (MEA) data analysis to integrate cutting-edge methodologies with standardized protocols, facilitating seamless adoption and enhancing efficiency in biomedical research endeavors.

Minna-Mari Tervo

Doctoral Researcher

minna-mari.tervo@uef.fi

Emma Gribchenko

Project Researcher

emma.gribchenko@uef.fi

Mirka Tikkanen

Senior Laboratory Technician

mirka.tikkanen@uef.fi

Hanna Härkönen

Laboratory Technician

hanna.harkonen@uef.fi

Ylli Torn

Laboratory Technician

ylli.torn@uef.fi

Pirjo Hakkarainen

Laboratory Technician

pirjo.hakkarainen@uef.fi

Suvi Ruuskanen

Project Controller

suvi.ruuskanen@uef.fi

Cristiana Pistono

Postdoctoral Researcher

cristiana.pistono@uef.fi

Georgii Krivoshein

EDUFI visiting researcher

georgii.krivoshein@uef.fi

I work on mechanosensitive ion channels in migraine and stroke pathology

Siiri-Liisa Rissanen

Master student

siiri-liisa.rissanen@uef.fi

Ismael Nizialek Puerto

Bachelor Fellowship (Erasmus+ 2021/2022)

ismaeniz@student.uef.fi

I work on the Bachelor thesis: Elucidating biomarkers present on Extracellular Vesicles

Pia Laitinen

Doctoral Reseacher

pia.laitinen@uef.fi

Feroze Fazaludeen

Doctoral Researcher

feroze.fazaludeen@uef.fi

A motivated researcher with a strong background in cell culture, stem cell, and next-generation sequencing work. Contributed to develop methodology for producing human iPSC-derived microglia and organoids to study the development of the brain and Alzheimer’s disease.

Flavia Scoyni

Doctoral Researcher

flavia.scoyni@uef.fi

Sohvi Ohtonen

Doctoral Researcher

sohvi.ohtonen@uef.fi