{"id":232,"date":"2020-10-20T16:30:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2025-01-20T11:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:49:04","slug":"activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/activities\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2025<\/h2>\n<h5>14.1.2025 Youtube interview for NOVEL<\/h5>\n<p>Tarja was interviewed for <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/novel\/\">NOVEL MSCA Postdoctoral Programme<\/a> to tell about the research group and our research on uncovering the secrets of Alzheimer&#8217;s.<span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PCy5hA0iht8?si=7_YUFCrsPJrCuVWP\">Link to Youtube video.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PCy5hA0iht8?si=7_YUFCrsPJrCuVWP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2132\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/20250115-NOVEL-MSCA-Youtube.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/20250115-NOVEL-MSCA-Youtube.png 1920w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/20250115-NOVEL-MSCA-Youtube-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/20250115-NOVEL-MSCA-Youtube-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/20250115-NOVEL-MSCA-Youtube-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/20250115-NOVEL-MSCA-Youtube-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/20250115-NOVEL-MSCA-Youtube-992x558.png 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2024<\/h2>\n<h5>15.07.2024\u00a0International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering\u00a02024<\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Luca Giudice and Ahmed Mohamed attended and presented their work at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iwbbio.ugr.es\/2024\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">11<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Gran Canaria, Spain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>17.09.2024 European Student Council Symposium 2024<\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ahmed Mohamed organized and chaired the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.iscbsc.org\/escs2024\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">European Student Council Symposium (ESCS) 2024<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on 17<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of September in parallel with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eccb2024.fi\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ECCB 2024<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Turku, Finland. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2187\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Turku2.jpg\" alt=\"organizing team at ESCS 2024\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Turku2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Turku2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Turku2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Turku2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>07.11.2024 Nordic Computational Biology conference 2024<\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ahmed Mohamed organized and chaired the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordic-compbio.org\/ncb-week\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nordic Computational Biology Conference 2024: Finland<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on 7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and 8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of November in Helsinki, Finland <span class=\"TextRun SCXW104728456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104728456 BCX0\">followed by a dinner party at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104728456 BCX0\">CoolHead<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104728456 BCX0\">. This event is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104728456 BCX0\">a part of the Nordic Computational Biology <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104728456 BCX0\">(NCB) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104728456 BCX0\">Week which also took place in Uppsala, Sweden<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104728456 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW104728456 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Luca Giudice, Mohammadamin Beheshti Dehkordi and Mohammad Rezaie have attended and presented their work at NCB 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohammadamin Beheshti Dehkordi has won the best oral presentation at the conference.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2186\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Collective-pic.png\" alt=\"group photo at dinner and best presentation award\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Collective-pic.png 4000w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Collective-pic-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Collective-pic-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Collective-pic-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Collective-pic-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Collective-pic-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Collective-pic-992x558.png 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2023<\/h2>\n<h5>31.10.2023 Blog posting<\/h5>\n<p>Blog post in <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/neuro-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UEF-NeuroInnovation community<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ahmed.mohamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmed Mohamed<\/a> about his current experience as PhD student in Finland. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/neuro-innovation\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read it here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/01\/Aivi_Tarjan_ryhma_L3A2337-min-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/01\/Aivi_Tarjan_ryhma_L3A2337-min-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/01\/Aivi_Tarjan_ryhma_L3A2337-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/01\/Aivi_Tarjan_ryhma_L3A2337-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/01\/Aivi_Tarjan_ryhma_L3A2337-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/01\/Aivi_Tarjan_ryhma_L3A2337-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/01\/Aivi_Tarjan_ryhma_L3A2337-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>20.3.2023 Brainstorming at Tahko<\/h5>\n<p>Our group organized a brain storming event for all the members in a getaway in Tahko. It was a fruitful discussion and lots of fun activities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Tahko_2023-e1682006018636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Tahko_2023-e1682006018636.png 883w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Tahko_2023-e1682006018636-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Tahko_2023-e1682006018636-768x618.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2022<\/h2>\n<h5>TUBE &amp; ADAIR meeting<\/h5>\n<p>Our group participated in the general assembly meetings for TUBE &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/adair-jpnd.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADAIR<\/a> projects in Venice, Italy. We had stimulating and fruitful discussions while enjoying the beauty of Venice. Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sohvi.ohtonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sohvi Ohtonen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ahmed.mohamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmed Mohamed<\/a> for presenting our results.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1272 \" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/11\/aacdcdc6-4170-4af7-91fe-69afd2ab9e06-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/11\/aacdcdc6-4170-4af7-91fe-69afd2ab9e06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/11\/aacdcdc6-4170-4af7-91fe-69afd2ab9e06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/11\/aacdcdc6-4170-4af7-91fe-69afd2ab9e06-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/11\/aacdcdc6-4170-4af7-91fe-69afd2ab9e06-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/11\/aacdcdc6-4170-4af7-91fe-69afd2ab9e06.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"mkd-post-info\"><span class=\"start_date\">18-<\/span> 21.9.2022 International Congress of Toxicology<\/h5>\n<p>Our PhD student <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ahmed.mohamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmed Mohamed<\/a> attended the <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">16th International Congress of Toxicology <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ict2022.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">ICT2022congress<\/span><\/a><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> in<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Maastricht, Netherlands where he <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">presented our research on <a href=\"https:\/\/adair-jpnd.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADAIR<\/a> project<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1179 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/ICT_2022.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/ICT_2022.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/ICT_2022-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/ICT_2022-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/ICT_2022-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>16.9.2022 Blog posting<\/h5>\n<p>Blog posting in <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/neuro-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UEF-NeuroInnovation community<\/a>\u00a0to introduce ourselves and our work. Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ahmed.mohamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmed Mohamed<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/neuro-innovation\/2022\/09\/27\/16-9-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read it here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-737 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/05\/Mohamed-Ahmed-0682-scaled-e1663325093730.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1216\" height=\"1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/05\/Mohamed-Ahmed-0682-scaled-e1663325093730.jpg 1216w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/05\/Mohamed-Ahmed-0682-scaled-e1663325093730-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/05\/Mohamed-Ahmed-0682-scaled-e1663325093730-1024x980.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/05\/Mohamed-Ahmed-0682-scaled-e1663325093730-768x735.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>August 2022 Best Oral presentation in Winter School<\/h5>\n<p>Congratulations to Adriana Della Pietra for winning the prize for the best oral presentation for her project during the DPMM winter school 2022 in August.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1143 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Adriana.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Adriana.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Adriana-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Adriana-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Adriana-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>23-25.8.2022 9th Kuopio Alzheimer Symposium<\/h5>\n<p>Our lab attened the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uef.fi\/fi\/tapahtuma\/9th-kuopio-alzheimer-symposium-and-3rd-nordic-memory-clinic-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9th Kuopio Alzheimer Symposium and 3rd Nordic Memory Clinic<\/a> where six members (<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/feroze.fazaludeen-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feroze Fazaludeen<\/a>, <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sohvi.ohtonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sohvi Ohtonen<\/a>, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/valeriia.sitnikova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valeriia Sitnikova<\/a>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mireia.gomez-budia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Mireia Gomez Budia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/anssi.pelkonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Anssi Pelkonen <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">and <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ahmed.mohamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmed Mohamed<\/a><\/span>) had poster presentations.<\/p>\n<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1577 size-full alignnone\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium1-Copy-e1682003457542.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1129\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium1-Copy-e1682003457542.png 1129w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium1-Copy-e1682003457542-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium1-Copy-e1682003457542-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium1-Copy-e1682003457542-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1580 size-full alignnone\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium2-e1682003468427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium2-e1682003468427.png 1280w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium2-e1682003468427-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium2-e1682003468427-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/KupioAlzheimerSymposium2-e1682003468427-768x255.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5>6.-8.7.2022 MEA meeting<\/h5>\n<p>We attended the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmi.de\/en\/mea-meeting\/\">MEA meeting<\/a> at Natural and Medical Sciences Institute in Universit\u00e4t T\u00fcbingen. We were honoured to present our work in midbrain organoids (<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/anssi.pelkonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anssi Pelkonen<\/a>) and iNPH samples (<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mireia.gomez-budia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mireia Gomez<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1589 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/MEA_meeting_2022-e1682003798959.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/MEA_meeting_2022-e1682003798959.png 902w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/MEA_meeting_2022-e1682003798959-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/MEA_meeting_2022-e1682003798959-768x351.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>22.6.2022 Summer get-together<\/h5>\n<p>Our summer get together for this year took place in Koli&#8217;s national park! Fun barbecue time then\u00a0 toothsome and elegant dinner full of emotions! It is brilliant to have such amazing people in our team<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Koli_2022-e1682004101663.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1190\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Koli_2022-e1682004101663.png 1190w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Koli_2022-e1682004101663-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Koli_2022-e1682004101663-1024x352.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Koli_2022-e1682004101663-768x264.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>May 2022 Cooking<\/h5>\n<p>Our group organized a cooking event to gather around and every team cooks a traditional dish. It was a delicious feast!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Cooking-event-2022-e1682004513972.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Cooking-event-2022-e1682004513972.png 1280w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Cooking-event-2022-e1682004513972-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Cooking-event-2022-e1682004513972-1024x266.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/Cooking-event-2022-e1682004513972-768x199.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>17.3.2022 ERC grant<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/tarja.malm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tarja<\/a> has been prestigiously awarded the European Research Council (ERC) grant of 2 million euros for a period of five year to the HUMANE project. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uef.fi\/en\/article\/professor-tarja-malm-secures-a-2-million-euro-erc-grant-for-alzheimers-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2021<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ahmed.mohamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmed Mohamed<\/a> secured an ESR position in the Neuro-Innovation project under the Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie grant.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/henna.konttinen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henna Konttinen<\/a> defended her PhD in December. Prof. Beth Stevens acted as an opponent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-844 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/06\/Konttinen-Henna-3638-10x15cm-scaled-e1737186155416-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/06\/Konttinen-Henna-3638-10x15cm-scaled-e1737186155416-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/06\/Konttinen-Henna-3638-10x15cm-scaled-e1737186155416-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/06\/Konttinen-Henna-3638-10x15cm-scaled-e1737186155416-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2021\/06\/Konttinen-Henna-3638-10x15cm-scaled-e1737186155416.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four of our PhD students landed positions in the Doctoral program of Molecular medicine (DPMM) fund! Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/olga.neustroeva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olga<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/valeriia.sitnikova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valeriia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/jonna.niskanen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonna<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/mireia.gomez-budia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mireia<\/a> on great teamwork!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1608 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/DPMM_2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/DPMM_2021.png 680w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2023\/04\/DPMM_2021-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We coordinate ERA-NET NEURON funded project MINERVA to investigate how maternal infections and genetic risk factors interact and drive alterations to the normal brain development contributing to autism spectrum disorders. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuron-eranet.eu\/projects\/MINERVA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We co-coordinate MSCA COFUND project \u201cNeuro-Innovation\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uef.fi\/en\/article\/neuro-innovation-phd-programme-awarded-15-million-euro-grant-from-the-eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/tiia.turunen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiia Turunnen<\/a> received the Orion Research Foundation (Orionin Tutkimuss\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6) grant for Post-doctoral research on Enhancing Neuronal Function with Extracellular Vesicle -Delivered Nuclear microRNAs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.fagerlund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilkka Fagerlund<\/a> received Suomen Kulttuurirahasto grant (Finnish Cultural Foundation) to support his research for doctoral thesis work for developing a Cerebral organoid model to study the role of immune system in brain development on February. <a href=\"https:\/\/apurahat.skr.fi\/myonnot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/henna.konttinen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henna Konttinen<\/a> also received Suomen Kulttuurirahasto grant (Finnish Cultural Foundation) to study the role of inflammation in Alzheimer&#8217;s disease using brain cells generated from patient\u2019s own stem cells on February. <a href=\"https:\/\/apurahat.skr.fi\/myonnot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2020<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2<sup>nd<\/sup> of October, stem cell lab 2 has been opened for Science! The stem cell research in our group has been expanding and thankfully, we have also been able to acquire new equipment in celebration to our advances in the stem cell culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/StemCell1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/StemCell1.jpg 965w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/StemCell1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/StemCell1-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1262 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/StemCell2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/StemCell2.jpg 964w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/StemCell2-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/10\/StemCell2-768x479.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/nea-korvenlaita-nea.korvenlaitauef.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nea Korvenlaita (Bister)<\/a>, PhD student,\u00a0 received Paavo Nurmi Foundation grant for research expenses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/paula.korhonen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paula Korhonen<\/a> received a grant from Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Finnish Cultural Foundation) and a 3-year position as a post-doctoral researcher from the Academy of Finland, for post-doctoral research conducted in our group, related to brain organoids and brain development. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/flavia.scoyni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flavia Scoyni<\/a> received a dissertation grant on December from Kuopio University Foundation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2019<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/flavia.scoyni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flavia Scoyni<\/a> received a research grant from Instrumentarium Science Foundation on January.<\/li>\n<li>Three of our PhD students landed a positions in the Doctoral program of Molecular medicine (DPMM)! Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/feroze.fazaludeen-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feroze<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.fagerlund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilkka<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/sohvi.ohtonen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sohvi<\/a> on great teamwork!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2018<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/flavia.scoyni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flavia Scoyni<\/a> received Saastamoinen Foundation travel fellowship on May.<\/li>\n<li>Ilkka Fagerlund received a grant from Suomen Aivos\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6<\/li>\n<li>Podcast interview of <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.fagerlund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilkka Fagerlund<\/a> introducing our research. <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/uniuef\/akateeminen-vartti-aivo-organoideoista-apua-aivosairauksien-tutkimiseen?in=uniuef\/sets\/akateeminen-vartti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to the podcast here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/uniuef\/akateeminen-vartti-aivo-organoideoista-apua-aivosairauksien-tutkimiseen?in=uniuef\/sets\/akateeminen-vartti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1126 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-podcast_2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1249\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-podcast_2018.jpg 1249w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-podcast_2018-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-podcast_2018-1024x311.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-podcast_2018-768x233.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1249px) 100vw, 1249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blog posting about our research in the Alzheimer Society of Finland web pages. Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.fagerlund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilkka Fagerlund<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muistiliitto.fi\/fi\/muistiliitto\/ajankohtaista\/muistiliiton-blogi\/blogikirjoitukset\/sairastuneen-omista-ihosoluista-apua-alzheimer-tutkimukseen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read it here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2063 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Ilkka-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Ilkka-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Ilkka-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Ilkka-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Ilkka-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Ilkka-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2025\/01\/Ilkka-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our research highlighted in the interview in Saima: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uef.fi\/fi\/web\/saima\/solujen-viestintavalineet-uuteen-kayttoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check the interview here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uef.fi\/fi\/web\/saima\/solujen-viestintavalineet-uuteen-kayttoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1132 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Research-interview-e1737185515906.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1034\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Research-interview-e1737185515906.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Research-interview-e1737185515906-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Research-interview-e1737185515906-1024x347.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Research-interview-e1737185515906-768x260.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview of <a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/ilkka.fagerlund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ilkka Fagerlund<\/a> in Saima: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uef.fi\/fi\/web\/saima\/aivoja-labrasta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check the interview here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uef.fi\/fi\/web\/saima\/aivoja-labrasta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-SAima-e1737185493596.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-SAima-e1737185493596.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-SAima-e1737185493596-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-SAima-e1737185493596-1024x348.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tarja-malm-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/202\/2022\/09\/Ilkkas-SAima-e1737185493596-768x261.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are organizing a course on extracellular vesicle biology on 4-5 September, 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uef.fi\/-\/4-5-9-international-course-extracellular-vesicles-kuopio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Please register here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/tiia.turunen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiia Turunen<\/a> received Postdoctoral Researcher funding from the Academy of Finland for investigating novel nuclear non-coding RNAs for the epigenetic treatment of cerebral ischemia. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/tarja.malm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tarja Malm<\/a> is a part of consortium receiving funding from the Finnish Cultural Foundation to decipher the effects of air pollutants on brain health. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uef.fi\/en\/article\/funding-granted-by-finnish-cultural-foundation-regional-funds-deciphers-effects-of-air-pollutants-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/flavia.scoyni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flavia Scoyni<\/a> also received a research grant from Inkeri and Mauri Vanska Foundation on December. Congratulations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2017<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/nea-korvenlaita-nea.korvenlaitauef.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nea Korvenlaita (Bister)<\/a> got the Doctoral program of Molecular medicine (DPMM) fund for PhD studies for 4 years.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/nea-korvenlaita-nea.korvenlaitauef.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nea Korvenlaita (Bister)<\/a> also received the Saastamoinen Foundation Anitta Etula grant for 6 months mobility and research expenses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/nea-korvenlaita-nea.korvenlaitauef.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nea Korvenlaita (Bister)<\/a> received Paavo Nurmi Foundation grant to attend international conferences.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/person\/paula.korhonen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paula Korhonen<\/a> received grant from Instrumentarium Science Foundation and Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Finnish Cultural Foundation), for her postdoctoral research in Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LabMalm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by LabMalm<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 14.1.2025 Youtube interview for NOVEL Tarja was interviewed for NOVEL MSCA Postdoctoral Programme to tell about the research group and our research on uncovering the secrets of Alzheimer&#8217;s.\u00a0Link to Youtube video. 2024 15.07.2024\u00a0International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering\u00a02024 Luca Giudice and Ahmed Mohamed attended and presented their work at the 11th International Work-Conference [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-232","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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