Gennadi
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Teaching
Principal supervisor (PS) or co-supervisor (co-S) for for the following theses: Bachelor’s thesis of Camilla Tallgren (Turku University of Applied Sciences; May 2011, PS) • Master of Science (MSc) thesis of Mikko Helenius (UTU; March 2011, PS) • PhD thesis of Mariachiara Zuccarini (University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy; April 2015, PS) • PhD thesis of Mikko Helenius (University of Helsinki; October 2015, co-S) • MSc thesis of Marius Paul (University of Bonn [UB], Germany; May 2019, PS) • MSc thesis of Nora Kreisig (UB, September 2024, PS) • MSc thesis of Samuel Svärd (UTU; November 2024, PS) • PhD thesis of Karolina Losenkova (UTU; March 2025, PS) • MSc thesis of Julia Baier (UB, April 2026, PS). Currently, I am supervising PhD Theses of Samuel Svärd (UTU, PS), and Shaghayegh Hasanpour (UTU, co-S), and MSc theses of Ursula von Danwitz (UB, PS).
The following visiting researchers, undergraduate and PhD students received training in MediCity under my supervision: Dr. Nathalie Mercier (Nancy, France; 2008–2010) • Anne Meyer (UB, April–June 2014) • Justyna Kowal (University of Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2014) • Mariachiara Zuccarini (University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy, September 2014 – February 2015) • Valeria Quarona (University of Torino, Italy, April 2015) • Octavia Cadassou (University of Lyon, France, January – February 2017) • Karolina Losenkova (Moscow Institute of Physics, Russia, October 2015 – November 2017) • Julian Zeiner (UB, May – October 2017) • Marius Paul (UB, January – May 2018) • Corinna Weiler (UB, May – October 2021) • Nora Kreisig (UB, May – October 2023) • Joanna Pomeroy (University of Portsmouth, UK, July 2024) • Ursula Johanna von Danwitz (UB, May – October 2025) • Julia Baier (UB, July 2025 – February 2026).
Research
My research focus for the past 25 years has been to investigate cellular metabolism in various pathophysiological states. I have especially contributed to the papers dealing with role of purine-converting enzymes in cancer, inflammation and vascular remodelling. Overall, I have >100 publications including six Invited Review Articles and four Book Chapters.