Molecular Plant Biology contact information Professors Eva-Mari Aro Academician of Science Molecular Plant Biology evaaro@utu.fi +358 29 450 4200 +358 50 430 4639 Eevi Rintamäki Professor, emerita Molecular Plant Biology evirin@utu.fi +358 29 450 4201 +358 50 430 9491 Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne Professor, PhD Professor, Molecular Plant Biology Photosynthetic Microbes group, SmartBio Biocity Research Program, allahve@utu.fi +358 29 450 4210 +358 50 350 6181 Paula Mulo Professori Professor, Molecular Plant Biology pmulo@utu.fi +358 29 450 4208 +358 50 574 3891 Pauli Kallio Ph.D. Associate Professor, Molecular Plant Biology Department of Life Technologies, Faculty of Technology pataka@utu.fi +358 29 450 4209 +358 50 339 6978 Mikko Tikkanen PhD Associate Professor, Molecular Plant Biology misati@utu.fi +358 29 450 4206 +358 50 439 9297 Other teaching staff Esa Tyystjärvi FT, Docent Docent, Faculty of Science Senior Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Molecular Plant Biology esatyy@utu.fi +358 29 450 4202 +358 50 438 2766 Taina Tyystjärvi Dr Docent, Faculty of Science Lecturer, Molecular Plant Biology taityy@utu.fi +358 29 450 4203 +358 50 438 5281 Senior researchers and Adjunct Professors Hiroaki Fujii Ph.D Docent, Department of Life Technologies hiroaki.fujii@utu.fi +358 29 450 4208 +358 50 574 3891 Tuomas Huokko Coordinator/Senior researcher (PhD) Senior Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Photosynthetic Microbes group ttthuo@utu.fi Sergey Kosourov Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow, Molecular Plant Biology PhotoFactory and Solar2Butanol Research Projects sergey.kosourov@utu.fi Kirsi Lehto PhD, Adjunct Professor Docent, Faculty of Science Molecular Plant Biology klehto@utu.fi +358 50 338 2824 Lauri Nikkanen PhD Docent, Molecular Plant Biology Academy Research Fellow, Molecular Plant Biology lenikk@utu.fi Marjatta Raudaskoski Professor emerita Molecular Plant Biology marrau@utu.fi Sema Sirin Ph.D Senior Research Fellow, Molecular Plant Biology Docent, Department of Life Technologies sema.sirin@utu.fi Arjun Tiwari PhD, Adjunct Professor, Docent, Department of Life Technologies Senior Research Fellow, Turku Clinical Biomaterials Centre - TCBC arjun.tiwari@utu.fi Laura Wey PhD (Biochemistry), University of Cambridge Academy Research Fellow, Molecular Plant Biology laura.wey@utu.fi Tapani Yli-Mattila PhD, Adjunct Professor in mycology Molecular Plant Biology Docent, Faculty of Science tymat@utu.fi +358 44 056 0700 Heta Mattila PhD Academy Research Fellow, Molecular Plant Biology hkmatt@utu.fi Postdoctoral researchers and Researchers Peter Bos PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Molecular Plant Biology; Regulation of Bioenergetics in Cyanobacteria peter.bos@utu.fi Martina Jokel-Toivanen PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology martina.jokel-toivanen@utu.fi Sergey Khorobrykh Molecular Plant Biology sergey.khorobrykh@utu.fi Grzegorz Konert Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology grzkon@utu.fi Minna Konert PhD Senior Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology I am working as a senior researcher (erikoistutkija) in the group of Prof. Paula Mulo, where we study how photosynthetic light reactions are regulated via protein acetylation. minkos@utu.fi Juha Kurkela PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology jhmkur@utu.fi Henna Mustila PhD Molecular Plant Biology hmsile@utu.fi Dorota Muth-Pawlak PhD Molecular Plant Biology dokrmu@utu.fi Pornpan Napaumpaiporn Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher Molecular Plant Biology pornpan.napaumpaiporn@utu.fi Pablo Ortega Martinez Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Biology PhD (Biochemistry), University of Sevilla Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology pablo.ortegamartinez@utu.fi Marjaana Rantala PhD University Teacher, Molecular Plant Biology maalra@utu.fi Vilja Siitonen PhD (FT) Senior Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Photosynthetic Microbes group vksiit@utu.fi Olli Virtanen PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Photosynthetic Microbes Group olosvi@utu.fi Doctoral Researchers Emren Borhan MSc. , Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Photosynthetic Microbes Group emren.borhan@utu.fi Khadijatul Cobra MSc in Chemical and Process Engineering Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Research group: Photosynthetic Microbes Group khadijatul.cobra@utu.fi Michaela Crosbie MSc Biotechnology Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Doctoral Researcher for the project “Channelling photosynthesis: elucidating regulation of membrane potential in cyanobacteria”. michaela.crosbie@utu.fi Radin Dabbagh Rezaeiyeh MSc, Doctoral Researcher Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Project Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of H2 photoproduction in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Synechocystis PCC 6803 radin.dabbaghrezaeiyeh@utu.fi Eba Itafa M.Sc , Doctoral Researcher Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Photosynthetic Microbes group eba.itafa@utu.fi Lauri Kakko M.Sc Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies lauri.a.kakko@utu.fi Pragya Karmacharya Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine pragya.p.karmacharya@utu.fi Sanna Kreula PhD student Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies sanmpe@utu.fi Laura Laihonen PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology lajulai@utu.fi Elia Marelli Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies elia.marelli@utu.fi Roland Ndeh MSc, Biotechnology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Molecular Plant Biology Cyanobacterial Metabolic Engineering and Optimization; Towards Photoautotrophic Biotechnological Applications roland.c.ndeh@utu.fi Samuele Perin MSc Project Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Photosynthetic Microbes samuele.perin@utu.fi Iida-Maria Rantanen M.Sc. Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology iida-maria.rantanen@utu.fi Han Shao Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Project Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology han.shao@utu.fi Pooneh Sotoudehnia-Falck PhD Student Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies poosot@utu.fi Otso Turunen Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies otso.h.turunen@utu.fi Filippo Villano M.Sc. Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Molecular Plant Biology Doctoral Researcher, Department of Life Technologies Photosynthetic Microbes Group filippo.villano@utu.fi Technical staff Mika Keränen Ph.D. Laboratory Supervisor, Molecular Plant Biology mkeranen@utu.fi +358 29 450 2330 +358 50 594 8522 Laura Kovesjoki Senior Laboratory Technician, Department of Life Technologies laempel@utu.fi +358 29 450 2044 +358 50 597 6631 Virpi Paakkarinen Senior Laboratory Technician, Molecular Plant Biology virpaa@utu.fi Eveliina Pakula Senior Laboratory Technician, Molecular Plant Biology eveliina.pakula@utu.fi +358 29 450 2597 +358 46 923 7039 Tapio Ronkainen Senior Technician, Department of Life Technologies tapio.ronkainen@utu.fi +358 29 450 2762 +358 50 596 6723
