The Master's Degree Programme in Biotechnology (MBIOT)
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Coordinators at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Viola Niklander-Teeri (Plant & Animal)
Dept. Agricultural Sciences
viola.niklander-teeri (at) helsinki.fi
+358 9 191 58424
Tiina Naskali (Food, Microbial & Environment)
Dept. of Food and Environmental Sciences
tiina.naskali (at) helsinki.fi
+358 9 191 58688
Outi Orenius(Forest)
Dept. of Forest Sciences
outi.orenius (at) helsinki.fi
+358 9 191 57976
Coordinator at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences:
Leila Kauppinen
Dept. of Biosciences
leila.kauppinen (at) helsinki.fi
+358 9 191 59088
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Last updated: September 5, 2013
viola.niklander-teeri (at) helsinki.fi
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Responsible professors

Responsible professors of MBIOT
The completion of the following study units are to be agreed upon in advance with one of the responsible professors of MBIOT
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Practical Training in Master's Degree
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Advanced Training in a Research Group (I and II)
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Advanced Seminar
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Final Examination in Master's Degree
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Master’s Thesis
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Maturity Essay
Please find below the list of the responsible professors of MBIOT and their field of expertises:
Responsible professors of MBIOT at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
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Prof. Tapani Alatossava (Food Biotechnology): Food biotechnology, Food technology, Food microbiology, Biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria, Functional foods, Microbial genetics
tapani.alatossava (at) helsinki.fi, p. 191 58312
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Prof. Fred Asiegbu (Forest Biotechnology): Forest biotechnology and pathology, Forest microbiology, Forest mycology, Molecular biology
fred.asiegbu (at) helsinki.fi, p. 191 58109
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University lecturer Kari Elo (Animal Biotechnology): Animal biotechnology, Animal breeding, Molecular, population and quantitative genetics, Bioinformatics and genomics, Animal physiology, Biotechnology in animal nutrition science
kari.elo (at) helsinki.fi, p. 191 58544
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Prof. Paula Elomaa (Plant Biotechnology): Plant biotechnology, Plant genetics, Molecular genetics, Bioinformatics, systems biology and genomics, Developmental biology/genetics, Secondary metabolism, Gene technologies
paula.elomaa (at) helsinki.fi, p. 191 58431
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Prof. Annele Hatakka (Microbial and Environmental Biotechnology): Microbial biotechnology, Biotechnology of fungi, Environmental biotechnology, Bioremediation, Biotechnology of renewable natural materials, Enzyme biotechnology
annele.hatakka (at) helsinki.fi, p. 191 59314
Responsible professor of MBIOT at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
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Prof. Kari Keinänen (Molecular Biotechnology): Molecular biotechnology, Protein biochemistry, Cellular and molecular biology, Gene technologies, Bioinformatics, Cellular biotechnology, Health biotechnology
kari.keinanen (at) helsinki.fi, p. 191 59606
