Research

The research and problem based education provides the student with an excellent basis for a career in environmental authorities, industries, as well as in research.

• Cyanobacterial Research
  Cyanobacteria research focuses on ecology, diversity and bioactive compound production of cyanobacteria. Principal investigators are Kaarina Sivonen and David Fewer.

• Fungal Co-life, Omics and Ecophysiology
  Eco-physiology, genomics, transcriptomics and metabolism of wood-decaying forest fungi are our topics of research. We aim at opening fungal interactions and bioconversion of wastes and lignocelluloses to biofuels and products. Principal investigator is Taina Lundell.

• Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology
  The Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology group studies various aspects of fungal molecular biology and enzymology in terms of plant biomass degradation. Principal investigators are Kristiina Hildén and Miia Mäkelä.

• Macromolecular dynamics in cell physiology and in­fec­tious dis­eases
   

• Molecular Environmental Biosciences
  Microbes have a major effect on the ecosystem and humans. Microbes run biogeochemical cycles of the elements, play a major role in the intestines of animals and biotechnology such as waste water treatment and food production, just to mention some. On the other hand, microbes cause diseases for plants, animals and humans. 
   

• Molecular mechanisms of bacteria in infectious diseases and health
  We are interested in the basic mechanisms involved when bacteria infect the human host and the focus is on pathogens causing recurrent urinary tract infections and newborn meningitis as well as on health-promoting lactic acid bacteria.                                                                                                                                                                  

• Nanoparticle description and tracking in virology and drug delivery
   
• Plant Virology
  We focus on plant cell-virus-interactions: molecular mechanisms underlying plant virus infection and interplay between viral and host proteins during potyviral replication / translation cycle.

   

• Programme on molecular virology
   

• RNA­cious Laboratory  - The coolest tRNA lab @ 60° 13' 36.15" N 25° 00' 54.77" E
   

• RNA virus replication and antivirals
  We aim towards deep understanding of RNA virus replication at the molecular level. Through the discovery of basic mechanistic principles, we develop new and general antiviral strategies.

• Structural Biology of Macromolecules and Interactions - Labor­at­ory of Struc­tural Bio­logy
  Our work focuses on understanding structures and functions of macromolecular complexes, including viruses infecting host organisms belonging to Eukarya, Archaea or Bacteria. Principal investigator is Juha Huiskonen.