The team

Head of the group (PI): 
Assoc. Prof. PhD. Filip Ekholm  
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki 

Educational background: Adj. Prof. in biomolecular chemistry 2019 (University of Helsinki), Adj. Prof. in carbohydrate chemistry and applied NMR-spectroscopy 2015 (Åbo Akademi University), PhD. in organic chemistry 2012 (Åbo Akademi University), MSc. in organic chemistry 2008 (Åbo Akademi University);

Research expertise and interests: antibody-drug conjugates, biomolecular and bioconjugate chemistry, boron neutron capture therapy, cancer therapeutics, chemical biology, drug delivery, ocular surface diseases, organic and medicinal chemistry, NMR-spectroscopy and structural elucidation of organic compounds.

Doctoral researcher:
MSc. Tuomo Viitaja
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki
Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital

Educational background: MSc. in chemistry 2019 (University of Helsinki), BSc. in chemistry 2018 (University of Helsinki), BEng. in biotechnology 2012 (HAMK university of applied sciences)

Research expertise and interests: biofuels, ocular surface diseases, fungal metabolites and metabolic pathways, organic synthesis, surface chemistry, biophysics, waste water treatment

Doctoral researcher:
MSc. Henrik Stubb
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki

Educational background: MSc. in chemistry 2021 (University of Helsinki); BSc. in chemistry 2020 (University of Helsinki)

Research expertise and interests: organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, ocular surface diseases

Doctoral researcher:
MSc. Diana Barakhtii
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki

Educational background: Erasmus mundus joint MSc. in advanced spectroscopy in chemistry 2023 (University of Helsinki, University of Lille, Leipzig University), BSc. in chemistry 2020 (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine)

Research expertise and interests: boron neutron capture therapy, medicinal chemistry, NMR spectroscopy, preclinical investigations

Research assistant:
BSc. Ioana Stefan
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki

Educational background: BSc. in chemistry 2024 (University of Helsinki)

Research expertise and interests: organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry

MSc.-student:
BSc. Niko Havula
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki 

Educational background: BSc. in Chemistry 2023 (University of Helsinki) 

Research expertise and interests: organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry

MSc.-student:
BSc. Nadia Milaneze
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki

Educational background: BSc. in forensic chemistry 2023 (University of São Paulo, Brazil)

Research expertise and interests: organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biophysics, forensics

BSc.-student:
Mr. Antoine Guerin
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki

Educational background: -

Research expertise and interests: organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry

BSc.-student:
Ms. Lucia Bjelobrk
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki  
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria 

Educational background: - 

Research expertise and interests: organic chemistry, biomedicine, molecular biology