People

The Helle research group consists of undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, and a PI.

Emmi Helle

Pediatric cardioloogist (electrophysiology / inherited arrhythmias), Pediatrician
Title of Docent, MD, PhD, MSc (Econ.)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Prof. Euan Ashley Lab, Stanford University CA, 2015-2017
Postdoctoral Research Rellow, Kivelä Lab, University of Helsinki, 2017-2019
Associated Clinical Researcher, Kivelä Lab, University of Helsinki, 2020-2022
Research Interests: Genetics of congenital heart disease, Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) defects, Patient-derived iPS cells in disease modeling, Environmental origin of congenital heart defects.

Minna Ampuja

Postdoctoral researcher

PhD - University of Tampere
MSc - University of Tampere
Research interests: Endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, in vitro co-culture models, hiPS cells

Riitta Turunen

Post-doctoral fellow

MD, University of Turku, Finland
PhD, Pediatrics, University of Turku, Finland
Research interests: congenital heart defects and how maternal diabetes and overweight are related to them, morbidity of children with congenital heart defects

Margarida Varela

PhD Student

M.Sc. - Imperial College London (Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells - Novel Therapies)
B.Sc. - Middlesex University (Molecular Biology)
Research interests: Heart failure, patient-derived iPS cells in disease modeling, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiomyocytes

Sabina Selenius

PhD Student

Ida Koivisto

PhD Student

MD - Vilnius University, Lithuania
B.Sc (Midwifery) - Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Research interests: Maternal metabolic diseases in pregnancy and their impact on neonatal and pediatric health

Eve Meriläinen

Student