People

People working in Gastrointestinal tumorigenesis group
Ari Ristimäki, Professor, PI

MD, PhD, Principal Investigator

Acting Professor of Pathology, Swedish curriculum

Professor of Molecular Pathology
Pirjo Nummela, PhD, Lab Chief

Senior Researcher

PhD in Biochemistry/Cancer Biology, University of Helsinki 2011
Sadia Zafar, Postdoc

Postdoctoral Researcher

PhD in Oncology and Cancer Biology, University of Helsinki 2021
Iiris Ukkola, PhD student

Doctoral student

MD, specializing in pathology
Heini Nieminen, PhD student

Doctoral student

MD, specializing in surgery

Shared PhD student with Prof. Caj Haglund
Aparna Ganesan, PhD student

Doctoral student

MPhil in Biochemistry, University of Madras
Merja Haukka, Laboratory technician
Erika Veikkolainen, Summer student

BSc University of Helsinki
Alumni
  • Matilda Holm, PhD thesis 2021
  • Vincenzo Cinella, visiting MSc student from University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
  • Alexandra Thiel, PhD student and Postdoctoral fellow, 2003-2016 (PhD thesis 2012)
  • Lilli Saarinen, PhD student 2014-16
  • Susanna Tarkiainen, MSc thesis 2018
  • Helena Ahola, Technician, Lab manager, retired 2013
  • Mira Heinonen, PhD thesis 2011
  • Camilla Böckelmann, MD, PhD thesis 2012
  • Johanna Mrena, MD, PhD thesis 2011
  • Tuija Hallikainen, Technician, Lab manager
  • Kirsi Narko, PhD, Postdoctoral fellow
  • Bastiaan van Rees, MD, PhD, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam (Shared supervisor responsibility with Prof. Johan Offerhaus, AMC) (PhD thesis 2002)
  • Kirsi Saukkonen, PhD, Helsinki University, (MSc thesis 1997, PhD thesis 2003)
  • Tiina-Liisa Erkinheimo, MD, Helsinki University (PhD thesis 2005)
  • Anna Sivula, MSc, Helsinki University (PhD thesis 2005)
  • Leena Laitinen, MD (1998)
  • Kirsi Orasaari, MD (1998)
  • Maureen Terlaak, MSc (1998)
  • Susa Vilkki, MSc (2000)
  • Johanna Rintahaka, MSc (2003)
  • Leena Pohjola, MSc (2003)