Funding

Major research grants

Research Council of Finland, Academy Professor Award 369710. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 01.01.2026-31.12.2031. Development of synthetic biology tools for biomedicine. Declined due to residency requirement.

Research Council of Finland, Academy Project Grant 360277. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 1.9.2024–31.8.2028. Near-infrared biosensors of neuromodulators for deep-tissue imaging and spectral multiplexing.

Research Council of Finland, Researcher Mobility Grant 359487 to K.O. Tokarchuk. PI:  V.V. Verkhusha, 01.01.2024-31.12.2025.

Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, Research Group Grant 220011. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 01.01.2023-31.12.2025. Development of optogenetic technologies for cancer research.

Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) Fellow Award. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 01.01.2023-31.12.2025.

Cancer Foundation Finland, Research Group Grant. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 01.01.2022-31.12.2024. Nanobody-based agents stabilized by intracellular oncogenes for the treatment of cancer.

Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation Grant. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 01.04.2021-31.03.2024. Engineering of near-infrared fluorescent proteins and nanobodies for multiplexed imaging. 

Academy of Finland, Academy Project Grant 322226. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 01.09.2019-31.08.2023. Development of near-infrared fluorescent calcium indicators for neuronal activity. 

Finnish National Agency for Education, Fellowship to D.A. Zhylin. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 16.03.2022-15.12.2022. Targeting of intracellular oncogenes to the plasma membrane and extracellular space using novel NIR-Fb technology.

EU FP7, European Research Council, Advanced Grant 340233.  PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 01.05.2014-30.04.2019. Near-infrared fluorescent probes based on bacterial phytochromes for in vivo imaging.

Academy of Finland, Academy Project Grant 266992. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, 01.09.2013-31.08.2017. Fluorescent proteins for modern imaging technologies. 

Academy of Finland, Finland Distinguished Professor (FiDiPro) Award. PI: V.V. Verkhusha, Host: E.M. Ikonen, 01.09.2012-31.08.2017. Development of advanced fluorescent proteins for emerging imaging approaches. 

Finnish National Agency for Education, CIMO Fellowship to E.S. Omelina. PI: V.V. Verkhusha,  23.06.2014-22.12.2015. Molecular engineering of optogenetic probes based on bacterial phytochromes.