Lab members

People working in Otonkoski lab.
Timo Otonkoski

Principal investigator, M.D., Ph.D. Professor

Biomedicum 1, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki
E-mail: timo.otonkoski@helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 2941 25692
Diego Balboa

Principal investigator, Ph.D.
Email: diego.balboa@helsinki.fi
Päivi Miettinen

M.D.,Ph.D., Docent
Kirmo Wartiovaara

M.D., Ph.D., Docent
Ras Trokovic

Ph.D., BSCC Core Facility Scientist
Tom Barsby

Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Vikash Chandra

Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Jouni Kvist

PhD, Bioinformatician
Jonna Saarimäki-Vire

Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Sophia Forsskåhl

Ph.D. Student

E-mail: sophia.forsskahl@helsinki.fi
Hazem Ibrahim

Ph.D. student
Väinö Lithovius

M.D., PhD student
Sami Jalil

Ph.D. student
Rocio Maldonado

Ph.D. student
Hossam Montaser

Ph.D. student
Sachin Muralidharan

Ph.D. student

E-mail: sachin.muralidharan@helsinki.fi
Joonas Sokka

M.Sc. student
Eliisa Vähäkangas

PhD student
Anna Ahmala

Laboratory technician

E-mail: anna.ahmala@helsinki.fi
Solja Eurola

Lab Technician
Former lab members
  • Heli Grym, Laboratory Coordinator
  • Anni Laitinen, Lab Technician
  • Jarkko Ustinov, M.Sc. student
  • Eeva-Mari Jouhilahti, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Laura Laiho, Ph.D. student
  • Christian Stadelmann, M.Sc. student
  • Jere Weltner, Ph.D. student
  • Fuping Zhang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Andrew Warren, M.Sc. student, 2018–2019
  • Agnes Viherä, Research Technician, 2018–2019
  • Maxim Bespalov, PhD, 2016–2019
  • Diego Balboa Alonso, PhD student, 2011–2018
  • Anna Näätänen, M.Sc. student, Oct 2017–Dec 2018
  • Pauliina Paloviita, PhD student, 2018
  • Yuval Novik, M.Sc. student, 2015–2018
  • Ara Taalas, M.Sc, January–April 2018
  • Laura Laiho, M.Sc. student, Sept 2017–Feb 2018
  • Mariia Cherepkova, M.Sc.,  2016–2017
  • Elina Pörsti, M.Sc. student 2016–2017
  • Minnamari Salmela, Research assistant, 2016
  • Sanna Toivonen, PhD 2010–2015
  • Milla Mikkola, PhD 2002–2014
  • Sanna Vuoristo, PhD 2005–2013
  • Kaisa Tamminen, B.Sc 2011–2014
  • Suvi Asikainen, PhD 2011–2014
  • Mari Pulkkinen, MD, PhD 1995–2003
  • Suvi Rasilainen, MD, PhD 1997–2003
  • Ru Gao, PhD 2000–2007
  • Meenal Banerjee, PhD 2006–2009
  • Samer Hussein, PhD 2007–2009
  • Martins Kalins, PhD 2010–2011
  • Karolina Lundin, PhD 2005–2012
  • Jaan Palgi, M.Sc. 1999–2012