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MD, PhD, Group Leader

I am adjunct professor in medical genetics and specialist in ob&gyn and clinical genetics. My research interests are genetics, molecular mechanisms, risk factors and later life implications of common pregnancy disorders.

MD, PhD, Senior Researcher

I am specialist in obstetrics and gynecology and with special interest in reproductive immunology. I have graduated from University of Turku and I did my thesis Immunoregulation in the human decidua 2003 also in University of Turku. At the time I am full time clinician working in Helsinki University Hospital mainly with obstetric patients.

PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow

I received my PhD in clinical nutrition at the University of Eastern Finland in 2010. The research focused on obesity predisposing genes and lifestyle factors. In the current group as a postdoctoral fellow I work with the InterPregGen project which is the first large-scale international effort to identify maternal and fetal susceptibility genes for pre-eclampsia.

MSc, Graduate Student

I am a human geneticist currently working on my PhD. In my research I focus on identifying genetic risk factors for pre-eclampsia both in affected families and in general population, mostly with next-generation sequencing methods.

MD, Graduate Student

MSc, Graduate Student

I am an evolutionary geneticist, I studied at University of East Anglia and University of Helsinki. I first became interested in pregnancy disorders in late 2009. Since 2010 I have studied immunogenetics of pre-eclampsia with specific focus on the complement system.

MD, Graduate Student

I am an MD and specialised in obstetrics and gynecology in University of Helsinki.  I have been working in the PREDO project since it started. I am interested in pregnancy disorders and fetal medicine with  special focus on the prediction and prevention pre-eclampsia.

MD, Graduate Student

M.D., Specialist in OB&GYN, graduated from University of Turku 2009. I am a clinician and my particular interest is fetal medicine. I am working on my doctoral thesis in PREDO-project. The topic is ”Prediction of Pre-eclampsia”.

MD, Graduate Student

Undergraduate Student

Laboratory Technician

 I’m clinical laboratory technologist and my resposibilities are taking care of the samples and sample databases in the lab.

Research Nurse

I am a trained midwife. As the group’s research nurse I am responsible for our clinical databases and assist in the group’s research projects.