Group members
We are always looking for highly motivated individuals at various career levels to join our team! If you are interested in translational and basic vascular cell biology please send your inquiries (including CV and references) to Pipsa.Saharinen <@> Helsinki.fi. A background in molecular/cell biology, mouse genetics, imaging or medical sciences is required.
Pipsa Saharinen, Principal Investigator
Associate Professor (tenure-track), Translational Cancer Biology Program
Wihuri Group leader, Wihuri Research Institute
Scientific Director, Biomedicum Imaging Unit-In vivo Imaging (BIU-IVI)
Vice Chair, Helsinki In Vivo Animal Imaging Platform (HAIP)
Elina Kiss, Post-doctoral researcher
Academy of Finland Post-doctoral Researcher
PhD in Immunology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
M.Sc. University of Turku, Finland
Anne Pink, Post-doctoral researcher
Post-doctoral researcher at University of Helsinki
PhD in Gene technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Kumar Ponna, Post-doctoral researcher
PhD, University of Oulu & Ulm University, Germany (estimated 2018)
M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences & Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
B.Sc. in Engineering in Biotechnology, Sree Nidhi Institute of Science and Technology (SNIST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
Laura Hakanpää, Doctoral student
Doctoral Student at DPBM
M.Sc. University of Helsinki
Master's thesis work at National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki
Tuomas Sipilä, Doctoral student
Doctoral Student at DPBM
M.Sc. University of Eastern Finland
Master's thesis on nanoparticles in drug delivery at Division of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, University of Helsinki
Keerthana Ganesh, Doctoral student
M.Sc. in Molecular Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences-Human Genetics, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
Janine Weis, Doctoral student
M.Sc. in Molecular Biotechnology, Goethe-University of Frankfurt (Main)
B. Sc. in Biology, University of Würzburg, Germany
Seija Tillanen, Senior Laboratory Analyst
Senior Laboratory Analyst
Joel Noutere, Research assistant
Undergraduate student in Biosciences, University of Helsinki
Eric Coles, undergraduate student
Undergraduate student, Molecular Biotechnology at University of Helsinki
B.Sc., Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2015
Anita Lampinen, PhD, University of Helsinki, completed PhD thesis in the group 2016
Kirsi Mänttäri, Laboratory technician, retired 2016
Prson Gautam, M.Sc., University of Uppsala, 2011, completed M.Sc. thesis in the group 2011
Riina Haajanen, undergraduate student at University of Helsinki, 2017
Elisa Ritola, undergraduate student at University of Helsinki, 2015, 2016
Hanna Vihervaara, undergraduate student at University of Helsinki, 2015
Salla Välipakka, undergraduate student at University of Helsinki, 2015
Janina Allekotte, undergraduate student at University of Helsinki, 2012
B.Sc. Aleksi Halme, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, completed B.Sc. thesis in the lab in 2017
B.Sc. Ciia Kohonen, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, completed B.Sc. thesis in the lab in 2015
B.Sc. Ella Tuominen, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, completed B.Sc. thesis in the lab in 2015
Anni Ojansivu, B.Sc. student, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, completed training in the lab in 2015
Rita Teixeira, Erasmus student, Ecola Superior de Saude, Porto, Portugal completed internship in the lab in 2015
B.Sc. Lavinia van der Sande, Kaho Sint Leuven, Belgium, completed B.Sc. thesis in the lab in 2014
B.Sc. Julie Drighe, Kaho Sint Leuven, Belgium, completed B.Sc. thesis in the lab in 2012