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Being the boss

November 1, 2013 • 2 min read • Finland

Being the boss

Almost accidentally, I got promoted.
A Nobel Prize for angiogenesis research?

October 27, 2013 • 2 min read • Science

A Nobel Prize for angiogenesis research?

In 2008, during a dinner in Stockholm (when I participated in the Novo Nordisk Foundation 8th Annual Conference on Vascular Biology in Diabetes Complications) I proposed to Christer Betsholtz to award the Nobel Prize to the world-wide community of postdocs, which are the unsung heroes of today's research.
Self Archiving and Open Access

July 7, 2013 • 3 min read • Science

Self Archiving and Open Access

I recently wrote a review article for the journal "Lymphologie in Forschung ind Praxis".
Prisma Viikki and customer's rights revisited

July 3, 2013 • 3 min read • Finland

Prisma Viikki and customer’s rights revisited

I bought a lamp from Prisma for 24,95€.
The old LEGO motors are still going strong

June 24, 2013 • 1 min read • Technology

The old LEGO motors are still going strong

While the LEGO motors of my childhood are still going strong, the motor from the set 8287 broke barely three years after I bought it.
Cyclical PhD production

June 11, 2013 • 1 min read • Technology

Cyclical PhD production

I was wondering why recently nobody graduated with a PhD from our lab.
Screw cap of Elmex mouth wash always breaks

June 9, 2013 • 1 min read • Technology

Screw cap of Elmex mouth wash always breaks

This is my third bottle of Elmex mouth wash.

May 27, 2013 • 1 min read • Science

Academic Portfolio 2013

Below my updated Academic Portfolio in PDF format.
A view to the Baltic sea

May 5, 2013 • 1 min read • Technology

A view to the Baltic sea

Just to prove that one can see the Baltic sea from our living room's window.
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Biochemistry/Molecular biology researcher and teacher