Science
Meet the teacher!

December 31, 2021 • 1 min read • Finland

Meet the teacher!

Almost 30 years after starting my academic career, I started to teach at the Faculty of Pharmacy (without much pedagogic experience and education).
KLK3: tumorigenic or not?

December 22, 2021 • 2 min read • Vascular Biology

KLK3: tumorigenic or not?

We have just published our latest review about the role of KLK3 as an activator of VEGF-C and VEGF-D in prostate cancer.
3. Swiss Lymphsymposium

September 17, 2021 • 4 min read • Vascular Biology

  1. Swiss Lymphsymposium

The English translation of the German talk (slides and abstract) is available from here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6034307
How attractive is Finland for international students?

August 29, 2021 • 5 min read • Finland

How attractive is Finland for international students?

Let’s be honest: how attractive is Finland to international students? For example, for students from other EU countries who’d like to study abroad?
Searching for a lymphedema drug

August 11, 2021 • 3 min read • Vascular Biology

Searching for a lymphedema drug

More than 20 years ago, I cloned the VEGF-C cDNA into an adenovirus shuttle vector.
50 cucumbers and counting

July 3, 2021 • 3 min read • Finland

50 cucumbers and counting

Pandemic + staycation = balcony gardening.
Where to move to from RefWorks?

June 10, 2021 • 5 min read • Technology

Where to move to from RefWorks?

"I told you NOT to use proprietary software even if our university pays for it!"
TuKoKe success for our TET interns!

June 9, 2021 • 1 min read • Science

TuKoKe success for our TET interns!

Here in Finland, 8- or 9-graders make a one- or two-week "Introduction to working life" internship at a workplace of their choice (TET, työelämään tutustumisjakso).
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Biochemistry/Molecular biology researcher and teacher