2000: MSc in medical physics, University of Kuopio, Finland

2004: PhD in physics, University of Kuopio, Finland

2005-2007: Post doc, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2008-2013: Academy Research Fellow, University of Eastern Finland

2013-2016. Associate Professor of biomechanics, University of Eastern Finland

2016-current: Professor of biomechanics

 

Dr. Korhonen has vast experience in musculoskeletal biomechanics, imaging and modelling at cellular, molecular, tissue and joint levels. Currently his research aims primarily at 1) revealing new biomechanically and biochemically driven mechanisms leading to osteoarthritis and 2) developing novel imaging and in silico modelling methods for osteoarthritis prognosis and treatment planning. Dr. Korhonen has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and supervised 28 PhD theses, and his research has been funded by EU (e.g. ERC), Academy of Finland, Business Finland, and other national and international foundations and organizations.

 

Links to the BBC research group and MSKD research community:

https://sites.uef.fi/biophysics/

https://www.uef.fi/en/research-community/musculoskeletal-diseases-msd

Adjunct professor Sami Myllymaa received his Ph.D. degree in 2010 and the title of docent in the field of Medical Physics, especially biomaterials and bioelectrode technology in 2014 from the University of Eastern Finland. He is currently acting as a Senior Researcher and Co-head of the Sleep Technology and Analytics Group (STAG) at the Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland.

His current research is focused on development of novel wearable sensors and machine learning solutions for personalized diagnostics and prognostics of sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnoea, sleep bruxism). Furthermore, he has been very active in the field of salivary metabolomics and development of new coatings and electrochemical biosensors for point-of-care diagnostics. In addition to scientific publications, his work has led to commercialization of the scientific innovations. He involved to the development of an EEG electrode set for emergency medicine. This BrainStatus EEG-electrode set (Bittium Corp.) is patented, CE-approved and currently marketed globally (https://www.bittium.com/products_services/medical/bittium_brainstatus).

I began my academic career in theoretical condensed matter physics, where I predicted new phases of matter in superconducting junctions. Then I moved towards biophysics to study phagocytosis and bacterial chemotaxis in Robert Endres’ laboratory (Imperial College London) .During this experience, I improved my knowledge of biological systems and developed a strong interest for the self-organized molecular choreography that gives rise to the cell division cycle. I started studying the cell cycle in yeast with Derek McCusker in Bordeaux. There, I demonstrated that mother cells prepare the emergence of their daughters via the spatial coordination of opposing membrane trafficking activities, endocytosis and exocytosis. I was then fortunate to find an additional training opportunity in experimental molecular and cell biology, genetics, and advanced microscopy with Mike Tyers, a world leader in eukaryotic cell cycle research in Montreal. There, I positioned my research in the broader context of biological systems scaling. My main current interests are in advanced fluorescence microscopy, mathematical modeling, and quantitative cell biology. In particular, I am fascinated by the outstanding questions of how a cell takes the decision to divide into two cells, this so peculiar trait of living things. How did evolution shape cell division cycle pathways to adjust the biophysical features of each cell type to its particular functions or environment?