VILLE PAAKINAHO

Academy Research Fellow

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Title of a Docent

I act as academy research fellow and research group leader in the Institute of Biomedicine at University of Eastern Finland. My research focuses on deciphering how nuclear protein interactions alter the regulation of genes in prostate cancer, and how these changes lead to the development of drug-resistant cancer. In addition to prostate cancer, I investigate the activity, interactions, and alteration of these proteins also in other disease states. More detailed description of my research can be found at our research group page (Paakinaho lab).

Contact info

Organization

School of Medicine, Biomedicine

Email

ville.paakinaho@uef.fi

Phone

+358 50 512 8721

Keywords

cancer research chromatin gene regulation genomics molecular biology molecular endocrinology

Academic degrees

2021 Title of a Docent (in the field of molecular endocrinology), University of Eastern Finland
2014 PhD (medical biochemistry), University of Eastern Finland

Academic positions

2021 – Academy Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedicine, UEF
2019 Special Volunteer, National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA
2018 – 2021 Postdoctoral Fellow (Academy of Finland), Institute of Biomedicine, UEF
2015 – 2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA
2010 – 2014 Early Stage Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine, UEF

Teaching activities

2018 – Course director: Genome-wide gene expression project (GEP), Master’s program in Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland

Past teaching activities
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2014
- Lecturer: Johdatus bioinformatiikkaan (JOBI), Health bioscience degree programme, University of Eastern Finland
- Laboratory instructor: Advanced laboratory works in molecular biology (ALMB), Health bioscience degree programme, University of Eastern Finland
2013
- Laboratory instructor: Molekyylibiologian laboratoriotyöt biokemisteille (BIK390), Bioscience degree programme, University of Eastern Finland
- Laboratory instructor: Lääketieteellinen biokemia 2 (LBK2), Medical degree programme, University of Eastern Finland
2012
- Laboratory instructor: Molekyylibiologian laboratoriotyöt biokemisteille (BIK390), Bioscience degree programme, University of Eastern Finland
2011
- Laboratory instructor: Lääketieteellinen biokemia 2 (LBK2), Medical degree programme, University of Eastern Finland