Anthi-Styliani Makiou ([email protected])
I am a Biochemist/Biotechnologist with a master’s degree in Toxicology. My past research involves in vitro, in silico and in vivo work. Besides, I have devoted several years to delivering educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. My last position was in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) as a scientific/regulatory support in Biocides (the BPR). Currently, I am conducting my PhD regarding retinal degenerative diseases in School of Pharmacy (LRL lab).
ARGEO Project
The project will implement data gathered in a study concerning argumentation skills of students in general upper secondary education regarding social environmental issues and an assessment tool for argumentation skills developed in the study. This project promotes the development of cross-disciplinary outlook, critical thinking and argumentation skills regarding general education and university education. In addition, this project contributes to the realization of the core curriculum in everyday teaching.
Ari Pappinen ([email protected])
The fields of teaching and research are forest health as well as industrial forest biotechnology and biorefining. In terms of forest health, key issues include the epigenetic adaptation of forest trees to environmental disturbances and climate change and the use and management of forest biodiversity. A special research topic is the potential of forest biodiversity sites and short rotation coppice plantations to enter the carbon compensation markets. Research on the production of carbon-neutral bio-based products and materials and the calculation of the carbon footprint (Scope1, 2 and 3, and LCA) are at the heart of the research in industrial forest biotechnology and biorefining topic.
Ari Räisänen ([email protected])
My research focuses on contemporary American literature and, in particular, the ways in which it negotiates the relationship between violence and American national identity. In my dissertation, I examine how texts written by contemporary American veteran authors of the War on Terror generate counternarratives that contest popular imaginings of war, soldiering, and national belonging.
Assessment of undergraduate students’ generic skills in Finland (KAPPAS2)
Carlos Palacin Lizarbe ([email protected])
The research work of Carlos Palacin-Lizarbe is focusing on nitrogen (N) cycle of lake sediments. His recent work has been focusing on mountain lakes receiving high N deposition, specifically measuring denitrification rates and the genetic potential of N-transforming guilds. Currently at UEF his work is focusing on nitrate reduction processes on boreal lakes on changing winter conditions.
Carsten Carlberg ([email protected])
The research of Carsten Carlberg is directed to gene regulation and epigenetics by vitamin D.
Over 245 of his publications are listed in the Science Citation Index. These have been cited more than 11,000 times leading to h-index of 58 (Web of Science/Publons). So far he finished the supervision of 13 post-doctoral fellows, 19 doctoral students (18 PhD, 1 MD) and 32 MSc students.
Carsten Carlberg published textbooks on “Mechanisms of Gene Regulation”, “Nutrigenomics”, “Human Epigenomics” and “Cancer Biology”.
César Soares de Oliveira ([email protected])
César Soares de Oliveira is a legal scholar who specializes in applying theoretical debates within public international law to specific areas in international environmental law. In particular, his research interests lie in the Law of the Sea, the Law of Treaties, Polar Law, and the study of coherence and consistency within international environmental regimes. He also has a general interest in comparative legal history and in Ecological Law.
Soares de Oliveira has a background in international relations and also holds a master’s degree in International and Comparative Law (MICL) from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree at UEF in association with the Law in Water and Environmental Governance Research Group at the Centre for Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental Law (CCEEL).
Christopher Asquith ([email protected])
Dr Asquith first completed a BSc and MSc in Chemistry at the University of Southampton. During this time, he worked for Prof. A. Ganesan on novel asthma targets and epigenetic prostate cancer modulators, which included a 3-month placement abroad at the University of Eastern Finland. He then went on to do a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry at University College London under the supervision of Dr S. Hilton, working on zinc abstractors as a treatment for retroviral infections. This work was part of a broad international Consortium including the University of Zurich, Switzerland and Zelinsky Institute, Moscow, Russia and others, targeting the nucleocapsid protein of FIV/HIV. Subsequently, he continued his interest in innovative ring systems with a short stay at the University of Cyprus working with Prof. P. Koutentis, before joining the Structural Genomics Consortium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill working on chemical probe development for kinases with Prof. T. Willson. This was followed by a move to the School of Medicine to work as the lead medicinal chemist on the Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG) kinase program working with Prof. G. Johnson. Starting his own research team, he moved to the University of Eastern Finland to start a medicinal Chemistry program, working on novel kinase indications and understanding kinase solvation shells as a prognostic marker for Kinome wide inhibitor promiscuity.