I study the applicability of transporter proteins in drug delivery and targeting. My research expertise includes, e.g., cell culturing, in vitro studies, and mass spectrometry (LC-MS).
Jari Leskinen ([email protected])
Support for Electron Microscopy. Research services. PhD, Physics.
Jari Martikainen ([email protected])
I work as an Associate Professor in Social Psychology at the University of Eastern Finland. In addition, I hold the title of Docent in Social Psychology at the University of Helsinki. My interdisciplinary research focuses on the theory of social representations, discursive approaches, visual and social representations of teachership and leadership, migration politics, populist communication as well as visual, multimodal and arts-based research methods. Currently, I lead a 4-year research projected Intergroup relations and local encounters – Immigrant and Finnish young people’s perceptions of each other, their lives and future in multicultural Savo (funded by Kone Foundation).
Jari Tiihonen ([email protected])
Office at Niuvanniemi Hospital (Niuvankuja 65, FI-70240 Kuopio, Finland)
Present positions
• Professor, University of Eastern Finland, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kuopio, Finland
• Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden
Major research interests
• Psychiatry, psychopharmacology, functional brain imaging, autoradiography studies on dopamine and serotonin receptors and transporters in the human brain; epidemiology, genetics and neurobiology of substance dependence; violent and suicidal behavior
Jarjish Rahaman ([email protected])
I am a doctoral researcher, and my Ph.D. thesis is titled “Modelling and Image Reconstruction for Smart Diffuse Optical Tomography”. Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT) is an imaging technique for studying biological structures using visible and near-infrared light. It has potential applications in medicine, such as functional brain studies, breast cancer imaging, and small animal imaging.
I work in a MSCA-DN network CONcISE, where the aim is to develop data-efficient and quality-oriented techniques for biomedical optical imaging. My research focuses on DOT, where I develop modeling and inverse problem methodologies for a SMART-DOT system. My research involves the development of a light transport model, formulation of inverse problem solutions, and collaboration with fellow researchers within the network.
Jarkko Rautio ([email protected])
My research is focused on the chemistry-based methods, especially prodrugs, in drug delivery and targeting. Much of the research is currently focusing on exploiting the body’s natural mechanisms for transporting nutrients, the LAT1 and GLUT1 proteins, for targeted drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and cancer cells that express these transporters.
Jarkko Suhonen ([email protected])
I have worked at the University of Eastern Finland/University of Joensuu since 2000. I received a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Joensuu in 2005 as the first doctoral graduate from Prof. Erkki Sutinen’s edTech research group (nowadays Technologies for Learning and Development). Currently, my primary work duties are to supervise doctoral students, coordinate IMPDET online doctoral studies, and teach. Furthermore, I’m a contact person for computer science in the LUMETO doctoral programme.
My research interests include:
- online, hybrid, and multi-modal learning in higher education
- digital learning and learning technologies
- computing education, and
- ICT for development (ICT4D)
During the study year 2026-2027, I’m teaching the Research Methods in Computer Science -course.
Jarno Suni ([email protected])
Dr Jarno Suni is postdoctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland, Business School. His research interests include special interest tourism, serious leisure, and recreational specialization. He has conducted research on various special interest contexts, such as hunting, fishing, and movie tourism, especially focusing on tourist motivations and aspects related to seriousness.
Jasmiina Leskinen ([email protected])
I work as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland in the Department of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education in Joensuu. My duties include both research and teaching tasks.
Throughout my career, I have studied STEAM learning, particularly in makerspace learning environments. My research focuses on the collective learning processes of children and adults. I have examined these processes from various perspectives, drawing on sociocultural theoretical understanding. I have studied, among other topics, distributed leadership, relational expertise, innovation practices, and the collective construction of (in)equity in technologically supported makerspace learning environments.
In our current research group, we explore the potential of AI-based chatbots to support teaching and learning.
Jenna Siivonen ([email protected])
Past Experience:
- Research assistant at Everyday Ethics of Reproductive Outsourcing: Making Good Life in the Era of Biocapitalism (EEROS)
(Director Riikka Homanen, Funding Academy of Finland) - Project coordinator at Reproductive Futures
(Directors Mianna Meskus & Riikka Homanen, Funding Finnish Cultural Foundation) - Conference secretary at Reproductive Futures: Emergent Injustices, Hopes and Paradoxes
Publications:
Siivonen, Jenna & Castrén, Anna-Maija (2026) Selective Neoliberal Pronatalism in Finnish Population Policy Responses to Fertility Decline. NORA – Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, 1–18.
Siivonen, Jenna & Ikonen, Hanna-Mari (2022) Epävarmuuden ja ennustamattomuuden kokemukset tekevät lastensaamisesta entistä kuormittavampaa. Ilmiö, 12.10.2022.
Siivonen, Jenna & Ikonen, Hanna-Mari (2022) Ennakoivien toimijoiden diskursiivinen tuottaminen syntyvyyden vähenemistä käsittelevissä kantaaottavissa kirjoituksissa. Sukupuolentutkimus 35(2022): 1, 21–37.