In the Cancer Stress Biology research we study the molecular, cellular and tissue mechanisms that contribute to the increased ability of cancer cells to tolerate stress. We focus on the molecular mechanisms behind the different capacities of cancer and neuronal cells to deal with protein and RNA aggregates, and the ability of cancer cells to form resistance to drugs. We also query the cancer growth patterns in tissue combining this to molecular information in order to better understand the mechanisms behind cancer cells’ ability to survive in the crossfire of different stress types. In our tissue analysis collaboration projects we search for better ways to image, visualise and quantitatively analyse histology with development of digital pathology, machine learning and AI tools.
Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind detrimental tissue effects in disease are key to find more efficient treatments for patients. Better understanding of cellular stress responses enables identification of novel drug targets. If we can inhibit the increased ability of cancer cells to bypass toxic amounts of stress, we can identify ways to destroy cancer cells. On the other hand, by activating the stress responses in cells that are unable to buffer out toxic effects, we can prevent the damage on cells and tissues in diseases such as neurodegeneration.
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My research focuses on autobiographical narratives in a variety of contexts. I also take an interest in medical humanities and popular culture.
I assist researchers in all their queries related to the research funding . My main tasks consist of identifying suitable funding sources matching researchers’ profile. Moreover, I provide my assistance and (technical) guidance in the process of project application writing, including commenting on research proposals during the preparation phase. I also train researchers at different academic career stages in order to bring forward various instruments of external research funding and to enhance the overall quality of research proposals at the Philosophical faculty.
I am a Researcher in Precision Medicine at the Internal Medicine Department at the University of Eastern Finland and a fellow at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. My research focuses on identifying and characterizing metabolites involved in metabolic diseases, particularly on understanding metabolic pathways across different physiological states, including normal glucose tolerance, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes, by leveraging advanced metabolomics and clinical data, aiming to develop personalized approaches for the early detection and treatment of metabolic disorders, contributing to the advancement of precision medicine in metabolic diseases. With a strong background in pharmacy, I combine Biochemical expertise with clinical Insights to translate findings into potential Therapeutic interventions.
Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu. MA attained in Transnational and Comparative History. Studying with a major focus on modern Europe, and hold minors in Public History and Comparative Indigenous History. Currently specializing in modern Finnish and North American Indigenous history, and conducting a research project designed to explore the role of state paternalism within the development of Indigenous boarding school policy.
Of secondary research interest are the concepts of Indigenous American communities intersecting with Finnish immigrants in the Great Lakes Region of the United States during the twentieth century. Doran examines the idea of perception and cultural stereotyping in relation to the Ojibwe and Finnish communities, and how these perceptions may have traveled from the United States to Finland today.
I am currently working on a post-doc project funded by the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, In the Footsteps of a Scientific Nomad, where I am researching Lauri Kettunen and his Suomen murteet (‘Finnish Dialects’) series. Lauri Kettunen (1885–1963) was a prolific researcher and field worker and, among others, a professor of Estonian and its related languages at the University of Helsinki. In addition to my research, my goal is to write a non-fiction book about Lauri Kettunen. I work with archival material and literature, but I also gather oral history about Lauri Kettunen from the scientific community and other respondents.
In 2023–2025 I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland in a research project “Linguistic variation, social class and experiences on inequality in Eastern Finland” (LINSOC). The project is funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s North Karelia and North Savo funds.
The subject of my dissertation (June 2023, University of Turku) “Dialect and its study: Perspectives on the history and language ideologies of Finnish dialectological research 1871–2017” is dialect and how dialect has been studied in the field of the Finnish language. In addition to the research-historical perspective, I dealt with language ideologies related to dialect research. My dissertation is graded “with commendation”, which requires that the research represents the top ten percent of its field.
I am a PhD and project researcher at the University of Eastern Finland. My research interests include promoting inclusion in society, both in my dissertation from the perspective of digital inclusion of older people and people with developmental disabilities, and in various projects, for example on support for children in early childhood education and digital literacy of teachers. Previously I have analysed focus group interviews with peer tutors in digital literacy for older people, conducted observational research on digital support network workshops, and collected unique material from peer tutors in digital literacy for people with developmental disabilities remotely, using AAC support methods. Lastly, I interviewed peer tutors of digital literacy for older people in individual and pair interviews in Teams as part of a project we conducted with the Centre of Excellence in Ageing and Care Research (CoE AgeCare) at the University of Jyväskylä.
I work as a university teacher in the Faculty of Philosophy, the School of Educational Sciences and Psychology. In addition, I work with my doctoral dissertation in the OpeSegr -project. My background is in teacher education (early childhood education and preschool teacher), from which I have since moved to the side of research. I have worked on both research and development in child protection (THL), continuing education in the fields of education and teaching, and on various issues related to educational equality and inequality. My research themes focus especially on the relationships between education, politics and society, the intersectional factors of early childhood education and schools, as well as teacher segregation. In my research, I use both quantitative and qualitative methods.
My research interests focus on the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible (dissertation in 2014 on the Book of Malachi) and tradition history of the Hebrew Bible. Other fields of interest are reception history of the Bible in Second Temple Judaism and in the New Testament. I am also interested in the reception and influence of the Bible in more modern times, for example in art and literature. My overall interest thus lies in the diachronic survey of the Bible in the broadest sense.
