Cecilia Sahlgren, Docent in Cell and Developmental Biology
Position: Principal investigator (ÅAU and TU/e), Professor of Cell Biology (ÅAU), Professor in Biomedical Engineering (TU/e)
Malin Åkerfelt, Docent in Translational Cancer Biology
Position: Senior researcher (ÅAU)
Kati Kemppainen, PhD in Cell Biology
Position: Project coordinator (ÅAU)
Project: Interplay of ECM stiffness, estrogen and Notch in breast cancer
Elenaé Vázquez-Ulloa, PhD in Biochemical Science
Position: Post-doctoral researcher (ÅAU)
Project: Jagged interactions in neuroendocrine cancer
Ezgi Özliseli, MSc in Biomedical Imaging
Position: PhD student (ÅAU; co-supervised together with Professor Jessica Rosenholm)
Project: 3D printed bioactive scaffolds integrated with cell-directed delivery of Notch inhibitor for muscle tissue engineering
Rasmus Niemi, MSc in Cell Biology
Position: PhD student (ÅAU)
Project: Probing the tumour microenvironment
Freddy Suarez-Rodriguez, MSc in Biology
Position: PhD student (ÅAU)
Project: Notch signalling in the vasculature
Marjaana Parikainen, MSc in Biochemistry
Position: PhD student (ÅAU; co-supervised together with Professor Jyrki Heino, UTU)
Project: Roles of Jagged and alpha2beta1-integrin in breast and prostate cancers
William Eccleshall, MSc in Drug Discovery and Development
Position: PhD student (UTU; co-supervised together with Adjunct professor Päivi Koskinen, UTU)
Project: PIM kinases and Notch receptors in breast cancer
Janine Grolleman, MSc/Ir. in Biomedical Engineering
Position: PhD student (TU/e)
Project: Mechanical forces in sprouting angiogenesis
Sami Sanlidag, MSc in Biomedical Imaging
Position: PhD student (ÅAU)
Project: Spatiotemporal control of Notch signaling
Noora Virtanen, MSc in Biochemistry
Position: PhD student (ÅAU)
Project: Mechanical regulation of Notch signaling in vascular development and homeostasis
Kai-Lan Lin, MSc in Biomedical Imaging
Position: PhD student (ÅAU)
Project: Tools and technologies to study and control cell-cell signaling
Cansu Karakaya, MSc in Biomedical Science and Engineering
Position: PhD student (TU/e; co-supervised together with Associate professor Sandra Loerakker, TU/e)
Project: Mechanoregulation of Notch signaling for functionally organized engineered vessels
Alexandra Manea, MSc in Drug Discovery and Development
Position: Research technician (ÅAU)
Project: Tumor and Lymph Node on Chip for cancer studies (ÅAU)
Diosángeles Soto Véliz, MSc in Chemical Engineering
Position: Research associate (ÅAU)
Project: Mechanics and inflammatory signalling in the endothelium
Elena Martinez-Klimova, PhD in Synthetic Biology
Position: Post-doctoral researcher (ÅAU)
Project: Bioelectronic control of cell functions
Elmeri Kiviluoto, MSc in Biomedical Imaging
Position: Research assistant (ÅAU)
Erica Långbacka, BSc in Cell and Molecular Bioscience
Position: Research assistant (ÅAU)
PhD students
Postdocs
MSc students, research technicians, research assistants
and many valuable collaborators at Åbo Akademi University within Cell Biology, Pharmacy, Physics Chemistry and Molecular Modeling.