New academy research fellows and academy projects in biosciences, health and environmental research at the University of Oulu

The Research Council of Finland's Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has made decisions on new funding for Academy Research Fellows and Academy Projects. The funding period in the Academy Research Fellowship and Academy Project funding schemes is four years.

New Academy Research Fellowships at the University of Oulu

Hanna Karvonen: Exploiting kinase and phosphatase catalytic vulnerabilities to develop targeted therapies for breast cancer, 700 000 €

Feby Pratiwi: Decoding Bioaerosol Extracellular Vesicles: Multimodal Characterization and Health Relevance (D-BioVes), 699 602 €

Eeva Sliz: Reconceptualizing APOE as a systemic multimorbidity gene shaping lifelong health through an AI framework to uncover preclinical pathways to dementia, 699 969 €

New Academy Projects at the University of Oulu

Johannes Kettunen: Trans-ancestry and sex-specific genetic atlas of metabolic measures in human circulation in 1.3 million participants, 600 000 €

Lari Lehtiö: Structural and chemical biology of mono-ADP-ribosylation in cancer and infections, 600 000 €

Ulla Haverinen-Shaughnessy: The effects of childcare environments on respiratory health from childhood to adulthood, 350 000 €

Aino-Kaisa Rantala: The effects of childcare environments on respiratory health from childhood to adulthood, 350 000 €

Inari Kursula: Myosins in Plasmodium – from molecules to mechanisms, 599 999 €

Anu Eskelinen: Mechanisms of Plant Biodiversity Change, 599 558 €

Yante Li: Understanding Tree Resilience to External Stresses Through Hyper Spatiotemporal Multimodal Sensing and AI, 272 710 €

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Created 11.6.2026 | Updated 11.6.2026