Huippuyksikön tutkijat/Researchers in CoE

EGRU

Ab Ghani Nurul Izza (PhD student)
Alho Jussi (PhD student)
Cano Arias José Manuel (Post-doc)
Effects of environmental predictability, life-history tradeoffs, effective population
size and gene flow on the evolutionary potential of populations
DeFaveri Jacquelin (PhD student)
Genetic diversity and differentiation in Baltic three-spined stickleback
Gienapp Phillip (Post-doc)
Studies on selection and quantitative genetics to understand evolutionary
processes in wild populations, especially in the context of environmental
changes
Gonda Abigel (PhD student)
Studies on the genetics, plasticity and adaptation of brain morphology in
sticklebacks
Granroth Anni (M Sc student)
Genetic diversity of common frog (Rana temporaria) in golf courses of Helsinki
City area
Herczeg Gabor (Post-doc)
Thermal ecology and physiology of ectotherms and morphological adaptations in
sticklebacks
Karjalainen Marika (Laboratory technician)
Laboratory technician, overall functions in the laboratory
Kuparinen Anna (Post-doc)
Fisheries-induced evolution
Lehtonen Maija (MSc student)
Long term growth trends in whitefish
Leinonen Tuomas (Post-doc)
Evolutionary genetics of three-spined sticklebacks
Lilja Marika (Research secretary)
General administration and assistance in research of EGRU
Loehr John (Post-doc)
Evolution of novelty through hybridisation in thinhorn sheep
McCairns Scott (Post-doc)
Merilä Juha (Senior researcher)
Uncovering cryptic adaptive differentiation in wild populations and understanding
their proximate and innate causes
Nair Abhilash (PhD student)
Conservation Genetics of endemic Indirana frogs in Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot
Panda Bineet (PhD student)
Genetics and Life history perspective on selective fishing of migratory
Whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
Shikano Takahito (Post-doc)
Gene sequence and expression diversity in sticklebacks
Shimada Yukinori (Post-doc)
Evolutionary and population genetics in sticklebacks
Teacher Amber (Post-doc)
Trokovic Nina (Post-doc)
Välimäki Kaisa (PhD student)

EEPRU

Arjamaa Olli (Senior researcher)
Effects of hypoxia on retinal angiogenesis and cardiac peptide secretion.
Eeva Tapio (Senior researcher)
Environmental effects on birds.
Kanerva Mirella (PhD student)
The role of oxidative stresses in environmental responses of Fennoscandian
animals.
Koivula Miia (PhD student)
Environmental effects on birds.
Lilley Thomas (PhD student)
Effects of organic tin compounds on bats
Lindroos Anna (PhD student)
Molecular biology of disturbances caused by oil components in the Baltic Sea.
Leskinen Piia (Post-doc)
Molecular biology of disturbances caused by oil components in the Baltic Sea.
Leveelahti Lotta (PhD student)
Physiology of hypoxia responses.
Nikinmaa Mikko (Senior researcher)
Environmental regulation of cellular responses in vertebrates with an emphasis
on oxygen-dependent responses.
Rytkönen Kalle (PhD student)
Evolution of hypoxia responses.
Salonen Virpi (PhD student)
Hypoxia Effects on Fish Hatching
Stauffer Janina (MSc student)
Oxidative stress in bats
Vuori Kristiina (Post-doc)
Molecular background of the early mortality syndrome (M74) in Baltic salmon
and the application of molecular and physiological methodology to aquatic
environmental research.

MEERU

Aukee Ville (Research assistant)
All around assistance
Diaz Fernandez Roghelio (Laboratory assistant)
Kahar Siim (PhD student)
Integration of ecological, experimental and genetic perspectives to investigate fitness related traits for conservation in salmonid fishes
Laine Veronika (PhD student)
The molecular genetic basis of behaviour - Ninespine stickleback as a model species.
Leder Erica (Post-doc)
Functional genomics of non-mammalian vertebrates.
Lehtonen Paula (PhD student)
The molecular mechanisms and evolutionary significance of plumage colour
variation in pied flycatchers.
Leino Juha (MSc student)
Characterization of intra- and interspecific variation in rhodopsin as a candidate
gene affecting vision in families Percidae and Salmonidae.
Ozerov Mikhail (Researcher)
Modelling the evolution of parasite tolerance in Atlantic salmon.
Primmer Craig (Senior researcher)
Evolutionary and conservation genetics of non-mammalian vertebrates.
Vasemägi Anti (Post-doc)
Evolutionary and conservation genetics of salmonid fishes.
Viitaniemi Heidi (PhD student)
The molecular mechanisms of sex specific physiology and behavior in sticklebacks.
Vähä Juha-Pekka (Researcher)
Population structure and the underlying evolutionary forces of Atlantic salmon
in the river Teno.