Meet our researchers in the conferences 2023

Our delegation of 20 researchers is heading to MPS world summit 2023 held in June 26 – June 30 in Berlin. This news page will be updated for more information of our researchers attending the conference. We are looking forward to meet the researchers around the world!

Meet us in MPS 2023 World Conference in Berlin

Miina Björninen, coordinator, postdoctoral research fellow
Poster (abstract number 388)
Studying the effect of ischemia –
A research overview of the Centre of Excellence in Body-on-Chip Research (CoEBoC)
CoEBoC, Adult Stem Cell Group
Linkedin
Twitter: @Miinabj

Poster references

  • Arjen Gebraad et al. 2022. Growth Response and Differentiation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells in the Presence of Novel Multiple Myeloma Drug Melflufen. DOI: 10.3390/cells11091574
  • Martta Häkli, et al. 2022. Human Neurons Form Axon-Mediated Functional Connections with Human Cardiomyocytes in Compartmentalized Microfluidic Chip. DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063148
  • Anastasiia Mykuliak & Alma Yrjänäinen et al. 2022. Vasculogenic Potency of Bone Marrow- and Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Results in Differing Vascular Network Phenotypes in a Microfluidic Chip. DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.764237
  • Gaballah, M et al. 2022. Cardiac Ischemia On-a-Chip: Antiarrhythmic Effect of Levosimendan on Ischemic Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes. DOI: 10.3390/cells11061045
  • Kaisa Tornberg et al. 2022. Compartmentalized organ-on-a-chip structure for spatiotemporal control of oxygen microenvironments. DOI: 10.1007/s10544-022-00634-y

Susanna Miettinen, professor, PI
CoEBoC, Adult Stem Cell Group
ORCID
Linkedin

Pasi Kallio, Professor, PI
CoEBoC, Micro- and Nanosystems, Centre of Excellence in Body-on-Chip Research
ORCID
Linkedin

 

Jari Hyttinen, professor, PI
CoEBoC, Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group
ORCID
Linkedin
Twitter: @jariakhyttinen, https://twitter.com/hyttinenlabcbig

Hanna Vuorenpää, postdoctoral research fellow
Presentation 314 in session 4.7 (Bio)Material Advances for MPS 2
Vascularization and cellular rearrangement in bioactivated gellan gum hydrogels
CoEBoC, Adult Stem Cell Group
ORCID
Linkedin
Video on my research

Sweeta Akbari, postdoctoral research fellow
Poster (abstract 258)
Fabrication and development
of emulsion-templated porous materials for 3D cell culture
CoEBoC, Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group, Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering group
ORCID
Linkedin
Other visibility

Fikret Emre Kapucu, Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher
Poster (abstract 545)
Human cortical neuronal networks in microelectrode embedded microphysiological system to study functional alterations during alpha-synuclein aggregation and propagation as model for Parkinson’s disease
CoEBoC, NeuroGroup
ORCID
Linkedin
Twitter: @DrKapucu
http://emrekapucu.com/
http://parkinsonsonchip.com/

 

Arjen Gebraad, postdoctoral research fellow
Poster (abstract 260)
Assessment of vasculogenic potency of bone marrow derived stem/stromal cells from multiple myeloma and acute myeloid leukemia patients in a microfluidic chip
CoEBoC, Adult Stem Cell Group
ORCID
Linkedin

 

Joose Kreutzer, doctoral researcher
Poster (Abstract 450, wednesday 16.30 – 17.50)
Pneumatically actuated mechanobiological platform for cyclic cell stretching and compression studies
CoEBoC, Micro- and Nanosystems, Centre of Excellence in Body-on-Chip Research
ORCID
Linkedin
www.tuni.fi/en/joose-kreutzer
www.researchportal.tuni.fi/en/persons/joose-kreutzer
www.biogenium.fi

 

Siiri Suominen, doctoral researcher
Poster (abstract 547)
Liver-on-a-chip: Development of patient-specific liver models utilizing iPSCs and novel microfluidic chip devices
CoEBoC, Heart Group
ORCID
Linkedin
CoEBoC Instagram @bodyonchip

Alma Yrjänäinen, doctoral researcher
CoEBoC, Adult Stem Cell Group
Poster (abstract 391)
Generation of merged 3D vasculatures within a novel barrier-free, open-top microfluidic chip
ORCID
Twitter @AlmaYrjanainen
Linkedin
CoEBoC Instagram @bodyonchip


Joona Valtonen, doctoral researcher
Poster (abstract 539)
Cellular co-culture rather than 3D environment improves cardiomyocyte functionality in gellan gum-gelatin hydrogel
CoEBoC, Heart Group

Ella Lampela, doctoral researcher
Poster (astract 427)
A novel, animal-free culturing setup for vascularized, 3D engineered muscle bundles
CoEBoC, Adult Stem Cell Group
ORCID
Linkedin

Amin Forouzandehmehr, doctoral researcher
Poster (abstract 417)
In silico replication of hypoxia dynamics and readouts of an ischemia/reperfusion MPS for system identification and pharmacological investigations
CoEBoC, Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group
ORCID
Linkedin
Twitter @Forouzandehmehr
Google Scholar | ResearchGate | My codes: https://www.mcbeng.it/en/category/software.html

Annika Ahtiainen, doctoral researcher, R2B Experimentation Expert
Poster (abstract 605)
Culturing topologically controlled neuron and neuron-astrocyte networks on microelectrode arrays
CoEBoC, Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group, OrganAnalytics R2B Team 
ORCID
Linkedin

Lotta Isosaari, researcher (MSc)
Poster (abstract 382)
Simultaneous induction of vasculature and neuronal network formation on a chip reveals a dynamic interrelationship between cell types
CoEBoC, NeuroGroup
ORCID
Linkedin

 

 

Meet CoEBoC coordinator Miina Björninen in the Second Nordic Conference on Personalized Medicine (NORPM) in Turku

Come and chat at by the poster 13.

References of the poster:

Arjen Gebraad, Roope Ohlsbom, Juho J Miettinen, Promise Emeh, Toni-Karri Pakarinen, Mikko Manninen, Antti Eskelinen 6, Kirsi Kuismanen, Ana Slipicevic, Fredrik Lehmann, Nina N Nupponen, Caroline A Heckman, Susanna Miettinen. 2022. Growth Response and Differentiation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells in the Presence of Novel Multiple Myeloma Drug Melflufen. DOI: 10.3390/cells11091574

Martta Häkli, Satu Jäntti, Tiina Joki, Lassi Sukki, Kaisa Tornberg, Katriina Aalto-Setälä, Pasi Kallio, Mari Pekkanen-Mattila and Susanna Narkilahti. 2022. Human Neurons Form Axon-Mediated Functional Connections with Human Cardiomyocytes in Compartmentalized Microfluidic Chip. DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063148

Anastasiia Mykuliak, Alma Yrjänäinen, Antti-Juhana Mäki, Gebraad, Lampela, Kääriäinen, Toni-Karri Pakarinen, Pasi Kallio, Susanna Miettinen, Hanna Vuorenpää. 2022. Vasculogenic Potency of Bone Marrow- and Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Results in Differing Vascular Network Phenotypes in a Microfluidic Chip. DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.764237

Gaballah, M, Penttinen, K, Kreutzer, J, Mäki, AJ, Kallio, P, Aalto-Setälä, K. 2022. Cardiac Ischemia On-a-Chip: Antiarrhythmic Effect of Levosimendan on Ischemic Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes. DOI: 10.3390/cells11061045

Kaisa Tornberg, Hannu Välimäki, Silmu Valaskivi, Antti-Juhana Mäki, Matias Jokinen, Joose Kreutzer, Pasi Kallio. 2022. Compartmentalized organ-on-a-chip structure for spatiotemporal control of oxygen microenvironments. DOI: 10.1007/s10544-022-00634-y