Personnel

Heli Skottman

Professor
(soluteknologia)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
+358503969645
heli.skottman@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4127-8792

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Tanja Ilmarinen

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
tanja.ilmarinen@tuni.fi

Anni Mörö

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
+358504146798
anni.moro@tuni.fi

Abhinav Kethiri

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
abhinav.kethiri@tuni.fi

Meri Vattulainen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
meri.vattulainen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1343-1232

Kirsi Sepponen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
kirsi.sepponen@tuni.fi

Pyry Grönroos

Grant Holder, Doctoral Research
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
pyry.gronroos@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5344-4527

Maija Kauppila

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
maija.kauppila@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0415-726X

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About me

Kauppila is a doctoral researcher with background in materials science. She has over three years of experience in working with biomaterials for tissue engineering, including hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties and scaffolds for stem cell delivery. Currently, she is working with in vitro tissue model development for limbal stem cells.

Responsibilities

PhD project with a topic of a native tissue mimicking limbus in vitro model for the development of corneal transplants.

Field of expertise

Mechanical characterization of hydrogels

In vitro model development

Stem cell culture

Tissue sample preparation and 3D imaging

Paula Puistola

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Tampere University
paula.puistola@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-6231

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About me

Puistola is a doctoral researcher with background in tissue engineering, as well as in business and commercialization in biomedical engineering. Currently, she has over four years of experience in 3D bioprinting human stem cells and bioink development and characterization.