The group is getting bigger and bigger

We have had a change in the research group size lately. Firstly, Santosh, who was with his personal funding for the past 2 years, is now a full staff member, working mainly on the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation project and neuronal drug delivery. Then, in the beginning of this month, also Sema Tuna Torunoglu from Turkey started as a postdoc. We were lucky to get an employment assistance funding for her and currently are we are applying personal grants to get her postdoctoral research going on. 

Then, in September, 2 new Ph.D. students Adela (from Czech Republic) and Ville (our own Pharmacy student) started, in Jane and Aatos Erkko project and Sigrid Juselius project, respectively with (pro)drug analysis and proteomics (Adela) and molecular modelling (Ville). In the Juselius project, the neuronal drug delivery is also the main aim, but the approach is different. And of course, Janne, Ahmed, Hamed and Andy are continuing with their Ph.D. works, but this semester they all have had extra helping hands in the lab also, as we have had the pleasure to have so many ERASMUS students in our group. 

Agathe from the University of Grenoble Alpes (in France) started already in August to work with Andy, then also Anna from the University of Barcelona and Palbo from the University of Valencia joined our group in early September, to work with Hamed and Andy. So they all are doing (pro)drug synthesis. What a medicinal chemistry team we have! 😀 To add up, also Heini, our Pharmacy Master student started to work with her synthesis thesis couple of week ago. But back to the ERASMUS students, in mid-September, Petra from Charles University (Czech Republic) came to work with Janne and now this week, also Yanis from France started to work with Janne with (pro)drug analysis. I must have forgot someone... But anyway, I superhappy and proud of our joyful but productive team! 😍 Now I'll have the challenge to keep up with you, guys!