Rolle Rahikainen and Anna-Leena Vuorinen become Academy Research Fellows
Academy Research Fellowship funding is intended for talented early-career researchers on a fast career track who have formed international networks and are conducting scientifically high-quality and high-impact research that contributes to scientific renewal.
The BTY Scientific Council encourages mobility and efforts to find high-quality research collaborations right after the doctoral dissertation.
BTY Council received 248 Academy Research Fellowship applications, and funding was granted to 39 applicants, making the success rate 16%.
The Research Council of Finland allocated EUR 28 million to fund the Academy Research Fellowships in the domain of the BTY Scientific Council.
Identifying binders for the detection and targeting of mechanically activated human proteins
Postgraduate Researcher Rolle Rahikainen studies the regulation of protein functions.
In the human body, disturbed regulation of protein functions leads to the onset and progression of various diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to the biochemical regulation of proteins, it is now clear that hundreds of human proteins are also regulated by mechanical forces.
The aim of Rahikainen’s project is to develop novel methods for the detection of mechanically activated proteins in cells and tissues. The results of the study will increase our understanding of the mechanical regulation of protein functions and facilitate the development of new targeted drugs and therapies.
Food purchase data in the analysis of risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases
Assistant Professor (tenure track) Anna-Liisa Vuorinen from Health Sciences at the Faculty of Social Sciences utilises food purchase data for research on public health.
The project invites biobank donors to participate in a study where their permission is asked to combine their food purchase data, which automatically accumulates in retailers’ databases, with data acquired from Finnish health registers and biobanks.
By developing statistical and machine learning models, the study will analyse how food purchase behaviour relates to the development of cardiometabolic diseases. Can food purchase data be used to predict whether someone has an increased risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular diseases?
The project will advance our understanding of the genetic and food behaviour-related drivers behind the development of cardiometabolic diseases The results will pave the way for new prevention and intervention strategies.
Tampere University gets two new clinical researchers
The funding for a clinical researcher post is a funding opportunity that supports the high scientific level of research and enables the part-time research of physicians and other researchers engaged in clinical practice. Patient work must be linked to the research project, meaning that the research work also promotes the treatment and health of patients.
The BTY Scientific Council chose 13 clinical researchers, two of whom work at Tampere University.
Clinical Researcher Markus Ramste will study the genes in coronary artery and their mechanisms for mediating disease risk in the vascular wall.
Laura Kivelä’s project aims to optimise celiac disease diagnostics and follow-up for the better long-term health of the patients. The study will be conducted at Tampere Celiac Disease Research Center.
