Lab Members Recognized at the CSSI Meeting in Syracuse

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Members of our research group recently participated in the 13th International Symposium on Heat Shock Proteins in Biology, Medicine and the Environment (October 1 – 5, 2025), organized by the Cell Stress Society International in Syracuse, New York.

We are proud to announce that several members of our team were honored at the event. Jenny Pessa received the Best Short Talk Award. Our alumna Dr. Anniina Vihervaara was honored with the Alfred Tissières Young Investigator Award, presented to an early-career scientist who has made significant contributions to the field. Professor Lea Sistonen was awarded the Dr. Larry Hightower Award for Excellence in Mentorship, celebrating mentors who exemplify both scientific excellence and commitment to nurturing the next generation of researchers.

Please join us in congratulating Jenny, Anniina and Lea on these outstanding achievements!

Congratulations Dr. Jens Luoto!

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Jens successfully defended his thesis in Cell Biology with a thesis entitled Extracellular vesicles and heat shock factor 2: New perspectives on cancer and physiology on 21.12.2024 in Auditorium Argentum in Aurum. Dr. Kirsi Rilla (Docent at University of Eastern Finland) served as opponent. We celebrated with coffee and cake amongst family and friends, as well as current and past lab members!

Photo by Num Wistbacka.

Congratulations Doctor Himanen!

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On Friday 13th May 2022, Samu Himanen succesfully defended his thesis against his opponent Dr Ritwick Sawarkar from University of Cambridge, UK. While being commonly known as a date of misfortune, Samu gracefully navigated through the difficult questioning and discussions and prevailed successfully on the other side with honors. Cheers Dr Himanen!