I’m a doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki. I study the genetic variation of drug transporters to find out how that affects drug delivery into the brain. I’m part of the TSB social media team because I love creative projects but hate talking haha. Outside the lab I’m interested in way too many things such as dancing, aerial acrobatics, painting, and gardening.
Medical research and practice have historically focused on male physiology, leading to significant gaps in understanding the female body and the potential sex-specific differences in disease presentation and response to treatments. It is important to address and rectify the resulting biases in disease diagnostics and management, and “sex-sensitive medicine” provides a pioneering framework to do so.
Interested in doing a PhD?Or curious to hear PhD advice from fellow students?Just feel like listening to a conversation?Well, you’re in luck, as Anastasiia, Katja and guest Laura Suominen discuss… Read More »3.23 The ups and downs of doing a PhD – w/ Anastasiia, Katja & Laura Suominen
This year there were around 600 Y Science attendees, and plenty of ideas for different science-based businesses were heard. There were 3 sessions, focusing on Health & Pharma, Food Systems, and Environment & Forest.