The Group (for recent updates see Instagram at @ncrg_utu)
- NCRG Seminar Cruise ´19 (April 2019)
- NCRG Xmas Party 2018
- NCRG at Kemian kevät ’18 (April 2018)
- Seminar & Paintball Day in April 2018
- NCRG goes sledding (March 2018)
- NCRG pre-Christmas party 2017
- The group at Kurjenrahka (October 2017)
- A group photo from the Seminar Cruise ’17 (April 2017)
- NCRG in April 2017
- NCRG pre-Christmas party 2016
- NCRG went pain(t)balling in December 2016
- A group photo from the Seminar Cruise ’15 (March 2015)
- A group photo from the Seminar Cruise ’14 (March 2014)
- A group photo taken during our seminar cruise with m/s Viking Grace (March 2013)
- A group photo taken during our trip to Kuhankuono area (October 2012)
Group Leader
Researchers
Doctoral Candidates
Visitors
- Marketa Tahadlova (PhD student from the University of South Bohemia, Katerina Sam group, July-August 2019
- Assistant Professor Pavel Kosina (Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic) visited us for one week in April 2019
- Dr. Gregor Hostnik (University of Maribor, Slovenia) visited our group for 3 months in January-April 2019
- Audrey Andersen-Civil (PhD student from the University of Copenhagen, Andrew Williams group, September-December 2018)
- Prof. Kristiina Wähälä visited us to serve as an opponent in Anu’s dissertation in January 2018
- Prof. emeritus Garry Waghorn visited our lab in September 2017 and did excellently as the PhD opponent to Nico
- Giancarlo Mendez Agreda worked in our group as a visiting MSc student from the Drug Discovery and Development programme in June – December 2017
- Emilia Kortelainen, Valtteri Virtanen, Joona Arvola, Ira Tulla, Maria Nieminen, Mimosa Sillanpää, Saku Valkamaa (Summer workers 2017, Saara Nenonen is missing from the photo)
- Dr. Emilija Svirčev (Visiting scientist from University of Novi Sad, Serbia, April 2017)
- Prof. Cláudia Maria Furlan (from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2016 – February 2017)
- Prof. Emeritus Daneel Ferreira (from University of Mississippi, USA) visited NCRG and performed excellently as the opponent for Marica in June 2016
- Prof. Peter Constabel (from University of Victoria, Canada, June 2016)
- Aleksandra Kruszczyńska and Karolina Dziąbowska (3rd year chemistry undergraduates from the University of Gdansk, Poland, April-May 2016)
- Genet Mengistu (a PhD student from Wageningen University, November-December 2015)
- Daniel Ndongo (MSc student from the University of Namibia, September-December 2015)
- Iwona Ciechanowska and Aleksandra Lewicka (3rd year chemistry undergraduates from the University of Gdansk, Poland, August-September 2015)
- Sanjib Saha (Undergraduate from Bangladesh, October 2014-June 2015)
- Sandra Ruiz Paredes (PhD student of Tapio Eeva), Silvia Espin (Tapio’s post-doc) and Jessica Quijada (ESR of the LegumePlus project, April-June 2014)
- Scott McArt (a visiting post-doc from the Colorado State University, January 2014)
- Huyen Nguyen (ESR working for the LegumePlus project, November-December 2013)
- Daniel Anstett (a PhD student from the Johnson Lab, October-December 2013)
- Marion Girard (ESR working for the LegumePlus project, September-October 2013)
- Christos Fryganas (ESR working for the LegumePlus project, February-March 2013)
- Carsten Malisch (ESR working for the LegumePlus project, February-March 2013)
- Issrael Gomez Avila (PhD student working for the Amazonian project)
M.Sc. Students
Ville Fock
Joona Anttila
Rebecca Vesamaa
Tiia Myllymäki
Maria Hemmi
Tatu Mustonen
Santeri Savila
Tuuli Väisänen
Tommi Lehto
B.Sc. Students
Sofia Rihko
Annika Karhula
Alisa Mäntylä
Arttu Kortelainen
Hilla Nieminen
Emmi Tuomi
Martta Airola
Nea Tammi
Netta Kangasniemi
Janina Aso
Ville Koponen
Jaakko Huitti
Lab Alumni
Essi Suominen got her MSc in 2022
Milja Virtanen got her MSc in 2022
Maria Nieminen got her MSc in 2022
Erika Alander got her MSc in 2022
Alesia Levanova got her MSc in 2022
Ilari Kuukkanen got his MSc in 2021
Milla Leppä got her PhD in 2020 (moved on to Kemira, Espoo)
Jorma Kim got his PhD in 2020
Maria Hokkanen got her MSc in 2020
Mimosa Sillanpää got her MSc in 2020 (now in our group as a PhD student)
Niko Luntamo got his MSc in 2020 (now in our group as a PhD student)
Mirella Lehtiö got her MSc in 2020
Joona Arvola got his MSc in 2019 (moved to Algol)
Susanna Räikkönen got her MSc in 2019 (moved to Fortum, Loviisa)
Janne Koskenoja got his MSc in 2019
Valtteri Virtanen got his MSc in 2019 (now in our group as a PhD student)
Eerik Piirtola got his MSc in 2019 (moved to the University of Victoria, Canada as a PhD student)
Tapio Lempiäinen got his MSc in 2018 (moved to Department of Biochemistry as a PhD student)
Karoliina Kankaanpää got her MSc in 2018 (moved to Orion, Turku)
Saara Nenonen got her MSc in 2018 (moved to the PET centre, Turku)
Juha Pekkala got his MSc in 2018
Marianna Manninen got her MSc in 2018 (now in our group as a PhD student)
Anu Tuominen got her PhD in January 2018 (moved to Bayer Oy, Turku)
Laura Hauta got her MSc in 2017
Juuso Laitila got his MSc in October 2017 (now in our group as a PhD student)
Nicolas Baert got his PhD in September 2017 (moved to Cornell University, New York, USA)
Salla Hakkola got her MSc in August 2017 (moved to UTU Food Chemistry as a PhD student)
Annika Lehtimäki got her MSc in May 2017
Reetta Ylöstalo got her MSc in February 2017
Tuomas Karskela was a university teacher in our group between 2015–2016 (moved on to the Bio-organic group)
Jeff Ahern worked as a post-doc for the PolyphenOx project during 2013–2016
Marianne Oraviita got her M.Sc. in 2016 (moved on to Recipharm)
Hanna-Mari Salmia got her M.Sc. in 2016
Milla Leppä got her M.Sc. in 2016
Atte Tuominen got his M.Sc. in 2015 (moved on to Wallac)
Kalle Virta got his M.Sc. in 2015 (moved on to ExxonMobil)
Maija Pälijärvi got her M.Sc. in 2015 (moved on to Oy Medfiles Ltd)
Leena Vänskä got her M.Sc. in 2015 (moved on to Pöyry)
Johanna Moilanen got her Ph.D. in 2015 (moved on to the Food Chemistry and Food Development group, Dept. of Biochemistry, Uni. Turku)
Jussi Suvanto got his M.Sc. in 2015 (now a doctoral candidate in our group)
Matti Vihakas got his Ph.D. in 2014 (moved on to Livsmedelsverket, Uppsala)
Jaana Liimatainen got her Ph.D. in 2013 (moved on to LUKE, Jokioinen)
Jorma Kim got his M.Sc. in 2013
Essi Kangasaho got her M.Sc. in 2013 (moved on to Ductor Oy, Helsinki)
Meeri Käkelä got M.Sc. in 2013 (moved on to Turku PET Centre)
Olli Martiskainen was a post-doc in our group until April 2012 (moved on to Wallac)
Piia Koskinen was a project researcher in our group until June 2012 (moved on to Orion, Turku)
Kirsi Rinne got her M.Sc. in June 2012 (moved on to Bayer Oy, Turku)
Terhi Sundman got her M.Sc. in 2011 (moved on to Wallac, Turku)
Riitta Koivikko got her Ph.D. in 2008 (moved on to The Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki)
Kristiina Lehtonen gor her MSc in 2008 (moved on to Ramboll Analytics)
Maria Lahtinen got her Ph.D. in 2006 (moved on to Bayer Oy, Turku)