Month: January 2016

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Sarah Butcher takes up a Professorship in Microbiology from 1st Jan 2016

The Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences have hired Sarah Butcher as Professor of Microbiology, and she continues her affiliation with the Institute of Biotechnology (as head of the Structural Biology and Biophysics Programme). On 22nd January she adjudicated over the PhD viva of Teija Ojala (left) with her opponent, Samuel Myllykangas, Blueprint Genetics (middle). The public examination went successfully, pleasing Teija’s two supervisors, Petri Auvinen and Liisa Holm.

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James Geraets demonstrates integration into the Finnish culture

The  annual “pikkujoulu” of the Institute of Biotechnology in early December had two important guest stars, Maija Lepistö as Mamma Santa and James Geraets as Santa Claus, with the big responsibility of spreading joy to the world. This traditional Finnish role was bravely adapted by James, showing how well a Marie Skłodowska-Curie  fellow can integrate into a new culture! santa3santa6