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Trainees 2024
Research Trainee Scholarships
Christopher – Genetics and Molecular Biosciences, MSc
Christopher – Neuroscience, MSc
Ece – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, MSc
Evert – Environmental Sciences, BSc
On dinoflagellates, methane and ice floes: the beginning of my internship
Mansi – Pharmaceutical Research, MSc
Marta – Neuroscience, MSc
Mireia – Pharmaceutical Research, MSc
Earthworms as the ultimate strategy to face microplastic pollution
How my experience as a HiLIFE trainee brought out the bookworm inside me
Pinja – Molecular Biosciences, BSc
Theresa – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, MSc
Gathering the puzzle pieces for my simulation – The beginning of my HiLIFE traineeship
Umamaheswari – Neuroscience, MSc
Veli – Neuroscience, MSc
Xenabeth – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, MSc
Conference/Course Grants
Trainees 2023
Research Trainee Scholarships
Adrian – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, MSc
On how to teach a man to fish: experiences of my journey as a HiLIFE trainee
On how colorful fish fall in love in the dark
Aleksandra – Genetics and Molecular Biosciences, MSc
Unveiling the World of Ovarian Oncology: My HiLIFE Traineeship Journey
Anna – Genetics and Molecular Biosciences, MSc
My battle against RNases
The Decorated Cloverleaves in our cells
Dayla – Plant Sciences, MSc
Lignin in leatherwood: the key to replacing petroleum based plastic?
Studying an unusual shrub (Eastern leatherwood) and the beginning of my HiLIFE grant
Erika – Molecular Biosciences, BSc
From A Nearby Ditch to Lab Bench: Exploring the Soil Viriome
Mareena – Translational Medicine, MSc
Granting a Drug an ID Badge – Harnessing Receptor-Mediated Transcytosis for Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier
From the Hub of Thousand Lakes to the World’s Leading Biotech Hub
Maria – Genetics and Molecular Biosciences, MSc
Mihika – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, MSc
Elephants, people and fences: conflict or coexistence?
Murat – Life Science Informatics, MSc
On Thin Ice: Baltic Ringed Seals in Peril
Beneath the surface: Unveiling the hidden dynamics of a Baltic ringed seal population
Neetika – Neuroscience, MSc
Rafeul – Genetics and Molecular Biosciences, MSc
Exploring Cancer drug treatment through the lens of The Powerhouse of the Cell: My Journey with the HiLIFE Research Trainee Scholarship
Suvi – Medical Research, MD-PhD
Whether or not obesity pandemic is stopped will define public health globally in the near future
Paving a route for the PhD project “Obesity Curiosity” – reflections on a traineeship at Dr Merkle’s lab, University of Cambridge
Conference/Course Grants
Aina – Student Conference in Conservation Science (SCCS)
Where passion meets purpose
Aliisa – Nordic Social Pharmacy Conference (NSPC)
My first-ever academic conference experience in Tromsø, Norway
Emmi – Tropical Forests and Agroforests, University of Helsinki course
Field course in the tropical forests of Laos
Gabi, Lola & Maria – East African Flora and Fauna, University of Helsinki courses
Gabi goes exploring… Kenya!
The elephant in the room: Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Following the swallows
Letizia – Seasonal School on agricultural development, Italy
Climate resilient, biodiversity-based agriculture for sustainable development
Olivia – Flow Cytometry Analysis with R/Bioconductor
Extracting knowledge from flow cytometry data
Rafaela, Victoria & Johanna – European Society of Human Genetics conference (ESHG)
European Society of Human Genetics conference 2023
Reetta – Lake Conference: Sensation and action, Switzerland
Practicing networking at the Lake Conference
Samuela – The European Glia Meeting
Samuela – The European Glia Meeting
Trainees 2022
Research Trainee Scholarships
Amanda
MANF: no longer a mystery?
Mystery of MANF
Anushka
Crossing Continents: The journey of a budding neuroscientist
Jemina
Moss mites may tell us about carbon cycling on peatlands
Linda
When puberty hits you
Human stem cells and puberty
Rosa
Six Months after Country Hopping to Switzerland: Master’s thesis is submitted!
International HiLIFE Trainee: Addicted to Country Hopping
Rupesh
Reflecting on the journey so far and embarking on a research career
A journey to understand SARS-CoV-2 neutralization through cryoEM
Santeri
Behind the Mind
From Theory to Practice: Reflections on the Daily Life of Brain Research
Sarella
Presenting your own work allows a chance to network!
To fear or not to fear: understanding the world of the Reed Warbler
Conference/Course Grants
Trainees 2021
Trainees 2020
Trainees 2019
Reseach Intensive Study Module
Succesfull lauch of HiLIFE’s Reseach Intensive Study Module
Aalto-Helsinki iGEM
Meet the Aalto-Helsinki iGEM team 2023!
Meet the Aalto-Helsinki iGEM team 2022!
Ece – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, MSc
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