Congratulations to all MET award winners 2024!
Best PhD Thesis
Doctor of Medical Science
Helmi Suominen
Immunological and Serological Aspects of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Finnish Mothers and Their Children
Doctor of Philosophy
Valeriia Dotsenko
Unraveling Celiac Disease from Pathogenesis to Precision Medicine: A Multiomics Approach
Doctor of Science (Technology)
Virginia Alessandra Gobbo
Surface Modification of Bioactive Glasses and Titanium Alloys for Controlled Proteins Adsorption: Towards predictable cell and bacteria fate
Best publication
Transcriptomic analysis of intestine following administration of a transglutaminase 2 inhibitor to prevent gluten-induced intestinal damage in celiac disease
Nature Immunology, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 1218–1230 (2024)
Valeriia Dotsenko & Keijo Viiri
Valeriia Dotsenko, Bernhard Tewes, Martin Hils, Ralf Pasternack, Jorma Isola, Juha Taavela, Alina Popp, Jani Sarin, Heini Huhtala, Pauliina Hiltunen, Timo Zimmermann, Ralf Mohrbacher, Roland Greinwald, Knut E. A. Lundin, Detlef Schuppan, Markku Mäki, Keijo Viiri & CEC-3 Investigators
Honoraty mention
Distinct transcriptomic profiles in children prior to the appearance of type 1 diabetes-linked islet autoantibodies and following enterovirus infection
Nature Communications, vol. 14, article 7630, 13 p. (2023)
Jake Lin
Jake Lin, Elaheh Moradi, Karoliina Salenius, Suvi Lehtipuro, Tomi Häkkinen, Jutta E. Laiho, Sami Oikarinen, Sofia Randelin, Hemang M. Parikh, Jeffrey P. Krischer, Jorma Toppari, Åke Lernmark, Joseph F. Petrosino, Nadim J. Ajami, Jin-Xiong She, William A. Hagopian, Marian J. Rewers, Richard E. Lloyd, Kirsi J. Rautajoki, Heikki Hyöty, Matti Nykter & the TEDDY Study Group
Honorary mention
Systemically administered wound-homing peptide accelerates wound healing by modulating syndecan-4 function
Nature Communications, vol. 14, article 8069, 23 p. (2023)
Tero AH Järvinen
Horacio Maldonado, Bryan D Savage, Harlan R Barker, Ulrike May, Maria Vähätupa, Rahul K Badiani, Katarzyna I Wolanska, Craig MJ Turner, Toini Pemmari, Tuomo Ketomäki, Stuart Prince, Martin J Humphries, Erkki Ruoslahti, Mark R Morgan, Tero AH Järvinen
Education achievement
Bioinformatics:
Juha Kesseli & Saana Seppälä
Clinical Medicine:
Riikka Vuorinen & Paula Markkanen
Best poster
Frans Ek
Understanding the importance of integrin clustering with Spy-based modular conjugation tools (poster 22, Friday)
Best poster pitch
Lauri Vähätalo
Musculoskeletal disorders and elective surgery waiting time associations to work ability support utilization in occupational health care population (Session 5)
Best research presentation
Kaisa Tornberg
Organ-on-a-chip technology for multi-organ modelling of Stroke-Heart syndrome