Biography

2016 Doctor of Philosophy, Applied microbiology, The Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
Microbial ecology and functionality in deep Fennoscadian crystalline bedrock biosphere
2004 Master of Science, Applied microbiology, The Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
Characterization of hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities in aerobic and anaerobic conditions (in Finnish)

2016- Post-doctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom
2016 Independent research scientist, Nessling Nest
2009-2015 Research scientist, doctoral student, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
2004-2009 Research scientist, Alimetrics Ltd.
2003-2004 Graduate student, research scientist, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
2002 Laboratory assistant, Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira

2017 Microbial community sequencing opportunity in Census of Deep Life, sponsored by Deep Carbon Observatory’s Deep Life Community
2017 Funding for short-term scientific mission at ETH Zürich, COST Action Life-Origins 1 880 €
2017 Scientific conference participation and field expedition grant to New Zealand, The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters 5 000 €
2016 Metagenomic sequencing opportunity in Census of Deep Life, sponsored by Deep Carbon Observatory’s Deep Life Community
2016-2018 Post-doctoral research scolarship from the Foundations’ Post-doc Pool (Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation), 110 000 €
2015 Dissertation completion grant, University of Helsinki, 4 500 €
2013-2015 Research scolarship grants, Kone Foundation, 52 800 €
2009-2013 Project funding from the Foundation for Research of Natural Resources in Finland

2003- Member, Secretary and Chairperson of National Society of Microbiology in Finland, Mikrobiologikilta ry.
2004- Member of Finnish Astrobiology Network, FAN
2012- Member of Societas biochemica, biophysica et microbiologica
2012- Member of International Society of Environmental Biogeochemistry ISEB
2013- Member of Astrobiology Society of Britain
2014- Member of Deep Carbon Observatory’s working group Deep Life
2015- Participant in COST Action Life-Origins (TD1308)
2017- Member in St Andrews Centre for Exoplanet Science

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