Team
We are a multidisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians and students working together to understand human metabolism and adipose tissue biology.
We are always looking for enthusiastic and motivated Master’s thesis students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers who are passionate about human metabolism, adipose biology and immunology. If you are interested in becoming part of our team, we would be delighted to hear from you. Contact us!
Principal Investigator:
Lab Members
Jaakko Hentilä Postdoctoral Researcher
Johanna Örling, PhD Student
Milja Hakoniemi Project Researcher
Pinja Tervomaa Research Assistant
Alumni
Mercedes Clemente Postigo, Visiting Senior Researcher (University of Malaga, Spain)
Ana Corral Plaza, Visiting PhD Student (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Pinja Tervomaa, Master Thesis Student (University of Turku, Finland)
Aima Sajjad, Master Thesis Student (University of Turku, Finland)
Natalia Bonet Morata, Master Thesis Student (University of Turku, Finland)
Jaime Rincon, Bachelor Thesis Student (University Francisco de Vitoria, Spain)
Ella Staff, Research Intern (Åbo Academy, Finland)
Co-operation
Human Brown Fat Turku Research Group
Scientific Mentors
Professor Kirsi A. Virtanen (University of Turku)
Professor Jonatan Ruiz Ruiz (University of Granada)