Kaikkonen Lab Chromatin, RNA & Gene Regulation
Kaikkonen Lab team

Team · Kaikkonen Lab

People behind the lab

We are an interdisciplinary team working across cardiovascular epigenomics, gene regulation, single-cell technologies, functional genomics, and computational biology to understand disease mechanisms and translate genetic discoveries into biological insight.

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Working culture

Experimental biology, computational analysis, and collaborative science.

Our lab brings together researchers with complementary expertise in molecular biology, genomics, vascular biology, data analysis, and disease interpretation. We value careful experimental design, transparent analysis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mechanistic thinking.

Current lab members

Meet the team

Principal Investigator

member portrait Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä Professor / Principal Investigator

Senior Researchers

member portrait Jagadish Vangipurapu Senior Researcher
member portrait Mari Taipale Senior Researcher
member portrait Tiit Örd Senior Researcher

Postdoctoral Researchers

member portrait Gyan Ranjan Postdoctoral Researcher
member portrait Raju Gudhe Postdoctoral Researcher
member portrait Uma Thanigai Arasu Postdoctoral Researcher

Doctoral Researchers

member portrait Anu Nyberg Doctoral Researcher
member portrait Aydin Bölük Doctoral Researcher
member portrait Bharadwaja Velidendla Doctoral Researcher
member portrait Iida Vokkolainen Doctoral Researcher
member portrait Jimi Virkkala Doctoral Researcher
member portrait Mehvash Godiwala Doctoral Researcher
member portrait Negar Pouyanfar Doctoral Researcher

Technicians

member portrait Merja Lukkari Senior Laboratory Technician
member portrait Riikka Kärnä Research Technician

Other Group Members

member portrait Elenonoora Ranssi Group Member
member portrait Iida Puranen Group Member
member portrait Meri Hosiasluoma Group Member

Opportunities

Interested in joining us?

We welcome motivated students and researchers interested in cardiovascular genomics, functional variant interpretation, gene regulation, single-cell technologies, and computational biology.

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Former members

Alumni

Support

Funding and institutional support

University of Eastern Finland