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Academy Research Fellow Lu Cheng is Co-Principal Investigator in the RamanProSeq project exploring plasmonic nanopore technologies for automatic manipulation and Raman spectroscopic sequencing of single proteins.

With a background in health and medicine, Namrita Rai wanted to take the next step toward health research and management. Her journey led her to the University of Eastern Finland, where she is now completing her Master’s degree in Public Health.

Studies in the international Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes will begin in the autumn of 2026, and there are approximately 700 student places available at the University of Eastern Finland.

The study authored by Docent Andrew Agbaje established persistent smoking from childhood as an independent risk factor for progressively worsening cardiac damage.

In the early 2000s, 11 per cent of those studied had prediabetes, whereas 20 years later, the prevalence of prediabetes was 50 per cent.

Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, drives the progression of atherosclerosis.

The awards ceremony was held on 17 December 2025 at the Kuopio Campus.

Projects of Professor Antti Poso and Associate Professor Timo Lähivaara received over 800,000 euros funding from the Research Council of Finland.

The UEF Research Group Leader training helps researchers who are setting up their own research group to succeed in their leadership role. The next application round will be organised in spring 2026.

The day showcased cutting-edge research in genetic epidemiology, new research infrastructure and regional RDI development projects.