Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

Jaakko Pohjoismäki is an expert in cellular and molecular biology as well as in genetics, and he employs methods familiar from biomedicine to study biodiversity phenomena.

The unique postdoctoral research training project is part of the YUFE Alliance of nine European universities.

The Hare Research Group at the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, has published a chromosomally assembled reference genome for the European brown hare.

New analysis shows that the global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions.

Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to visualize plant structures and examine internal damage.

For the alumni of the University of Eastern Finland, the year 2024 kicked off with a webinar where leading experts of their respective fields talked about their careers. Nearly 400 alumni had registered for the event.

Associate Professor Miina Porkka's ERC-funded research project AQUAGUARD investigates how human actions modify the water cycle and how these changes affect life on Earth.

FM Tanja Turunen's research relates to human infertility and provides new insights into sperm function in different microenvironments.

Interestingly, diet quality appeared to modify several associations of particulate matter exposure with cardiometabolic health.

Mahboubeh Kafil, MSc, discovered innovative and highly efficient biomaterials for cleaning up contaminants from wastewater.