The molecular cardiology research group is looking for an enthusiastic master thesis student! 

Group leader

Professor Risto Kerkelä (MD, PhD), Biomedicine research unit, Faculty of Medicine 

Our research

The major cardiovascular pathologies such as systemic hypertension, myocardial infarction and valvular heart disease induce injury to the heart and predispose to development of cardiac fibrosis and heart failure. The accumulation of extracellular matrix in the heart results in increased ventricular stiffness and disrupts the normal electrical cell-to-cell coupling and impulse conduction predisposing to arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.

The key aim of our research is to gain understanding of the intracellular signaling pathways that regulate fibroblast function in order to develop novel therapeutic approached to target development of cardiac fibrosis and heart failure. We will also pursue studies to identify factors and signaling mechanisms that could be utilized in order to prevent injury to the myocardium.

More details can be found here:

https://www.oulu.fi/university/focusarea/lifelong-health/spearhead-projects/kerkela-junttila

https://www.oulu.fi/mrc/node/20157

If you are interested in this position, please contact professor Kerkelä (risto.kerkela@oulu.fi).

Kind regards,

Anna Kemppi, MSc

PhD student

University of Oulu

Faculty of Medicine/Research Unit of Biomedicine

Aapistie 5B (P.O. Box 5000)

FI-90014 University of Oulu

Finland