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Meet the Team

Current Group  |   Jan Deska   |   Alumni

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Postdoctoral researchers

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Yuchang Liu, Dr.  
yu-chang.liu@helsinki.fi

research interest: enzymatic cascades, cellular factories

recent publications:

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12151

ChemSusChem 2023, 57, 12151

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301178

ACS Catal. 202313, cs-2023-00132z

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Andrea Rodil García, Dr.  
andrea.rodilgarcia@helsinki.fi

research interest: CO2 fixation, protein engineering

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Heather Jameson, Dr.  
heather.jameson@helsinki.fi

research interest: metalloproteins

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Janne Naapuri, Dr.  
janne.naapuri@helsinki.fi

research interest: non-conventional solvents in biocatalysis

recent publications:

Green Chem. 2017, 19, 447-452

Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 6474-6481

ChemCatChem 2021, 13, 763-769

Chem. Open 2022, 11, e202100236

Nanoscale 202214, 5701-5715

ChemCatChem 2022, 14, e202200362

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Jere Mannisto, Dr.  
jere.mannisto@helsinki.fi

research interest:

​Doctoral candidates

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Christina Jäger, MSc  
christina.jager@helsinki.fi

research interest: pericyclic reactions, natural product synthesis

recent publications:

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 201820, 2717-2725

Front. Chem. 2021, 9, fchem.2021.635883

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301178

Green Chem. 202325, 10.1039/D2GC04827B

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202213671

Juhana Aho, MSc  
juhana.as.aho@helsinki.fi

research interest: copper-dependent metalloenzymes

recent publications:

Green Chem. 202325, 10.1039/D2GC04827B

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Marleen Hallamaa, MSc  
marleen.hallamaa@helsinki.fi

research interest: photocatalytic CO2 activation recent publications:

Green Chem. 202325, 10.1039/D2GC04827B

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Benedikt Gocht, MSc  
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research interest: photoredox catalysis

Master students & project workers

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Saku Mattila, BSc  
saku.mattila@helsinki.fi

research interest: carbene transfer catalysis

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Marisa Bickmann, BSc  
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research interest: protein engineering

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Pola Hild, BSc  
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research interest: enzymatic CO2 fixation

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