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Biomedical Researcher & Cancer biologist | Expert in Molecular & Cell biology | 12+ years research/publishing experience
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Technical Writing
Research
Feasibility Study,
Fact Checking,
Gray Literature Search,
Scientific and Technical Research,
Systematic Literature Review,
Secondary Data Collection
Consulting
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI
Statistical Analysis,
Data Visualization
Product Development
Formulation
Work Experience
Researcher
Icosagen (Estonia)
April 2022 - Present
Cancer researcher (PhD research)
University of Helsinki
June 2013 - April 2022
Research assistant
University of Tartu
June 2011 - June 2013
Research assistant
University of Tartu, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
June 2011 - June 2013
Research assistant
University of Tartu, Department Molecular Virology
September 2008 - September 2011
Education
PhD in Biomedicine (Breast Cancer research)
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine
June 2013 - Present
Ph.D. (Faculty of Medicine)
University of Helsinki
2013 - 2022
MSc in Gene Technology (Cancer Biology) (Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology)
University of Tartu
2011 - 2013
BSc in Gene Technology (Virology)
University of Tartu
2008 - 2011
Pharmacy (Institute of Pharmacy)
University of Tartu
2007 - 2008
Certifications
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Ph.D. Degree
University of Helsinki
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AtH9BqvAUvUhGZoS0kKXRfVVUTVdnOnG/view?usp=share_linkApril 2022 - Present
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C Level Animal Experimentation Licence
FELASA
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19mWvcTd0FMqeGxJY_kIEIfHKg_g7fLaw/view?usp=share_linkJanuary 2014 - Present
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AB Level Animal Experimentation Licence
FELASA
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sz6uSURYF6vDhSlCGO3xX2PZZPFaGI1i/view?usp=share_linkJanuary 2014 - Present
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Denis Belit{\v{s}}kin and Shishir M Pant and Pauliina Munne and Ilida Suleymanova and Kati Belit{\v{s}}kina and Hanna-Ala Hongisto and Johanna Englund and Tiina Raatikainen and Olga Klezovitch and Valeri Vasioukhin and Shuo Li and Qingyu Wu and Outi Monni and Satu Kuure and Pirjo Laakkonen and Jeroen Pouwels and Topi A Tervonen and Juha Klefström(2021). Hepsin regulates TGFβ signaling via fibronectin proteolysis . EMBO reports. 22. (11). {EMBO}
(2021). Oncogenic Ras Disrupts Epithelial Integrity by Activating the Transmembrane Serine Protease Hepsin . Cancer research.
(2018). Analyzing the Type II Transmembrane Serine Protease Hepsin-Dependent Basement Membrane Remodeling in 3D Cell Culture . Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.).
(2017). A label-retaining but unipotent cell population resides in biliary compartment of mammalian liver . Scientific reports.
(2016). Data integration to prioritize drugs using genomics and curated data . BioData Mining.
(2016). The inhibition of Akt-Pdpk1 interaction efficiently suppresses the growth of murine primary liver tumor cells . Biochemical and biophysical research communications.
(2015). Deregulated hepsin protease activity confers oncogenicity by concomitantly augmenting HGF/MET signalling and disrupting epithelial cohesion . Oncogene.
(2013). Characterization of monoclonal ZnT8-specific antibody . Frontiers in Immunology.
BOOK CHAPTER
(2018). The Cell-Surface, Transmembrane Serine Protease Hepsin: Discovery, Function and Role in Cancer . Extracellular Targeting of Cell Signaling in Cancer.