I am a PhD researcher working on ringed seal genomics, and studying the consequences of small population size in the Saimaa ringed seal, more specifically. In TSB, I am currently one of the hosts in the podcast team. I have also been a narrator in the blogging team, which was my gateway to the audio world of science communication. Outside my work and TSB, I like to read, experiment with what ever art form I’m in the mood for, and do sports.
Have you ever wondered what fossils really are? And how can looking into the past tell us anything about our future? In this episode of The Science Basement, we talk… Read More »5.6. Ancient Clues, Modern Risks: How Paleontology tells the future- w/ David, Rhiannon & Emmi
The last decade has been called the decade of the reproducibility crisis—but this isn’t just a temporary flare-up. It’s a chronic, structural issue that cuts across disciplines and impacts the… Read More »5.3 ReproducibiliTea: Grassroots Action for Open Science w/ Vootele, Anastasiia & Sujai
We’re kicking off Season 5 with a roundtable chat between the hosts! In this episode, we look back at some of the most interesting research we’ve come across over the… Read More »5.1 Birds, Bees, and Sustainability: A Year in Review with the Basement Crew w/Sujai, Emmi, Uranbaigal
Have you ever tried Bubble Tea? Take a sip and discover how the tiny balls you are slurping are connected with smart drug delivery systems, breast implants, cancer, and live cells.
Medical research and practice have historically focused on male physiology, leading to significant gaps in understanding the female body and the potential sex-specific differences in disease presentation and response to treatments. It is important to address and rectify the resulting biases in disease diagnostics and management, and “sex-sensitive medicine” provides a pioneering framework to do so.
emmi olkkonen has a MSc in genetics and molecular biosciences from the University of Helsinki, currently committed to the exciting task of analyzing Saimaa ringed seal genome data at the… Read More »Why and how do we get anxious?