2013

The donations granted in 2013 totaled EUR 6.757.700. Donations were given to the following causes:

Professor Lauri Aaltonen, University of Helsinki. Unravelling hereditary cancer susceptibility through whole genome sequencing of Finnish cancer materials, EUR 2.504.700

Professor Mikko Hallman and professor Mika Rämet, University of Oulu. Spontaneous preterm delivery: susceptibility genes and timing of childbirth, EUR 1.500.000

Professor Mika Rämet, University of Tampere. Development of novel vaccine against tuberculosis,  EUR 1.000.000

Crisis Management Initiative, CMI. Engaging high-profile women in conflict resolution, EUR  900.000

Professor Seppo Parkkila, University of Tampere. The role of carbonic anhydrase-like proteins in the development of neurodegeneration, EUR 294.000

Ph.D.  Anne Panhelainen, University of Helsinki. The effect of the novel cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF) on the function of dopamine neurons in Parkinson’s disease model, EUR 210.000

Into liikkeessä ry, Tero Saarinen Company Borrowed Light and HUNT, EUR 100.000

Doctor of Medicine Jukka Pajarinen, Stanford University, USA. Biological Strategies to Extend the Lifespan of Artificial Joints, EUR 90.000

Ph.D.  Johannes Leppä, California Institute of Technology, USA. Measurement of the enhanced growth of charged particles and development of parameterization of distribution of charges in a bipolar ion environment in varying conditions, EUR 41.000

Professor Mikko Juusola, University of Sheffield UK. From wiring to brain function in Drosophila; the role of intrinsic activity, EUR 66.000

Ph.D. Wei Gonghong, University of Oulu. Genemic Approaches to Identify Diagnostic Markers for Prostata Cancer, EUR 30.000

Docent Jari Laukkanen, University of Cambridge, UK. The Value of Electrocardiography and Lifestyle Factors in Predicting and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death and Cardiovascular Mortality, EUR 22.000