Education

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  Lempäälän lukio

  2012 - 2015

  Finnish matriculation examination
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  University of eastern finland

  2018 - 2021

  Bachelor's degree chemistry

  Minors: biochemistry, physics, biologyBachelor's thesis topic: Mycotoxins in food

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  University of eastern finland

  2021 - 2024

  Master's degree organic chemistry

  Master's thesis topic: Crystallization and Structure Determination of Active Site Variants of L-arabinonate Dehydratase. The aim of the thesis was to determine the crystal structures of the active site variants of L-arabinonate dehydratase from Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii bacterium. The solved crystal structures aid in understanding the protein's function, enabling more efficient utilization of non-phosphorylative metabolic pathways. Through these pathways, pentoses can be… Show more Master's thesis topic: Crystallization and Structure Determination of Active Site Variants of L-arabinonate Dehydratase. The aim of the thesis was to determine the crystal structures of the active site variants of L-arabinonate dehydratase from Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii bacterium. The solved crystal structures aid in understanding the protein's function, enabling more efficient utilization of non-phosphorylative metabolic pathways. Through these pathways, pentoses can be converted for industrial purposes and used as biofuels or chemicals for pharmaceutical and materials manufacturing. The methods used in the thesis included X-ray diffraction and mass spectrometry. Based on the X-ray diffraction data obtained from the crystals, three-dimensional structures of the variants were solved using molecular replacement.During my master's studies, my focus was on organic chemistry. In addition to organic chemistry courses, I also took materials science courses. Show less