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University of Eastern Finland: Joensuu, FI

2024-02-01 to present | Professor, molecular biology and genetics (Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences)
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

University of Eastern Finland: Joensuu, Eastern Finland, FI

2022-08-01 to 2024-01-31 | Research Director, molecular biology and genetics (Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences)
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

University of Eastern Finland: Joensuu, FI

2012-08-01 to 2022-07-31 | University Researcher, adjunct professor (Department of Environmental and biosciences)
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

Max-Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research: Bad Nauheim, Hessen, DE

2010-05-01 to 2012-07-31 | post doc (Department of Cardiac Development and Remodelling)
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

University of Tampere: Tampere, FI

2008-04-01 to 2010-04-31 | post doc (Deparment of Medicine)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Tampere: Tampere, FI

2002-05-01 to 2008-03-13 | PhD (Department of Medicine)
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Tampere University: Tampere, FI

2005-09-09 to 2005-10-22 | Qualification to independently direct and conduct experiments on laboratory animals (Department of Medicine)
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

University of Joensuu: Joensuu, FI

1998-09-01 to 2002-04-30 | MSc (Department of Biology)
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Funding (11)

REWET - REstoration of WETlands to minimise emissions and maximise carbon uptake – a strategy for long term climate mitigation.

2022-09 to 2026-08 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 101056804
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

Towards bio-literate Finland – DNA-based solutions for defining species boundaries, identification, and monitoring of dark diversity.

2022-09 to 2024-12 | Grant
Ministry of the Environment (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER: BIOMON
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

Abort, Retry, Fail? Searching for the essential mitochondrial DNA maintenance pathways

2021-09 to 2025-08 | Grant
Academy of Finland (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER: 338227
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

HybridChange – O potencial da hibridização para promover adaptação rápida durante alterações climáticas

2021-03-15 to 2024-03-14 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisbon, PT)
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Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/BIA-EVL/1307/2020

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Jaakko Pohjoismäki via DimensionsWizard

Asiloidea of Finland -book project

2021-01 to 2022-12 | Grant
Ministry of the Environment (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER: PUTTE2
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

Genomic compatibility as the backstop at the species boundary

2020-01 to 2023-12 | Grant
Academy of Finland (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER: 329264
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True love can wait: Breaking genetic abstinence to repair mitochondrial DNA using recombination

2019-09 to 2021-08 | Grant
Academy of Finland (Helsinki, FI)
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325015

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The Polluted Brain: Interaction of Air Pollution and Mitochondrial Function in Alzheimer’s disease

2018-09 to 2021-08 | Grant
Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Kuopio, Itä-Suomi, FI)
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

Mitochondrial hormesis in the maintenance of cell health

2016-10 to 2019-09 | Grant
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation (Helsinki, FI)
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

The molecular mechanisms of mtDNA recombination and their role in oxidative damage response in mammalian heart mitochondria

2013-10 to 2016-10 | Grant
Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö (Helsinki, FI)
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

Mitochondrial DNA recombination in mammalian heart muscle

2010-04 to 2012-05 | Grant
European Molecular Biology Organization (Heidelberg, DE)
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ALTF 1125-2009

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Works (50 of 73)

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Exploring mitonuclear interactions in the regulation of cell physiology: Insights from interspecies cybrids

Experimental Cell Research
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Kateryna Gaertner; Riikka Tapanainen; Sina Saari; Zsófia Fekete; Steffi Goffart; Jaakko L.O. Pohjoismäki; Eric Dufour
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Deep origins, distinct adaptations and species level status indicated for a glacial relict seal

2025-02-08 | Preprint
Contributors: Ari Löytynoja; Jaakko Pohjoismäki; Mia Valtonen; Juha Laakkonen; Wataru Morita; Mervi Kunnasranta; Risto Väinölä; Morten Tange Olsen; Petri Auvinen; Jukka Jernvall
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Exploring mitonuclear interactions in the regulation of cell physiology: insights from interspecies cybrids

2024-12-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Kateryna Gaertner; Riikka Tapanainen; Sina Saari; Zsófia Fekete; Steffi Goffart; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki; Eric Dufour
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Chromosome-level reference genome assembly for the mountain hare (Lepus timidus)

2024-06-10 | Preprint
Contributors: Zsófia Fekete; Dominic E. Absolon; Craig Michell; Jonathan M. D. Wood; Steffi Goffart; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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Hyperbaric oxygen treatment reveals spatiotemporal OXPHOS plasticity in the porcine heart

PNAS Nexus
2024-05-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Juliana Heidler; Alfredo Cabrera-Orefice; Ilka Wittig; Estelle Heyne; Jan-Niklas Tomczak; Bjoern Petersen; Dirk Henze; Jaakko L O Pohjoismäki; Marten Szibor; Karsten Hiller
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Linear DNA-driven recombination in mammalian mitochondria

Nucleic Acids Research
2024-04-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Georgios Fragkoulis; Anu Hangas; Zsófia Fekete; Craig Michell; Carlos T Moraes; Smaranda Willcox; Jack D Griffith; Steffi Goffart; Jaakko L O Pohjoismäki
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A species difference in glycerol-3-phosphate metabolism reveals metabolic adaptations in hares

2024-04-03 | Preprint
Contributors: Kateryna Gaertner; Mügen Terzioglu; Craig Michell; Riikka Tapanainen; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki; Eric Dufour; Sina Saari
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A small molecule inhibitor Mirin prevents TOP3A-dependent mtDNA breakage and segregation

2024-03-14 | Preprint
Contributors: Koit Aasumets; Anu Hangas; Cyrielle P. J. Bader; Direnis Erdinc; Sjoerd Wanrooij; Paulina H. Wanrooij; Steffi Goffart; Jaakko L.O. Pohjoismäki
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Species-specific variation in mitochondrial genome tandem repeat polymorphisms in hares (Lepus spp., Lagomorpha, Leporidae) provides insight into their evolution

2024-03-07 | Preprint
Contributors: Riikka Tapanainen; Koit Aasumets; Zsofia Fekete; Steffi Goffart; Eric Dufour; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismaki
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Molecular phenotyping uncovers differences in basic housekeeping functions among closely related species of hares (Lepus spp., Lagomorpha: Leporidae)

Molecular Ecology
2023-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Kateryna Gaertner; Craig Michell; Riikka Tapanainen; Steffi Goffart; Sina Saari; Manu Soininmäki; Eric Dufour; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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High quality genome assembly of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with chromosome-level scaffolding

2023-08-31 | Preprint
Contributors: Craig Michell; Joanna Collins; Pia K. Laine; Zsofia Fekete; Riikka Tapanainen; Jonathan M. D. Wood; Steffi Goffart; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismaki
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Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Replication by Two-Dimensional Agarose Gel Electrophoresis

Methods in Molecular Biology
2023-02 | Other
Part of ISSN: 1064-3745
Contributors: Steffi Goffart; Jaakko Pohjoismäki
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Botfly <i>Cephenemyia ulrichii</i> larvae in the nasal cavity and nasopharynx of a dog with respiratory signs

Journal of Small Animal Practice
2023-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-4510
Contributors: K. M. Helkiö; J. Pohjoismäki; A. Näreaho; A. Sukura; H. P. Laurila
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Mountain- and brown hare genetic polymorphisms to survey local adaptations and conservation status of the heath hare (Lepus timidus sylvaticus, Nilsson 1831)

Scientific Data
2022-11-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Craig T. Michell; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki; Göran Spong; Carl-Gustaf Thulin
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Heterozygous p.Y955C mutation in DNA polymerase γ leads to alterations in bioenergetics, complex I subunit expression, and mtDNA replication

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2022-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0021-9258
Contributors: Md. Mostafijur Rahman; Carolyn K.J. Young; Steffi Goffart; Jaakko L.O. Pohjoismäki; Matthew J. Young
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Adaptive and Pathological Outcomes of Radiation Stress-Induced Redox Signaling

Antioxidants & Redox Signaling
2022-08-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Jaakko L.O. Pohjoismäki; Steffi Goffart
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Top3α is the replicative topoisomerase in mitochondrial DNA replication

Nucleic Acids Research
2022-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0305-1048
Contributors: Anu Hangas; Nina J Kekäläinen; Alisa Potter; Craig Michell; Kauko J Aho; Chiara Rutanen; Johannes N Spelbrink; Jaakko L Pohjoismäki; Steffi Goffart
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Systoechus laevifrons (Loew, 1855) new to Finland and the Western Palearctic region (Diptera, Bombyliidae)

Norwegian Journal of Entomology
2022-06-24 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Jaakko Pohjoismäki; Jere Kahanpää
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TFAM knockdown-triggered mtDNA-nucleoid aggregation and a decrease in mtDNA copy number induce the reorganization of nucleoid populations and mitochondria-associated ER-membrane contacts

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
2021 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2405-5808
Contributors: Koit Aasumets; Yuliya Basikhina; Jaakko L. Pohjoismäki; Steffi Goffart; Joachim Gerhold
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The first Linguatula serrata case in an imported dog in Finland

Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
2021 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2405-9390
Contributors: Malla Sievänen; Jaakko Pohjoismäki; Seppo Saari; Guadalupe Miro; Anu Näreaho
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A molecular‐based identification resource for the arthropods of Finland

Molecular Ecology Resources
2021-11-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1755-098X
Contributors: Tomas Roslin; Panu Somervuo; Mikko Pentinsaari; Paul D. N. Hebert; Jireh Agda; Petri Ahlroth; Perttu Anttonen; Jouni Aspi; Gergin Blagoev; Santiago Blanco et al.
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Scenopinus jerei, a new species of window fly (Diptera, Scenopinidae) from Finland

ZooKeys
2021-09-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Jaakko Pohjoismäki; Antti Haarto
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Hybridization with mountain hares increases the functional allelic repertoire in brown hares

Scientific Reports
2021-08-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki; Craig Michell; Riikka Levänen; Steve Smith
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Review of the Nordic Gymnocheta Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) with report of two species new to Europe

ZooKeys
2021-08-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Jaakko Pohjoismäki; Christer Bergström
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Promiscuous specialists: Host specificity patterns among generalist louse flies

PLOS ONE
2021-05-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Aleksi Lehikoinen; Pierfilippo Cerretti; Pekka Pohjola; Jari Valkama; Marko Mutanen; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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The Type and Source of Reactive Oxygen Species Influences the Outcome of Oxidative Stress in Cultured Cells

Cells
2021-04-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Steffi Goffart; Petra Tikkanen; Craig Michell; Trevor Wilson; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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The type and source of reactive oxygen species influences the outcome of oxidative stress in cultured cells

2021-02-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Steffi Goffart; Petra Tikkanen; Craig Michell; Trevor Wilson; Jaakko L.O. Pohjoismäki
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Promiscuous specialists: Host specificity patterns among generalist louse flies

2021-02-12 | Preprint
Contributors: Aleksi Lehikoinen; Pekka Pohjola; Jari Valkama; Marko Mutanen; Jaakko L.O. Pohjoismäki
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The thin red line between species – genomic differentiation of Gymnosoma Meigen, a taxonomically challenging genus of parasitoid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)

Systematic Entomology
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Kyung Min Lee; Theo Zeegers; Marko Mutanen; Jaakko Pohjoismäki
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Variation in breeding practices and geographic isolation drive subpopulation differentiation, contributing to the loss of genetic diversity within dog breed lineages

Canine Medicine and Genetics
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Sara Lampi; Jonas Donner; Heidi Anderson; Jaakko Pohjoismäki
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Variation in breeding practices and geographic isolation drive subpopulation differentiation, contributing to the loss of genetic diversity within dog breed lineages

2020-05-06 | Preprint
Contributors: Sara Lampi; Jonas Donner; Heidi Anderson; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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Differential breeding practices drive subpopulation differentiation and contribute to the loss of genetic diversity within dog breed lineages

2020-03-03 | Preprint
Contributors: Sara Lampi; Jonas Donner; Heidi Anderson; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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Shortcutting evolution through adaptive hybridization in hares

Unpublished
2019 | Preprint
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Home Ranges of Semi-Urban Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus) and Mountain Hares (Lepus timidus) at Northern Latitudes

Annales Zoologici Fennici
2019-11-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-455X
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki

Diversity of forest management promotes parasitoid functional diversity in boreal forests

Biological Conservation
2019-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0006-3207
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Diversity of forest management promotes parasitoid functional diversity in boreal forests

Biological conservation
2019-08 | Journal article
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Contributors: Rodríguez A; Pohjoismäki JLO; Kouki J
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Replication fork rescue in mammalian mitochondria

Scientific Reports
2019-06-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Rubén Torregrosa-Muñumer; Anu Hangas; Steffi Goffart; Daniel Blei; Gábor Zsurka; Jack Griffith; Wolfram S. Kunz; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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Twist and Turn—Topoisomerase Functions in Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2019-04-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1422-0067
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki
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Ciprofloxacin impairs mitochondrial DNA replication initiation through inhibition of Topoisomerase 2

Nucleic Acids Research
2018-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0305-1048
Contributors: Anu Hangas; Koit Aasumets; Nina J Kekäläinen; Mika Paloheinä; Jaakko L Pohjoismäki; Joachim M Gerhold; Steffi Goffart
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ATAD3 controls mitochondrial cristae structure in mouse muscle, influencing mtDNA replication and cholesterol levels.

Journal of cell science
2018-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Peralta S; Goffart S; Williams SL; Diaz F; Garcia S; Nissanka N; Area-Gomez E; Pohjoismäki J; Moraes CT
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Known Unknowns of Mammalian Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance

BioEssays
2018-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0265-9247
Contributors: Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki; Josefin M. E. Forslund; Steffi Goffart; Rubén Torregrosa-Muñumer; Sjoerd Wanrooij
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Origins and wanderings of the Finnish hunting spitzes

PLOS ONE
2018-06-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki; Arnar Palsson; Sara Lampi; Jonas Donner; Heidi Anderson
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Tissue specific differences in mitochondrial DNA maintenance and expression

Mitochondrion
2018-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1567-7249
Contributors: Elena Herbers; Nina J. Kekäläinen; Anu Hangas; Jaakko L. Pohjoismäki; Steffi Goffart
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Widespread introgression of mountain hare genes into Fennoscandian brown hare populations

PLOS ONE
2018-01-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Riikka Levänen; Riccardo Castiglia; Carl-Gustaf Thulin; Göran Spong; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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Mitochondrial DNA introgression at the northern edge of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) range.

Annales Zoologici Fennici 55: 15–24
2018-01-01 | Journal article
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Founder representation and effective population size in old versus young breeds—genetic diversity of Finnish and Nordic Spitz

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
2017-10 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Kumpulainen; H. Anderson; T. Svevar; I. Kangasvuo; J. Donner; J. Pohjoismäki
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PrimPol is required for replication reinitiation after mtDNA damage

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2017-10-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Rubén Torregrosa-Muñumer; Josefin M. E. Forslund; Steffi Goffart; Annika Pfeiffer; Gorazd Stojkovič; Gustavo Carvalho; Natalie Al-Furoukh; Luis Blanco; Sjoerd Wanrooij; Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki
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The role of mitochondria in cardiac development and protection

Free Radical Biology and Medicine
2017-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Jaakko L. Pohjoismäki; Steffi Goffart
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The monophyly of the Glaurocarini (Diptera: Tachinidae: Tachininae) with the description of a new species of Semisuturia from Australia

Insect Systematics & Evolution
2017-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Diego J. Inclán; Giuseppe Lo Giudice; John O. Stireman III; Pierfilippo Cerretti; Hiroshi Shima; James E. O’Hara; Jaakko Pohjoismäki
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DNA Barcodes for the Northern European Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)

PLOS ONE
2016-11-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Jaakko L. O. Pohjoismäki; Claude Wicker-Thomas; Jere Kahanpää; Marko Mutanen
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Peer review (14 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Communications biology. (1)
Review activity for EMBO molecular medicine. (2)
Review activity for Heredity (1)
Review activity for Mammalian biology. (1)
Review activity for Nature communications (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for Wellcome open research. (7)