About us
Get to know the Finnish Society for Bioinformatics and meet the board members.
The Finnish Society for Bioinformatics was founded in 2006 with the aim of bringing together everyone interested in bioinformatics. For almost two decades, our mission has remained the same: We aim to support research, share the latest scientific discoveries, and provide opportunities for exchanging ideas and knowledge.
We organize regular webinars, seminars, and training sessions. We share job opportunities for our society members and host networking and collaboration events. Every two years, we proudly recognize outstanding work by awarding the Best Bioinformatics Thesis Award. Our monthly BioBeers gatherings in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Oulu, and occasionally other locations offer a relaxed way to meet and connect with fellow bioinformaticians.
Whether you’re an experienced researcher, an early-career student, a research group, or a company, we warmly welcome you to join our community and be part of this exciting network of bioinformaticians.
Anna Kaisanlahti
Former members
- Mielikäinen Taneli (2005)
- Niinimäki Pia (2005)
- Pasanen Tomi (2005)
- Tuimala Jarno (2005-2007)
- Onkamo Päivi (2005-2007)
- Ravantti Janne (2005-2006)
- Arvas Mikko (2006-2007)
- Haiminen Niina (2006)
- Laine Minna (2006)
- Mattila Kimmo (2006)
- Oja Merja (2006, 2013-2015, 2018-2023)
- Saarikko Ilana (2006-2007)
- Tolvanen Martti (2006-2009, 2014-2015, 2018-2022)
- Wong Garry (2006)
- Kivioja Teemu (2007)
- Lahti Leo (2007-2008)
- Laiho Asta (2008-2011, 2015-2017)
- Mäkilä Kerttu (2008-2011)
- Paananen Jussi (2008)
- Pitkänen Esa (2008, 2012-2014)
- Riikonen Pentti (2008-2010, 2014)
- Sarén Ari-Matti (2008-2010)
- Hammais Anna (2009-2010)
- Huopaniemi Ilkka (2009-2010)
- Nevala Maija (2009)
- Heinonen Markus (2010-2012)
- Oikkonen Jaana (2010-2011)
- Ali Heidi (2011-2012)
- Gillberg Jussi (2011-2013)
- Kukkurainen Sampo (2011-2013)
- Ng Kim (2011)
- Björne Jari (2012, 2015-2017)
- Heininen-Brown Mari (2012-2013)
- Agrawal Nitin (2013)
- Ghimire Bishwa (2013, 2016-2017)
- Khan Sofia (2013, 2015)
- Niissalo Aija (2013)
- Mehmood Arfa (2014)
- Ortutay Csaba (2014-2015)
- Pietilä Sami (2014-2015)
- Tiwari Avlokita (2014)
- Hagstöm Iitu (2015)
- Laaksonen Maria (2015-2023)
- Ebrahim Afyounian (2016-2021)
- Heikkinen Sami (2016)
- Lapinlampi Niina (2016-2017, 2019-2020)
- Jambulingam Dhanaprakash (2017)
- Lysenkov Vladislav (2017)
- Qiao Xu (2017)
- Vaparanta Katri (2017, 2020)
- Mäklin Tommi (2018-2019)
- Cazaux Bastien (2019)
- Mettinen Nita (2019)
- Nurmikolu Mika (2019)
- Shadbahr Tolou (2019)
- Kettunen Jalmari (2020-2022)
- Muleta Abdi (2021-2022)
- Sipilä Lauri (2021-2022)
- Beresford Jack (2023)
- Mikkola Lea (2023-2024)