Duties
Research on the biological effects of harmful substances and other environmental changes, research projects related to the health of the marine ecosystem, international research assignments.
Subject area
Education and academic titles
PhD (animal physiology), University of Helsinki
Adjunct Professor/Docent (marine biology), University of Helsinki
Memberships and networks
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)/Working Group for Biological Effects of Contaminants, member (1999)
Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), council member (2014 - 2019)
Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)/Expert Group for Hazardous Substances, member, subteam chair (2011)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)/Study Group for the Development of Integrated Monitoring and Assessment of Ecosystem Health in the Baltic Sea (SGEH), chair (2008 - 2011)
Current key projects
- New approaches in determining the impacts of chemical pollution to protect the biodiversity of the Baltic Sea (Detect2Protect), BIODIVERSA+ and Research Council of Finland, 2022-26 (coordinator)
- Coastal waters under pressure – safeguarding a healthy Gulf of Finland in a changing political and environmental landscape (CoWup), Strategic Research Council, 2024-2029