S1 From Curiosity to a Career - How Our Interests Might Shape Our Future

Team Thessaly has been our partner and dear friend during the iGEM journey. We are working on very similar projects and share similar passions and motivations. In this episode, we talk about these similarities and differences in our projects, mental health, its stigma and improving the awareness of its importance. Listen to hear our casual conversation about these topics dear to our hearts. Hosted by Anni and Sof.

28 Heinä 202119min

iGEM is more than just a science project. We work to increase scientific awareness by sharing resources and collaborating with local scientific companies. This week, we chat with Joel Noutere, the CEO of Sciar, a company based in Helsinki. Sciar Ltd is a laboratory equipment supplier that works to optimize documentation practices. Their innovation couples a cloud based software and augmented reality to better improve laboratory workflow and quality assurance. Hosted by Joanna and Quique.

21 Heinä 202117min

Have you ever wondered what causes brain diseases, like Alzheimer’s? In this week’s episode we discuss neurodegenerative diseases with Juha Saarikangas, an assistant professor at Helsinki Institute of Life Sciences, HiLIFE. Listen to the episode to learn how protein misfolding occurs and causes neurodegenerative diseases, their treatment options, and what you can do to mitigate your risks of developing damaging brain diseases. Hosted by Vilma and Sof.

14 Heinä 202118min

Mental health is a growing global health concern accelerated by our modern lifestyle and the COVID-19 pandemic. New innovations and further research are necessary to understand the complexity of our minds. With Valtteri Korkiakoski from Medified, we want to discuss innovative mental healthcare solutions and the digitalization of healthcare. Medified is a Finnish startup which offers a dynamic mental health treatment monitoring software and CE-marked medical device Medified. Their aim is to create a connection between healthcare professionals and mental health patients for interactive and personalized treatment solutions. Hosted by Emma and Iiris.

7 Heinä 202121min

The gut microbiome is a rich community of microbes affecting our mental and physical wellbeing through various known and unknown pathways. In this episode, our team members describe the design process of our research tool, why it matters to research the gut, and how will GutLux shed light on our gut interactions. Hosted by Emma and Sof.

30 Kesä 202115min

What is it like to take part in the world’s largest synthetic biology competition? Science, team spirit, learning new skills, having fun and sometimes surprising challenges belong to the nature of iGEM. Two Aalto-Helsinki team alumni, Carla and Neja, are here to share their experiences of their competition years. Hosted by Anni and Anniina.

23 Kesä 202118min

Aalto-Helsinki team has represented Finland in the iGEM competition since 2014. Our guest speaker Oskari Vinko, a scientist by training but an entrepreneur by heart, talks about building teams and ideas from scratch. He started Aalto-Helsinki, the first Finnish iGEM team back in 2014. Hosted by Emma and Vilma.

16 Kesä 202124min

Who are we? What is iGEM? What does SynBio stand for? Listen to this week’s episode to learn more about what we do, what are the obstacles of student-led research, and how synthetic biology can transform the world. Hosted by Iiris and Sof.

9 Kesä 202116min