My research covers broad range of topics in biomedicine. Current work is dealing mainly with cancer and cardiovascular biology.

My expertise is in application of model organisms, especially zebrafish (Danio rerio),
in biomedical research. These models can help to understand and solve
biomedical problems efficiently and ethically. Especially, when combined
with high-resolution intravital microscopy, these models can give deep
insights into developmental and disease processes in vivo. By using fish
eggs and embryos, it is also possible to reduce the number of more
complex and developed organisms used in research. These models, however, require certain set of skills and knowledge which is not part of the training of most medical and biomedical scientist. To facilite them to utilize the power of zebrafish models to advance their research, I have established a Zebrafish Core under Turku Centre for Biotechnology (University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University).