Kirsi Lehto
PhD, Adjunct Professor
klehto@utu.fi +358 50 338 2824 Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4 Turku |
Areas of expertise
Astrobiology,
Origin of Life research,
RNA-silencing
Molecular biology
Astrobiology,
Origin of Life research,
RNA-silencing
Molecular biology
Teaching
Currently I am teaching different laboratory course exercises in the area of Molecular plant biology, molecular biology and cell biology, in topics ranging from plant tissue culture, measurement of enzymatic activities, and molecular cloning.
Every second year (next time in autumn semester 2019) I am teaching lecture courses in Astrobiology, Origin of life, and TimeTrek (covering the deep natural history of the world)
Publications 
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- Conclusion: Horizons of Red and Green (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Viso, Michel; Gargaud, Muriel; Lehto, Kirsi; Verseux, Cyprien
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Introduction: Seeing Through the Martian Dust (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Lehto, Kirsi; Gargaud, Muriel; Verseux, Cyprien; Viso, Michel
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement (2025) Verseux, Cyprien; Gargaud, Muriel; Lehto, Kirsi; Viso, Michel
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Mars as a Science Base: Towards a Small Permanent Outpost (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; de Vera, Jean Pierre; Kereszturi, Akos; Mason, Nigel; Possnig, Carmen; Puumala, Mikko; Sivula, Oskari; Viso, Michel; Detrell, Gisela; Ditrych, Ondřej; Lee, Natuschka M.; Lehto, Kirsi; Persson, Erik; Runavot, Marie-Clotilde; Schmidt, Nikola; Vago, Jorge L.
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Mars in Science Fiction and Our Perceptions of the Red Planet (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Nováková, Julie Nekola; Carré, Fabrice; Dunér, David; Lee, Natuschka M.; Lehoucq, Roland; Lehto, Kirsi; Persson, Erik
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Perspectives for Crewed Missions to Mars: Exploration from Orbit and/or Short Stay (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; de Vera, Jean-Pierre; Kereszturi, Akos; Mason, Nigel; Possnig, Carmen; Puumala, Mikko; Sivula, Oskari; Viso, Michel; Arnould, Jacques; Detrell, Gisela; Ewald, Reinhold; Freissinet, Caroline; Holynska, Malgorzata; Javaux, Emmanuelle; Lee, Natuschka M.; Lehto, Kirsi; Milligan, Tony; Siljeström, Sandra; Vago, Jorge L.
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Quince seed mucilage as an alternative for agar in plant tissue culture (2025)
- Discover Plants
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Towards Permanent Settlements on Mars (from 1000 to 100,000 People) (2025) Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; Clerc, Philippe; Kereszturi, Akos; Mason, Nigel; Persson, Erik; Possnig, Carmen; Poulet, Lucie; Puumala, Mikko; Sivula, Oskari; Brucato, John Robert; Cesari, Laetitia; Detrell, Gisela; Ditrych, Ondřej; Fornaro, Teresa; Gonçalves, Barbara; Gross, Christoph; Hedlund, Maria; Hofmann, Mahulena; Krassakis, Alexandros; Lee, Natuschka M.; Lehto, Kirsi; Meneghin, Andrea; Noack, Lena; Rückert, Patrick; Schmidt, Nikola; Selke, Stefan; Tikkanen, Mikko; Tønnessen, Morten; Tracht, Kirsten
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Mars Can Wait. Questions Surround Settlements on Other Worlds (2023)
- Scientific American
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Moving to Mars: The Feasibility and Desirability of Mars Settlements (2023)
- Space Policy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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