Kirsi Lehto
PhD, Adjunct Professor
klehto@utu.fi +358 50 338 2824 Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4 Turku |
Astrobiology,
Origin of Life research,
RNA-silencing
Molecular biology
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)
- 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
- 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
- Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement (2025) Verseux, Cyprien; Gargaud, Muriel; Lehto, Kirsi; Viso, Michel
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Quince seed mucilage as an alternative for agar in plant tissue culture (2025)
- Discover Plants
- 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
- Mars Can Wait. Questions Surround Settlements on Other Worlds (2023)
- Scientific American
- Moving to Mars: The Feasibility and Desirability of Mars Settlements (2023)
- Space Policy



