Urpo Lamminmäki
PhD
urplammi@utu.fi +358 29 450 4587 +358 50 476 5557 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku |
Areas of expertise
Antibody engineering, Bioaffinity assays, in vitro diagnostics
Antibody engineering, Bioaffinity assays, in vitro diagnostics
Research
My research is largely focused to recombinant antibodies and other bioaffinity molecules. I am interested in developing techniques used for tailoring such molecules as well as applications of these molecules in various fields including diagnostics, drug development and biomarker discovery.
Teaching
Methods and application of molecular biotechnology
Antibody and protein engineering techniques
Protein chemistry
Diagnostics
Publications
- A 15-min non-competitive homogeneous assay for microcystin and nodularin based on time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) (2021)
- Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Combinatorial mutagenesis with alternative CDR-L1 and-H2 loop lengths contributes to affinity maturation of antibodies (2021)
- New Biotechnology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Detection of bladder cancer with aberrantly fucosylated ITGA3 (2021)
- Analytical Biochemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Development of a Fast SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISA, Based on Receptor-Binding Domain, and Its Comparative Evaluation Using Temporally Segregated Samples From RT-PCR Positive Individuals (2021)
- Frontiers in Microbiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Humanization, Radiolabeling and Biodistribution Studies of an IgG(1)-Type Antibody Targeting Uncomplexed PSA for Theranostic Applications (2021)
- Pharmaceuticals
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Phage Display Selection of an Anti-Idiotype-Antibody with Broad-Specificity to Deoxynivalenol Mycotoxins (2021)
- Toxins
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - PSA-Targeted Alpha-, Beta-, and Positron-Emitting Immunotheranostics in Murine Prostate Cancer Models and Nonhuman Primates (2021)
- Clinical Cancer Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Three two-site apoA-I immunoassays using phage expressed detector antibodies - Preliminary clinical evaluation with cardiac patients (2021)
- Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A longitudinal analysis of CA125 glycoforms in the monitoring and follow up of high grade serous ovarian cancer (2020)
- Gynecologic Oncology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Enhanced cell density cultivation and rapid expression-screening of recombinant Pichia pastoris clones in microscale (2020)
- Scientific Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Exploratory Analysis of CA125-MGL and –STn Glycoforms in the Differential Diagnostics of Pelvic Masses (2020)
- The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Glycovariant-based lateral flow immunoassay to detect ovarian cancer–associated serum CA125 (2020)
- Communications Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Recombinant Antibodies with Unique Specificities Allow for Sensitive and Specific Detection of Uncarboxylated Osteocalcin in Human Circulation (2020)
- Calcified Tissue International
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Site-Specific Linking of an Oligonucleotide to Mono- and Bivalent Recombinant Antibodies with SpyCatcher-SpyTag System for Immuno-PCR (2020)
- ACS Omega
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A homogeneous assay for rapid detection of cyanobacterial peptide hepatotoxins: Microcystins and nodularins (2019)
- Clinica Chimica Acta
(Other publication) - A Nanoparticle-Based Approach for the Detection of Extracellular Vesicles (2019)
- Scientific Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Detection of Food Taints and Contaminants Using Novel Engineered Antibodies (2019) Rapid Antibody-based Technologies in Food Analysis Leivo J., Lamminmäki U.
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Development of anti-immunocomplex specific antibodies and non-competitive time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay for the detection of estradiol (2019)
- Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Europium Nanoparticle-Based Sialyl-Tn Monoclonal Antibody Discriminates Epithelial Ovarian Cancer-Associated CA125 from Benign Sources (2019)
- The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Improvement of Fab expression by screening combinatorial synonymous signal sequence libraries (2019)
- Microbial Cell Factories
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)