Yrjö Helariutta#

Membership Number:6942
Membership type:ORDINARY
Section:CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Elected:2024
Main Country of Residence:FINLAND
Homepage(s):http://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/wood-development
ORCID:0000-0002-7287-8459


Present and Previous Positions
  • 2021 - 2026 Academy Professor, Academy of Finland
  • 2005 - Prof of Plant Dev Biology; University of Helsinki, Finland
  • 2014 - 2022 Prof of Plant Dev Biology, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU), UK
  • 2013 - 2017 Academy Professor, Academy of Finland
  • 2013 - 2015 Visiting Professor, Cardiff University (Hosted by Prof. Jim Murray)
  • 2004 - 2005 Prof of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Turku
  • 2003 - 2009 Associated member of Umea Plant Science Center, Sweden
  • 2001 - 2006 Academy Research Fellow, Academy of Finland
  • 1999 - 2001 Group Leader, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • 1995 - 1998 Post-doctoral Fellow/ post-doctoral associate Dr. Philip Benfey’s group, New York University / Dr. Victor Albert’s group, New York Botanical Garden, USA
  • 1989 - 1995 Master student / graduate student with Dr. Teemu Teeri's group, University of Helsinki

Fields of Scholarship
  • Molecular genetics
  • Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Emerging models
  • Tree biology & genomics
  • Plant vascular biology
  • Wood formation
  • Forestry and breeding
  • Developmental biology

Honours and Awards
  • 2022 - 2029 Director of Centre of Excellence in Tree Biology by the Academy of Finland
  • 2005 European Young Investigator Award (EURYI)
  • 2008 EMBO Membership Award
  • 2012, 2020, Academy Professor, Academy of Finland (2013-2017, 2021-2026)
  • 2013 - 2017 ERC Advanced Grant "The role of symplastic communication during root development"
  • 2013 - 2022 Member of Board of Reviewing Editors, Science
  • 2014 - 2022 Professor of Plant Development, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge
  • 2022 - 2029 Director of Centre of Excellence in Tree Biology by the Academy of Finland
  • 2022 Editor-in-Chief of Physiologia Plantarum

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