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
