Cancer Gene Therapy Group

Molecular Cancer Biology Program & Transplantation Laboratory ,

Haartman Institute & HUSLAB ,

University of Helsinki & Helsinki University Central Hospital

Contact:

Akseli Hemminki
e-mail: akseli dot hemminki at helsinki dot fi
fax: +358-9-1912 5465
mail: P.O. Box 63, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
street address: Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland

Use gene therapy and oncolytic viruses to improve the treatment of cancers lacking currently available effective modalities

• 2013-05
  Paula Savola awarded an oral presentation in International Meeting on Replicating Oncolytic Virus Therapeutics 2013
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• 2013-05
  Paula Savola’s abstract selected for an oral presentation in the competitive ASGCT Late Breaking Abstracts category
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• 2013-05
  Mari Hirvinen awarded an oral presentation at ASGCT 2013
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• 2013-03
  Ilkka Liikanen and Markus Vähä-Koskela awarded oral presentations at Virology Days 2013 in Tampere.
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• 2013-02-15
  Petri Nokisalmi successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "Experimental adenovirus gene therapy for cancer patients with advanced tumors - translational medicine from basic research to the patient's bedside"
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• 2013-01-01
  Simona Bramante receives a graduate student position in Helsinki Biomedical Graduate Program.
• 2012-11-27
  Suvi Vallius' thesis titled "Large Scale Amplification and Purification of Replication Competent Vaccinia Virus" was approved in Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu with grade 5/5.
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• 2012-10-05
  Anniina Koski successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Improving efficacy of adenoviral cancer gene therapy." Thesis was approved with distinction.
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• 2012-09-13
  Ilkka Liikanen awarded an oral presentation at European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy Annual Meeting
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• 2012-04
  Following a long collaboration between CGTG and Oncos Therapeutics Ltd., the first-ever oncolytic virus clinical trial in Northern Europe starts.
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• 2012-04-20
  Vincenzo Cerullo ASGCT's "New investigator of month"
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• 2012-04
  Based on his highly succesfull period at CGTG Vincenzo Cerullo got a tenure track professor position in Faculty of Pharmacy and will start there in September 2012.
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• 2012-03
  Ilkka Liikanen, Vincenzo Cerullo and Akseli Hemminki awarded an oral presentation at American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy Annual Meeting. Vincenzo Cerullo was also a co-chair in Adeovirus and other DNA virus vectors -section.
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• 2012-01-20
  Kilian Guse receives partial salary from Biocenter Finland.
• 2011-03-18
  CGTG members awarded two oral presentation and one invited plenary talk at American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy Annual Meeting
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• 2011-01-24
  CGTG get two oral presentations at the Oncolytic virus conference
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• 2011-01-20
  Markus Vähä-Koskela receives partial salary from Biocenter Finland.
• 2011-01-14
  Maria Rajecki successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Oncolytic adenoviruses with radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer."
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• 2011-01-01
  Suvi Parviainen receives 4 year graduate student position in Helsinki Graduate Program in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
• 2010-12-10
  João Dias successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "Adenoviral gene therapy for advanced head and neck cancer." Thesis was approved with distinction.
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• 2010-11-26
  Iulia Diaconu successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Approaches for improving the safety and efficacy of adenoviral gene therapy"
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• 2010-11-19
  Tuuli Ranki successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Controlling transduction and replication on oncolytic adenoviruses"
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• 2010-11-10
  Akseli Hemminki ranked 9th most important scientist in Finland by Tiede-magazine
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• 2010-09-23
  CGTG awarded oral presentation at EGSCT 2010
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• 2010-08-01
  CGTG clinical results featured in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology.
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• 2010-05-19
  Important CGTG translational/clinical paper is covered by national and global news agencies.
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• 2010-04-22
  British Publishers published an article about CGTG's European Research Council TRASTUZUCRAD-project in Projects-magazine.
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• 2010-03-19
  Sari Pesonen and Petri Nokisalmi were awarded oral presentations at American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) annual meeting. Both will be presented by Sari Pesonen.
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• 2010-01-29
  Lotta Kangasniemi successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Improving Oncolytic Adenoviral Therapies for Gastrointestinal Cancers and Tumor Initiating Cells"
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• 2010-01-25
  Akseli Hemminki talks about cancer research on YLE TV1
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• 2009-12-18
  Anna Kanerva recieves Three-year research grants of the University of Helsinki
• 2009-11-19
  Vincenzo Cerullo was appointed as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki for a term of office from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012
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• 2009-11-23
  Anniina Koski was awarded oral presentation at European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) annual meeting
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• 2009-10-29
  Anna Kanerva recieves Academy of Finland General research grant
• 2009-05-22
  Mari Raki successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Oncolytic adenoviruses for treatment of ovarian cancer"
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• 2009-05-08
  Kilian Guse successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "Genetically engineered oncolytic adenoviruses for the treatment of kidney and breast cancer"
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• 2009-03-26
  Matteo Ugolini, who completed his master thesis at CGTG, graduated with 110 of 110 points from University of Bologna, Italy, and continues his work at CGTG as a PhD student.
• 2008-12-16
  Oncos Therapeutics wins 1st place (out of 212) in VentureCup, a competition for business plans of startup companies. Oncos is CGTG spinoff company founded for clinical translation of CGTG viruses.
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• 2008-11-21
  Iulia Diaconu receives 4 year graduate student position in Helsinki Biomedical Graduate School
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• 2008-10-03
  Merja Särkioja successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Adenoviral gene therapy for non-small cell lung cancer"
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• 2008-09-10
  Kilian Guse awarded Docrates travel grant for European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) annual meeting
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• 2008-09-10
  Akseli Hemminki and Kilian Guse were awarded oral presentations at European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) annual meeting
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• 2008-06-19
  CGTG accepted into the Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine
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• 2008-04
  Lotta Kangasniemi received a honourable mention from the faculty of Biosciences for Master Thesis mentoring. This was the fourth time "Excellent Master Thesis Mentors" were nominated by the Faculty Council.
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• 2008-03-28
  CGTG gains high visibility at American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT) annual meeting: Vincenzo Cerullo, Sari Pesonen, Maria Rajecki and Lotta Kangasniemi/Otto Hemminki awarded oral presentations
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• 2008-01-25
  CGTG awarded European Research Council funding in the highly competitive first round
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• 2008-01-14
  CGTG awarded Cancer Organization's large grant
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• 2008-01-01
  Sergio Lavilla-Alonso receives 4 year graduate student position in Helsinki Biomedical Graduate School
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• 2008-01-01
  Vincenzo Cerullo receives Sigrid Juselius Fellowship for 2008
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• 2008-01-01
  Sari Pesonen receives 3 year post-doctoral fellowship from the Academy of Finland
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• 2007-11-12
  Treatment of cancer patients with oncolytic viruses constructed by CGTG has started at Docrates Oncology Hospital
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• 2007-10-30
  Akseli Hemminki receives European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) Young Investigator Award
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• 2007-10-07
  Akseli Hemminki named K. Albin Johansson Research Professor (Finnish Cancer Institute)
• 2007-08-30
  Anna Kanerva recieves Docentship (adjunct professor) in Experimental Gynecologic Oncology, University of Helsinki
• 2007-05-31
  Akseli Hemminki receives ASGT Outstanding New Investigator Award
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• 2007-03-30
  Gerd Bauerschmitz successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Oncolytic adenoviruses for gynecologic cancer."
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• 2007-03-27
  Tanja Hakkarainen awarded an oral presentation at 2007 ASGT Annual Meeting in Seattle
• 2007-03-15
  Pro Gradu thesis of Tommi Pisto approved with Eximia cum laude approbatur
• 2007-02-21
  Akseli Hemminki selected into American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT) Cancer Gene Therapy committee
• 2007-01-29
  Akseli Hemminki selected into European Society for Gene and cell Therapy (ESGCT) Vector committee
• 2007-01-01
  João Dias receives 4 year HBGS graduate school position
• 2007-01-01
  Tanja Hakkarainen receives 3 year fellowship from the Academy of Finland
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• 2006-12-15
  Akseli Hemminki ranked 50th most influential person in Finnish health care (Mediuutiset)
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• 2006-11-13
  Akseli Hemminki received "The outstanding person of the world" award at the Junior Chamber International World Congress, Seoul, Korea
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• 2006-11-01
  EU contract APOTHERAPY was awarded to CGTG for developing apoptosis inducing oncolytic adenoviruses for treatment of cancer
• 2006-10-06
  Tanja Hakkarainen and Akseli Hemminki intereviewed and CGTG photographed for "Mediuutiset"
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• 2006-09-27
  Akseli Hemminki and CGTG featured on TV2 "Akuutti"
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• 2006-05-01
  Gerd Bauerschmitz receives Sigrid Juselius one year foreign visitor researchers grant and starts at CGTG
• 2006-04-22
  Akseli Hemminki receives The Outstanding Young Person (TOYP) award by Junior Chamber International Finland
• 2006-01-11
  Maria Rajecki receives award for her poster "A hCGβ expressing trackable and tumor targeted conditionally replicating adenovirus for treatment of prostate cancer" at Lääkäripäivät 2006, Student Series
• 2006-01-09
  Pro Gradu thesis of Harri Katajamäki approved with Magna cum laude approbatur
• 2005-12-01
  CGTG receives EU contract THERADPOX for development of oncolytic adenoviruses for treatment of cancer
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• 2005-11-25
  Tuuli Ranki and Kilian Guse received graduate school positions. Tuuli was selected for HBGS and Kilian for GSBM.
• 2005-11-06
  One chapter in a program series called "Breakthrough" about Akseli Hemminki was shown on TV
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• 2005-10-19
  Akseli Hemminki was discussing about "Allowed to be the best" with conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Minister of Culture Tanja Karpela and manager Hjallis Harkimo on TV program "45 min". (MTV3)
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• 2005-10-17
  Article about medical research legislation in EU by Akseli Hemminki was published in the Helsingin Sanomat (major newspaper in Finland)
• 2005-09-25
  Helkama Velox Oy supports CGTG's work with a bike. Helkama Campus bike greatly fits to our transportation needs at Meilahti hospital area
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• 2005-05-13
  Tanja Hakkarainen received her doctorate in Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine
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• 2005-04-20
  Akseli Hemminki received Sigrid Jusélius award
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• 2004-11-23
  Mari Raki receives 4 year HBGS graduate school position
• 2004-08-05
  Work done by the CGTG team received recent attention in the world wide biomedical news community
• 2004-05-21
  Anna Kanerva reveives her doctorate in Medical Sciences
• 2003-11-14
  Akseli Hemminki received the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim’s award for young researchers
• 2003-09-01
  CGTG receives NCI RAID award for development of a clinical trial with "A Serotype chimeric oncolytic adenovirus Ad5/3-Δ24 for targeted virotherapy of ovarian cancer."