Latest publications
- Structural determinants of vascular endothelial growth factor-D - receptor binding and specificity
- Claudin-like protein 24 interacts with the VEGFR-2 and VEGFR-3 pathways and regulates lymphatic vessel development
- Effective Suppression of Vascular Network Formation by Combination of Antibodies Blocking VEGFR Ligand Binding and Receptor Dimerization
- Suppressive effects of vascular endothelial growth factor-B on tumor growth in a mouse model of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorigenesis
Recent blog posts
- Running Wuala as a daemon
- Bitcoind on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
- How to reduce PDF filesize from the Linux command line
- Grub2
- Disk dumps (dd) over the network (netcat)
- Permanent static route in Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10)
- How to use jhead to add a time stamp to a jpg image
- How to join PDF files (gs)
- How to determine and convert text file encoding (file, enca, iconv)
- File permissions on html server (recursive chmod) differentiating between files and directories
Rescued from the vacuum cleaner bag
I have identified the top reason of LEGO pieces disappearing in our household: the vacuum cleaner. On suspicion I reluctantly decided to explore the bag's content (Miele HyClean N/G) after it was full and here is what I extracted: Three LEGO pieces, three puzzle pieces, a screw driver head, a pinwall pin, a Mastermind pin and some yet to identify metal item.
LEGO
Tobi will Lego. Damit ihr ihm nicht Legobausätze kauft, die er schon hat, hat er sich bei brickset.com eine Liste gemacht, wo ihr nachgucken könnt, was er schon bekommen hat. Und damit ihr euch nicht bei brickset.com anmelden müsst, gibt es die List hier nochmal: Tobis Legobausätze.
Äkta Explorer FPLC core facility
Nowadays I spend much of my time at work on the purification of proteins which regulate angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Therefore, I am taking care of the necessary machinery that the Molecular Cancer Biology Research Program owns: the fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) machine.
Statistics about Finland
Repovesi National Park in midnightsun: Photo by M. Passinen. Creative Commons License.Finland makes frequently headlines for its good rankings in international comparisons.
The Museum Power Plant at Vanhakaupunki
Ever since we have moved into our new apartment, we have been subscribing to environment-friendly electricity ("Ympäristöpennisähkö" from Helsingin Energia). We decided to "receive" the energy from a hydropower plant which is located near our house at the rapids of Helsinki Vanhakaupunki.
