Congratulations to three students from the Laboratory of Systems Biology who defended their bachelor's theses in Applied Physics on 8 June.
Janek Käsper defended Modelling of mitochondrial processes. Supervised by Marko Vendelin, Janek's work evaluated modelling software and used it to describe a biophysical model of the mitochondrial respiratory system and oxidative phosphorylation.
Maike Mona Širinov defended Design and implementation of a system for single myofibril force measurements. Supervised by Marko Vendelin and Martin Laasmaa, Maike Mona's work established a system for measuring force in single myofibrils, including microneedle force sensors that deflect during contraction.
Eliise Hendrikson defended Estimation of the intracellular calcium concentration from fluorescence signal. Supervised by Martin Laasmaa and Marko Vendelin, Eliise's work developed an impulse-response approach to estimate intracellular calcium concentration in cardiomyocytes from fluorescence signals.
We congratulate Janek, Maike Mona, and Eliise, and wish them every success in their future work.