Awards
- Centre of Excellence in Translational Cancer Biology, Academy of Finland, 2014
External Positions
- Board member (Chairman 2007-2008), Helsinki Biomedical Graduate program, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2012
- Chairman of Organisation Committee, Organisation Committee, 14th International Workshop on KSHV and Related Agents, Hilton Kalastajatorppa, Helsinki, Finland, 2011
- Committee Member, Scientific Program Committee, 13th International Workshop on KSHV and Related Agents, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2010 - 2010
- Co-organiser, Organisation Committee, Molecular Insights in Cancer Progression and Invasion, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2010 - 2010
- Board Member, Evaluation Board, Finnish Cancer Foundation, 2010 - 2011
- Member, Basic Research Evaluation Board, Finnish Cancer Foundation, 2009 - 2012
- Co-director, Genome-Scale Biology Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2009 - 2011
- Chair, Organisation Committee, Cellular and Molecular Immunology International Mini-symposium, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2008 - 2008
- Board Member, Clinical Grant Evaluation Board, Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation, 2008 - 2010
- Board member, Committee for the M.D., Ph.D. program, Faculty of Medicine, Univ. Helsinki, 2007 - 2011
- Member, Evaluation of Project Grants, The Italian Association for Cancer Research, 2007 - 2012
- Steering Committee member, Steering Committee member for the LERU (League of European Research Universities) PhD Program in Biomedicine, The LERU (League of European Research Universities), 2007 - 2011
- Member, Evaluation of Project Grants, The Wellcome Trust, 2006 - 2009
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Member, Academy of Finland, Research Council for Health, 2016 - 2018