Hannele Ruohola-Baker

Hannele Ruohola-Baker is a Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Director of the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Her research focuses on the molecular biology of stem cells and on the use of Drosophila (fruit flies) as model organisms for human diseases.[1][2]

Hannele Ruohola-Baker
Born	December 10, 1959 Kullaa, Finland
Alma mater	University of Helsinki Yale University
Spouse(s)	David Baker
Scientific career
Fields	stem cell biology
Institutions	University of Washington
Doctoral advisor	Susan Ferro-Novick
Other academic advisors	Yuh Nung Lily Jan
Website	depts.washington.edu/taneli/

Early life and education

Ruohola-Baker was born in the small village of Kullaa, Finland in 1959. She received her bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Helsinki and received her Ph.D. in cell biology from Yale University in 1989,[3] studying cellular transport and advised by Susan Ferro-Novick. She then moved to a visiting fellowship at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and subsequently to a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco with Yuh Nung and Lily Jan.[4][5]

Academic career

Ruohola-Baker began her faculty career at the University of Washington in 1993 and became a full professor in 2004. She held a Pew Scholars grant from 1996-2000.[5]

Research

Ruohola-Baker's research focuses on stem cells and the molecular requirements for differentiation, with particular interest in the role of microRNA and in the relationship between metabolism and epigenetic changes in different types of stem cells. The research group also has a long-standing interest in studying the Notch and S1P signaling pathway using Drosophila as models of human diseases, particularly Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cancer.[1]

Personal life

Ruohola-Baker is married to fellow UW biochemist David Baker.[5]

External links

• Center for Oral History. "Hannele Ruohola-Baker". Science History Institute.
• Benschoten, William Van (27 May 2002). Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by William Van Benschoten at University of Washington Seattle, Washington on 20, 21 and 27 May 2002 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.

References

1. "Hannele Ruohola-Baker". University of Washington. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. "Ruohola-Baker Lab". Ruohola-Baker Lab. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
3. "Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Biochemistry". University of Washington. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
4. Center for Oral History. "Hannele Ruohola-Baker". Science History Institute.
5. Benschoten, William Van (27 May 2002). Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by William Van Benschoten at University of Washington Seattle, Washington on 20, 21 and 27 May 2002 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.