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Juha Kere is a Professor of Molecular Genetics and Senior Physician at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet. He holds a medical degree (MD, 1984), PhD in molecular genetics (1989), and a specialist physician degree in clinical genetics (1994) from the University of Helsinki. After postdoctoral training at Washington University in St. Louis (1990–1993), he became acting professor and chief physician of medical genetics in Helsinki before leading the Finnish Genome Center (1998–2001). Since 2001, he has been at KI, publishing over 640 articles and supervising 54 doctoral theses.
- Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Huddinge; Embryonal, Foetal and Brain Development Research Group
- Education: MD (U Helsinki, 1984), PhD (U Helsinki, 1989), Clinical Genetics Specialist (1994)
Research Interests: Dr. Kere’s work focuses on early embryonic development, stem cells, and genetic mechanisms underlying disorders like preeclampsia, developmental dyslexia, and infertility. His lab investigates genes regulating embryo genome activation (e.g., DUX4), neuronal cilia function in brain development, and genetic variants in complex diseases. Recent studies include transcriptional enhancer dynamics in T cells and CRISPR-based reprogramming.
Grants: Major funding from the Swedish Research Council, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and the Royal Society for projects on embryonic development, neurogenetics, and preeclampsia biomarkers.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Embryonal, Foetal and Brain Development Group at KI, collaborating internationally in consortia like MAARS, SARM, and FANTOM6. His team includes researchers like Shintaro Katayama and Masahito Yoshihara.
