Outi Monni

Outi Monni is a University Lecturer at the Department of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki. She serves as a supervisor in the Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine and Clinical Research and as a Director of PhD thesis supervision projects.

• Supervisor, Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine
• Supervisor, Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research
• Director, Biomedicum Functional Genomics Unit (LS-RIA/HGI)

Her research focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and oncology, particularly in head and neck cancers. Recent work includes studies on Liprin-α1 in MAPK signaling, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in HPV-positive cancers, and genetic risk variants in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Key trends in her publications show expertise in functional genomics, cancer signaling pathways, and translational research. She has 54 peer-reviewed publications and extensive collaboration networks in oncology and developmental biology.

• Finnish Cultural Foundation Grant (2023)
• Luise and Henrik Kuningas Foundation Grant (2024)

Monni has supervised multiple PhD theses and organized academic events like the Single Cell Transcriptomics Symposium (2017) and Single Cell Course Week (2018). Her leadership roles include directing the GOptima tumor inhibition project since 2016.