Jukka Corander is a Professor at the University of Oslo's Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, and concurrently holds positions at the University of Helsinki's Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He specializes in Bayesian statistics, microbial genomics, and evolutionary biology, with a focus on bacterial pathogen evolution and antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Affiliations: Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo (since 2016) Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki (since 2009) Former roles at Åbo Akademi University and Churchill College, University of Cambridge Research Interests: Bayesian inference methods, stochastic simulation algorithms, machine learning applications in genomics, population genetics of bacteria, and forensic statistical analyses. Key Awards: 2015 Cozzarelli Prize (PNAS) for groundbreaking work on bacterial pathogen evolution 2008 Per Brahe Award (Young Scientist of the Year) Grants & Leadership: ERC StG Grant (SmartBayes, 2009–2014) COIN Centre of Excellence (Vice-Director, 2015–2017) Leadership roles in Helsinki Institute of Information Technology (HIIT) Labs & Collaborations: Leads the Corander Lab, focusing on computational methods for microbial genomics and evolutionary analysis. Collaborates globally on projects involving antibiotic resistance, pathogen transmission, and epidemiological modeling.

