{"id":10876,"date":"2023-12-14T10:46:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T08:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/?p=10876"},"modified":"2024-03-22T11:15:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:15:38","slug":"medengine-warmly-welcomes-mareena-hyypia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/news\/medengine-warmly-welcomes-mareena-hyypia\/","title":{"rendered":"MedEngine Warmly Welcomes Mareena Hyypi\u00e4"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”1%” bottom_padding=”1%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-1-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]As the year is closing, we have the pleasure of welcoming a new talent, as\u00a0Mareena Hyypi\u00e4joins the Scientific Content & Digital Engagement team.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”accent-color” animate=”yes” custom_height=”30″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]\n
\n
\n

Mareena<\/strong> is a calm, yet forthright person. \u201cI am very meticulous and dedicated. My former supervisor and dear mentor mentioned that I have relaxed confidence, determination, writing and speaking talent, and great scientific insights\u201d, she elaborates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

As with many MedEngine employees, Mareena has a strong urge to learn new things. Her background is rather multidisciplinary: Her first degrees (B.A. and M.A.) are in education and she has worked as a researcher with educational technology and teacher training at the University of Eastern Finland for five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]\n

\n

\u201c\u201cMy parents would teach me about all the wonders, including the detailed structure of a heart.\u201c<\/span>“<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]Mareena says she\u2019s always been fascinated about biology and human anatomy and physiology. \u201cI grew up in the countryside and was surrounded by nature. My parents would teach me about all the wonders, including the detailed structure of a heart or the biomechanics of the knee and ankle, or the different butterfly species. I have also always been very empathetic and wanted to help people in some way\u201d, she recalls. Later in life she realized that working within medical sciences would perfectly combine her exploratory nature, interest in the human body and a possibility to provide help to others.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, after a career in pedagogy, she decided to pursue another in biomedicine. \u201cI did a B.Sc. in Biology with minors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Eastern Finland and then an M.Sc. in Translational Medicine at the University of Helsinki. I have specialized in translational neuroscience and personalized medicine, working mostly with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, immunology, genomics, and drug discovery in the central nervous system\u201d, she sums up her endeavors.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_column_text]\n

\n

\u201cIn the future, through all the downstream analysis, the discoveries could offer better treatments for patients suffering from a variety of brain diseases. <\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_column_text]In addition to having gained experience in the wet lab, during her studies she completed an internship as a genome legislation trainee in the Biotechnology and Medicines Unit at the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. \u201cI also had an eight-month visiting researcher position in the Brain Targeting Program at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, just before joining MedEngine\u201d, Mareena tells us. While working at the Brain Targeting Program in Boston, the group received tissue samples from the brain surgeries of a nearby hospital. \u201cIt was quite cool to walk with the sample to the lab and work with it by isolating and culturing different brain cells from the tissue. Not to mention that in the future, through all the downstream analysis, the discoveries could offer better treatments for patients suffering from a variety of brain diseases!\u201d, she exclaims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mareena has been very keen on observing the world around her since she was a child. \u201cI remember before I knew how to write, I would tell stories to my parents who would write everything down and create these little booklets. I would then illustrate them and create my very own books\u201d, she recalls. Storytelling and conveying messages have followed her on her path ever since, both when teaching at the primary school or university level or when writing scientific papers or smaller articles about her research.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTranslating new scientific discoveries and innovations to improve people\u2019s lives is what I strive for. Being able to make a positive impact, a difference, is what profoundly inspires me in my work. At MedEngine, I wish to bridge medical science with business and to be a science communicator. Here I can utilize both my inquisitive and creative sides, and in addition, my coworkers are bright, friendly, and fun. I cannot imagine a better place to work!\u201d, she adds excitedly.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_column_text]\n

\n

\u201cI enjoy, for example, learning to play piano or a new language, trying to solve my way out of an escape game, or doing blind wine tasting.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_column_text]\n

\n
\n

Mareena likes to challenge herself both in and out of work. \u201cThat\u2019s why I enjoy, for example, learning to play piano or a new language, trying to solve my way out of an escape game, or doing blind wine tasting. I also like creative activities; thus, you can sometimes find me knitting or painting. Moreover, I used to play football for many years rather competitively and every once in a while\u2014especially when I smell the freshly cut grass or watch a game at the stadium\u2014I get the spark to get back on the field\u201d, she laughs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

Great to have you on with us, Mareena! A warm welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”1%” bottom_padding=”1%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-1-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":10877,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,261],"tags":[279,95,254,55,97,118],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10876"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10876"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10883,"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10876\/revisions\/10883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medengine.fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}