

Sarah O'Keefe
Group Leader
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PhD Researcher
Sarah holds a Master's degree in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Manchester and began her scientific career synthesising small molecules for oncology in the drug discovery department at Evotec, Abingdon, UK. After returning to the University of Manchester, she successfully switched fields to obtain her PhD in Biochemistry. Since moving to Finland, Sarah has worked in two postdoctoral positions and is now a Group Leader at the University of Helsinki. She likes good food, good fun and good laughs!
We invite applications for a doctoral researcher position at the Viikki Campus in Helsinki, Finland. The doctoral researcher will work in the project Inhibiting Protein Synthesis – Old, New, Borrowed, Blue, funded by the Research Council of Finland. The successful candidate will complete an article-based PhD thesis. The position is available and funded for 44 months from January 2027, or as agreed.




