Photographer: Mika Reinisalo
LEPI cell culture modeling, realistic blood-retinal barrier of the eye. LEPI cells model the real-life retinal pigment epithelial layer of the eye by forming a tight epithelial layer and having hexagonal cell morphology like in the human eye (Confocal microscope image: cell nucleus is shown as blue and cell membrane as red).The University of Eastern Finland is the most multidisciplinary university in Finland. Our high standard of interdisciplinary research and education respond to global challenges and build a sustainable future. Our research is ranked among the best in the world in several fields. We offer education in nearly 100 major subjects and we train experts for tomorrow’s changing labour market needs. The university comprises four faculties: the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Our campuses are located in Joensuu and Kuopio. The UEF is home to approximately 16 000 students and 3 200 members of staff.
