Standing Committee for Life Sciences, Earth and Environment, LESC

Chair of the Research Council for Biosciences and Environment, Professor Paavo Pelkonen from the University of Joensuu is a member of the LESC Standing Committee.

Standing Expert Committees

 
ESF/MB (Marine Board)

ESF/PB (Polar Board)

EUROCORES programmes

1. EuroMEMBRANE (Membrane Architecture and Dynamics, 2009-2011)
2. EuroEEFG (Ecological and Evolutionary Functional Genomics, 2010-2012)
3. EuroVOL (Ecology of Plant Volatiles, from Molecules to the Globe, 2011-2013)

Ongoing ESF Research Networking Programmes (RNP's)

1. Frontiers of Functional Genomics (FFG 2006-2011), jointly with the Research Council for Health, Professor Aarno Palotie, University of Helsinki
2. Mapping the detailed composition (epitope exposure) of surface-adsorbed protein layers (EPITOPEMAP, 2007-2011), Professor Markus Linder, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
3. Body-Size and Ecosystem Dynamics (SIZEMIC, 2007-2011), Academy Research Fellow Otso Ovaskainen, University of Helsinki
4. European Networking Summer School (ENSS, 2007-2011), Professor Jaakko Kangasjärvi, University of Helsinki
5. Frontiers of Speciation Research (FroSpects, 2008-2012), Professor Mats Gyllenberg, University of Helsinki
6. Climatic change - Manipulation experiments in terrestrial ecosystems (CLIMMANI, 2008-2012), Professor Seppo Kellomäki, University of Joensuu
7. The Euroglycosciences Forum (EUROGLYCO, 2009-2013), Professor Jukka Finne, University of Turku
8. The Functionality of Iron Minerals in Environmental Processes (FIMIN, 2009-2013), senior researcher Jouni Lehtoranta, Finnish Environmental Institute
9. Advances in Farm Animal Genomic Resources (GENOMIC-RESOURCES, 2010-2013), senior researcher Juha Kantanen, MTT Agrifood Research Finland
10. Research on Monitoring for and with Raptors in Europe (EURAPMON, 2010-2014), Professor Pertti Saurola, University of Helsinki
11. Conservation Genomics: Amalgamation of conservation genetics and ecological and evolutionary genomics (ConGenOmics, 2011-2015), Professor Graig Primmer, University of Turku