Dr. Mika Rämet, Professor of Paediatrics, received his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Oulu, Finland. Dr. Rämet’s research centres on the basic mechanisms of the immune response, vaccine development against Tuberculosis and elucidating genetic and molecular determinants of spontaneous preterm birth. Dr. Rämet has received several honours in recognition of his research including the Anders Jahre Prize for young scientists. He has published more than 110 papers in peer reviewed journals, with an h-index of 42 and more than 7,800 citations.