Visiting Fellow
Education:
M.D., Ph.D., University of Helsinki, Finland
Biography
Iivo completed his Ph.D. under the mentorship of Petteri Arstila and Eliisa Kekäläinen, focusing on adaptive immune responses in inborn errors of immunity, including autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED). At FPS, Iivo's research centers on uncovering the mechanisms underlying immune dysregulation in APECED and how they can be remedied with immunomodulatory drugs.