Ingemar von Ossowski

Presently, I have transitioned to a new and inspiring opportunity as a grant writer with Research Services at Aalto University. My role is to help achieve grant funding for researchers and their various projects and initiatives.

As for my background, I am an accomplished scientific researcher with accumulated experience and know-how from several positions in academia and industry. My intellectual drive has always been fueled by a scientific and creative curiosity to study research topics in the areas of molecular microbiology, protein chemistry, and microbial genomics, along with a particular interest to take on protein engineering and structural-related projects. As for my formal education and training, I majored in microbiology and obtained my undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Department of Microbiology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. I am also a Docent (molecular microbiology) affiliated with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Helsinki. Along with my research interests, I have provided ad hoc lecturing and training support for course topics in molecular microbiology and biochemistry. I have also been directly involved with scientific writing and editing as an author of published manuscripts on various research topics. Since my mother tongue is English, I have routinely been called upon to revise and improve the scientific text written by my students and colleagues. My other work-related attributes include research grant proposal writing, peer-reviewing research manuscripts, giving invited speaking and teaching presentations, and supervising students and research personnel. In my spare time, I enjoy allotment gardening, hobby fishing, listening to 70s era music, and walking the family dogs. I am also an ice hockey fan and avid reader of biographies and cold war-themed spy novels.