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Pekka
Hänninen
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
Dean, Faculty of Medicine; Professor, Medical Physics and Engineering

Contact

+358 29 450 2242
+358 40 765 1547
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

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Pekka Hänninen CV_public.pdf
ORCID

Areas of expertise

medical physics and engineering
bioimaging;

Biography

After MSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Pekka Hänninen moved in 1988 to European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg. In Heidelberg P.H. was a part of a team building confocal microscopes. In 1992 P.H. moved to Turku and to the team of Prof. Erkki Soini. Pekka's colleague Stefan Hell from Heidelberg followed early 1993 and the three gentlemen formed a team with distinct roles. Prof. Erkki Soini told Stefan and Pekka: "You guys take care of the science and I will get you funding". The work of the team with resolution enhancement lead into several innovations in two-photon microscopy and super-resolution - work for which Stefan Hell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014. While Stefan went on with super-resolution and returned to Germany in 1997, PH together with prof. Erkki Soini concentrated on development of new in-vitro diagnostics system based on two-photon excitation. In 2002 Pekka Hänninen took over the laboratory of Biophysics as Erkki Soini retired - and since 2005 he has been appointed as full professor of Medical Physics and Engineering. Currently Pekka Hänninen is also the vice-dean of the faculty and as of 1.8. 2019 the Dean.

Teaching

Prof. Pekka Hänninen is the responsible professor for International Masters Program in Biomedical Imaging. The program attracts science fascinated students from around the globe - more information can be found in http://www.bioimaging.fi As PhD trainer, prof. Hänninen has guided more than 10 students with different backgrounds from engineering to chemistry through their PhD studies and scientific work.

Research

Prof. Pekka Hänninen has a long experience in applied research that has also lead into industrial exploitation. The previous work related application of microscopy based detection methods to specific detection of microbes has lead into the birth of Arctic Diagnostics and their product MariPOC. The invention of fingerprinting technology has lead into commercialization of the ideas within industrial processes at a startup Aqsens Oy – and later on with Aqsens Health Oy and preventive health care in India. His background is in signal processing, electronic engineering and instrumentation and he has worked within instrumentally solving biological problems since his engagement to EMBL in 1988. Prof Hänninen has more than 20 patents majority of which have lead into industrial exploitation and products.

Publications

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Mini Fluorescence Microscope: Prototype Results and Further Development (2023)

International Astronautical Congress, Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress
Tiensuu Kiira, Lehti Jussi, Saari Jouni, Virtanen Pasi, Säntti Tero, Hirvonen Mika, Nerurkar Aditi, Sarwar Uruj, Tcarenkova Elena, Fazeli Elnaz, Hänninen Pekka, van Loon Jack, Gaubert François
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa)

Miniaturized Fluorescence Microscope for biological research in space (2021)

IAF Microgravity Sciences and Processes Symposium, Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress
Tiensuu Kiira, Lehti Jussi, Saari Jouni, Säntti Tero, Virtanen Pasi, Hirvonen Mika, Pitkänen Lauri, Tcarenkova Elena, Fazeli Elnaz, Hänninen Pekka, van Loon Jack J.W.A., Gaubert François
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))

Automated cell tracking using StarDist and TrackMate (2020)

F1000Research
Fazeli E, Roy NH, Follain G, Laine RF, von Chamier L, Hänninen PE, Eriksson JE, Tinevez J, Jacquemet G
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
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