Teaching personnel of the Institute of Biomedicine

Bioimaging, Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering

Laura

Elo

Research Director, Turku Bioscience Centre

Professor, Turku Bioscience Centre

Dean, Faculty of Medicine; Professor, Medical Physics and Engineering

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

pekka.e.hanninen@utu.fi

Professor of Preclinical Imaging and Drug Research

Professor, Turku PET Centre

Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

pekka.ruusuvuori@utu.fi

Academy Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedicine

kari.vienola@utu.fi

Pharmacology, Drug Development and Medicinal Chemistry

Päivi

Hirvensalo

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

paivi.hirvensalo@utu.fi

Jonne

Laurila

PhD, Associate professor in pharmacology

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

My research focuses on the molecular pharmacology of human alpha2-adrenoceptors and octopamine receptors of the barnacle Balanus improvises. Octopamine receptors of insects represent counterparts of t

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Department of Life Technologies

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

InFLAMES Flagship

olli.pentikainen@utu.fi

University Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine

Turku Bioscience Centre

ulla.pentikainen@utu.fi

+358 50 501 2574

Ullamari

Pesonen

Professor of Pharmacology and Drug Development

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and metabolic disturbances in brain, Type 2 diabetes as a risk factor to AD, Pharmacology of pain and analgesia, Rare aggregation diseases

ullamari.pesonen@utu.fi

+358 29 450 3867

Eriika

Savontaus

Vice dean of Education (MD and DDS programmes)

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Academy Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedicine

Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

University teacher, PhD

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

Institute of Biomedicine

Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

aleksi.tornio@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4608

+358 50 476 5715

Physiology and Nutrition

Noora

Kotaja

PhD, Professor of Molecular Medicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

RNA regulation in male germ cells

PhD, authorized nutritionist

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

kirsi.laitinen@utu.fi

MD, PhD, Professor of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Department of Clinical Medicine

jasmak@utu.fi

Harri

Niinikoski

Professor, Nutrition in Medicine (Institute of Biomedicine)

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Faculty of Medicine

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Faculty of Medicine

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Institute of Biomedicine

hekaah@utu.fi

Medical Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics and Molecular Medicine

Kristiina

Avela

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

kristiina.avela@utu.fi

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Director, BioCity Turku

Turku Bioscience Centre

M.D., Ph.D., Adjunct professor

Docent, Faculty of Medicine

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

InFLAMES Flagship

Molecular mechanisms of cell trafficking; Immunology and cancer biology

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

Laboratory Manager, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

principal investigator, PhD

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

arto.pulliainen@utu.fi

+358 40 158 6044

Marko

Salmi

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

PhD, Professor of Medical Genetics

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

johanna.schleutker@utu.fi

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

ttvais@utu.fi

Microbiology and Immunology

Jukka

Alinikula

PhD, Adjunct professor

Docent, Department of Life Technologies

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Faculty of Medicine

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

InFLAMES Flagship

Novel aspects of individually imprinted immune reactivity in SLE and its relevance to clinical prognosis. (InFLAMES Flagship)

principal investigator, PhD

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

arto.pulliainen@utu.fi

+358 40 158 6044

Marko

Salmi

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

PhD, docent in molecular virology (University of Turku)

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

PhD, Adjunct professor

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

sisko.tauriainen@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4554

+358 46 921 4201

Pathology, Cancer Biology, Disease Modelling and Forensic Medicine

Jutta

Huvila

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Department of Clinical Medicine

Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

kimmo.kettunen@utu.fi

Aino

Kivikallio

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine

aino.j.kivikallio@utu.fi

Pauliina

Kronqvist

PhD, Senior clinical lecturer

Docent, Faculty of Medicine

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Department of Clinical Medicine

jasmak@utu.fi

Anton

Nostolahti

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

armnos@utu.fi

Maxim

Sivak

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

maxim.sivak@utu.fi

Maria

Sundvall

MD PhD; Specialist Physician in Clinical Oncology

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine

Senior Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine

mahesu@utu.fi

Viivi

Suntio

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine

Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Research Director, Turku Bioscience Centre

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

Role and regulation of phosphatases, particularly tumor suppressor protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) in human cancers

jukka.westermarck@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2880

+358 40 742 3007

Cell Biology and Anatomy

Eeva-Liisa

Eskelinen

PhD

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

1. Biological functions and molecular mechanisms of the small GTPase RAB24. 2. Membrane dynamics in autophagy. Web site: https://sites.utu.fi/eskelinengroup/

eeva-liisa.eskelinen@utu.fi

University Lecturer, Adjunct professor (docent) in Cell Biology

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

PhD, Adjunct professor (docent)

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

Bone and Energy Metabolism, BoneLab Turku

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

jan.kaslin@utu.fi

Tiina

Laitala

Docent, Institute of Biomedicine

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine

Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine

MD, PhD, Professor of Biomedicine

Professor, Institute of Biomedicine

PhD., Adjunct Professor

Docent, Faculty of Science

University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

ADMIO -consortium and IPP / drug research and development. TCDM

Specialist, Institute of Biomedicine

Senior Advisor, Institute of Biomedicine

Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine

helyla@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4540

+358 50 341 9852