Teaching personnel of the Institute of Biomedicine

Bioimaging, Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering

Laura Elo profile picture
Laura
Elo
Professor, Turku Bioscience Centre
Research Director, Turku Bioscience Centre
InFLAMES Flagship
+358 29 450 2090
+358 50 468 0795
Pekka Hänninen profile picture
Pekka
Hänninen
Dean, Faculty of Medicine; Professor, Medical Physics and Engineering
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 2242
+358 40 765 1547
Anne Roivainen profile picture
Anne
Roivainen
Professor of Preclinical Imaging and Drug Research
Professor, Turku PET Centre
+358 40 824 3510
Pekka
Ruusuvuori
Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 2132
+358 50 472 1830
Kari Vienola profile picture
Kari
Vienola
Academy Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedicine

Pharmacology, Drug Development and Medicinal Chemistry

Päivi
Hirvensalo
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
Jonne Laurila profile picture
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
+358 40 065 5159
Arto
Liljeblad
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Department of Life Technologies
+358 29 450 2470
+358 50 464 0556
Katri
Lundell
FT
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
Enzyme catalysis
+358 29 450 4651
+358 50 576 3243
Olli Pentikäinen profile picture
Olli
Pentikäinen
PhD
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
InFLAMES Flagship
+358 40 521 6913
Ulla Pentikäinen profile picture
Ulla
Pentikäinen
FT, Dos
University Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine
Turku Bioscience Centre
+358 50 501 2574
Ullamari Pesonen profile picture
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
+358 29 450 3867
Eriika Savontaus profile picture
Eriika
Savontaus
Vice dean of Education (MD and DDS programmes)
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4659
+358 50 401 2195
Sanna Soini profile picture
Sanna
Soini
University teacher, PhD
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4656
+358 46 922 6874
Virpi
Talman
Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 2952
+358 50 590 6676
Aleksi
Tornio
Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4608
+358 50 476 5715

Physiology and Nutrition

Noora Kotaja profile picture
Noora
Kotaja
PhD, Professor of Molecular Medicine
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
RNA regulation in male germ cells
+358 29 450 4639
+358 50 477 3367
Kirsi Laitinen profile picture
Kirsi
Laitinen
PhD, authorized nutritionist
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 2428
+358 50 379 7010
Sari Mäkelä profile picture
Sari
Mäkelä
MD, PhD, Professor of Biomedicine
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 2536
+358 40 514 3714
Juho-Antti
Mäkelä
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Department of Clinical Medicine
Harri Niinikoski profile picture
Harri
Niinikoski
Professor, Nutrition in Medicine (Institute of Biomedicine)
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
Matti Poutanen profile picture
Matti
Poutanen
PhD
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
InFLAMES Flagship
+358 29 450 2632
+358 50 366 0140
Nafis Rahman profile picture
Nafis
Rahman
MD, PhD
Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Faculty of Medicine
+358 29 450 4637
+358 50 477 3022
Pia Salo profile picture
Pia
Salo
MD, PhD
Docent, Department of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Leena
Strauss
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Faculty of Medicine
+358 50 371 4018
Jorma Toppari profile picture
Jorma
Toppari
MD, PhD
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
InFLAMES Flagship
+358 29 450 2826
+358 40 180 2600
Helena
Virtanen
Institute of Biomedicine
Arttu
Junnila
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
Institute of Biomedicine

Medical Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics and Molecular Medicine

Kristiina
Avela
MD, PhD, Adjunct professor
Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 3543
+358 50 303 7555
Klaus Elenius profile picture
Klaus
Elenius
MD, PhD, professor
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
Director, BioCity Turku
Turku Bioscience Centre
InFLAMES Flagship
+358 29 450 4393
+358 50 514 2307
Kati Elima profile picture
Kati
Elima
M.D., Ph.D., Adjunct professor
Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Faculty of Medicine
InFLAMES Flagship
Molecular mechanisms of cell trafficking; Immunology and cancer biology
+358 29 450 2325
+358 50 472 5500
Sauli
Haataja
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4612
+358 50 476 5787
Anne
Jokilammi
Docent, Institute of Biomedicine
Laboratory Manager, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 2310
+358 50 544 3601
Arto Pulliainen profile picture
Arto
Pulliainen
principal investigator, PhD
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 40 158 6044
Johanna Schleutker profile picture
Johanna
Schleutker
PhD, Professor of Medical Genetics
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 2726
+358 50 443 7237

Microbiology and Immunology

Jukka Alinikula profile picture
Jukka
Alinikula
PhD, Adjunct professor, Education director of Immudocs
Docent, Department of Life Technologies
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
InFLAMES Flagship; Somatic hypermutation of the genome
+358 29 450 4577
+358 50 516 7449
Kirsi Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela profile picture
Kirsi
Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela
Docent, Institute of Biomedicine
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4548
+358 50 347 3441
Qiushui
He
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
InFLAMES Flagship
+358 29 450 4097
+358 50 472 2255
Heli Harvala profile picture
Heli
Harvala
MD, PhD, EUPHEM Alumni, FRCPath
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
Jukka Hytönen profile picture
Jukka
Hytönen
MD, PhD
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4544
+358 50 509 5430
Arno Hänninen profile picture
Arno
Hänninen
MD, PhD, Adj. prof.
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)
+358 29 450 4545
+358 50 511 9870
Arto Pulliainen profile picture
Arto
Pulliainen
principal investigator, PhD
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 40 158 6044
Marko
Salmi
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
InFLAMES Flagship
+358 29 450 4380
+358 50 338 5678
Petri Susi profile picture
Petri
Susi
PhD, docent in molecular virology (University of Turku)
Docent, Institute of Biomedicine
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4556
+358 46 922 7336
Sisko Tauriainen profile picture
Sisko
Tauriainen
PhD, Adjunct professor
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
+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
+358 29 450 4527
+358 50 322 4370
Aino
Isotalo
Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
Pauliina Kronqvist profile picture
Pauliina
Kronqvist
PhD, Senior clinical lecturer
Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Faculty of Medicine
+358 29 450 4531
+358 50 436 4099
Philippe
Lunetta
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4660
+358 50 401 2359
Juho-Antti
Mäkelä
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Department of Clinical Medicine
Anton
Nostolahti
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
Maxim
Sivak
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
Maria Sundvall profile picture
Maria
Sundvall
MD PhD; Specialist Physician in Clinical Oncology
Docent, Institute of Biomedicine
Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Pekka Taimen profile picture
Pekka
Taimen
MD, PhD
InFLAMES Flagship
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4524
+358 50 431 1353
Jukka Westermarck profile picture
Jukka
Westermarck
MD, PhD
Research Director, Turku Bioscience Centre
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
Role and regulation of phosphatases, particularly tumor suppressor protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) in human cancers
+358 29 450 2880
+358 40 742 3007

Cell Biology and Anatomy

Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen profile picture
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/
+358 29 450 3996
+358 50 511 5631
Terhi Heino profile picture
Terhi
Heino
University Lecturer, Adjunct professor (docent) in Cell Biology
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4027
+358 50 476 5988
Kaisa Ivaska-Papaioannou profile picture
Kaisa
Ivaska-Papaioannou
PhD, Adjunct professor (docent)
Docent, Institute of Biomedicine
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Bone and Energy Metabolism, BoneLab Turku
+358 29 450 4622
+358 50 407 6533
Tiina Laitala profile picture
Tiina
Laitala
Docent, Institute of Biomedicine
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4619
+358 50 477 9873
Niina Loponen profile picture
Niina
Loponen
LL
University Teacher, Institute of Biomedicine
Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4621
+358 50 478 3211
Sari Mäkelä profile picture
Sari
Mäkelä
MD, PhD, Professor of Biomedicine
Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 2536
+358 40 514 3714
Jorma
Määttä
PhD., Adjunct Professor
University Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
Docent, Faculty of Science
ADMIO -consortium and IPP / drug research and development. TCDM
+358 29 450 4466
+358 50 400 4219
Heli
Ylä-Outinen
MD, PhD, Pulmologist
Docent, Institute of Biomedicine
Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Biomedicine
+358 29 450 4540
+358 50 341 9852