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Kari Alitalo receives the Lefoulon-Delalande Scientific Grand Prize
Academy Professor, Academician, Kari Alitalo from the University of Helsinki and the Wihuri Research Institute, together with Professor Susan E. Quaggin from the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University share the 2023 Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation Scientific Grand Prize of the Institut…
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Taija Mäkinen appointed as Director of the Wihuri Research Institute
Recruitment of a global leader in vascular biology will continue to place Finland at the forefront of biomedical research. Professor Taija Mäkinen has been appointed the Wihuri Research Institute Director (WRI) and Professor of Translational Medicine (35%) at the Faculty…
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Two WRI group leaders take part in a new centre of excellence consortium
Two WRI group leaders, Professor Sara Wickström and Associate Professor Pipsa Saharinen, take part in a new centre of excellence of the Academy of Finland. The decision by the Academy of Finland to fund this fall a total of eleven…
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Professor Emeritus Kari Alitalo receives honorary title of Academician of Science
Research Director, Professor Emeritus Kari Alitalo has been conferred the honorary title of Academician of Science. The title of Academician can be held by no more than 16 distinguished Finnish scientists and scholars at a time. The title of Academician of…