The Wihuri Research Institute employs 30 – 40 biomedical experts, including medical doctors, molecular biologists, and biochemists. In addition to our permanent staff, we also host students completing their Master’s and PhD thesis research.
Director and Group Leaders
Taija Mäkinen
Director, Group Leader
Lymphatic biology and pathology
TAIJA.MAKINEN@HELSINKI.FI
Kari Alitalo
Group Leader
Vascular Growth Factor
KARI.ALITALO@HELSINKI.FI
Sinem Karaman
Group Leader
Organotypic Vasculature
SINEM.KARAMAN@HELSINKI.FI
Pipsa Saharinen
Group Leader
Vascular Stability and Cell Adhesion
PIPSA.SAHARINEN@HELSINKI.Fi
Riikka Kivelä
Group Leader
Vasculature in Cardiometabolic Disease
RIIKKA.KIVELA@HELSINKI.FI
Kari Vaahtomeri
Group Leader
Cell Signaling Group
KARI.VAAHTOMERI@HELSINKI.FI
Katariina Öörni
Group Leader
Atherosclerosis
KATI.OORNI@WRI.FI
Affiliated Group Leaders
Markus Ramste
Affiliated Group Leader
Cardiovascular Genomics Group
MARKUS.RAMSTE@HELSINKI.FI
Emilia Korhonen
Affiliated Group Leader
Neurovascular Communication Group
EMILIA.Z.KORHONEN@HELSINKI.FI
Laboratory Technicians
María Arraño De Kivikko
Maija Atuegwu
Iina Häkkänen
Mari Jokinen
Karri Niiranen
Administration
Carita Sarmalinna
Administrative Coordinator
CARITA.SARMALINNA@WRI.FI