Researchers and Collaborators

Principal Investigator

Teijo Saari, MD PhD

Post Docs

Panu Uusalo, MD PhD

Doctoral Candicates

Mari Fihlman, MD, PhD

(graduated 2020)

Waqar Ashraf MSc


Taru Virtanen, MD


Matias Rantanen, MD


Eeva Mulo, MD

Suvi Tiainen, MD (co-supervisor)

Ronja Kuuskoski, MD (co-supervisor)

Master’s Students

Patrik Väisänen (graduated 6/2021)

Mia Backström (graduated 6/2017)

Senior researchers

Adj. Prof. Tuula Manner, MD PhD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Turku

Adj. Prof. Hanna Soukka, MD PhD, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku

Ville-Veikko Hynninen, MD PhD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Turku

Antti Liukas, MD PhD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Turku

Marko Peltoniemi, MD PhD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Turku

Pirkka Rautakorpi, MD PhD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Turku

Collaborators:

Prof. Luda Diatchenko, Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Prof. Eija Kalso, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Helsinki

Prof. Mats Karlsson, Pharmacometrics Research Group, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

Prof. Mikko Niemi, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki and HUSLAB, Helsinki, Finland

Prof. Klaus Olkkola, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Prof. Mika Scheinin, Department of Pharmacology, Drug Development and Therapeutics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Adj. Prof. (Docent) Alex Dickens, Turku Metabolomics Facility, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku

Adj. Prof. (Docent) Laura Elo,  Bioinformatics Unit, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Adj. Prof. (Docent) Riikka Lund, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

Dr. Harald Ihmsen,  Department of Anesthesiology, University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Dr. Anne Rokka, Turku Proteomics Facility, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, and Åbo Akademi University