Researchers and Collaborators

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Teijo Saari, MD PhD

 

SENIOR RESEARCHERS

 

PhD CANDIDATES

Matias Rantanen, MD

Waqar Ashraf MSc

Taru Virtanen, MD

Sanna Mäkelä, MD

Ronja Kuuskoski, MD (co-supervisor)
Eeva Mulo, MD (co-supervisor)

Maria Paul-Anttila, MD (co-supervisor)
Sinikka Rantala MD (co-supervisor)

Joonas Hänninen, MSc (co-supervisor)








AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS

Prof. Aleksi Tornio, MD, PhD, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku

Adj. Prof.  Anne Filppula, MD, PhD, Pharmacy, The Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Academi, Turku, Finland

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

Dr. Elina Brinck, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Helsinki.

ALUMNI

PhD Students

Panu Uusalo (graduated 11/2019)

Mari Fihlman (graduated 9/2020)

Minna Kallioinen (graduated 12/2022)

Suvi-Maria Tiainen (graduated 4/2025)

Master’s Students

Suvi Kosunen (graduated 12/2024)

Patrik Väisänen (graduated 6/2021)

Mia Backström (graduated 6/2017)

COLLABORATORS:

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

Prof. Satu Jääskeläinen, Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku

Prof. Janne Backman, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki and HUSLAB, Helsinki, Finland

Prof. Vesa Kontinen, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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. Alex Dickens, Turku Metabolomics Facility, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku

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