Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research
Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research is a private research institute, which is located on the Meilahti campus in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded in 1959.[1] The institute is funded and maintained by the Minerva Foundation.[1] The institute features seven research groups with about 40 employees. By the end of 2011, 62 doctoral theses have been written in the institute.[1][2][3]
Research groups[3]
- Neuronal signaling research group, principal investigator: professor Dan Lindholm
- Cellular neuroscience research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Pirta Hotulainen
- Cardiovascular disease research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Ilkka Tikkanen
- Endocrinology research group, principal investigator: professor Hannele Yki-Järvinen
- Metabolism research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Heikki Koistinen
- Lipid signaling and -homeostasis research group, principal investigator (and director of the institute): professor Vesa Olkkonen
- Membrane biology research group, principal investigator: professor Elina Ikonen
References
- "Minerva foundation and Minerva foundation institute for medical research 50th anniversary" (PDF). Lääketieteellinen tutkimuslaitos Minerva. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- Minerva foundation and Minerva foundation institute for medical research scientific report 2010 Citing sources
- "Minerva foundation and Minerva foundation institute for medical research scientific report 2011" (PDF). Lääketieteellinen tutkimuslaitos Minerva. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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