Belongs to the Research Programs Unit of the Medical Faculty
Elected for the years 2013-2018
Composes of the laboratories of 10 distinguished Principal Investigators

Research Groups

	Kari Alitalo Academy Professor, M.Sc.D. Group focuses on tumor targeting by inhibition of tumor vasculature and lymphatic metastasis development. Alitalo Group
	Caj Haglund Professor, M.Sc.D. Haglund Group
	Carina Holmberg-Still Academy Research Fellow, Ph.D. Holmberg-Still Group
	Michael Jeltsch Academy Research Fellow, Ph.D. Jeltsch Group
	Heikki Joensuu Academy Professor, M.Sc.D. Clinical studies on breast cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumor and other tumor types. Translational studies related to novel cancer treatments, including studies on samples collected from patients who participate in clinical trials. Joensuu Group
	Jorma Keski-Oja Professor, M.Sc.D. We focus on modulators of cell growth, invasion and pericellular proteolysis. Targets involve matrix metalloproteinases, netrins, TGF-beta and its binding proteins LTBPs. Keski-Oja Group
	Juha Klefström Academy Research Fellow, Ph.D. Klefström Group
	Katri Koli Docent, Ph.D. Koli-group focuses on extracellular regulation of TGF-β/BMP family growth factors and their functions in malignant and fibrotic lung diseases. Koli Group
	Pirjo Laakkonen Professor, Research Director, Ph.D. K. Albin Johansson Senior Cancer Researcher Laakkonen Group
	Päivi M. Ojala Professor, Ph.D. K. Albin Johansson Research Professor Ojala Group
	Pipsa Saharinen Academy Research Fellow, Docent, Ph.D. Group focuses on the endothelial Angiopoietin-Tie growth factor receptor pathway, and its potential use in anti-angiogenic tumor therapies. Saharinen Group