Department of pharmacology

In the Faculty of Medicine, the department of pharmacology is strongly involved in educating the students in medicine, dentistry and translation medicine, offering basic education worth more than 20 credits annually and also a variety of optional courses on the mechanisms of action of drugs and pharmacotherapy. The scientists working at the department also actively supervise doctoral candidates, advanced medical students and master’s students in their research projects.

The research at the department is focused on neuropharmacology, cardiovascular pharmacology, regenerative pharmacology and intestine physiology. 

If you are interested in knowing more about the science or about the research opportunities, please contact the group leaders and principal investigators.

Publications

• Timo Myöhänen, professor of pharmacology - finding possibilities for novel drug therapies on neurodegenerative diseases - NeuroCure
• Eero Mervaala, professor of cardiovascular and metabolic  pharmacology; Esko Kankuri, laboratorian, title of docent - Cardiovascular and regenerative pharmacology
• Jaan-Olle Andressoo, professor of translational neuroscience - Translational neuroscience
• Jyrki Kukkonen, professor of pharmacology (Swedish) - GPCR pharmacology
• Anni-Maija Linden, university lecturer, title of docent - Behavioral neuropharmacology
• Pekka Rauhala, university lecturer, professor h.c. - Neuropharmacology of pain
• Teemu Aitta-aho, group leader, university lecturer - Loss of Control Behaviors Laboratory  - LOCLAB

Professors emeritus

• Heikki Vapaatalo, professor emeritus - Medical nutrition physiology
• Esa Korpi, professor emeritus - Neuropsychopharmacology
• Eija Kalso, professor emeritus - Neuropharmacology of pain
• Riitta Korpela, professor emeritus - Medical nutrition physiology