Helsinki Eye Lab is headed by Chief Physician Jukka Moilanen in close collaboration with Professor Ilpo Vattulainen and Chief Physician Niko Setälä. In addition to these senior members, the team currently includes two post-doctoral researchers, three doctoral students, and one undergraduate student. The combined expertise of the team in clinical research and basic science allows for unique approaches in ophthalmological research.
People
Jukka Moilanen
Contact information
Chief Physician Jukka Moilanen
Eye Clinic, Helsinki University Central Hospital
Haartmaninkatu 4 C
P.O. Box 220, FI-000290 HUS, Finland
E-mail: Firstname.Surname@hus.fi
Research Interests
- Tear film and ocular surface diseases
- Corneal biomechanics
- Refraction, aberrations and contrast sensitivity
Ilpo Vattulainen
Contact information
Professor Ilpo Vattulainen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Office: C119 (Exactum building)
E-mail: Firstname.Surname@helsinki.fi
Website: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/biophysics
Research Interests
- Biological Physics, Biophysics & Soft Matter
- Membrane Biophysics & Lipid-Protein Interactions
- Signaling and Protein Dynamics
- Lipoproteins, Transfer Proteins & Trafficking
- Drug-Membrane & Drug-Receptor Interactions
- Scientific Computing & Computational Sciences
Niko Setälä
Contact information
Chief Physician Niko Setälä
Eye Unit, Central Finland Health Care District
Keskussairaalantie 19
FI-40620, Jyväskylä, Finland
E-mail: firstname.surname@ksshp.fi
Antti Rantamäki
Contact information
Antti Rantamäki, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Office: B443 (Chemicum building)
E-mail: firstname.surname@helsinki.fi
Website: https://tuhat.helsinki.fi/portal/fi/persons/antti-rantamaki
Research Interests
- Composition, structure, and properties of tear film and tear film lipid layer
- Interactions between bioactive compounds and lipid membranes
Riku Paananen
Contact information
Riku Paananen (Ph.D. student)
Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland
Office: B416a (Biomedicum Helsinki 1)
E-mail: firstname.o.surname@helsinki.com
Research Interests
- Tear film lipid layer structure and function
- Langmuir monolayers
- Molecular dynamics simulations
Alexandra Robciuc
Contact information
Alexandra Robciuc (Ph.D. student)
Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland
Office: B416a (Biomedicum Helsinki 1)
E-mail: firstname.surname@gmail.com
Research Interests
- Dry eye disease and corneal epithelium response to hyperosmolarity
- Physiology of corneal epithelium and its interactions with tear fluid
- Role of sphingolipids in ocular surface inflammation
Matti Javanainen
CONTACT INFORMATION
Matti Javanainen (Ph.D. student)
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Office: C116 (Exactum building)
E-mail: Firstname.Surname@helsinki.fi
Research interests
- Lateral dynamics of lipids and membrane proteins
- Structure of lipid bilayers and monolayers
Tuomo Viitaja
Contact information
Tuomo Viitaja (M.Sc. student)
Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland
Office: B416a (Biomedicum Helsinki 1)
Research Interests
- Organic synthesis
- Role of O-acyl-omega-hydroxy fatty acids in the tear film lipid layer
The multidisciplinary approach to ophthalmology promoted by Helsinki Eye Lab involves numerous collaboration projects with groups specialized in physics, chemistry, and biomedicine. Some of our recent collaborators are: