Department of pharmacology
The mission of the discipline of pharmacology is to establish how different kinds of drugs work and what has to be considered when the drugs are used for the treatment and prevention of diseases. In a broader scope, pharmacology as a scientific field is concerned with the effects that chemical compounds and biopharmaceuticals have on cells, organs and organisms, i.e. different biological systems.
Education
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.
Research
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
- Neuropsychopharmacology – Prof. Esa Korpi, professor of pharmacology
- Cardiovascular and regenerative pharmacology – Prof. Eero Mervaala, professor of cardiovascular and metabolic pharmacology; Dr. Esko Kankuri, laboratorian, title of docent
- GPCR pharmacology – Prof. Jyrki Kukkonen, professor of pharmacology (Swedish)
- Medical nutrition physiology – Dr. Riitta Korpela, research director, professor h.c.
- Behavioral neuropharmacology – Dr. Anni-Maija Linden, university lecturer, title of docent
- Neuropharmacology of pain – Dr. Pekka Rauhala, university lecturer, professor h.c.
- Neurobiology of addiction – Dr. Petri Hyytiä, university researcher, title of docent
- Regulation of appetite – Dr. Teemu Aitta-aho, university lecturer, title of docent
- Translational neuroscience – Dr. Jaan-Olle Andressoo, associate professor in translational neuroscience
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Contact details
Head of department
professor Pekka Rauhala
pekka.rauhala@helsinki.fi
Address
PO BOX 63 (Haartmaninkatu 8)
00014 University of Helsinki