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

• 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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