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Janne Backman, MD, PhD, Professor in Clinical Pharmacology and Individual Medicine, is the head of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and the principal investigator of a research group focusing on pharmacokinetics and drug-drug interactions.
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Mikko Niemi, MD, PhD, Professor in Pharmacogenetics, is the principal investigator of a research group focusing on the pharmacogenetics of drugs. He is also the director of the Individualized Drug Therapy Research Program (INDIVIDRUG).
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Outi Lapatto-Reiniluoto, MD, PhD, specialist in internal medicine and clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy, special competence in medical education. She is the head of the department in HUS Pharmacy and works as a medical specialist in the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics research groups as well as is directing junior clinical pharmacologists in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology. E-mail:
Laura Aurinsalo, MD, Doctoral researcher in the Clinical Pharmacology research group. Her research focuses on drug-drug interactions and CYP metabolism phenotyping.
Feng Deng, PhD, MScPharm, works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Anne Filppula, PhD, MScPharm, MPharmSc, works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Katja Halme works as a research nurse in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Päivi Hirvensalo, MScPharm, works as a doctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Taavi Kaartinen, MD, is a PhD student in the Clinical Pharmacology research group.
Helinä Kahma, MScPharm, Doctoral researcher in the Clinical Pharmacology research group.
Jenni Keskitalo, MD, is a PhD student in the Pharmacogenetics research group. E-mail:
Minna Lehtisalo, MD, Doctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Kaisa Litonius, MD, MA, Doctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Ivar Lönnberg, BScMed, is a PhD student in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Anssi Mykkänen, MD, Doctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Mikko Neuvonen, MScChem, works as a analytical chemist in the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics laboratory.
Aleksi Olkkola, BScMed, is a PhD student in the Clinical Pharmacology research group.
Johanna Kiiski, PhD, is a geneticist and post-doctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Katriina Tarkiainen, MD, PhD, BScPharm, works as a medical specialist in the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics research groups. E-mail:
Marie-Noëlle Paludetto, PharmD, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher in the Clinical Pharmacology research group led by Prof. Janne Backman. Her current work focuses on studying CYP direct and time-dependent inhibition in vitro and predicting drug-drug interactions in silico. Email:
Kreetta Hämäläinen, MSc, Doctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Suvi-Kukka Tuomi, MSc (Biomedicine), Doctoral researcher in the Pharmacogenetics research group.
Sofia Khan, PhD, docent, works as a research and development scientist in the Clinical Pharmacology research group.
Jani Katajapuhjo, BScMed, MScPharm, Doctoral researcher in the Clinical Pharmacology research group
Jari Lilja, MD, PhD, works as a clinical instructor in the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics research groups.