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Personnel at the Department of Biology
The staff involved in teaching and research includes of 9 professors, 12 university lecturers, 5 university teachers, one full time teacher and three university researchers, all together 30 persons. Other staff members comprise about 25 persons, making 55 members of staff in total. Research projects further employ project researchers and research assistants. The total number of staff at the department is about 150.
Department Level Personnel
Head of Department
Harri Savilahti
Vice-heads of Department
Veijo Jormalainen
Ilari E. Sääksjärvi
Office of department
Kristiina Pohjanen-Bernardi, administrative Official
Maija-Liisa Airaksinen, office secretary
Other department level personnel
Kai Ruohomäki, Senior Lecturer (Teacher Education)
Matti Ketola, amanuensis
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Section of Biodiversity and Environmental Science
Head of Section: Hanna Tuomisto (ma) | Pekka Niemelä (tv)
BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH
Professor: Hanna Tuomisto (ma) | Pekka Niemelä (tv)
University Lecturers: Hanna Tuomisto (tv)
University Teachers: Ari-Pekka Huhta (ma)
Office Secretary: Anita Kulta-Sundqvist
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Senior Lecturers: Timo Vuorisalo
Full-Time
Teacher: Seppo Häkkilä
ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Head Curator: Ilari Sääksjärvi
Curators: Ritva Penttinen | Seppo Koponen (emeritus)
Conservator: Ari Karhilahti
Museum Technician: Veikko Rinne
Researcher: Pekka Lehtinen (Head Curator, emeritus)
Head Curator: Seppo Huhtinen
Curators : Sanna Huttunen | Samuli Lehtonen (tv) | Unto Laine (emeritus) | Terttu Lempiäinen (emerita)
Museum Assistant: Nelly Llerena Martinéz | Tarja Marsh
Researcher: Yrjö Mäkinen (Head Curator, emeritus)
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Head Curator: Matti Yli-Rekola
Amanuensis (botanic gardens): Merja Kastu
Head Gardener: Simo Laine | Aarno Kasvi (emeritus)
Gardeners: Terttu Hovi | Airi Siltala | Sinikka Vento
Technician: Marjo Anttila
Laboratory Assistant: Ismo Sainio
Technical Staff: Arttu Siivonen | Esa-Pekka Tuominen
Guide: Janne Aho | Jouni Issakainen
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Sofia Gripenberg | Antti Haarto | Mirkka Jones | Rauno Lahtinen | Samuli Lehtonen | Arto Puolasmaa | Matti Salo | Matti Uusitalo | Kaj Winqvist
Ph. D. STUDENTS (DOCTORAL STUDENTS)
Samuli Haataja | Jouni Issakainen | Sanna-Kaisa Juvonen | Marianne Kettunen | Riitta Kotiluoto | Matti Landvik | Tomi Laukka | Mia Lempiäinen | Nelly Llerena | Johanna Mehtälä | Elina Nurmenniemi | Sakari Mykrä | Johanna Onnela | Mari Pohja | Henna Rouhiainen | Natalia Räikkönen | Satu Saaranen | Jukka Salmela | Johanna Toivonen | Hanna Tuovila | Anu Veijalainen
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Section of Ecology
Head of Section: Erkki Korpimäki
ECOLOGY
Professors: Jon Brommer | Veijo Jormalainen | Erkki Korpimäki | Lauri Oksanen | Kai Norrdahl | Erkki Haukioja (emeritus) | Sakari Hinneri (emeritus) | Jouko Sarvala (emeritus) | Martti Soikkeli (emeritus)
University Lecturers: Esa Lehikoinen | Outi Vesakoski | Kalle Ruokolainen | Tero Klemola
University Teachers: Jukka Suhonen | Kalle Rainio
Appointed Researcher: Marjo Helander
Laboratory Assistant: Tuija Koivisto
Research Technician: Jorma Nurmi
Office Secretary: Niina Kukko
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Céline Arzel | Tapio Eeva | Samuli Helle | Katrine Hoset | Liisa Huttunen | Miia Jauni | Elina Koivisto | Mikhail Kozlov | Mirkka Lahdenperä | Vojtech Lanta | Toni Laaksonen | Topi Lehtonen | Shouli Li | Chiara Morosinotto | Anne Muola | Tarja Oksanen | Jenni Pettay | Kalle Rainio | Markus J. Rantala | Eva Rothäusler | Lise Ruffino | Mia Rönkä | Pälvi Salo | Johannes Scheepens | Vesa Selonen | Päivi Sirkiä | Julien Terraube | Robert Thomson | Terhi Valtonen | Alexandre Villers | Elena Zvereva
Ph. D. STUDENTS (DOCTORAL STUDENTS)
Serdar Dirihan | Karine Gagnon | Sonja Gilbert | Marja Haatanen | Fiia Haavisto | Sanna Haviola | Ulla Helminen | Terhi Honkola | Salla Härkönen | Risto Juvaste | Pauliina Järvistö | Niina Jääskeläinen | Aino Kalske | Katariina Kangassalo | Kari Kaunisto | Robin Kubitza | Mari Laine | Liisa Laukkanen | Eric Le Tortorec | Thomas Lilley | Urszula Marcinkowska | Jaana Mattila | Terhi Pajula | Ari Pikkarainen | Mari Pölkki | Miia Rainio | Sari Raja-aho | Kirsi Reponen | Kati Talvitie | Maria Tuomi | Ville Vasko | William Velmala | Eero Vesterinen | Salla-Riikka Vesterlund | Maria Yli-Renko
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Division of Genetics and Physiology
Head of Division: Mikko Nikinmaa
Instrument Caretaker: Johanna Iljamo-Wihervuori
Office Secretary: Raija Rouhiainen
LABORATORY OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
Professors: Mikko Nikinmaa
Senior Assistants: Tiina Henttinen | Päivi Koskinen (TerBio) | Minna Vainio
Assistant: Tomi Streng
Laboratory Assistant: Nina Vuori
LABORATORY OF GENETICS
Professors: Craig Primmer (tv) | Harri Savilahti
Petter Portin (emeritus) | Jaakko Puro (emeritus) | Marja-Liisa Savontaus (emerita)
University Lecturers: Irma Saloniemi
University Researchers: Niklas Wahlberg | Anti Vasemägi
University Teachers: Mikko Nieminen | Christina Nokkala
Laboratory Assistant: Tatjana Saarinen
Research Assistant: Ville Aukee (ma)
CENTER OF EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
Project leader: Meri Lindqvist (ma)
Laboratory Manager: Ville Aukee (ma)
Laboratory Assistant: Tatjaana Saarinen
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Olli Arjamaa | Sanna Huttunen | Erica Leder | Paula Lehtonen | Maria Pajunen | Kalle Rytkönen | Olaf Thalmann | Kristiina Vuori | Juha-Pekka Vähä | Wolfgang Waser
Ph. D. STUDENTS (DOCTORAL STUDENTS)
Mirkka Heinonen | Mervi Honkatukia | Terhi Iso-Touru | Siim Kahar | Mirella Kanerva | Veronika Laine | Julien Leneveu | Lotta Leveelahti | Anna Lindroos | Elsi Pulkkinen | Jouko Sandholm | Anu Sironen | Timo Turpeinen | Heidi Viitaniemi | Reza Zahiri
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Molecular Plant Biology
see Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry
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