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Personnel at the Department of Biology
The staff involved in teaching and research includes of 8 professors, 4 university lecturers, 14 university teachers and one full time teacher, all together 29 persons. Other staff members comprise 37 persons, making 66 members of staff in total. Research projects further employ part time researchers and research assistants. The total number of staff at the department is about 150.
Department Level Personnel
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICE
Head of Department: Pekka Niemelä
Vice-head of Department: Harri Savilahti | Kai Norrdahl
Administrative Official: Kristiina Pohjanen
Office Secretaries: Maija-Liisa Airaksinen | Sirpa Holmijoki-Öberg
OTHER PERSONNEL
University Lecturer (Teacher Education): Kai Ruohomäki
Amanuensis: Matti Ketola
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Section of Biodiversity and Environmental Science
Head of Section: Pekka Niemelä
BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH
Professor: Pekka Niemelä
University Lecturers: Hanna Tuomisto
University Teachers: Ari-Pekka Huhta (ma)
Office Secretary: Anita Kulta-Sundqvist
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
University Lecturers: Timo Vuorisalo
Full-Time
Teacher: Seppo Häkkilä
ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Curators: Seppo Koponen (emeritus) | Ritva Penttinen | Ilari Sääksjärvi
Conservator: Ari Karhilahti
Museum Technician: Veikko Rinne
Researcher: Pekka Lehtinen (Head Curator, emeritus) | Michael Saaristo (Head Curator, in memoriam)
Head Curator: Seppo Huhtinen
Curators : Terttu Lempiäinen | open | Unto Laine (emeritus)
Museum Assistant: Eila Hautamäki | Sirkka-Liisa Ruuskanen | 2 open
Researcher: Reino Alava (Head Curator, emeritus) | 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: Marjo Anttila | Terttu Hovi | Airi Siltala | Sinikka Vento | 2 open
Laboratory Assistant: Ismo Sainio
Janitor: Esa-Pekka Tuominen
Technical Staff: Ismo Sainio | 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 | Mark Higgins | 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: Harri Hakkarainen | Erkki Korpimäki | Lauri Oksanen | Kai Norrdahl | Erkki Haukioja (emeritus) | Sakari Hinneri (emeritus) | Jouko Sarvala (emeritus) | Martti Soikkeli (emeritus)
University Lecturer: Esa Lehikoinen | Outi Vesakoski | Jouni Sorvari | Kalle Ruokolainen
University Teachers: Veijo Jormalainen | Tero Klemola | Jukka Suhonen
Appointed Researcher: Marjo Helander
Laboratory Assistant: Tuija Koivisto
Research Technician: Jorma Nurmi
Office Secretary: Niina Kukko
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Céline Arzel | Sara Calhim | Tapio Eeva | Samuli Helle | Katrine Hoset | Liisa Huttunen | Miia Jauni | Elina Koivisto | Mikhail Kozlov | Mirkka Lahdenperä | Toni Laaksonen | Topi Lehtonen | Shouli Li | Anne Muola | Tapio van Ooik | Jenni Pettay | Markus J. Rantala | Eva Rothäusler | Lise Ruffino | Suvi Ruuskanen | Mia Rönkä | Pälvi Salo | Vesa Selonen | Päivi Sirkiä | Robert Thomson | Alexandre Villers | Elena Zvereva
Ph. D. STUDENTS (DOCTORAL STUDENTS)
Karine Gagnon | Sonja Gilbert | Marja Haatanen | Fiia Haavisto | Sanna Haviola | Ulla Helminen | Terhi Honkola | Risto Juvaste | Niina Jääskeläinen | Aino Kalske | Katariina Kangassalo | Robin Kubitza | Mari Laine | Liisa Laukkanen | Eric Le Tortorec | Thomas Lilley | Urszula Marcinkowska | Jaana Mattila | Chiara Morosinotto | Ari Pikkarainen | Mari Pölkki | Miia Rainio | Sari Raja-aho | Kirsi Reponen | Maria Tuomi | Terhi Valtonen | 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: Heidi Graan (ma)
Office Secretary: Raija Rouhiainen
LABORATORY OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
Professors: Mikko Nikinmaa | Kari Lagerspetz (in memoriam)
Senior Assistants: Päivi Koskinen (TerBio) | Tiina Henttinen | Minna Vainio
Assistant: Eeva Rissanen
Laboratory Assistant: Nina Vuori
LABORATORY OF GENETICS
Professors: Craig Primmer | Harri Savilahti | Petter Portin (emeritus) | Jaakko Puro (emeritus) | Marja-Liisa Savontaus (emerita)
University Lecturers: Irma Saloniemi
University Researchers: Niklas Wahlberg | Anti Vasemäg
University Teachers: Mikko Nieminen | Christina Nokkala
Laboratory Assistant: Tatjana Saarinen
Research Assistant: Ville Aukee
CENTER OF EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
Project leader: Meri Lindqvist
Laboratory Manager: Ville Aukee
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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