Anu Wartiovaara (née Suomalainen; born 1966) is a Finnish neuroscience and biomedical researcher, holding the Sigrid Jusélius Professorship of clinical molecular medicine at the University of Helsinki, specialising in mitochondrial disorders.[2]
Professor Anu Wartiovaara | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anu Elina Suomalainen 1966 (age 57–58)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Helsinki |
| Thesis | Mutations of mitochondrial DNA in human disease (1993) |
She has also been appointed as an Academy Professor of the Research Council of Finland since 2017.[2]
In 2007, Wartiovaara was elected as a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.[3]
In 2013, she was elected as member of the European Molecular Biology Organization EMBO.[4]
In 2021, the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim awarded Wartiovaara the Matti Äyräpää Prize for her work on mitochondrial diseases.[5]
In 2022, she was elected Member of the Academia Europaea.[6]
She gained an MD and PhD from the University of Helsinki, with postdoctoral research at the National Public Health Institute of Finland and McGill University of Canada.[7]
Some of Wartiovaara's publications have appeared under her maiden name Suomalainen, or Suomalainen-Wartiovaara.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Kotimaiset jäsenet" (in Finnish). Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Akatemiaprofessorit" (in Finnish). University of Helsinki. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Varsinaiset jäsenet" [Full members] (in Finnish). Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "EMBO announces new members for 2013". EMBO. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Matti Äyräpään palkinto mitokondriotautien tutkija Anu Wartiovaaralle" (in Finnish). Duodecim. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara". Academia Europaea. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara". The Lancet Neurology. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
External links edit
- Anu Wartiovaara at the University of Helsinki website
- Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara profile at The Lancet website