Curriculum Vitae
Name:
Airaksinen Anu
Johanna, b. 21.3.1974, Lahti, Finland
Research interest:
Development of new radiotracers for brain research and for studying
nanoparticle mediated drug delivery with positron emission tomography (PET) and
single photon emission tomography (SPECT).
Current
position:
Group leader, Radiopharmaceutical
chemistry (since 2008)
Academy Research Fellow (2010 –
2015)
Address:
Laboratory of Radiochemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
Tel: +358-9-191 50124, Fax: +
358-9-191 50121, Email: anu.airaksinen.at.helsinki.fi
Homepage:
http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/anairaks/en.htm
Education:
Docent (adjunct professor) in
Radiochemistry, University of Helsinki (2011)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.),
University of Kuopio, Finland, Major subject: Biochemistry, Research field:
Chemistry in Biosciences (2003). Topic of the doctoral dissertation: New tropane analogues as potential brain imaging agents:
Synthesis, conformational study and in
vitro/in vivo evaluation.
Master of Science (M.Sc.),
University of Kuopio, Finland, Major subject: Biochemistry (1999).
Previous
research positions:
Postdoctoral researcher: University
of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Radiochemistry (2007).
Postdoctoral researcher: Karolinska Institutet,
Department of Clinical neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Stockholm,
Sweden (2005 -
2006).
Postdoctoral researcher: Vrije Universiteit,
Radionuclidencentrum/Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Nucleaire Geneeskunde en PET
Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2002 - 2004).
Doctoral student: Graduate School of Bioorganic Chemistry, Turku/ University of
Kuopio, Dept. of Chemistry (2000-2002).
Researcher: University of Kuopio, Department of Chemistry (1997 - 1999)
Researcher: University Hospital of Kuopio, Clinical Physiology and Nuclear
Medicine (12.5. - 12.8.1997)
Awards:
GSK Young Investigator Award, the Neuroreceptor
Mapping '06 Meeting in Copenhagen, July 6-8, 2006.
JLCR Young
Scientist Award 2007, 17th International Symposium on
Radiopharmaceutical Sciences,
7.3.2013/AA