CURRICULUM VITAE

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FULL NAMES

Viivi Virtanen

DATE and PLACE OF BIRTH

030164 Espoo

EDUCATION

PhD 2001. University of Helsinki. Thesis: Taxonomic studies of the Bartramiaceae, Bryopsida.

Licensiate degree 1996. University of Helsinki. Thesis: The Genus Breutelia (Bartramiaceae, Musci) in Southeast Asia and Oceania.

MSc. 1994. University of Helsinki. Thesis: Floristic composition and habitat ecology of stream bryophytes in Lohja parish, southern Finland.

LANGUAGES

Finnish, Swedish and English; basic French

CURRENT POSITION

Planning officer University of Helsinki, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences September 2005-

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Researcher University of Helsinki. Department of Applied Biology 2006 4 months

Acting Head Curator of Cryptogams Finnish Natural History Museum, University of Helsinki. 2003-2004 22 months

Curator Finnish Museum of Natural History. 2003 5 months

Researcher University of Helsinki Department of Applied Biology 2002 5 months

Researcher University of Helsinki Department of Ecology and Systematics 2002 2months

Researcher University of Turku 2001

Curator Finnish Museum of Natural History, Division of Cryptogams 2000 (6 mths)

Researcher University of Helsinki, Department of Ecology and Systematics The Academy of Finland project 34229 1996- 1999

Technician Assistant Finnish Museum of Natural History, Division of Cryptogams 1999 (2 mths)

Assistant University of Helsinki, Department of Ecology and Systematics, 1995 (1 yr) Division of Systematic Biology 2000 (1 mth)

Secretary WWF Finnish Foundation National Protection Group for Threatened Bryophytes in Finland 1994

RESEARCH EXCURSIONS

Japan 1 month 1992

Taiwan 1 month 1999

China, Jilin 2 months 1994

China, Hunan 1 month 2 000

CURRENT MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

Urban bryophytes. University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology. Leader Korpelainen, H.

Taxonomy of five Carex taxa based on ISSR fingerprinting data. University of Helsinki, coauthors Väre, H., Kostamo, K. & Korpelainen, H.

(Utilizing bryophytes in criminal investigations. TEKES - University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology / finished)

Epiphytic bryophytes in cultivated and natural forests in Hunan, China. In studies of epiphytic Lichens, Bryophytes and Myxomycetes in Hunan by research group, University of Helsinki.

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Bryobrothera 1995-

Bryobrotherella 1998-

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

Finnish Bryological Society 1993- (secretary 1995-2004)

Nordic Bryological Society 1995- (secretary 1996-1999)

International Association of Bryologists 1994-

Finnish Mycological Society 1990-1994

Finnish Biological Society Vanamo 1992-

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