Eero Rissanen elected as new director of Neurocenter Finland
Eero Rissanen, MD, PhD, Neurologist and Adjunct Professor, has been elected as the new director of Neurocenter Finland. Rissanen has previously worked as Chief Physician in the Neurology Outpatient Clinic in Tyks Vakka-Suomi Hospital and is currently a visiting scholar at Harvard University in Boston. Neurocenter Finland is a cooperation network of seven universities and […]
Kaisa Unkila is the new Head of Services at Neurocenter Finland
Docent Kaisa Unkila has been named the new Head of Services at Neurocenter Finland. She started in the role in early May. “It’s great to have a chance to promote brain health, neuroscience research and partnerships between various operators and, through that, development of better tools for earlier diagnoses of brain diseases and new treatments for them,” […]
Innovation Cooperation in Brain Research is Intensifying in Southwest Finland
The University of Turku and the Turku University Central Hospital (TYKS) have signed a cooperation agreement on the establishment of the Turku Brain & Mind regional network. The network promotes brain health research and cooperation in Southwest Finland. The regional networks of the Neurocenter Finland have been in operation since late 2021. The University of […]
Professor Tarja Malm secures a 2 million euro ERC Grant for Alzheimer’s research
Professor Tarja Malm from A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland has been granted the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for research focusing on the role of brain microglia cells in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The funding amounts to two million euros for a period of five years. The […]
Neuroscience researchers pool their expertise in the Tampere Brain & Mind network
Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital are stepping up their collaboration in neuroscience research. They form the Tampere Brain & Mind regional network, which aims to bring together researchers and companies to promote brain health. “Our approach to neuroscience research is multidisciplinary, and our main goal is to get all researchers and businesses involved in […]
Brain health research and cooperation enhanced in Northern Finland – Oulu Brain & Mind started its operations
The Oulu Brain & Mind regional network of Neurocenter Finland has started its operations in Oulu. The main objective of the network established by the University of Oulu and the Oulu University Hospital is to increase cooperation between academia, hospitals and the business world and to promote research in the field of neuroscience in Northern […]