Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research is a private research institute, funded and maintained by the Minerva Foundation. The Minerva Foundation was founded in 1959. The research institute is located in Meilahti at Biomedicum Helsinki Finland, in a large conglomerate of modern laboratories with research groups in the biomedical and medical research fields. The institute features seven research groups with about 40 employees.
Research groups
- Cardiovascular disease in the young research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Taisto Sarkola
- Cellular neuroscience research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Pirta Hotulainen
- Cardiovascular research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Päivi Lakkisto
- Endocrinology research group, principal investigator: professor Hannele Yki-Järvinen
- Metabolism research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Heikki Koistinen
- Lipid signaling and homeostasis research group, principal investigator (and director of the institute): professor Vesa Olkkonen
- Membrane biology research group, principal investigator: professor Elina Ikonen
- Associated group: Neuronal signaling research group, principal investigator: professor Dan Lindholm
References
- ^ "Minerva Foundation and Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research - 50th Anniversary" (PDF). Lääketieteellinen tutkimuslaitos Minerva. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ Minerva Foundation and Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research - 60th Anniversary Report 2019.pdf
- ^ "Minerva Foundation and Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research - Scientific Report 2020" (PDF). Lääketieteellinen tutkimuslaitos Minerva. Retrieved 30 March 2020.