Our Research Group
Principal Investigator
Kristiina Huttunen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Tenure Track)
Group Leader of Drug Targeting group since 2014
Wide Experience of Research and Teaching in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Senior Scientists
Santosh Adla, Ph.D. (Chemistry)
2020-
(Pro)drug design, synthesis and structural characterization
Petri Turhanen, Ph.D. (Chemistry)
2023-
(Pro)drug design, synthesis and structural characterization
Postdocs
Ph.D. Students
Janne Tampio, M.Sc. (Pharmacy)
2019-
In vitro efficacy/toxicity studies (several biomarkers) Metabolomics, proteomics
Seyedhamed Maljaei, M.Sc. (Pharmacy)
2021-
(Pro)drug design and synthesis In vitro characterization
Landry Anamea, M.Sc. (Chemistry)
2022-
(Pro)drug Design and Synthesis In vitro characterization
Adéla Králová, M.Sc. (Pharmacy)
2022-
In vitro/ in vivo uptake and efficacy/toxicity studies Proteomics, metabolomics
Ville Kuorikoski, M.Sc. (Pharmacy)
2022-
Models of transporters Computational drug design
Technicians
Tiina Koivunen
2014-
(Pro)drug synthesis In vitro characterization
Sari Ukkonen
2016-
In vitro cellular uptake and viability studies (several cell lines)
In co-supervision with Prof. Rautio and Prof. Poso
Arun Tonduru, M.Sc. (Chemistry/Pharmacy)
2020-
Models of OATP transporters
Katayun Bahrami, M.Sc. (Pharmacy)
2018-
LAT1 protein model and in vitro studies
