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Group Leaders<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Timo Lepp\u00e4nen<\/strong><\/a>
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Juha T\u00f6yr\u00e4s<\/a><\/strong>
Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Antti Kulkas<\/a><\/strong>
Adjunct Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Researchers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Samu Kainulainen<\/a><\/strong>
Adjunct Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Henri Korkalainen<\/a><\/strong>
Adjunct Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sami Nikkonen<\/a><\/strong>
Adjunct Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Postdoctoral Fellows<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

University of Eastern Finland<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Daniela Ferreira-Santos<\/strong><\/a>
Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timothy Howarth<\/a><\/strong>
Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tuomas Karhu<\/a><\/strong>
Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Minna Pitk\u00e4nen<\/a><\/strong> Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Matias Rusanen<\/a><\/strong>
Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saara Sillanm\u00e4ki<\/a><\/strong>
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The University of Queensland<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Soroor Behbahani<\/a><\/strong> Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Doctoral Researchers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

University of Eastern Finland<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mikko Arolaakso<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Serajeddin Ebrahimian<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mohammadreza Ghorvei<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Salla Hietakoste<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Juuso Huovila<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Riku Huttunen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mieli Luukinen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jutta Nurminen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Purbanka Pahari<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Henna Pitk\u00e4nen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marika Rissanen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Masoumeh Tashakori<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Miika Vainikka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mikke Varis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The University of Queensland<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Xin Chen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pranavan Somaskandhan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eric Staykov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Junyan Zhang<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Students<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Peik von Konow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Laboratory Engineer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Teemu Laitinen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research Nurse<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Mika Hiltunen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saila H\u00e4kkinen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Active Collaborators<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Sami Myllymaa<\/a><\/strong>
Adjunct Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katja Myllymaa<\/strong>
Medical Physicist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Laura Kalevo<\/a><\/strong>
Specializing Medical Physicist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Akseli Leino<\/a><\/strong>
Specializing Medical Physicist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rajdeep Kumar Nath<\/a><\/strong>
Postdoctoral researcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emeritus & Emerita Members<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Lepola Pasi, Ph.D., Medical Physicist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miettinen Tomi, Ph.D., Medical Physicist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muraja-Murro Anu, MD, Ph.D, Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiihonen Pekka, Ph.D., Medical Physicist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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