Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Development of new radiotracers for brain research and for studying nanoparticle mediated drug delivery with positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission tomography (SPECT).
Teaching at courses: Radiopharmaceutical chemistry, Radionuclide production and tracer techniques, and Organic chemistry I.
Curriculum vitae
Current position:
Group leader in Radiopharmaceutical chemistry (since 2008)
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Kuopio, Finland, Major subject: Biochemistry, Research field: Chemistry in Biosciences (2003). Topic of the doctoral dissertation: New tropane analogues as potential brain imaging agents: Synthesis, conformational study and in vitro/in vivo evaluation.
Docent in Radiochemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland (2011).
Post-doctoral research positions:
Vrije Universiteit, Radionuclidencentrum/Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Nucleaire Geneeskunde en PET Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2002 - 2004).
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Stockholm, Sweden (2005- 2006).
University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Radiochemistry (Academy of Finland, Postdoctoral researcher´s project: 2007 - 2009, Academy research fellow 2010 - 2016).
Fields of Science
- 116 Chemical sciences
- radiopharmaceutical chemistry
- positron emission tomography
- single photon emission computed tomography
- PET
- SPECT
- nanotechnology
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications 1999 2019
Engineered antibody-functionalized porous silicon nanoparticles for therapeutic targeting of pro-survival pathway in endogenous neuroblasts after stroke
Balasubramanian, V., Domanskyi, A., Renko, J-M., Sarparanta, M., Wang, C-F., Rebelo Correia, A. M., Mäkilä, E., Alanen, O., Salonen, J., Airaksinen, A., Tuominen, R. K., Hirvonen, J., Airavaara, M. & Santos, H. A., 15 Oct 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Biomaterials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Improved synthesis of [18F] fallypride and characterization of a Huntington’s disease mouse model, zQ175DN KI, using longitudinal PET imaging of D2/D3 receptors
Huhtala, T., Poutiainen, P., Rytkönen, J., Lehtimäki, K., Parkkari, T., Kasanen, I., Airaksinen, A. J., Koivula, T., Sweeney, P., Kontkanen, O., Wityak, J., Dominiquez, C. & Park, L. C., 5 Aug 2019, In : EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Porous Silicon as a Platform for Radiation Theranostics Together with a Novel RIB-Based Radiolanthanoid
Jakobsson, U., Mäkilä, E., Airaksinen, A. J., Alanen, O., Etile, A., Köster, U., Ranjan, S., Salonen, J., Santos, H. A. & Helariutta, K., 12 Mar 2019, In : Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging. 2019, 9 p., 3728563.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Radiolabeled Molecular Imaging Probes for the in Vivo Evaluation of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications
Imlimthan, S., Otaru, S., Keinänen, O., Correia, A., Lintinen, K., Almeida Santos, H., Airaksinen, A., Kostiainen, M. & Sarparanta, M., Feb 2019, In : Biomacromolecules. 20, 2, p. 674–683 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Recycling of O-18 enriched water used in F-18 cyclotron production
Todorov, B., Belovezhdova, I., Alanen, O., Airaksinen, A. J. & Djingova, R., Mar 2019, In : Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 145, p. 109-115 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Projects 2000 2020
NANO CARRIER - Porous Silicon Nano particles will be produced and studied, in vitro and in vivo for cancer diagnostics, therapy and imaging
Santos, H. A., Airaksinen, A., Salonen, J. & Lumen, D.
01/05/2018 → 29/05/2020
Project: Research project
PRERAPHA: Pretargeted radiopharmaceuticals for imaging
Airaksinen, A., Sarparanta, M., Lumen, D., Lambidis, E. & Otaru, S.
01/09/2016 → 31/08/2020
Project: Research project
PET and SPECT in drug delivery research
Ranjan, S. & Airaksinen, A.
01/03/2014 → …
Project: Research project
New Radiopharmaceuticals for molecular imaging and targeted drug delivery into injured myocardium
Ranjan, S. & Airaksinen, A.
01/03/2014 → …
Project: Research project
Medical Physics in Clinical and Preclinical research
Savolainen, S., Kortesniemi, M., Sipilä, O., Kuronen, A., Airaksinen, A., Bergström, K., Heikkinen, S., Kosunen, A., Timonen, M., Salli, E., Uusi-Simola, J., Reijonen, V., Hippeläinen, E. T., Kuusela, L., Vitikainen, A., Ihalainen, T., Kaasalainen, T. T., Pitkonen, M., Turunen, S., Mäkelä, T. O. & Sairanen, V.
01/01/2013 → …
Project: Research project
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Prizes
The best publication in nuclear medicine in 2014 in Finland
Anu Airaksinen (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities 1994 2016
9th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry NRC9
Anu Airaksinen (Attendee)29 Aug 2016 → 2 Sep 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Supervision of PhD-studies
Anu Airaksinen (Supervisor)2016 → …
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Pre-examiner of a doctoral thesis
Anu Airaksinen (Pre-examiner)2015
Activity: Examination types › Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
Nature Protocols (Journal)
Anu Airaksinen (Reviewer)2015 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Journal of Labelled Compounds & Radiopharmaceuticals (Journal)
Anu Airaksinen (Reviewer)2015 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts