Education

1978 Licenciate of Medicine, University of Helsinki

1981 Doctor of Medical Sciences, Department of Immunology, University of Helsinki

1987 Specialist in Pediatrics, University of Helsinki

1991 Specialist in Pediatric Hematology, University of Helsinki

Current Positions

2010- Head and Chairman, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki

2005- Professor of Clinical Research Training and Pediatrcis, Children's Hospital, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki

2005- Co-Director, Clinical Graduate School in Pediatrics and Obstetrics

2003- Professor, Director of Pediatric Graduate School (M.D.-Ph.D. Program, Children's Hospital, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki

2000- Visiting professor of pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO, USA

2008 Director, National Clinical Graduate School in Finland

1995- Principal Investigator of the research group Friends of GATA - FOG