Tapani Viitala

3, Universitetsforskare

universitetslektor, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology
Avdelningen för farmaceutiska biovetenskaper
Drug Research Program
Forskningsledare (Principal Investigator), Pharmaceutical biophysics group
Handledare för doktorandprogram, Doctoral Programme in Drug Research
Handledare för doktorandprogram, Doctoral Programme in Materials Research and Nanosciences

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9074-9450

Telefon+358504154529, +358294159626
E-postadresstapani.viitala@helsinki.fi

PL 56 (Viikinkaari 5)
00014
Finland

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Personlig profil

Information om forskning och undervisning

Adjunct professor in pharmaceutical surface chemistry and biophysics.

I am the co-group leader of the Pharmaceutical Biophysics research group at the Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Finland (UH). The Pharmaceutical Biophysics research group develops and uses powerful new hybrid experimental-computational tools to gain mechanistic understanding of the key intermolecular interactions involved in drug action and delivery. A special interest of mine is to develop novel real-time label-free experimental in vitro platforms as complementary tools for existing static biological assays and animal tests in the field of preclinical drug research and drug discovery. I primarily use the multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance (MP-SPR) and impedance-based quartz crystal microbalance techniques (QCM-Z) as detection platforms in my research. I had a 5 year Academy Research Fellow position in 2010-2015 and have 10 years work experience from surface chemistry instrument manufacturing industry (2000-2010).
My research group is part of the Drug Research Program at the Faculty of Pharmacy at University of Helsinki and I collaborate with departments from several national and international universities (e.g. Åbo Akademi, Aalto University, Tampere University of Technology, Padova University and University of Montreal) and companies (e.g. Bionavis Ltd, Biolin Scientific Oy and Accurion GmbH).
I am lecturing in the basic course in Pharmacokinetics, and advanced courses in Physical Pharmacy and Introduction to Nanosciences. I integrate my research into teaching by supervising master´s and PhD students within my research focus areas.

Information om forskning och undervisning

Docent

Vetenskapsgrenar

317 Farmaci
221 Nanoteknologi
116 Kemi

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Publikationer

81 Artikel
6 Konferensbidrag
4 Kapitel
2 Mötesabstrakt
7 Mer

Real-Time Label-Free Monitoring of Nanoparticle Cell Uptake

Suutari, T., Silen, T., Sen Karaman, D., Saari, H., Desai, D., Kerkelä, E., Laitinen, S., Hanzlikova, M., Rosenholm, J. M., Yliperttula, M. & Viitala, T., 7 dec 2016, I : Small. 12, 45, s. 6289-6300 12 s.

Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review

Feasibility Study of the Permeability and Uptake of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles across the Blood-Brain Barrier

Baghirov, H., Karaman, D., Viitala, T., Duchanoy, A., Lou, Y-R., Mamaeva, V., Pryazhnikov, E., Khiroug, L., Davies, C. D. L., Sahlgren, C. & Rosenholm, J. M., 22 aug 2016, I : PLoS One. 11, 8, 22 s., 0160705.

Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review

Öppen tillgång

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Rational design of liposomal drug delivery systems, a review: Combined experimental and computational studies of lipid membranes, liposomes and their PEGylation

Bunker, A., Magarkar, A. & Viitala, T., okt 2016, I : Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. Biomembranes. 1858, 10, s. 2334-2352 19 s.

Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review

Elucidating the Signal Responses of Multi-Parametric Surface Plasmon Resonance Living Cell Sensing: A Comparison between Optical Modeling and Drug-MDCKII Cell Interaction Measurements

Viitala, T., Granqvist, N., Hallila, S., Ravina, M. & Yliperttula, M., 27 aug 2013, I : PLoS One. 8, 8, 13 s., 72192.

Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review

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Printing technologies in fabrication of drug delivery systems

Kolakovic, R., Viitala, T., Ihalainen, P., Genina, N., Peltonen, J. & Sandler, N., dec 2013, I : Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 10, 12, s. 1711-1723 13 s.

Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Översiktsartikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review

Projekter

5 Slutfört

Development of tools for real time identifying of fouling and biofilm layer content and understanding their growing mechanisms on membrane surfaces

Bunker, A. E., Viitala, T. & Kögler, M.

19/11/2015 → 31/03/2017

Projekt: Forskningsprojekt

Real-time label-free cell based in vitro models for mechanistic understanding of emerging nanomedicines

Viitala, T., Suutari, T. E. & Kartal-Hodzic, A.

02/09/2015 → 31/12/2016

Projekt: Forskningsprojekt

Reaaliaikaisten identifiointityökalujen kehittäminen membraani pintojen likaantumisen ja biofilmi kerroksen sytymekanismien selvittämiseksi - FOULSENS-

Yliperttula, M., Viitala, T. & Kögler, M.

01/01/2015 → 31/08/2017

Projekt: Forskningsprojekt

Printattavat lääkkeet

Viitala, T., Kartal-Hodzic, A., Liang, H., Granqvist, N. & Jokinen, A.

Unknown funder

01/03/2011 → 28/02/2014

Projekt: Forskningsprojekt

Molecularly Controlled Planar Cell Surface Models: Platform for Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery and Release Optimization

Viitala, T., Liang, H. & Granqvist, N.

01/08/2010 → 31/07/2015

Projekt: Forskningsprojekt

Priser

Innoopeli Prize 2019 for Digileap in Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy

Siven, Mia (!!Recipient), Kapp, Karmen (!!Recipient), Pohjanoksa-Mäntylä, Marika (!!Recipient), Viitala, Tapani (!!Recipient), Lauren, Patrick (!!Recipient), Lindqvist, Karl Kristian (!!Recipient), Ilona Niittynen (!!Recipient), Sonja Virtanen (!!Recipient) & Vilma Rossi (!!Recipient), 2019

Pris: Pris och hedersbetygelser