Antti Vaheri

Biography

Education •    MD University of Helsinki 1963 •    Dr Med Sci (PhD) University of Helsinki 1964 Academic positions •    1961-1964 Doctoral student, State Serum Institute (today National Institute for Health and Welfare), Helsinki •    1964-1966 Post-doctoral Fellow, Wistar Institute, Philadelphia •    1968-1973 Docent  in Virology •    1974-1986 Associate Professor of Clinical Virology •    1979-1984 Academy Professor •    1991-1994 Research Professor of Finnish Cancer Institute •    1986-2003 Professor and Chairman, Department of Virology, University of Helsinki •    1998-2003 Chairman of Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki •    2003- Full-time Scientist (Professor emeritus) at Haartman Institute   Research Recognition •    EMBO Member - 1978 •    Matti Äyräpää Award for Medical Research (the most prestigious biomedical prize in Finland) - 1985 •    Finnish Academy of Science, Member – 1985 •    Finnish Foundation for Research on Viral Diseases, Chairman 1992-1997 •    Finnish Odontological Society, Corresponding Member 1989- •    Biocentrum Helsinki; Member - 1996-2006 •    International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), Virology Division, Member of Advisory Council 1996-2002 •    ENIVD, Member 1997- •    Medix Award for Best Bioscience Publication in 1996 from Finland – 1997 •    Order of the White Rose in Finland, First Class Decoration – 1998 •    Folke Nordbring Award on Infectious Diseases – 1999 •    Niilo Voipio Award for Outstanding Cancer Research –  1999 •    Finnish Cancer Societies Medal for Merits in Cancer Control –  2002 •    Honorary Member of Hungarian Society for Microbiology – 2003 •    Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, Member –  2003 •    Honorary Member and Award, World Cultural Council – 2003 •    Honorary Lecture, Finnish Infection Days – 2004 •    International Society for Hantaviruses, Vice President – 2001, President-Elect – 2004, President – 2007-2010 •    International Scientific Working Group on Tick-borne Encephalitis (ISW-TBE), Member 2008- •    Medal of University of Helsinki – 2008 •    Finnish Academy of Science and Letters Award  â€“ 2010 •    Eric K. Fernström Nordic Prize – 2010 •    Received 2 US-NIH grants and 5 major EU grants (coordinator in three) Editorial activities Antti Vaheri is / has been a member of editorial board of 21 international scientific journals including Archives of Virology, BBA Reviews on Cancer, Cell Regulation, EMBO Journal, Frontiers in Virology, International Journal of Cancer, Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology of the Cell, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, World Journal of Virology.. Supervision Antti Vaheri has supervised 45 doctoral theses (listed below) and is currently (co)supervising 12 doctoral students. More than 20 foreign scientists, e.g. from Australia, China, Estonia, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and USA, have stayed in his laboratory for at least 6 months. Education •    MD University of Helsinki 1963 •    Dr Med Sci (PhD) University of Helsinki 1964 Academic positions •    1961-1964 Doctoral student, State Serum Institute (today National Institute for Health and Welfare), Helsinki •    1964-1966 Post-doctoral Fellow, Wistar Institute, Philadelphia •    1968-1973 Docent  in Virology •    1974-1986 Associate Professor of Clinical Virology •    1979-1984 Academy Professor •    1991-1994 Research Professor of Finnish Cancer Institute •    1986-2003 Professor and Chairman, Department of Virology, University of Helsinki •    1998-2003 Chairman of Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki •    2003- Full-time Scientist (Professor emeritus) at Haartman Institute   Research Recognition •    EMBO Member - 1978 •    Matti Äyräpää Award for Medical Research (the most prestigious biomedical prize in Finland) - 1985 •    Finnish Academy of Science, Member – 1985 •    Finnish Foundation for Research on Viral Diseases, Chairman 1992-1997 •    Finnish Odontological Society, Corresponding Member 1989- •    Biocentrum Helsinki; Member - 1996-2006 •    International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), Virology Division, Member of Advisory Council 1996-2002 •    ENIVD, Member 1997- •    Medix Award for Best Bioscience Publication in 1996 from Finland – 1997 •    Order of the White Rose in Finland, First Class Decoration – 1998 •    Folke Nordbring Award on Infectious Diseases – 1999 •    Niilo Voipio Award for Outstanding Cancer Research –  1999 •    Finnish Cancer Societies Medal for Merits in Cancer Control –  2002 •    Honorary Member of Hungarian Society for Microbiology – 2003 •    Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, Member –  2003 •    Honorary Member and Award, World Cultural Council – 2003 •    Honorary Lecture, Finnish Infection Days – 2004 •    International Society for Hantaviruses, Vice President – 2001, President-Elect – 2004, President – 2007-2010 •    International Scientific Working Group on Tick-borne Encephalitis (ISW-TBE), Member 2008- •    Medal of University of Helsinki – 2008 •    Finnish Academy of Science and Letters Award  â€“ 2010 •    Eric K. Fernström Nordic Prize – 2010 •    Received 2 US-NIH grants and 5 major EU grants (coordinator in three) Editorial activities Antti Vaheri is / has been a member of editorial board of 21 international scientific journals including Archives of Virology, BBA Reviews on Cancer, Cell Regulation, EMBO Journal, Frontiers in Virology, International Journal of Cancer, Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology of the Cell, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, World Journal of Virology.. Supervision Antti Vaheri has supervised 45 doctoral theses (listed below) and is currently (co)supervising 12 doctoral students. More than 20 foreign scientists, e.g. from Australia, China, Estonia, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and USA, have stayed in his laboratory for at least 6 months.

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