ALBERT WUOKKO AWARD 2023
The Albert Wuokko Award, 6000 €, was presented this year to a senior pharmacist. The prestigious award was awarded to Professor Jouni Hirvonen, who also serves as the Vice-Rector of the University of Helsinki. Professor Jouni Hirvonen has a remarkable academic career and he has had a huge impact on pharmaceutical science and teaching in Finland. The Finnish Pharmaceutical Society expresses its warmest congratulations!
RESEARCH GRANTS 2023
The Finnish Pharmaceutical Society has awarded the following grants in August 2023. The society received 32 applications during the grant application period.
Iiro Rautsola, Helsingin yliopisto, 12 000 €, Development and validation of microfluidic in vitro models for studying biotransformation and P450 inhibition of pharmaceuticals.
Seyedhamed Maljaei, Itä-Suomen yliopisto, 9 000 €, Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide (OATP) -Utilizing Prodrugs to Improve Intra-Brain Drug Delivery
Atefeh Saadabadi, Åbo Akademi, 12 000 €, Development of Novel Analgesics and Anti-Inflammatory Agents Derived from Natural Stilbenoids
Mella Louhisalmi, Itä-Suomen yliopisto, 12 000 €, Household Medication Waste in Finland
BEST ARTICLE AWARD 2023
Best article award 2023, 500 €, has been given to:
Tony Eteläinen, Catarina Silva, Johanna Uhari-Väänänen, Francesca De Lorenzo, Maria Jäntti, Hengjing Cui, Marta Chavero-Pieres, Tommi Kilpeläinen, Christina Mechtler, Reinis Svarcbahs, Erin Seppälä, Juha Savinainen, Elena Puris, Gert Fricker, Mikko Gynther, Ulrika Julku, Henri Huttunen, Stephen Haggarty, Timo Myöhänen
A prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitor reduces tau pathology in cellular models and in mice with tauopathy
Science Translational Medicine, volume 15, issue 691, 2023
Congratulations!
STUDY AWARDS
The Finnish Pharmaceutical Society has awarded the study awards to MSc. Akseli Niemelä (University of Helsinki), MSc. Katri Vainionpää (University of Eastern Finland), and BSc. Lina Wikman (Åbo Akademi). Congratulations!