Pekka Lappalainen works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with University of Helsinki.
Pekka Lappalainen is a Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences and HiLIFE Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki. His research focuses on actin-based molecular machines and their roles in cellular processes, including studies on cardiomyopathy. He has affiliations with various institutions through collaborations and past positions.
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PhD
EMBL-Heidelberg and University of Jyväskylä
1995
MSc
University of Jyväskylä
1991
Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology
University of Helsinki · 2024 - Present
Academy Professor
Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki · 2019 - 2023
Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology
Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki · 2013 - 2018
Research Director
Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki · 2004 - 2012
Group Leader
Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki · 1998 - 2003