Group Leader

ANNA-LIISA LEVONEN, MD, PhD

Present positions

  • Research Director
  • Academy Research Fellow (until 31.5.2011)

Contact information

University of Eastern Finland
A.I.Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences
P.O.Box 1627 (street address: Neulaniementie 2)
FI-70211 Kuopio
Finland

Tel. +358 40 358 9907
E-mail: anna-liisa.levonen@uef.fi

Academic degrees

  • MD, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, 1994
  • PhD, University of Helsinki, Department of Medicine, 2000
  • Docent (Molecular Medicine), University of Kuopio, A.I.Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, 2005

Previous Professional Appointments

  • Research Fellow, University of Helsinki, Department of Medicine, 1995-2000
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology, 2000-2003
  • Postdoctoral Researcher (Academy of Finland), University of Kuopio, A.I.Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, 2003-2004
  • Academy Research Fellow 2004-

Major Research Interests

The role of reactive oxygen (ROS) and nitrogen (RNS) species in cardiovascular disease, gene regulation by ROS, RNS and oxidized lipids, redox cell signalling.