Doctor of Medical Sciences (PhD),
Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku 1996, 

 Specialist in Clinical Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku2002

Docent in Virology, University of
Turku 2005

Special competence in medical
education, Finnish Medical Association 2009

Pedagogical studies
for university teacher (60 ects) , Faculty of Education, University of Turku 2012

Head of virus diagnostic laboratory, University of Turku 2009-2015,

Chief physician Medical MIcrobiology, Turku University Hospital 2015-

Activities in the Medical Faculty: Vice
Chair, Department of Microbiology and Pathology 2008-2010

                      Member  of a sub-committee for developing
professional education in medicine,   
2000-2005

                      Member of a developing
education taskforce for undergraduates in dentistry, 2003-2007

                      Quality assurance
supervisor, Institute of Microbiology and Pathology, 2005-2010  

My
scientific interest due to my background of medical education is mainly based
on viral pathogenesis and clinical virology. My
special interest has been on Picornaviruses,
which are important human pathogens. Enteroviruses cause respiratory
infections, meningitis, encephalitis and myocarditis and rhinoviruses are the
most common cause of common cold. Viral
infections in wheezing children have been one major clinical project with international collaboration. On
this field we have published several important findings (e.g. efficacy of
prednisolon in early wheezing caused by rhinoviruses, the first wheezing episode with rhinovirus predict later ashtma development, hyperactive immune response in asthmatics to repeated rhinovirus infection). 

I
have been involved in teaching medical students since I started my carrier at the department of
Virology. During my carrier as a teacher, I have realized that  learning is a continuous lifetime process and I have tried to adopte more cognitive and constructive models of learning and teaching. 

I
have participated in development of PBL teaching in medical microbiology and
setting up a teacher tutor system in medical faculty. I have written a guide
for teachers about tutoring of students. I have published one pedagogic
peer-reviewed article in Finnish.