Faculty of Medicine
- Medical and dental education
- Specialist training
- Research training
- TRANSMED - The Master's Degree Programme in Translational Medicine
- Haartman Institute
- Institute of Biomedicine
- Institute of Clinical Medicine
- Institute of Dentistry
- Department of Forensic Medicine
- Department of Public Health
- Research Programs
- National Library of Health Sciences TERKKO
- Research & Development unit for Medical Education TUKE
Contact Information
Faculty of Medicine
Opening hours
Tukholmankatu 8 B, 5th and 6th floors
P.O.Box 20
00014 UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
p. +358 9 1911
f. +358 9 19126629 tai 19126638
med-studentaffairs @helsinki.fi
med-research @helsinki.fi
The faculty is located at the Meilahti Medical Campus in Helsinki photo map
News

- Dogs may provide an excellent model for understanding human complex diseases
The new Swedish-Finnish study, published in Nature Genetics, indicates that the homogeneity of strong genetic risk factors within dog breeds makes dogs an excellent model to identify pathways involved in human complex diseases. (1.2.2010)
- A Finnish-Swiss team cracks the atomic structure of a major cancer drug target
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, have determined the crystal structure of the ligand binding VEGF receptor in complex with one of its ligands, VEGF-C. VEGFs and their receptors have been identified as major targets for drug development in cancer therapy. (20.1.2010) - One attack is enough
The heart fails and cholesterol kills. These two predicaments are all too familiar to Finns, and when medical treatment is used to prevent them, the most common methods are statins.(7.1.2010) - Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants
Missing gene in donor found to increase recipient’s chances of graft-versus-host disease, a common complication of bone marrow transplantation. (26.11.2009) - Professor Leena Peltonen receives honorary title of Academician of Science
Professor Leena Peltonen, MD, has been awarded the honorary title of Academician of Science. The letter of appointment was presented to Professor Peltonen by President of the Republic Tarja Halonen on 29 October 2009.(29.10.2009) - New Master’s degree programme bridges the gap between the bedside and the lab
Beginning in autumn 2010, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki will be training not only doctors and dentist, but also Masters of Translational Medicine. The new Master’s programme will open up a connection between basic research and patient care. (27.10.2009)
Current Science Issues
A Finnish-Swiss team cracks the atomic structure of a major cancer drug target
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland, have determined the crystal structure of the ligand binding VEGF receptor in complex with one of its ligands, VEGF-C. VEGFs and their receptors have been identified as major targets for drug development in cancer therapy.
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