Leena Peltonen#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1904 |
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| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 1999 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FINLAND |
Leena Peltonen passed away March 11, 2010.
Positions Held
- 2004 Coordinator of the (Nordic Center of Excellence in Disease Genetics
- 2000 Director of the Center of Excellence in Disease Genetics of the Academy of Finland
- 1998 - 2002 Founder and the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Chair of the Department of Human Genetics at University of California Los Angeles
- 1995 - 1998 Professor, University of Helsinki and National Public Health Institute
- 1991 - 1994 Professor of Molecular Biology, Director of the Molecular Biology Program, National Public Health Institute
- 1987 - 1991 Head of the Laboratory, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Public Health Institute, Finland
- 1985 - 1986 Senior Scientist of The Academy of Finland, Recombinant DNA Laboratory, University of Helsinki
- 1981 - 1984 Acting Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Finland
Fields of Scholarship
- Molecular geneticists
- Human Genetics
Honours and Awards
- Member of the Academia Europaea
- Honorary degree from the University of Uppsala
- Honorary degree from the University of Joensuu
- 2006 the Belgian prize Prix van Gysel
- 2006 the Swedish prize Stora Fernströmpriset
- 2009 Honorary title of Academician of Science in Finland
