Microbes and Immunity Research Program

MIRP is a highly multidisciplinary, translational and collaborative research program targeting the major areas of microbiology, infection immunity, and infectious diseases. MIRP includes researchers working on basic science related themes, on clinical aspects of infectious diseases, and on topics where basic science observations are translated into clinically useful practices. MIRP is likely to contribute to better knowledge of microbes and diseases caused by them, understanding of disease mechanisms in infectious diseases, and to improvement of patient care and diagnostics of infectious diseases.

Chairs: Jukka Hytönen (jukhyt@utu.fi) and Arto Pulliainen (arto.pulliainen@utu.fi)
FoS committee representative: Arto Pulliainen (arto.pulliainen@utu.fi)

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Group leaders
Kirsi Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela
Ulvi Gürsoy
Sauli Haataja
Antti Hakanen
Qiushui He
Terho Heikkinen
Teppo Hiltunen
Veijo Hukkanen
Jukka Hytönen
Ilkka Julkunen
Laura Kakkola
Mari Kanerva
Urpo Lamminmäki
Vuokko Loimaranta
Teemu Niiranen
Tuomas Näreoja
Jarmo Oksi
Ville Peltola
Arto Pulliainen
Tero Soukka
Petri Susi
Matti Waris
Jaana Vuopio

Associate members
Jukka Alinikula
Arno Hänninen
Sirpa Jalkanen
Riitta Lahesmaa
Leo Lahti
Mikko Metsä-Ketelä
Jorma Määttä
Diana Toivola