Curriculum vitae   of Matti Tapani Weckström

 

Currently: Professor of Biophysics, University of Oulu

June 2007

 

PERSONAL DATA

Date and place of birth      3rd July 1959, Helsinki

Nationality                         Finnish

Marital Status                   Married

Address                              Department of Physical Sciences, Division of Biophysics, University of Oulu, Linnanmaa, 90014 Oulun yliopisto, Finland

lab:           +358-8-553 1125 or    mobile +358-50-556 1069

fax:           +358-8-537 5320    Email:matti.weckstrom@oulu.fi

 

Education and training

1985    M.D., University Of Oulu

1987    Ph.D.  (neurophysiology), University of Oulu.

Thesis title - Temperature dependence, dark adaptation and dynamics of phototransduction in dipteran photoreceptors, published in Acta Univ Oul D 163.

1990    Docent in Neurophysiology, University of Oulu

1988-89  Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK (laboratory of prof. Simon Laughlin).

 

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

1981-88 and 1989-90  Research Assistant, Dept.of Physiology, Univ. of  Oulu

1988-1989       Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology

University of Cambridge, UK (laboratory of Dr. S.B. Laughlin)

1990-1995       Senior lecturer in neurophysiology, Department of                                                                     Physiology, University of  Oulu

1995-1998       Senior Research Fellow, Academy of Finland

1998-2002       professor (4-year appointment), biophysics, Dept. of Physical                                       Sciences, University of Oulu

2002-               professor (chair), biophysics, University of Oulu, Dept. of Physical                                Sciences, University of Oulu

 

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

1991-97           Member of the Medical faculty council

1998-               Member of the Departmental council in Physical Sciences

2002-2009       Member of the Science faculty council

1998-               Finnish Graduate School in Neuroscience, Admin.board member

2001-2006       Functional Studies in Medicine Grad.School, Admin.board member

2002-04           Head of Biomedical Engineering Program, Univ. of Oulu,

2002-               Vice-Head of Department, Dept. of Physical Science, U. of Oulu

2005-               Biomedical Engineering Program, Univ. of Oulu, member of admin.                                board

 

PhD STUDENTS / Completed thesis:

Kaj Djupsund   (1987-1995)                Photoreceptor cells in invertebrates and                                                                                                 vertebrates in low light levels

Mikko Juusola (1989-1993)                 Peripheral visual function in the fly

Raimo Uusitalo (1990-1995)                Regulation of ionic environment and synaptic                                                                             transmission in the compound eye

Mika Laine (1990-1996)                      Vesicular exocytosis of atrial natriuretic factors

Pasi Tavi  (1995-1999 )                       Stretch-activated ion channels and heart                                                                                                physiology

Han Chunlei (1995-2002)                     Mathematical modelling of the heart                                                                                                       electrophysiology, Ca2+ balance

Mikko Vähäsöyrinki (2002-4)  Mathematical modeling of function of K+ channels in                                                                 photoreceptors

 

RESEARCH AWARDS AND GRANTS

Personal awards

Finnish Cultural Foundation 1985         

Finnish Medical Association Duodecim 1985

Research grants

Academy of Finland 1995-2010

            Several grants, total  approx. 850.000 euro

Including salaries for: A20 PhD studentships 1995-1998, 1997-2000, post-doctoral fellows 1999-2001, 2004-2007

Oulu University Medical Faculty -graduate school

1996-1998 PhD-studentship

Finnish graduate school in neuroscience

1998-2001 PhD-studentship

2002-2005, 2006-2007, 2007-2010 PhD-studentships

Functional studies in Medicine -Graduate School

1999-2006 PhD-studentship

Biocenter Oulu Graduate School

                        2004-2008 PhD-studentship

 

OTHER MERITS AND ACITIVITIES      

            Evaluations in professorships

- evaluation of Dr. Garry Wong in 2005 for professorship at University of Toronto, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

- evaluation of Dr. Mikko Juusola in 2005 for position of Reader, Univ. of Sheffield, UK

- evaluation of Dr. Ilpo Vattulainen in 2005 for professorship (physics) at Tampere Technical University

- evaluation of Dr. Pasi Tavi in 2006 for position of lecturer, Univ. of Sheffield, UK

Referee for: Journal of Physiology, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal of General Physiology, Circulation Research, Visual Neuroscience, Vision Research, American Journal of Physiology (Sec:Heart and Circulation), Journal of Experimental Biology, Journal of Comparative Physiology A, Brain and Behavioral  Sciences, Journal of Applied Physiology, Pfluegers Archiv, Annals of Biomedical Engineering.

External PhD-Examinations

14, including one in the Netherlands