Curriculum Vitæ
Teijo Kuopio
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
Personal data and current position
Name Kuopio, Teijo Heikki Ilmari
Current position Professor of cell-‐ and molecular pathology (temporary)
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä, Finland
Place and date of birth Karinainen, Finland, January 19, 1959 Nationality Finnish
Home address Pakkaajantie 12 40320 Jyväskylä Finland
Work address Department of Pathology Jyväskylä Central Hospital Keskussairaalantie 19 40320 Jyväskylä, Finland Tel. +358 -40-5467633 E-mail [email protected]
Education and training
University examinations and degrees
College matriculation examinations, Kosken lukio, Koski TL, Finland, May 31, 1978
Licentiate in medicine (M.D.), University of Turku, December 20, 1984
Authorized general practitioner, December 30, 1985
Ph. D. thesis, public defense at the University of Turku, December 1989
Specialist degree in surgical and anatomical pathology, University of Turku, July 1995
Docent in pathology, University of Turku, 2000
Language proficiency
Official certificate of satisfactory oral and written knowledge of Swedish
Managenet and leadership training
Management and leadership training programme in Central
Finland Healthcare District (Keski-Suomen
sairaanhoitopiirin johtamiskoulutusohjelma), Center for
training and development, University of Kuopio (Kuopion
yliopiston koulutus- jakehittämiskeskus), 2005
Previous professional appointments
Research fellow; Department of Anatomy and Laboratory of Electronmicroscopy, University of Turku, 1980 –1985, 14 months, several periods
Research fellow in the department of anatomy, University of Turku 1985 –1990
Research fellow and resident in the department of Pathology, University of Turku 1992 –1996
Lecturer in Pathology, University of Turku, 1996-1997, 11 months Specialist in Pathology, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, 1998 – 2003 Head of section, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, 2003-2005
Chief physician, Head of Division, Department of Pathology, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, 2005- (leave of absence till August 2015)
Official duties and administrative experience
Memberships in official committees
Member of scientific committee in Central Finland Healthcare District 1999 -
Head of scientific committee in Central Finland Healthcare District 2013-
Present and past academic and professional activities
Member of Anatomici Fenniae, Finnish Society for Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Finnish Pathology Society, Finnish Society of Cytology, International Academy of Pathology – Finnish Division. Board member of Finnish Society of Cytology, International Academy of Pathology – Finnish Division.
SCIENTIFIC PORTFOLIO
Scientific Education
Scientific work at the Departments of Anatomy and Pathology, University of Turku.
Ph.D. thesis at the Department of Anatomy, University of Turku supervised by professor Lauri J. Pelliniemi. The thesis consisted of five papers and a summary. Title of the thesis: “Differentiation of fetal-type Leydig cells in developing rat testis” Annales
Universitatis Aboensis, Ser. D, Medica-Odontologica 48. Turku: University of Turku. Public defense of the thesis 1989
Collaboration with prof. Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Dept. of Physiology, University of Turku
Collaboration with prof. Yrjö Collan’s group, Dept. of Pathology, University of Turku
Collaboration with prof. Pauliina Kronqvist, Dept. of Pathology, University of Turku
Supervision of doctoral thesis
Abdelbaset Buhmeida, M.D. Application of imageanalytical DNA cytometry and morphometry in prostatic fine needle aspiration biopsies. Academic dissertation at the University of Turku, 2002 Offiong Francis Ikpatt, M.D. Nigerian breast cancer: Prognostic value of histomorphometry. Academic dissertation at the
University of Turku, 2002
Adem Ibrahim Elzagheid, M.D. Application of E-cadherin immunostaining, morphometry, and DNA cytometry in diagnosis and prognosis of breast lesions. Academic dissertation at the University of Turku, 2003.
Päivi Jalava-Karvinen, M.D.Biological prognostic factors in breast cancer. Immunohistochemical analysis of cystatin A ,Bcl-2, ErbB2, ER, PgR, and Ki-67 in infiltrating breast carcinomas. Academic dissertation at the University of Turku, 2005. Noora Nykänen, Ms. Sci. University of Jyväskylä. Academic dissertation scheduled to take place on December 2017.
Reviewer of docentships and doctoral thesis
Reviewer of docentship:
Pasi Hirvikoski, M.D. Department of Pathology, University of Oulu, 2006
Reviewer of doctoral thesis:
Jaakko Laitakari, M.D. Computer-assisted quantitative image analysis of cell proliferation, angiogenesis and stromal markers in experimental and laryngeal tumor development. University of Oulu, 2003
Jamela Boder, M.D. Nuclear morphometry, apoptotic and mitotic indices and tubular differentiation in Libyan breast cancer.
University of Turku. Public thesis defense is planned to occur in November 2013
PEDAGOGICAL PORTFOLIO
Own education as a teacher
1996-1997: Course in pedagogy of university teaching. Pedagogical division of the University of Turku (Turun yliopiston Pedagogisen jaoksen järjestämä Yliopistopedagogiikan kurssi (4 ov)
Undergraduate teaching experience.
1982-1994: Lectures on human anatomy, physiology, microbiology and pathology at nursery school in Turku altogether about 190 hours.
1980 -1985: Teaching as a research fellow at the Department of Anatomy and laboratory of electron microscopy, University of Turku. The teaching included histology and electron microscopy anatomy to medical students in small groups. Four months. 1985-1990: Teaching as a research fellow at the Department of Anatomy, University of Turku. The teaching included histology and anatomy to medical students in small groups.
1992-1997: Teaching as a research fellow at the Department of Pathology, University of Turku. The teaching included microscope exercises and practical exercises at the autopsy room.
1996 - 1997: Teaching as a clinical lecturer at the Department of Pathology, University of Turku. 11 months.
2013 - : Teaching as a professor in Cell and Molecular Pathology, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, the Faculty of Mathematics and Science.
Supervision of master’s and licentiate thesis
Marjukka Nykänen, ERBB2-geenimonistuman määrittäminen rintasyövässä. Master’s thesis, University of Jyväskylä, 2002 Marjukka Friman, The effect of fixation to cultured breast cancer cells and immunohistochemical prognostic factors of breast cancer (in Finnish), Licentiate thesis, University of Jyväskylä, 2011.
Other supervisions
Päivi Jalava, Ari Kankaanranta, Seppo Kortelainen , Graduate thesis of medical students (syventävät opinnot), University of Turku.
Postgraduate teaching experience
Teaching of research methods to Ph.D. students under my supervision.
Daily consultation and teaching work to the residents in specialist training. This includes also occasional seminars on selected up to date topics.
Own continuing education.
See Annex 1
I hereby testify that the information given above is true Jyväskylä, February 15, 2015 Teijo Kuopio
