Irma Thesleff#
| Membership Number: | 2051 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2000 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FINLAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/thesleff/index.htm |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 1996 Research Director, Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biotechnology, Univ Helsinki
- 1990 Full Professor, Orthodontics, Univ. Helsinki
- -1990 Lecturer, Instructor, Institute of Dentistry Univ.Helsinki
- 1975 Dr.Odont (PhD) Dentistry, Univ. Helsinki
Fields of Scholarship
- Cell interactions
- Organ development
- Teeth
- Stem cells
- Hair
- Developmental biology
- Bones
Honours and Awards
- Honorary Doctor at Universities Gothenburg, McGill, Leuven, Oslo, Copenhagen, Debrecen
- International Science Awards: Anders Jahre Prize, IADR Isaac Schour Memorial Award, IADR Distinguished Scientist Award
- AAAS Fellow
