During its more than 30 years of operation, the Finnish Cancer Institute has offered dozens of Finnish cancer researchers the opportunity to focus fully on their research work. For more than 10 years, the Finnish Cancer Institute has not awarded grants but instead covered the salary of all researcher positions from institutional funds.
Tuomas Mirtti and Juha Klefström were selected for the Pink Ribbon Research Professor positions opened in the spring of 2023, funded by the Cancer Foundation Finland. Both started in their positions on January 1, 2024.
In the September 2023 call, Laura Hakanpää, Alexandra Lahtinen and Phuong Doan were selected for postdoctoral cancer researcher positions funded by the K. Albin Johansson Foundation and Cancer Foundation Finland. They started in their positions on January 1, 2024.
FINNISH CANCER INSTITUTE RESEARCHERS:
K. ALBIN JOHANSSON RESEARCH PROFESSOR (5 years)
Hemminki Akseli 2007–2013
Ojala Päivi 2013–2018
Ivaska Johanna 2021–2025
RESEARCH PROFESSOR (3 years, from January 2024 onwards Pink Ribbon Research Professor)
Alitalo Kari 1987–1988
Syrjänen Kari 1987–1989
Timonen Tuomo 1988–1991, 1992-1994
Tryggvason Karl 1989–1994
Vaheri Antti 1991–1994
Hakama Matti 1995–1997
Mäkelä Tomi 1998–2001
Aaltonen Lauri 2001–2002
Isola Jorma 2001–2004
Peltomäki Päivi 2002–2004
Laiho Marikki 2005–2007
Auvinen Anssi 2005–2008
Ojala Päivi 2008–2013
Westermarck Jukka 2008–2017
Mustjoki Satu 2015–2017
Nykter Matti 2021–2023
Klefström Juha 2021–2023, 2024-2026
Mirtti Tuomas 2024-2026
K. ALBIN JOHANSSON CANCER RESEARCH FELLOW (3 years)
Laakkonen Pirjo 2011–2014
Lehti Kaisa 2015–2017
Kallio Marko 2015–2017
Kontro Mika 2021–2023, 4/2023-3/2026
Latonen Leena 2021–2023
Izzi Valerio 2021–2023
Kilpivaara Outi 2023-2026
Vähärautio Anna 2023-2026
CANCER RESEARCH FELLOW (2 years, until 2011)
El-Rifai Wa’el 1999–2000
Ristimäki Ari 1999–2000
Tammi Raija 2001–2002
Koivisto Pasi 2002–2004
Nupponen Nina 2003–2005
Ritvos Olli 2004–2006
Elenius Klaus 2005
Winqvist Robert 2005–2006, 2006-2008
Ojala Päivi 2007–2008
Jaakkola Panu 2007–2009
Porkka Kimmo 2008
Kallio Marko 2008–2010
K. ALBIN JOHANSSON CANCER RESEARCHER (post doc, 2 years)
Munne Pauliina 2011–2013
Närvä Elisa 2013–2015
Högnäs Gunilla 2015–2017
Momeny Majid 2020–2021
Kuusanmäki Heikki 2022-2023
Hakanpää Laura 2024-2025
CANCER RESEARCHER (post doc, 2 years, from January 2024 onwards Pink Ribbon Cancer Researcher)
Koivisto Pasi 1999–2000, 2000-2001
Wärri Anni 1999–2000
Hyytinen Eija-Riitta 2000–2001
Kytölä Soili 2000–2001
Roth Stina 2001–2002
Wartiovaara Kirmo 2001–2002
Määttä Jorma 2002–2003
Ala-aho Risto 2003–2004
Holmström Timo 2003–2004
Hyytiäinen Marko 2004–2005
Vahteristo Pia 2004–2005
Kettunen Eeva 2005–2006
Lehti Kaisa 2006
Luoma Minna-Liisa 2006–2007
Saarinen-Aaltonen Niina 2006–2007
Grönroos Tove 2007–2008
Lehtonen Rainer 2007–2008
Pouwels Jeroen 2012–2013
Palin Kimmo 2012–2014
Englund Johanna 2014–2016
Balistreri Giuseppe 2015–2017
Follain Gautier 2020
Laajala Teemu Daniel 2020–2022
Mathieu Mathilde 1-4/2022
Awad Shady 5/2022-12/2023
Kumar Anil 5/2022-4/2024
Lahtinen Alexandra 2024-2025
Doan Phuong 2024-2025