Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research

Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research is a private research institute, funded and maintained by the Minerva Foundation.^{[1] [2]} The Minerva Foundation was founded in 1959.^{[1] [2]} The research institute is located in Meilahti at Biomedicum Helsinki Finland, in a large conglomerate of modern laboratories with research groups in the biomedical and medical research fields. The institute features seven research groups with about 40 employees.^[3]

Research groups

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• Cardiovascular disease in the young research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Taisto Sarkola
• Cellular neuroscience research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Pirta Hotulainen
• Cardiovascular research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Päivi Lakkisto
• Endocrinology research group, principal investigator: professor Hannele Yki-Järvinen
• Metabolism research group, principal investigator: adjunct professor Heikki Koistinen
• Lipid signaling and homeostasis research group, principal investigator (and director of the institute): professor Vesa Olkkonen
• Membrane biology research group, principal investigator: professor Elina Ikonen
• Associated group: Neuronal signaling research group, principal investigator: professor Dan Lindholm