ALBERT WUOKKO AWARD
Pharmacist emerita Eeva Teräsalmi, €6000
Pharmacist emerita Eeva Teräsalmi has been a key figure in advancing professional pharmacy practice and sustainable pharmacy both in Finland and internationally. She has held significant roles within the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), including board member and vice president, and served as co-chair of FIP’s Green Pharmacy working group. Teräsalmi initiated the Generation Green project and has been a founding member of its working group since 2014, actively promoting sustainability in pharmaceutical education and research. Her work has led to the establishment of a professorship in sustainable pharmacy and the publication of a textbook on the topic. She has also contributed actively to professional organizations and held influential roles within the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Helsinki.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Gemma González Hernández, University of Helsinki, 12,000 €
Circadian disruption in chronic pain-depression comorbidity: modulation of circadian mechanisms by rapid-acting antidepressants
Darshitkumar Rajendrabhai Patel, University of Helsinki, 12,000 €
Towards Development of Dual Tyrosine and L-dopa Decarboxylase Inhibitors to Prevent L-dopa Metabolism for the Improved Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
Pyry Dillemuth, University of Turku, 6,000 €
Pioneering novel targeting strategies for molecular imaging of brain tumors with positron emission tomography
Anna Kalatanova, University of Eastern Finland, 10,000 €
Novel mechanisms and therapeutic approaches for retinal degeneration – focus in monoaminergic GPCRs and gonadal hormone
BEST ARTICLE AWARD & HONORABLE MENTIONS
Best Article Award
Carmine D'Amico, Manlio Fusciello, Firas Hamdan, Federica D'Alessio, Paolo Bottega, Milda Saklauskaite, Salvatore Russo, Justin Cerioni, Khalil Elbadri, Marianna Kemell, Jouni Hirvonen, Vincenzo Cerullo, Hélder A. Santos
Transdermal delivery of PeptiCRAd cancer vaccine using microneedle patches
Published in Bioactive Materials, Volume 45, 2025
Honorable Mentions
Ville Valkonen, Kaisa Haatainen, Susanna Saano, Miia Tiihonen
Improvement proposals and actions in medication error reports: Quality and strength: A cross-sectional study
Published in Health Science Reports, Volume 7, Issue 9, 2024
Jiaqi Yan, Rajendra Bhadane, Meixin Ran, Xiaodong Ma, Yuanqiang Li, Dongdong Zheng, Outi M. H. Salo-Ahen, Hongbo Zhang
Development of Aptamer-DNAzyme based metal nucleic acid frameworks for gastric cancer therapy
Published in Nature Communications, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2024
PITCHING COMPETITION WINNER
Meixin Ran, Åbo Akademi
Rapid and sensitive gene detection in double strand DNA
MASTER OF PHARMACY GRADUATION AWARDS
University of Helsinki: Emilia Neuvonen
University of Eastern Finland: Henna Viitanen
Åbo Akademi: Petter Lövdahl