Päivi Peltomäki

Päivi Peltomäki is a Professor of Medical Epigenetics/Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki

Research mission: We use hereditary forms of common human cancers as tools to investigate the interplay between genetic and epigenetic factors in human tumorigenesis and their clinical implications (http://blogs.helsinki.fi/episusceptibility).

Professional experience
1984-1985 Physician (clinical work)
1987-1990 Head of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory,
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki
1990-1994 Research Associate, Academy of Finland
1994-1995 Junior Fellow, Academy of Finland
1995-1998 Senior Fellow, University of Helsinki
1998-2001 Associate Professor, the Ohio State University
2001-2002 Academy Fellow, Academy of Finland
2002-2004 Research Professor of the Finnish Cancer Institute Foundation
2004-2010 Acting Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki
2010-2015 Professor of Biomedical Cancer Research, University of Helsinki
2015- Professor of Medical Epigenetics (tenure position), University of Helsinki (01.09.2015 onwards)