EURAB Curriculum Vitae

Professor Reijo Vihko

E-mail: reijo.vihko@aka.fi

Born in Helsinki (Finland) in 1939. Currently President and Director General of the Academy of Finland.

Research work was on mechanisms of sex hormone action and hormone-dependent cancer.

Member of the Science and Technology Policy Council of Finland chaired by the Prime Minister. Several memberships in international research organisations and associations, including ESF Governing Council (since 2000).

Member of the Nordic Science Policy Council (1992-99 and chair in 1996), of the High Council of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy (since 1997), and of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group of the World Health Organisation. In October 2000, Professor Vihko was elected Chairman of the European Union Research Organisations Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCS) (2000-02).

Member of the expert group for International Evaluation of Danish Health Research Panel on Biochemistry and a member for the Evaluation Group of Danish Graduate Schools.