Finnish MD and a medical researcher
Kari K. Alitalo in 2014. (Jussi Puikkonen / KNAW) Kari Kustaa Alitalo (born 21 May 1952 inKuopio [ 1] ) is aFinnish MD and a medical researcher. He is a foreign associated member of theNational Academy of Sciences of the US.[ 2] He became famous for his discoveries of severalreceptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs)[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] and the first growth factor capable of inducinglymphangiogenesis :vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C).[ 6] In the years 1996–2007 he was Europe's second most cited author in the field ofcell biology .[ 7] Alitalo is currently serving as anAcademy Professor for the Academy of Finland.[ 8]
Alitalo received theLeopold Griffuel Prize in 2002[ 9] and the 2006Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine .[ 10] He also received the 2005Eric Fernström Foundation's Nordic Prize [ 11] and the 2009 In-Bev Baillet Latour Health Prize.[ 12] In 2014, he received the Dr. A.H.Heineken Prize for Medicine.
^ Pajala, Lasse (2010).Kuka kukin on 2011 (in Finnish). Otava.ISBN 978-951-1-24712-8 . ^ National Academy of Sciences Members and Foreign Associates Elected Archived 2013-05-27 at theWayback Machine News, April 30th, 2013, National Academy of Sciences. Accessed June 3, 2013^ Partanen, J; Mäkelä, TP; Eerola, E; Korhonen, J; Hirvonen, H; Claesson-Welsh, L; Alitalo, K (1991)."FGFR-4, a novel acidic fibroblast growth factor receptor with a distinct expression pattern" .The EMBO Journal .10 (6):1347– 54.doi :10.1002/j.1460-2075.1991.tb07654.x .PMC 452793 .PMID 1709094 . ^ Aprelikova, O; Pajusola, K; Partanen, J; Armstrong, E; et al. (1992). "FLT4, a novel class III receptor tyrosine kinase in chromosome 5q33-qter".Cancer Research .52 (3):746– 8.PMID 1310071 . ^ Partanen, J; Armstrong, E; Mäkelä, TP; Korhonen, J; Sandberg, M; Renkonen, R; Knuutila, S; Huebner, K; Alitalo, K (1992)."A novel endothelial cell surface receptor tyrosine kinase with extracellular epidermal growth factor homology domains" .Molecular and Cellular Biology .12 (4):1698– 707.doi :10.1128/mcb.12.4.1698 .PMC 369613 .PMID 1312667 . ^ Joukov, V; Pajusola, K; Kaipainen, A; Chilov, D; Lahtinen, I; Kukk, E; Saksela, O; Kalkkinen, N; Alitalo, K (1996)."A novel vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF-C, is a ligand for the Flt4 (VEGFR-3) and KDR (VEGFR-2) receptor tyrosine kinases" .The EMBO Journal .15 (2):290– 98.doi :10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00359.x .PMC 449944 .PMID 8617204 . ^ "Publication Analysis 1996-2007. Cell Biology." Archived 2011-10-05 at theWayback Machine Lab Times. 2007. Number 5, pages 42-44^ "Akatemiaprofessorit" . Academy of Finland. 27 May 2015. Archived fromthe original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved28 May 2015 .^ Leopold Griffuel Prize . Wikipedia. Accessed June 3rd, 2013^ Louis-Jeantet Prize ^ Kari Alitalo received recognition for his work ,University of Helsinki 2005 annual report. Accessed August 21, 2011^ FINISH PROFESSORS KARI ALITALO AND SEPPO YLÄ-HERTTUALA ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE INBEV-BAILLET LATOUR HEALTH PRIZE 2009 FOR THEIR PIONEERING RESEARCH ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS. Press-release, April 2009, In-Bev Baillet Latour Foundation. Accessed August 21, 2011
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