Background
Mäkelä, Jyrki Paavo was born on July 2, 1955 in Isokyrö, Finland. Son of Paavo and Helmi (Lahti) Mäkelä.
Mäkelä, Jyrki Paavo was born on July 2, 1955 in Isokyrö, Finland. Son of Paavo and Helmi (Lahti) Mäkelä.
Doctor of Medicine, Helsinki University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Helsinki University, 1988. Certified in neurology, Helsinki University, 1992.
General practitioner, Helsinki, 1981-1982. Resident in internal medicine, 1983-1985. Researcher Low Temperature Laboratory Helsinki University, 1985-1988.
Resident in neurology Helsinki University Hospital, 1989-1992. Senior researcher Low Temperature Laboratory Helsinki University, 1992-1995. Neurologist Central Military Hospital, Helsinki, since 1995.
Visiting scientist Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1988, 90.
Member Society for Neurosci., Finnish Brain Research Society (secretary since 1994), Finnish College Physicians.
Married Heli Castren, 1990 (deceased 1996). Children: Veera, Kaarle.