Background
Härkönen, Pirkko Liisa was born on November 7, 1948 in Alavus, Finland.
Härkönen, Pirkko Liisa was born on November 7, 1948 in Alavus, Finland.
Doctor of Medicine, University Turku, Finland, 1974.
Assistant professor University Turku, 1975—1983, professor cell biology, 2000—2002. Postdoctoral fellow Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, 1985—1987. Senior researcher Academy Finland, Helsinki, 1994—2000.
Professor tumor biology Lund University, Finland, since 2003.
Member of American Association Cancer Research, Endocrine Society, Cancer Society(Turku).
Daughter of Aatos Albert Lampinen and Laimi Katariina Lampinen, née Saari. Married Jari Veli Härkönen, September 1, 1973. Children: Juho Petteri, Aarni Tapio.