Background

Kauppinen, Risto Antero was born on May 18, 1955 in Iisalmi, Finland. Son of Eino Samuli and Irja Ulrika (Kumpulainen) Kauppinen.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, U. Oulu, Finland, 1977; Licentiate of Medicine, U. Oulu, Finland, 1980; Division of Medical Sciences, U. Oulu, Finland, 1984.

Career

General practitioner, Överkalix (Sweden) Health Center, 1981-1982; research associate, U. Oulu, 1981-1984; postdoctoral research fellow, U. Dundee, Scotland, 1985-1986; registrar, University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, 1985-1988; visiting scientist, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, 1988-1989; lecturer, U. Kuopio, 1990; associate professor, U. Kuopio, since 1990.

Achievements

• Risto Antero Kauppinen has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Finnish Army, 1983-1984. Member Bio-chemical Society United Kingdom, Society for Neurochemistry.

Interests

• Avocations: sports, tennis, nature.

Connections

Married Sirkka-Maija Johanna Korolainen, October 3, 1975. Children: Juho Pekka, Rosa Anni, Riku Matti.

Father:

Eino Samuli Kauppinen

Mother:

Irja Ulrika (Kumpulainen) Kauppinen

Spouse:

Sirkka-Maija Johanna Korolainen

child:

Rosa Anni Kauppinen

child:

Riku Matti Kauppinen

child:

Juho Pekka Kauppinen