Background
Ylå-Herttuala, Seppo was born on January 5, 1957 in Tampere, Finland. Son of Erkki and Tyyne (Tervasmåki) Y.-H.
consultant Molecular medicine educator
Ylå-Herttuala, Seppo was born on January 5, 1957 in Tampere, Finland. Son of Erkki and Tyyne (Tervasmåki) Y.-H.
Candidate of Medicine, University Tampere, 1978. Licentiate of medicine, University Tampere, 1982. Doctor of Medicine, University Tampere, 1987.
Research assistant researcher county for medicine, Academy Finland, Tampere, 1985-1988; younger research associate, Academy Finland, Tampere, 1991-1992; senior research associate, Academy Finland, Tampere, 1992-1995; postdoctoral fellow, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, 1988-1991; senior lecturer medical biochemistry, U. Tampere, 1990-1995; professor molecular medicine, U. Kuopio, Finland, since 1995. Consultant physician in molecular medicine U. Hospital Kuopio, since 1995.
Second lieutenant Medical Corps, Finnish Army, 1982-1983. Member European Vascular Biology Association (board directors 1989-1994), American Heart Association, European Society Cardiology (board directors working group on atherosclerosis since 1995).
Married Marja Nokelainen, December 27, 1980. Children: Aleksi, Elias.