A. Lotta M. Salminen
Professor of Ophthalmology (Aino) Lotta (Marjut) Salminen, MD, PhD
Office address: Medical School, University of Tampere, B- building, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland, tel. (mobile) + 358 50 465 7669, E-mail: [email protected]
Home address: F E Sillanpään katu 2 B 38 , FIN-33230 Tampere, Finland
Positions: Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology, University of Tampere (UTA) 1988-2004, on leave for: Senior Researcher, Academy of Finland (1.8.1997 - 31.7.1998) Emerita agreement for research at UTA since 1.1.2005 Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, 1989 – 31.12.2004 President: of the Finnish Ophthalmologic Society (1.1.2000 – 31.12.2001) President: Nordic Ophthalmologic Committee (2000-2002) President: XXV Nordic Ophthalmological Congress, August 24-28, Tampere, Finland
Coordinator: EU Biomed 2 Project 1997-2000, 1,6 M Euros (BMH4-97-2324) on “The Evaluation of Oculotoxicity of Drugs In Vitro”
Evaluator and Reporter, European Commission, Key Actions 6.1. (2000-2002), Brussels
Planer and Supervisor ( 2000-2005) VISION Peru- project in Lima, Peru, by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tammer Nova Rotary Club, Tampere Volunteer lecturer Lions Educational Center of Ophthalmology,+WHO, Prague, 2006, 2007, 2009
Volunteer lecturer on DR and AMD at WHO + Lions International + Christian Blind Mission, October, Perm, Russia 2006
About 250 publications is mainly on ocular pharmacology and clinical ophthalmology. Recipient of Grant of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for research at the University of Bonn 1975-1978 (2 years),
Editor, referee, board member of several international, ophthalmological journals, member of several ophthalmological societies (ARVO since 1985)
Golden award of the Finnish Ophthalmological Society 2002
Honorary Member of the Hungarian Ophthalmological Society 2002, of the Finnish Ophthalmological Society 2007
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Organization 2004, Medalla Civica, Municipalido de San Juan de Miraflores, (Lima, Peru) 2005, Silver medal award of the City of Tampere 2008.