Tampere University
paavo.virtanen [at] tuni.fi (paavo[dot]virtanen[at]tuni[dot]fi)
phone number+358504342664
About me
Doctoral researcher in Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group, with research focus in cardiac muscle (cardiomyocyte) computational modelling and simulation using MATLAB programming language.
Research topics
Computational modelling of cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells)
Research unit
Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group
Research fields
- Computational biology
- Modelling and simulation of cell electrophysiology
- Tissue engineering & biomaterials
- Regulation & commercialisation of medical devices
Funding
Doctoral Education Pilot for Mathematics of Sensing, Imaging and Modelling (DREAM)
Research career
- Doctoral researcher, simulation and modelling of cardiac muscle cell electrophysiology; Computational Biophysics and Imaging Group, Tampere University, 01/2025 →
- Master of Science (Tech.), Tissue Engineering and biomaterials (Computational biology & Regulation and commercialisation of medical devices); Tampere University, 05/2024
- Exchange studies: Mahidol University International College, Thailand, Nakhon Pathom, Functional Histology and General Microbiology; Autumn 2022
- Bachelor of Science (Tech.), Biomedical Engineering (Biotechnology); Tampere University, 03/2020
Latest publications
Higher sensitivity to ouabain-induced toxicity in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes than human adult heart tissue despite similar Na+/K+-ATPase pump current amplitudes
Ismaili, D., Virtanen, P., Im, J., Brunnbauer, P., Saleem, U., Sönmez, M. I., Schulz, C., Nandudu, M., Winters, J., Molina, C. E., Petersen, J., Stoll, M., Schotten, U., Hansen, A., Eschenhagen, T., Koivumäki, J. T. & Christ, T., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Pharmacology. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Digitalization of pathology in a multicenter setup: A user experience study and comparison of two alternative implementation strategies
Välimäki, A., Haapaniemi, T., Valkonen, M., Virtanen, P., Peippo, M., Kujari, H., Taimen, P., Ruusuvuori, P. & Tolonen, T., Aug 2025, In: Pathology Research and Practice. 272, 7 p., 156099.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review