MRC Oulu Research Groups

MRC Oulu has research groups from different fields of medical sciences i.e. clinical medicine, biomedicine, health sciences and medical technology as well as humanities.

Research Groups of MRC Oulu are listed here by Research Units

Biomedicine and Internal Medicine

Cardiology Research Group

Forensic medicine group

GPCRs team Oulu

Humoral Immunity and Atherosclerosis

Hypothermia group

Mechanisms of fibrosis in respiratory diseases

Mitochondria and nutrient signaling

Molecular Cardiology

Molecular mechanisms of metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis

Molecular Physiology

Prediction and prevention of adverse drug events

The mechanisms of dysfunctional immunity

The treatment and counselling of obesity and related diseases

Xenobiotic-sensing nuclear receptors in metabolic diseases

Xenobiotic-sensing networks and digital support systems in metabolic diseases

Clinical Medicine

Allergology and immunology study group

Dermatology research team

Development of assisted reproduction technologies

Endometriosis and Uterine Leiomyoma Research Group

Epidemiology of acute brain injury

Focus on female health - long-term health outcomes related to common gynecological conditions like PCOS

Genetic Diseases in Northern Finland (FINNDIG)

Medical retina and uveitis

Neuropsychiatric Research Group

NFBC Eye Study

Northern Mitochondria

Pediatric Neurology Group

Pediatric Surgery and Orthopaedics Research Group - Oulu Childhood Trauma and Sports Injury Study

PEPPI-group: Early Prediction of Preeclampsia and Placental Insufficiency

Perinatal Research Team

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity– two main threats on women’s reproductive and metabolic health

Pregnancy, delivery and reproductive timespan – significance to the health of the mother and the child

Premature gonadal insufficiency: etiology and long term reproductive and health outcomes

Type 2 diabetes, oxidative stress and cancer

Upper aerodigestive tract diseases

Visual impairments

Health Sciences and Technology

Adherence to self-care and healthy lifestyles (Adherence)

Client/patient counselling in clinical environment (Counselling)

Clinical neurophysiology

Diagnostics of Osteoarthritis (DIOS)

DigiImpact

Management and leadership in healthcare (HealthManagement)

Medical Imaging in Diagnostics, Algorithms and Software (MIDAS)

Medical Technology Research Group

Myllylä Group

Oulu Functional Neuroimaging - OFNI

Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Oulu Group (PRIMO)

Quantitave MR Characterization of the Discovertebral Complex in Low Back Pain

Research Group of Medical Physics in Radiotherapy

Well-being for Individuals and Families in Nursing (IndFamilyNurs)

Population Health

Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research MRC group

Longitudinal outcomes in psychoses, and beneficial and harmful effects of antipsychotics in psychoses and off-label use

Oral and craniofacial development research group

Periodontal diseases and systemic health

Physical activity and health across the lifespan

Prosthetic Dentistry and Stomatognathic Physiology Reseach Group

Psychiatric Epidemiology - Northern Finland Birth Cohort studies 1966 and 1986

Systems medicine

Temporomandibular joint and craniofacial research

Translational Medicine

Breast Cancer Genetics Research Group

Bone group

Bone and Stem Cell Biology Research Group

Brain Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery

Intensive Care Medicine Research Group

Oral cancer research group

Research group of Anesthesiology

Other Research Groups

Health Information Mastering, HIM-Oulu&Åbo

Urological diseases