Tuula Teeri (born 1957) is a Finnish

molecular geneticist Molecular genetics is a sub-field of biology that addresses how differences in the structures or expression of DNA molecules manifests as variation among organisms. Molecular genetics often applies an "investigative approach" to determine the ...

and the President of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or ''Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien'' (IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which promo ...

(IVA). She has previously been a Vice President at the

Royal Institute of Technology The KTH Royal Institute of Technology ( sv, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, lit=Royal Institute of Technology), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in engineering and technolo ...

(KTH) in Stockholm and President of

Aalto University Aalto University ( fi, Aalto-yliopisto; sv, Aalto-universitetet) is a public research university located in Espoo, Finland. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the He ...

from April 1, 2009 to 2017. Professor Teeri started as the President of IVA on November 1, 2017 She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Helsinki (1987) and was elected a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special ...

in 2004.Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien: Nya ledamöter i tekniska klassen
press announcement 2004-10-14

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1957 births Living people Finnish biologists Academic staff of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology Academic staff of Aalto University Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Finnish women academics {{Finland-scientist-stub