CURRICULUM VITAE
Antti Sukura, DVM, Ph.D.

Date of birth:  06.12.1958.

Business address: 
Veterinary Pathology, Department of Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O.Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland 
Tel: x - 358- 9-19157185,  fax: x - 358- 9-19157194 
e-mail: antti.sukura@helsinki.fi

Current positions: 
2007-		Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2002 -		Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 

Previous post-graduate professional appointments:
1985 - 1987  	periods in locum of communal veterinarians
1987 - 2001	Part time private practitioner (pet animals), Veterinary Clinic of Itä-Helsinki 6/1987-6/1996, 11/1997- 4/2001
1988 - 1990	Assistant (position equal to assistant professor), Anatomy and Embryology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland

1990 - 1995 	Senior Assistant (position equal to associate professor), Anatomy and Embryology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland
1995 - 1997	Senior Assistant (position equal to associate professor), Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
1996 - 1997	Post-doctoral fellow, Dept. Medicine & Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA, (15 months)
1998-2002	Acting Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 
2004 -2006	Head of the Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Selected duties as scientific expert or positions of trust:
1998- pres	Reviewer: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, Journal of Veterinary Medicine A, Veterinary Research, Veterinary Parasitology, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, Journal of Comparative Pathology  (annually variable number of manuscripts) 
2010- pres 	Editorial adviser, Journal of Comparative Pathology
2004-2011	Board of the European Society of Veterinary Pathology, member
2004 - pres	Faculty board, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, member 2004-2007, chair 2007-

2004 - 2012	Board of local committee of the Finnish Union of University Professors, member 2004-2008, vice chairman 2008-2012
2007- 2013	Advisory Board of the Viikki Campus of the University of Helsinki, member 2007-2009, chair 2010-2013
2007 – pres	Board of The Nordic Forestry, Veterinary and Agricultural University Network (NOVA), member 2007-2011, 2014-, chair 2012-2013
2012 -		Treasurer and member of executive committee of The European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE)  

Academic tuition activities:
Mentor of 16 completed PhD studies
Supervisor of 3 completed national veterinary specialization degrees:

Publications
Over 100 original publications in international peer-reviewed journals, mainly in fields of pathology and parasitology. Some international and national reviews and professional papers in national veterinary Journal. Interviews of newspapers and radio.