Honorary doctorate awarded to Seppo Ylä-Herttuala

University of Oulu has awarded an honorary doctorate for Professor Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, the director of the GeneCellNano Flagship, in the conferment ceremonies held 17.-19.5.2024.

The Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine conferred the honorary doctorate to Professor Ylä-Herttuala for his work as a pioneer in gene therapy research and his active promotion of the application of research results to clinical practice.

A list of all the University of Oulu Honorary Doctors and the university’s introductions to them can be found here.