Eija Kalso

Dr. Eija Kalso is a Research Director at University of Helsinki's Clinicum and holds the title of Associate Professor. She supervises doctoral programs in Biomedicine, Clinical Research, and Drug Research, with a focus on pain management and neurobiology of disease.

• Key Research Areas: Chronic pain, circadian rhythm disruption in pain states, pharmacogenomics of analgesics, CRPS, and neuropathic pain mechanisms
• Recent Trends: 2025 publications emphasize circadian transcriptomics, opioid alternatives, and genotype-driven pain therapy
• Awards:
  • Konrad ReijoWaara Prize (2007, 2007)
  • Finnish Medical Association Best Textbook Award (2010)
  • Academy of Finland Membership (2010)
  • Arkkiatri Risto Pelkonen Award (2012)

Active in European pain research networks, she leads projects like "Sleep and Stress in Pain Transitions" (Finnish Medical Association funding) and participates in international GLORIA consortium targeting glial-opioid receptor interfaces. Her 214+ activities include conference organizing and peer review roles.