Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 2000-2002 , September 2002

Rational drug design: Making drugs that make a difference

  • P Häyry

      Affiliations

    • Transplantation Laboratory, The Haartman Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Rational Drug Design Program, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Professor Pekka Häyry, Transplantation Laboratory, The Haartman Institute, P.O. Box 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), FIN 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
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  • D du Toit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • M Sarwal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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  • E Aavik

      Affiliations

    • Transplantation Laboratory, The Haartman Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Rational Drug Design Program, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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  • A Hoffrén

      Affiliations

    • Juvantia Pharma Ltd., Turku, Finland
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  • J Vamvakopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Transplantation Laboratory, The Haartman Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    • Rational Drug Design Program, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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 This work was supported by grants from TEKES, Academy of Finland; University of Helsinki; and University of Helsinki Central Hospital.

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Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 2000-2002 , September 2002