Markku Partinen

Prof Markku Partinen is a neurologist and an internationally well-known opinion leader and expert in sleep research and sleep medicine. He is currently working as Research Director of the Helsinki Sleep Clinic, Vitalmed Research Centre. He works also at Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, and at Akademiska Sjukhuset, University of Uppsala.

Markku Partinen is an experienced speaker and he has given lectures and seminars in many congresses and also in many other occasions. He is consulting also different companies and the public sector. His expertise covers sleeping, nutrition (what to eat), and other aspects of modern life and well-being. His current research projects include narcolepsy, Parkinson's disease, insomnia, traffic accidents and daytime sleepiness. He has published more than 250 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, several books and chapters. He was recently (Now 2015) elected as the new President of the Finnish Parkinson Association.