Medical Research Center Oulu (MRC Oulu) is a strategic research organisation of the Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District and the University of Oulu. MRC Oulu offers a multidisiplinary research environment for clinical, translational and health care socioeconomic research. Currently MRC Oulu consists of several different research groups from University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, and Oulu University Hospital ERVA-area.

The director of MRC Oulu is professor Heikki Huikuri.

The board members are the following:

• Kari Haukipuro, chairman
• Tiina Hurskainen (secretary)
• Juha Korpelainen
• Kari Majamaa (vice chairman)
• Markus Mäkinen
• Aarno Palotie (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK and University of Helsinki)
• Marita Perälä-Heape
• Pia Peteri
• Anneli Pouta (THL)
• Kaisa Tasanen-Määttä
• Riitta Veijola