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Elovainio Marko

Current position: Research professor
Affiliation: National Institute for Health and Wellfare
docent: Helsinki
Main themes of research: Occupational health psychology Psychosocial predictors of health Health behaviour  Depression

PhD in: Social Psychology
University: Helsinki

Email address: marko.elovainio@thl.fi
Phone number work: 020 610 6000
WWW home page: www.thl.fi

Eriksson Johan

Current position: Professor
Affiliation: National Institute for Health and Wellfare
docent: Experimental endocrinology, University of Helsinki
Main themes of research: Type 2 diabetes - prevention, treatment Exercise Life course studies Programming of health and disease

PhD in: Medicine
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: johan.eriksson@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358405016595
WWW home page: http://www.ktl.fi/portal/suomi/osastot/eteo/yksikot/diabetesyksikko/tutkimusprojektit/idefix/

Erkkilä Arja

Current position: assistant professor
Affiliation: Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, university of Eastern Finland
docent: clinical nutrition, university of Eastern Finland
Main themes of research: Diet and coronary heart disease Fatty acids

PhD in: nutrition
University: University of Eastern Finland

Email address: arja.erkkila@uef.fi
Phone number work: 040 355 2918
WWW home page:

Hakulinen Timo

Current position: Director
Affiliation: Finnish Cancer Registry
docent:
Main themes of research: Methodological research -cancer survival analysis -prediction of disease burden Applied research -cancer control -cancer epidemiology

PhD in: statistics.
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: timo.hakulinen@cancer.fi
Phone number work: 09-13533215
WWW home page: www.cancer.fi

Hartikainen Sirpa

Current position: professor
Affiliation: School of Pharmacy, university of Eastern Finland
docent: geriatric pharmacotherapy, university of Eastern Finland
Main themes of research: Pharmacoepidemiology in older population, rehabitation, falls and oral health in older population diabetes and cancer

PhD in: medicine
University: University of Eastern Finland

Email address: sirpa.hartikainen@uef.fi
Phone number work: +358403553784
WWW home page:

Hemminki Elina

Current position: Research professor
Affiliation: National Institute for Health and Wellfare
docent: Tampere, Helsinki, public health
Main themes of research: health services research health technology assessment research policy reproductive health services reproductive health

PhD in: medicine/ public health
University: Tampere

Email address: elina.hemminki@thl.fi
Phone number work: + 358-20-6107307
WWW home page: http://groups.stakes.fi/thp/en

Henriksson Lea

Current position: Academy Research Fellow
Affiliation: Institute for Social Research, University of Tampere
docent: University of Helsinki, social policy
Main themes of research: welfare state change and policy mis-match: service policy, labour policy & education policy - reconfiguration of welfare service work: occupational boundary work,  professional identity and agency  - home care for the elderly: new skill-mix and the redesigning of the division of labour between unpaid and paid care and inter- and intraprofessional realtions - contested boundaries of the social and health

PhD in: social science
University: University of Tampere
Email address: lea.henriksson@uta.fi

Phone number work: +358 3 3551 7026
WWW home page: http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/yti/henkilokunta/henriksson.html

Jylhä Marja

Current position: Professor of Gerontology
Affiliation: Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere
docent: social medicine, University of Jyväskylä, University of Tampere
Main themes of research: aging, health and functioning; longevity; aging as social and cultural phenomenon; self-rated health

PhD in: medicine, public health
University: University of Tampere

Email address: marja.jylha@uta.fi
Phone number work: +358 35516763
WWW home page: http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/tsph/Jylha/index.htm

Kaila Minna

Current position: Acting professor
Affiliation: health care administration Hjelt Institute /University of Helsnki
docent: pediatric allergology
Main themes of research:approximately 100 original publications (partly in Finnish). Originally pediatrics with allergology /epidemiology, later guideline implementation, e-health, medical education, and health care administration

PhD in: Pediatrics
University: University of Tampere

Email address:minna.kaila@kolumbus.fi
Phone number work: +358 505232021
WWW home page:

Kajantie Eero

Current position: Academy Research Fellow
Affiliation: Diabetes Prevention Unit / National Institute for Health and Welfare
docent: Pediatrics
Main themes of research: My main area of research is lifecourse epidemiology within the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease framework. I am particularly interested in preterm birth and maternal pregnancy disorders as predictors of health and disease in later life. We study a wide range of outcomes including cardiometabolic risk factors, physical activity, cognitive functioning and mental health and transition to adulthood.
PhD in: Medicine (Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics, Public Health)
University: University of Helsinki, 2003

Email address: eero.kajantie@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358-20-6108610
WWW home page: http://www.ktl.fi/portal/11690

Kaprio Jaakko

Current position: Professor of Public Health
Affiliation: Dept of Public Health, University of Helsinki
docent: epidemiology, University of Helsinki
Main themes of research: genetic epidemiology of chronic diseases and behavioral risk factors, with an emphasis on addictions - nicotine and alcohol dependence.

PhD in: Public Health
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: jaakko.kaprio@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358919127595
WWW home page: www.kttl.helsinki.fi 

Karvonen Sakari

Current position: Director of Department
Affiliation: Department of Social and Health Policy and Economics / National Institute for Health and Welfare
docent: University of Helsinki, medical sociology
Main themes of research: social determinants of health, area variation, health and welfare of young people

PhD in: Sociology
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: sakari.karvonen@thl.fi
Phone number work: 020-6107449
WWW home page: http://www.thl.fi/en_US/web/en/aboutus/organisation/divisions

Kauhanen Jussi

Current position: Professor and Chair
Affiliation: Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
docent: Public health, epidemiology, University of Kuopio
Main themes of research: Epidemiology: psychosocial, socioeconomic and sociocultural factors in health, alcohol epidemiology, addiction research/illicit drug use, pharmacoepidemiology

PhD in: Epidemiology
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: jussi.kauhanen@uef.fi
Phone number work: +358-40-55 25 104
WWW home page: www.jussikauhanen.net

Keskimäki Ilmo

Current position: Research Professor
Affiliation: National Institute for Health and Welfare, Division of Health and Social Services
docent: Unversity of Helsinki, Public Health
Main themes of research: health services research, equity in health and health care, methods in register based research, health care policy, health care reform, European health policy

PhD in: Medicine
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: ilmo.keskimaki@thl.fi
Phone number work: +358206107256
WWW home page:

Korhonen Maarit

Current position: Research Director
Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Drug development and Therapeutics/University of Turku
docent:
Main themes of research: Patterns of Use, Health and Cost Outcomes of Statins; Statistical Methods for Estimating Change in Longitudinal Studies of Older People; Patterns of Psychotropic Drug Use in Older People; Change in Alchol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease

PhD in: Epidemiology
University: University of North Carolina; NC, USA

Email address: maarit.korhonen@utu.fi
Phone number work: +358-50-498 9041
WWW home page:

Koskenvuo Markku

Current position: Professor of epidemiology
Affiliation: Public Health, Hjelt-institute
docent: University of Helsinki, public health
Main themes of research: Methods: -Population based epidemiological studies, e.g. The Health and Social Support-Study. -Twin studies; The Finnish Twin Cohort. Topics: -Health effects of smoking, alcohol use, obesity and physical inactivity. -Psychosocial factors and health. -Sleep research. -Noise and health.

PhD in: Medicine
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: markku.koskenvuo@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358-50-496 6622
WWW home page:

Kukkonen-Harjula Katriina

Current position: senior researcher
Affiliation: UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research
docent: University of Tampere, exercise medicine
Main themes of research: health-related physical activity - effects of physical training on lipid and glucose metabolism (especially in obesity and metabolic syndrome) and on cardiovascular responses in healthy persons and in those with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases - eivdence-based clinical guidelines - sleep and alertness (effects of weight reduction on alertness in obese professional drivers)

PhD in: medicine
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: llkaku@uta.fi
Phone number work: +358 3 2829111
WWW home page: www.ukkinstituutti.fi

Laamanen Ritva

Current position: Project Leader, Principal investigator
Affiliation: Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki, Folkhälsan Research Center
docent: University of Kuopio, Management of health care
Main themes of research: - health services research - service provision of primary health care - performance of primary health care - type 2 diabetes: effectiveness of care.

PhD in: Health Care
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: ritva.laamanen@kolumbus.fi
Phone number work: +358 40 5017029
WWW home page: www.helsinki.fi/almaintranet/tuhat 

Laatikainen Tiina

Current position: Director of Department
Affiliation: Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare
docent: Helsinki, Public Health
Main themes of research: Epidemiology of main public health problems and their risk factors in Finland such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, asthma and allergy, cholesterol, blood pressure, obesity, smoking and alcohol abuse. Lifestyle interventions on chronic disease prevention.

PhD in: Public Health
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: tiina.laatikainen@thl.fi
Phone number work: 0206108936
WWW home page:

Lahelma Eero

Current position: professor
Affiliation: Hjelt Institute, Dept of Public Health, University of Helsinki
docent: University of Helsinki/ sociology
Main themes of research: Medical Sociology Social epidemiology Social determinants of health and illness Health inequalities International comparisons

PhD in: sociology
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: eero.lahelma@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358-050-4151254
WWW home page: http//kkt.hjelt.helsinki.fi

Lallukka Tea

Current position: Postdoctoral researcher
Affiliation: Hjelt Institute, Dept of Public Health, University of Helsinki
docent: Nutrition and Public Health
Main themes of research: Sleep research, social determinants of health, working conditions, nutrition and obesity
PhD in: Social epidemiology/ public health
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: tea.lallukka@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358504151261
WWW home page:


Lehto Juhani

Current position: professor of social and health policy
Affiliation: Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere
docent: University of Tampere, social policy
Main themes of research: health policy, health care policies, management and leadership of health organizations, structural changes in health systems at international, national and local level, sociology of health care

PhD in: social policy
University: Helsinki University

Email address: juhani.s.lehto@uta.fi
Phone number work: +358 50 3721942
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Leino-Arjas Päivi

Current position: senior researcher
Affiliation: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Centre of Expertise for Health and Work Ability
docent: Tampere University, public health
Main themes of research: Epidemiology of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), particularly those of the low back and the neck, osteoarthritis, and pain problems. Physical and psychosocial workload, distress, overweight, smoking, and leisure-time physical activity as determinants of MSD. Genetic epidemiology of MSD. Register-based studies.

PhD in: occupational epidemiology
University: Tampere University

Email address: paivi.leino-arjas@ttl.fi
Phone number work: 030 474 2390
WWW home page: www.ttl.fi

Lintonen Tomi

Current position: Research director
Affiliation: Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies
docent: health promotion, University of Tampere
Main themes of research: Alcohol studies, drug research, health promotion research

PhD in: Public health
University: University of Tampere

Email address: tomi.lintonen@uta.fi
Phone number work: +358405048909
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Luoto Riitta

Current position: Research director
Affiliation: UKK Institute for Health Promotion
docent: University of Tampere, epidemiology/women's health
Main themes of research: Gestational diabetes prevention, Women's health, Menopausal health, Lifestyle interventions, Socioeconomic differences, Promotion of physical activity

PhD in: Epidemiology
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: riitta.luoto@uta.fi
Phone number work: +358-50-4648482
WWW home page: www.ukkinstituutti.fi/

Lönnroos Eija

Current position: Research director
Affiliation: University of Eastern Finland, Department of Pharmacy, Kuopio Reseach Centre of Geriatric Care
docent:
Main themes of research: Themes in the field of geriatric medicine: Health and well-being of older people, epidemiology of falls and hip fractures, rehabilitation, pharmacotherapy and clinical pharmacoepidemiology.

PhD in: medicine/ geriatrics
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: Eija.Lonnroos@uef.fi
Phone number work: 040-3552932
WWW home page:

Malila Nea

Current position: Director of the Mass Screening Registry
Affiliation: Finnish Cancer Registry
docent: University of Tampere, epidemiology
Main themes of research: Cancer screening and epidemiology, prevention, early detection

PhD in: Medicine
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: nea.malila@uta.fi
Phone number work: 09-13533271
WWW home page: www.cancer.fi/joukkotarkastusrekisteri

Martikainen Pekka

Current position: professor
Affiliation: Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki
docent: Population studies, University of Helsinki
Main themes of research: Population Studies, Mortality, Ageing, Household composition, Comparative studies, Care use, Multilevel studies, Social inequalities

PhD in: population studies
University: London School of Economics & Political Science

Email address: pekka.martikainen@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: 044 286 1946
WWW home page: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/pmartika/

Mursu Jaakko

Current position: Post-doc fellowship
Affiliation: Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota
docent:
Main themes of research: Nutritional epidemiology; Flavonoids and chronic diseases, dietary carbohydrates and chronic diseases, dietary patterns and chronic diseases, supplement use and risk of chronic diseases

PhD in: Nutrition Epidemiology
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: jaakko.mursu@uef.fi
Phone number work: 050-5731378
WWW home page: http://www.uku.fi/nutritionepidemiologists/index.htm

Männistö Satu

Current position: Academy research fellow
Affiliation: Chronic Disease Prevention/National Institute for Health and Welfare
docent: 2003 (nutrition, nutritional epidemiology)
Main themes of research:My primary interests are public health nutrition including nutritional epidemiology in relation to diet in different groups (e.g., gender, age, geographic locations, and education), obesity and body size, and prevention of chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health).

PhD in: nutrition
University: University of

Email address: satu.mannisto@thl.fi
Phone number work: +358-50-5515463
WWW home page:

Mäntyselkä Pekka

Current position: clinical lecturer
Affiliation: Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Primary health Care
docent: University of Helsinki, general practice
Main themes of research: Pain epidemiology, pain in health care, especially in primary health care and in relation ardiovascular risk factors and chronic diseases. Health care research

PhD in: General Practice
University: University of Eastern Finland

Email address: pekka.mantyselka@uef.fi
Phone number work: +358 40 5563858
WWW home page:

Nummi Tapio

Current position: Professor
Affiliation: Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere
docent: University of Tampere, Statistics
Main themes of research: Analysis of longitudinal data, Growth curve models, Mixed models, Smoothing splines, Generalized additive models, Statistical Agreement, Prediction, Trajectory analysis, Statistical applications in health sciences

PhD in: Statistics
University: University of Tampere

Email address: tan@uta.fi
Phone number work: 0401901617
WWW home page: http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/mattiet/tilasto/henkilokunta/nummi.php

Nygård Clas-Håkan

Current position: Professor in Occupational health
Affiliation: School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere
docent: University of Tampere, Occupational health
Main themes of research: Work ability, physical capacity and strain at work, promotion of health and work ability, with special emphasis on aging and work, longitudinal studies on aging and work, ergonomics, work physiology, and health and technology.
PhD in: Work physiology
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: clas-hakan.nygard@uta.fi
Phone number work: +358 50 586 5959
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Prättälä Ritva

Current position: Department Director
Affiliation: National Institute for Health and Welfare
docent: Helsinki, Kuopio, nutrition/nutritional anthropology
Main themes of research: health behaviours/lifestyles, food habits, health inequality

PhD in: nutrition
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: ritva.prattala@thl.fi
Phone number work: 0206108631
WWW home page: www.thl.fi

Pukkala Eero

Current position: Director of Statistics
Affiliation: Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research / Finnish Cancer Registry
docent: Epidemiology and public health
Main themes of research: About 600 peer-reviewed epidemiological publications, including studies on cancer and other health outcomes related to physical and social environment, occupational hazards, and life habits; biological risk factors of cancer; familial clustering of cancer; evaluations of the effects of screenings and other interventions; survival studies; cancer predic¬tions; cancer map presentations for numerous countries; methodological publications on register and biobank data quality, data protecti¬on, privacy issue etc. For details, see http://www.cancerregistry.fi/Pukkala_publications.html.

PhD in: Epidemiology and public health
University: University of Tampere

Email address: eero.pukkala@cancer.fi
Phone number work: +358 9 135 33 224
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Rahkonen Ossi

Current position: senior lecturer
Affiliation: department of public health, university of Helsinki
docent: university of Helsinki, social policy
Main themes of research: Social patterning of health - health behaviour - lifecourse - sleep - history of social medicine

PhD in: social policy
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: ossi.rahkonen@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358-50-4151252
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Rimpelä Arja

Current position: Professor
Affiliation: Tampere University, School of Health Sciences
docent: University of Helsinki
Main themes of research: health and health behaviours of adoelscents and school-aged chiildren socio-economic health differences school health services evaluation of tobacco policies
PhD in: Public Health
University: University of Tampere

Email address: arja.rimpela@uta.fi
Phone number work: +358505698285
WWW home page: http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/tsph/cvrimpel.htm

Rissanen Tiina

Current position: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition
docent: University of Eastern Finland
Main themes of research: Nutritional epidemiology Health Promotion
PhD in: Nutritional epidemiology
University: University of Eastern Finland

Email address: tiina.rissanen@uef.fi
Phone number work: +358403552935
WWW home page:

Roos Eva

Current position: Senior researcher / Principal investigator
Affiliation: Department of Public Health/ Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki
docent: nutrition, University of Helsinki
Main themes of research: Research focuses on how social and psychosocial factors influence health related behaviors.  The main study target group is school children and main health related behaviors are food habits, physical actvity and sleeping habits. Three main projects are conducted; Hälsoverkstaden (Health workshop), Pro Greens and the Folkhälsan Health in Teens Cohort Study.

PhD in: Nutrition
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: eva.roos@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358 9 3155539
WWW home page: http://www.folkhalsan.fi/en/startsida/About-Folkhalsan/Research-/Research-Program-for-Public-Health/Research-in-health-behaviors/

Räsänen Kimmo

Current position: acting professor in occupational health
Affiliation: School of Medicine Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
docent:
Main themes of research: Health services research in the field of occupational health (structure, contents,effectiveness) *Assessment and quality of specialist training in occupational health *Work  *Physicians' work conditions and health, *Chronic illness (type 1 diabetes as an example)in workplace, *Workability of long-term unemployed and fixed-term workers

PhD in: occupational health services
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: kimmo.rasanen@uef.fi
Phone number work: +358407700606
WWW home page: http://www.uef.fi/kttravi/tyoterveyshuolto

Sankila Risto

Current position: Chief Medical Officer
Affiliation: Finnish Cancer Registry
docent: Public Health, University of Helsinki
Main themes of research: Cancer epidemiology and related fields.

PhD in: medicine
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: risto.sankila@cancer.fi
Phone number work: 050 525 5637
WWW home page: www.cancerregistry.fi

Sarlio-Lähteenkorva Sirpa

Current position: Ministerial Adviser
Affiliation: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
docent: Nutrition, University of Helsinki
Main themes of research: Public health, nutrition, medical sociology -obesity, eating behaviour, nutrition policy

PhD in: Public health
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: sirpa.sarlio-lahteenkorva@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: 0405209149
WWW home page:

Sulkava Raimo

Current position: Professor of geriatrics
Affiliation: Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
docent: University of Helsinki, neurology
Main themes of research: Aging, memory disorders, Alzheimer's disease, genetic epidemiology, cohort studies

PhD in: neurology
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: raimo.sulkava@uef.fi
Phone number work: +358 500 578615
WWW home page:

Suominen Sakari

Current position: Clinical lecturer
Affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Turku
docent: Behavioural Medicine, Health oriented welfare research, University of Turku
Main themes of research: Sense of coherence and Health Health Care Research Health of children and Adolescents Health survey methodology

PhD in: Public Health
University: University of Turku

Email address: sakari.suominen@utu.fi
Phone number work: +358 2 333 8476
WWW home page: www.utu.fi

Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka

Current position: Professor of Epidemiology
Affiliation: Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
docent: Epidemiology, University of Eastern Finland
Main themes of research: Atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease Cardiometabolic syndrome Genetic epidemiology of non-communicable diseases

PhD in: Epidemiology
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: Tomi-Pekka.Tuomainen@uef.fi
Phone number work: 0403552956
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Uusitupa Matti

Current position: Professor
Affiliation: Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
docent: Internal Medicine, University of Eastern Finland
Main themes of research: Nutrigenomics, Genetics of obesity and type 2 diabetes, Prevention of diabetes, Dietary intervention trials

PhD in: Clinical Nutrition, Medicine
University: University of Eastern Finland

Email address: matti.uusitupa@uef.fi
Phone number work: +358(0)400615661
WWW home page: www.uef.fi

Vartiainen Erkki

Current position: Professor, Assistant Director General
Affiliation: National Institute for Health and Welare
docent:
Main themes of research: Cardiovascular diseases, cholesterol, blood pressure, smoking prevention.

PhD in: Public health
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: erkki.vartiainen@thl.fi
Phone number work: 0505691157
WWW home page: www.thl.fi

Vaskilampi Tuula

Current position: Professor
Affiliation: Institution of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition University of Eastern Finland
docent: University of Helsinki, medical anhtropology
Main themes of research: Health sociology, medical anthropology, health culture, ethical issues of health prevention, alternative medicine, lay health perceptions

PhD in: social policy
University: University of Jyväskylä

Email address: Tuula.vaskilampi@uef.fi
Phone number work: 0400-581139
WWW home page:

Virtanen Pekka

Current position: principal lecturer of health sociology
Affiliation: Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere
docent: occupational health, University of Tampere
Main themes of research: 'Occupational health sociology' of unemployment, atypical employment and sickness absence.

PhD in: medicine
University: University of Tampere

Email address: pekka.j.virtanen@uta.fi
Phone number work: 040-1901608
WWW home page:

Virtanen Jyrki

Current position: researcher
Affiliation: Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
docent:
Main themes of research: 1) Effects of fish and fatty acid consumption on the risk of major chronic diseases 2) Effects of environmental contaminants in fish on the risk of major chronic diseases 3) Vitamin D and risk of major chronic diseases

PhD in: epidemiology
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: jyrki.virtanen@uef.fi
Phone number work: +358- 40-3552957
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Virtanen Suvi

Current position: Research Professor, Head of the Unit
Affiliation: Nutrition Unit/National Institute for Health and Welfare
docent: Helsinki Univ. (nutrition), Tampere Univ. (epidemiology)
Main themes of research:My group is conducting epidemiological research in etiology of chronic childhood diseases (type 1 diabetes, asthma, allergies, obesity), especially in relation to the role of early nutritional factors. I have been in charge of nutrition in case-control studies, birth cohorts and clinical trials. At present our largest studies are the Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) Nutrition study, The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) and Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at Risk. DIPP study is a national birth cohort of genetically high risk children, TEDDY an international cohort. TRIGR is the first nutritional primary prevention trial of type 1 diabetes.

PhD in: medicine
University: University of Helsinki

Email address: suvi.virtanen@thl.fi
Phone number work: +358-20-6108729
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Voutilainen Sari

Current position: University lecturer
Affiliation: School of Medicine
docent: University of Eastern Finland, Public Health
Main themes of research: nutritional epidemiology, main study population is Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. More than 60 articles from this field and supervisor of six completed PhD works including 4 nutritionists, one pharmacist and one psychiatrist.

PhD in: Nutritional epidemiology
University: University of Kuopio

Email address: sari.voutilainen@uef.fi
Phone number work: 040 355 2786
WWW home page:

Qiao Qing

Current position:Academy Research Fellow
Affiliation: Public Health, Hjelt Institute
docent: University of Helsinki, Epidemiology since 2002
Main themes of research:Epidemiology of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer and metabolic syndrome. Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes.

PhD in: Epidemiology
University: University of Helsinki

Email address:qing.qiao@helsinki.fi
Phone number work: +358 9 19127320
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