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Ahmed Mohamed (ahmed.mohamed@uef.fi)

I have studied Bachelor of Pharmacy at University of Tanta, Egypt and Master degree in Systems Biology at University of Skövde, Sweden (supported by the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship). I have been honoured to be part of the UEF-Neuro-Innovation program (MSCA-COFUND).
We are working on air pollution and its effects on the human peripheral immunity in both healthy individuals and Alzheimer disease (AD) patients. We aim to reveal the mechanistic effects of air pollution on blood cell signatures and profiles and discover novel biomarkers for air pollution prediction. We also aim to find the molecular correlations between AD and air pollution as well as peripheral biomarkers for AD diagnosis. Our work comprises of investigating the transcriptome and epigenome of the immune cells as one population as well as single cell populations, using both; in-vivo and in-vitro models. We use functional assays to confirm the outcoming results.
This study is part of the Alzheimer disease and Air pollution (ADAIR) project which is part of the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) project. We will provide insights on how air pollution affects peripheral immunity, possibly providing mechanistic explanation on the increased risks on human health.

Aino-Kaisa Piironen (aino-kaisa.piironen@uef.fi)

I’m working in the Cellular Neurobiology research group led by Katja Kanninen. My doctoral research is focused on discovering plasma biomarkers for mental health dysfunction in adolescents, and the effects of environmental and lifestyle factors on mental health. The research is a part of and supported by the H2020 project Equal Life.

Alina Inkinen (alina.inkinen@uef.fi)

I work as a project researcher in the School Well-being, Learning Support, and Teacher Segregation Project (KOTOPE). In this project, my research focuses on the appearnce of school segregation from the perspective of teachers across different regions of Finland and various types of schools. Additionally, I examine teachers’ educational pathways and their placement in the profession, as well as issues related to segregation as part of these.

My other research interests include higher education policy, especially politics of transitions that are related to access to higher education from both political documents and applicants’ perspectives.

Anne Litja (anne.litja@uef.fi)

I work as part of the Peppi team. Questions, feedback and development proposals for support UEF Peppi and associated services peppituki@uef.fi.

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Specialized in recognition of prior learning (tecnical support), disclosing information from student register and project manager for course feedback system.

 

Anniina Kämäräinen (anniina.kamarainen@uef.fi)

I work as a university lecturer in the field of special education. My areas of expertise include the topics of Qualitative research methods, Core mathematical skills and pedagogical support for learning mathematics, and Assessment for learning. Additionally, I supervise bachelor’s theses, master’s theses, and teaching practices.

Besides teaching, I work as a postdoctoral researcher on an interdisciplinary and international research project “Peer interactions involving children with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive classrooms” (PEICAS). The project aims at developing understanding and strategies for support the social participation of children on the autism spectrum in inclusive settings. We are using the combination of various research methods involving conversation analysis and multimodal interaction analysis for researching social interaction. In addition to school data, we collected a life course data including interviews and written accounts of the 33 adults on the autism spectrum.

Anthi-Styliani Makiou (anthi-styliani.makiou@uef.fi)

I am a Biochemist/Biotechnologist with a master’s degree in Toxicology. My past research involves in vitro, in silico and in vivo work. Besides, I have devoted several years to delivering educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. My last position was in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) as a scientific/regulatory support in Biocides (the BPR). Currently, I am conducting my PhD regarding retinal degenerative diseases in School of Pharmacy (LRL lab).

Arindam Ghosh (arindam.ghosh@uef.fi)

I am a doctoral researcher within the Biomedical Informatics group led by Vittorio Fortino at the Institute of Biomedicine. My current research focusses on using network biology and machine learning towards improving drug efficacy and safety. I am also a part of the in silico work package of the EDCMET project where I support towards development of tools for understanding the mechanism of actions of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).