Aleksei Afonin
Doctoral Researcher
A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
My research interest is the use OMICs methods in neurobiology and mental health
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Metagenomic insights into the development of microbial communities of straw and leaf composts
Kimeklis, Anastasiia K; Gladkov, Grigory V; Orlova, Olga V; Lisina, Tatiana O; Afonin, Alexey M; Aksenova, Tatiana S; Kichko, Arina A; Lapidus, Alla L; Abakumov, Evgeny V.; Andronov, Evgeny E. 2025. Frontiers in microbiology. 15: . 1485353 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Traffic-related ultrafine particles influence gene regulation in olfactory mucosa cells altering PI3K/AKT signaling
Mussalo, Laura; Afonin, Alexey M.; Zavodna, Tana; Krejcik, Zdenek; Honkova, Katerina; Fayad, Claire; Shahbaz, Muhammad Ali; Kalapudas, Juho; Penttilä, Elina; Löppönen, Heikki; Koivisto, Anne M; Malm, Tarja; Topinka, Jan; Jalava, Pasi; Lampinen, Riikka; Kanninen, Katja M. 2025. Environment international. 199: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Exposure to urban particulate matter alters responses of olfactory mucosal cells to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Shahbaz, Muhammad Ali; Kuivanen, Suvi; Mussalo, Laura; Afonin, Alexey M; Kumari, Kajal; Behzadpour, Donya; Kalapudas, Juho; Koivisto, Anne M; Penttilä, Elina; Löppönen, Heikki; Jalava, Pasi; Vapalahti, Olli; Balistreri, Giuseppe; Lampinen, Riikka; Kanninen, Katja M. 2024. Environmental research. 249: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Proteomic insights into mental health status: plasma markers in young adults
Afonin, Alexey M; Piironen, Aino-Kaisa; de Sousa Maciel, Izaque; Ivanova, Mariia; Alatalo, Arto; Whipp, Alyce M; Pulkkinen, Lea; Rose, Richard J; van Kamp, Irene; Kaprio, Jaakko; Kanninen, Katja M. 2024. Translational psychiatry. 14: . 55 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Longitudinal multi-omics study reveals common etiology underlying association between plasma proteome and BMI trajectories in adolescent and young adult twins
Drouard, Gabin; Hagenbeek, Fiona A; Whipp, Alyce M.; Pool, René; Hottenga, Jouke Jan; Jansen, Rick; Hubers, Nikki; Afonin, Aleksei; Willemsen, Gonneke; de Geus, Eco JC; Ripatti, Samuli; Pirinen, Matti; Kanninen, Katja M; Boomsma, Dorret I; van Dongen, Jenny; Kaprio, Jaakko. 2023. Bmc medicine. 21: . 508 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Plasma proteomics discovery of mental health risk biomarkers in adolescents
de Sousa Maciel, Izaque; Piironen, Aino-Kaisa; Afonin, Alexey M; Ivanova, Mariia; Alatalo, Arto; Jadhav, Kaustubh Kishor; Julvez, Jordi; Foraster, Maria; van Kamp, Irene; Kanninen, Katja M. 2023. Nature mental health. 1: 596-605 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The Succession of the Cellulolytic Microbial Community from the Soil during Oat Straw Decomposition
Kimeklis, Anastasiia K; Gladkov, Grigory V; Orlova, Olga V; Afonin, Alexey M; Gribchenko, Emma S; Aksenova, Tatiana S; Kichko, Arina A; Pinaev, Alexander G; Andronov, Evgeny E. 2023. International journal of molecular sciences. 24: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research