Aleksei Afonin
Postdoctoral 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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Plasma metabolomics and red blood cell fatty acid profiles in adolescent mental health
Piironen, Aino Kaisa; Afonin, Alexey M; Zarei, Iman; Koistinen, Ville; Lehtonen, Marko; Hämäläinen, Venla; Sala-Vila, Aleix; Lázaro, Iolanda; Julvez, Jordi; van Kamp, Irene; Kanninen, Katja M, 2026, Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology, 26, 100347. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Plasma proteome demonstrates sex-specific associations with mental health risks in adolescents
Afonin, Alexey M; Piironen, Aino-Kaisa; Julvez, Jordi; van Kamp, Irene; Kanninen, Katja M, 2026, Psychiatry research, 358, 116980. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Polystyrene nanoplastics modulate neurite length in a size-specific manner
Górová, Veronika; Lai, Thuy Thi; Afonin, Alexey M; Nemeth, Kore; Pelkonen, Anssi; Malm, Tarja; Jalava, Pasi; Lampinen, Riikka; Kanninnen, Katja M, 2026, NanoImpact, 41, 100614. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Source-dependent temporal toxicity and transcriptomic remodeling by urban ultrafine particles: Megacity - suburban comparison in aging olfactory-brain interface
Fayad, Claire; Mussalo, Laura; Afonin, Aleksei; Lampinen, Riikka; Hakkarainen, Henri; Hensel, Anna-Katharina; Yahfoufi, Karim; Behzadpour, Donya; Penttilä, Elina; Koivisto, Anne M; Cascione, Luciano; Pennings, Sari; Mikkonen, Santtu; Jalava, Pasi; Kanninen, Katja M, 2026, Science of the total environment, 1026, 181661. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
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 -
Proteomic signatures of mental health susceptibility in youth plasma
Afonin, Aleksei, 2025, Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Health Sciences. G5 Doctoral dissertation (article) -
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, 109484. 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, 118451. 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, 1, 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, 1, 508. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research