
Inhalation Toxicology Laboratory
Research group
The research of the Inhalation Toxicology Laboratory is focused on toxicological effects of inhalable environmental exposures in the immune system. Our aim is to identify the actual causes of health effects by using cell lines, experimental animals and clinical samples. The research is conducted using multidisciplinary approach in collaboration with experts in e.g. aerosol physics, combustion technology, microbiology, epidemiology and modeling.
We study how environmental exposures such as combustion emissions, outdoor and indoor air particulate matter, microbes and chemicals activate toxicological mechanisms leading to adverse health effects. In addition, we are also interested in the protective role of exposure to environmental microbes during childhood, e.g. their effect on the maturation of immune responses and development of asthma and allergies.
Keywords
environmental health
environmental health risk assessment
environmental toxicology
indoor air
inhalation toxicology
intola
outdoor air
Teams
Immunotoxicology of environmental exposures
Marjut Roponen
Toxicology of air pollutants
Pasi Jalava
Toxicology of indoor air pollutants
Kati Huttunen
Group members - UEF
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Marjut Roponen Associate Professor , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Inhalation Toxicology ...
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Pasi Jalava Associate Professor , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Inhalation Toxicology ...
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Kati Huttunen Senior Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Inhalation Toxicology La...
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Maria Martikainen Postdoctoral Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Inhalation Toxicol...
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Jacob Mensah-Attipoe Visiting Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Research group for Ind...
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Henri Hakkarainen Early Stage Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Inhalation Toxicolo...
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Tarleena Tossavainen Early Stage Researcher, Faculty of Science and Forestry, Department of Environmental and Biologic...
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Petra Vartiainen Hourly Employee , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Inhalation Toxicology Labo...