Radiation Research Group (RARE)
Research group
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Leaders
We study the risks of radiation (both ionizing and non-ionizing) to human and environment using different approaches from cellular and molecular biology to exposure assessment, radioecology and epidemiology. In addition to risks, we explore the potential beneficial effects of radiation.
Cooperation
Keywords
cancer
developmental defects environmental science
electromagnetic fields
environmental health
environmental health risk assessment
epidemiology
epigenetics
genomic instability
genotoxicity
ionizing radiation
magnetic field
non-ionizing radiation
radiation biology
radioecology
reproductive health
toxicology
Leaders
Professors
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Jonne Naarala
ProfessorDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Jukka Juutilainen
Professor, EmeritusDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Senior Researchers
Post-doctoral Researchers
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Valtteri Nieminen
University LecturerDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Soroush Majlesi
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Jukka Tyrväinen
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Doctoral Researchers
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Maria Guerra
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Ari Ikonen
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Anu Liimatainen
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Jenni Jänönen
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Technicians
Other group members
Publications
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Transfer of sediment-derived carbon into aquatic plants for 14C biosphere assessment
Majlesi, Soroush; Ullah, Safi; Shirani, Zahra; Pumpanen, Jukka; Salminen-Paatero, Susanna; Akkanen, Jarkko; Ikonen, Ari TK, 2026, Radiation and environmental biophysics, [Published: 05 February 2026], 1-15. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
A Cohort Study on Alzheimer's Disease in Relation to Residential Magnetic Fields From Indoor Transformer Stations
Liimatainen, Anu; Roivainen, Päivi; Juutilainen, Jukka; Höytö, Anne; Naarala, Jonne, 2025, Bioelectromagnetics, 46, 8, 1-7. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Carcinogenicity of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields: A systematic review of animal studies
Luukkonen, Jukka; Roivainen, Päivi; Nieminen, Valtteri; Naarala, Jonne; Mustafa, Ehab; Juutilainen, Jukka, 2025, Environmental research, 279, Part 2, 121819. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Static Magnetic Field Exposure Causes Small Cell Cycle Disruptions and Changes in Reactive Oxygen Species Levels in Ionizing Radiation Exposed Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Nieminen, Valtteri; Seppälä, Jan; Virén, Tuomas; Juutilainen, Jukka; Naarala, Jonne; Luukkonen, Jukka, 2025, Bioelectromagnetics, 46, 1, e22538. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Groundwater radon and radon progeny in the water treatment process and in indoor air
Tyrväinen, Jukka, 2024, Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Science, Forestry and Technology. G5 Doctoral dissertation (article) -
Magnetic fields from indoor transformer stations and risk of cancer in adults: a cohort study
Juutilainen, Jukka; Khan, Muhammad Waseem; Naarala, Jonne; Roivainen, Päivi, 2024, Occupational and environmental medicine, 81, 11, 574-579. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Do 50/60 Hz magnetic fields influence oxidative or DNA damage responses in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells?
Mustafa, Ehab; Makinistian, Leonardo; Luukkonen, Jukka; Juutilainen, Jukka; Naarala, Jonne, 2022, International journal of radiation biology, 98, 10, 1581-1591. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Genomic instability induced by radiation-mimicking chemicals is not associated with persistent mitochondrial degeneration
Luukkonen, Jukka; Höytö, Anne; Sokka, Miiko; Syväoja, Juhani; Juutilainen, Jukka; Naarala, Jonne, 2021, Radiation and environmental biophysics, 2022; 61, 1, 29-36. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Modification of p21 level and cell cycle distribution by 50 Hz magnetic fields in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells
Luukkonen Jukka, Höytö Anne, Sokka Miiko, Liimatainen Anu, Syväoja Juhani, Juutilainen Jukka, Naarala Jonne, 2016, International journal of radiation biology, 2017; 93, 2, 240-248. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research