Jani Liimatta

Senior Researcher / Clinical Researcher, University of Eastern Finland (funding: Research Council of Finland and the Foundation for Pediatric Research)

Pediatrician, Kuopio University Hospital

Education:

2022-23 Post-doc researcher, University of Bern, Switzerland

2021 Specialist in Pediatrics, University of Eastern Finland

2019 PhD, University of Eastern Finland

2013 MD, University of Eastern Finland

Research projects:

Novel biomarkers in premature adrenarche (FinAdmiR)

Crosstalk between adipose tissue and adrenal cortex (CATAC)

Kuopio puberty and growth study (KuPuGro)

Funding:

Research Council of Finland (https://www.aka.fi/en/)

Sigrid Jusélius Foundation (https://www.sigridjuselius.fi/en/)

Foundation for Pediatric Research (https://www.lastentautientutkimussaatio.fi/in-english/)

State Research Funding (VTR)

Jalmari and Rauha Ahokas Foundation (http://www.ahokkaansaatio.org/)

Association of Friends of the University Children’s Hospitals (https://kummit.fi/tietoa-meista/kummit-ry-info/in-english/)

International collaboration:

Professor Christa Flück, University of Bern, Switzerland

Professor Anders Juul, University of Copenhagen, Denmark