Maria Pikkarainen
Research Funding Coordinator
I assist researchers of the Faculty of Health Sciences in applying for research funding
Development Services, University Services
[email protected] | +358 40 355 2695
I provide support for researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences in research funding proposal development, especially with Horizon Europe proposals. My tasks are for example:
– Finding suitable research funding opportunities
– Clarifying the terms and requirements of funders
– Assisting with and commenting on the preparation of research funding applications (Horizon Europe and Research Council of Finland)
– Communicating and providing training related to research funding
Research groups
Projects
Publications
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Obesity and Brain Vulnerability in Normal and Abnormal Aging: A Multimodal MRI Study
Dake, Manmohi D; De Marco, Matteo; Blackburn, Daniel J; Wilkinson, Iain D; Remes, Anne; Liu, Yawu; Pikkarainen, Maria; Hallikainen, Merja; Soininen, Hilkka; Venneri, Annalena. 2021. Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports. 5: 65-77 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Metabolic Profiles Help Discriminate Mild Cognitive Impairment from Dementia Stage in Alzheimer's Disease.
Jääskeläinen, O; Hall, A; Tiainen, M; van Gils, M; Lötjönen, J; Kangas, AJ; Helisalmi, S; Pikkarainen, M; Hallikainen, M; Koivisto, A; Hartikainen, P; Hiltunen, M; Ala-Korpela, M; Soininen, P; Soininen, H; Herukka, S-K. 2020. Journal of Alzheimer's disease. 74: 277-286 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
White Matter Hyperintensities are No Major Confounder for Alzheimer's Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers
van Waalwijk van Doorn, Linda J C; Ghafoorian, Mohsen; van Leijsen, Esther M C; Claassen, Jurgen A H R; Arighi, Andrea; Bozzali, Marco; Cannas, Jorge; Cavedo, Enrica; Eusebi, Paolo; Farotti, Lucia; Fenoglio, Chiara; Fortea, Juan; Frisoni, Giovanni B; Galimberti, Daniela; Greco, Viviana; Herukka, Sanna-Kaisa; Liu, Yawu; Lleó, Alberto; de Mendonça, Alexandre; Nobili, Flavio M; et al. [incl. Pikkarainen, Maria; Soininen, Hilkka]. 2020. Journal of Alzheimer's disease. 2021; 79: 163-175 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
cCOG: A web-based cognitive test tool for detecting neurodegenerative disorders
Rhodius-Meester, HFM; Paajanen, T; Koikkalainen, J; Mahdiani, S; Bruun, M; Baroni, M; Lemstra, AW; Scheltens, P; Herukka, SK; Pikkarainen, M; Hall, A; Hänninen, T; Ngandu, T; Kivipelto, M; van Gils, M; Hasselbalch, SG; Mecocci, P; Remes, A; Soininen, H; van der Flier, WM; Lötjönen, J. 2020. Alzheimer's & dementia : diagnosis, assessment & disease monitoring. 12: e12083 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Low Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Associate with the C9orf72 Repeat Expansion in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Patients
Jääskeläinen, O; Solje, E; Hall, A; Katisko, K; Korhonen, V; Tiainen, M; Kangas, AJ; Helisalmi, S; Pikkarainen, M; Koivisto, A; Hartikainen, P; Hiltunen, M; Ala-Korpela, M; Soininen, H; Soininen, P; Haapasalo, A; Remes, AM; Herukka, SK. 2019. Journal of Alzheimer's disease. 72: 127-137 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Association Between Later Life Lifestyle Factors and Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers in Non-Demented Individuals: A Longitudinal Descriptive Cohort Study
Reijs BLR, Vos SJB, Soininen H, Lötjonen J, Koikkalainen J, Pikkarainen M, Hall A, Vanninen R, Liu Y, Herukka SK, Freund-Levi Y, Frisoni GB, Frölich L, Nobili F, Rikkert MO, Spiru L, Tsolaki M, Wallin ÅK, Scheltens P1, Verhey F, Visser PJ. 2017. Journal of Alzheimer's disease. 60: 1387-1395 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Hippocampal Sclerosis and Epilepsy in Elderly Population
Rauramaa Tuomas, Solomon Alina, Pikkarainen Maria, Kälviäinen Reetta, Alafuzoff Irina. 2017. Journal of Alzheimer's disease & Parkinsonism. 7: 384 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Improved Cerebrospinal Fluid-Based Discrimination between Alzheimer's Disease Patients and Controls after Correction for Ventricular Volumes
van Waalwijk van Doorn LC, Gispert JD, Kuiperij HB, Claassen, JAHR, Arighi A, Baldeiras I, Blennow K, Bozzali M, Castelo-Branco M, Cavedo E, Emek-Savas D, Eren E, Eusebi P, Farotti L, Fenoglio C, Ormaechea JF, Freund-Levi Y, Frisoni G, Galimberti D, Genc S et al. 2017. Journal of Alzheimer's disease. 56: 543-555 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The Modified Frontal Behavioral Inventory (FBI-mod) for Patients with Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Alzheimer's Disease, and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Suhonen NM, Hallikainen I, Hänninen T, Jokelainen J, Krüger J, Hall A, Pikkarainen M, Soininen H, Remes AM. 2017. Journal of Alzheimer's disease. 56: 1241-1251 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The influence of insulin resistance on cerebrospinal fluid and plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer's pathology
Westwood S, Liu B, Baird AL, Anand S, Nevado-Holgado AJ, Newby D, Pikkarainen M, Hallikainen M, Kuusisto J, Streffer JR, Novak G, Blennow K, Andreasson U, Zetterberg H, Smith U, Laakso M, Soininen H, Lovestone S. 2017. Alzheimer's research and therapy. 9: 31 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review