The research group will elucidate how terrestrial organic matter affects transfer of essential fatty acids, amino acids and elements in the littoral food webs of boreal lakes.
Maria Lankinen (maria.lankinen@uef.fi)
I am an authorized clinical nutritionist, and docent in nutrition, with specialization in lipid metabolism working at the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition. I have an over 10 years’ experience of randomized controlled clinical trials studying health effects of diet. Last years I have focused on gene-diet interactions related to fatty acid metabolism and prevention of type 2 diabetes. I also have an active role in the Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium, which goal is to understand the relationships between fatty acids from our diet and metabolic processes on chronic disease outcomes.
Projects: T2D-GENE, FADSDIET1&2, LIDIGE
Marina Kovalchuk (marina.kovalchuk@uef.fi)
I am a researcher of the International Business and Sales Management research group whose ongoing Doctoral dissertation is dedicated to industrial brands and international B2B branding of SMEs. My sphere of interest is brands’ formation and development within the networks of industrial relationships spanning geographic and cultural borders. I am doing studies on the topics of industrial brand personality, brand anthropomorphism, B2B strategic brand management and co-creation in branding.
Marko Vauhkonen (marko.vauhkonen@uef.fi)
Research work of Professor Marko Vauhkonen concentrates on industrial and biomedical inverse problems. The most prominent area of his research includes development of diffuse tomographic imaging for industrial processes. These imaging modalities can be used for example in monitoring of pipe flows, control of industrial processes and optimizing of process vessels. Studies in biomedical inverse problems include mainly PET, SPECT and fMRI imaging related to time-varying image reconstruction and motion artifact reduction.
Mikko Nissi (mikko.nissi@uef.fi)
Dr. Nissi is a Professor at the Department of Technical Physics at the University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. Dr. Nissi leads a research group focusing on pre-clinical quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI). In 2021, Dr. Nissi also served as a deputy head of the department. The research topics in the group include relaxometry methods, such as various rotating and laboratory frame relaxation methods and imaging strategies, as well as quantitative susceptibility mapping. While the primary field of target applications for qMRI in Dr. Nissi’s group has been musculoskeletal diseases and their diagnostics, the research interests of his group concern especially methodological development of ultra-short echo time / SWIFT imaging sequences as well as image acquisition and reconstruction strategies for various target applications.
The most recent project fundings granted to Dr. Nissi concern development of AI-assisted virtual histology using magnetic resonance fingerprinting (Research Council of Finland, grant #354693), depelopment of rapid quantitative ultra-short echo time MRI methods using primarily the SWIFT sequence and its variants and iterative compressed sensing reconstruction methods (Research Council of Finland, grant #325146) and developing an innovation and development environment for industrial applications of material research using microMRI, consisting of investment of an 11.74 T microMRI device and of various pilot projects on microMRI of agricultural and industrial products (European Regional Development Fund, grants #A73998 and #A74016).
Niko Kinnunen (niko.kinnunen@uef.fi)
My research focuses on the development and understanding of emission reduction techniques for transport and energy production. Exhaust gas after-treatment systems of natural gas and other alternative fueled vehicles are one of the main focus areas in catalyst research. Particularly, our goals are to minimize overall emissions and to extend life-time of exhaust gas after-treatment systems by combining chemical and technical solutions. The main expertise are in the field of methane combustion catalysis and nitrogen oxide removal by selective catalytic reduction (SCR). Furthermore, we are seeking, together with our industrial partners, new catalytic approaches to find emission-free solution for energy production.
Nina Hakulinen (nina.hakulinen@uef.fi)
PhD 2003, Post-doctoral Researcher 2003-2011, Adjunct Professor (Docent) “Structure-function studies of proteins” 2011, Academy of Finland Research Fellow 2012-2017, University Researcher 2017-
Research interests:
– Structural biology of industrial enzymes
– Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass
– Structure and function of metalloenzymes
Ninni Saarinen (ninni.saarinen@uef.fi)
I work as a senior researcher at the School of Forest Sciences of the University of Eastern Finland. I obtained the degree of Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry in 2008 and a PhD in 2016, both from the University of Helsinki. In addition, I also hold a Master of Arts in Education (2014) also from the University of Helsinki.
My research focuses on understanding dynamics of forests and trees through growth and competition as well as the effects of disturbances. I utilize a variety of remote sensing techniques such as laser scanning (both terrestrial and airborne) and satellites.
In addition to the Universities of Helsinki and Eastern Finland, I have worked as a Visiting Research Scientist at the Canadian Forest Service of the Natural Resources Canada as well as at the Ghent University (Belgium).
Olli Sippula (olli.sippula@uef.fi)
My research focuses on aerosol emissions from combustion and industrial processes, their environmental effects and emission control techniques. The research topics cover the effects of combustion technologies and fuels on emission chemical and physical properties, and emission transformation and environmental impacts in the atmosphere. The development of novel exhaust gas after-treatment technologies and circular economy aspects of combustion processes are as well part of the research activities. My research group collaborates extensively with industry and with national and international research groups.
Peter Wipf (peter.wipf@uef.fi)
Peter Wipf’s research focuses on the total synthesis of natural products, organometallic and heterocyclic chemistry, diversity-oriented synthesis, medicinal chemistry and computational chemistry. At the heart of his research program is the study of chemical reactivity and the use of synthesis to augment the chemical toolbox and investigate new therapeutic strategies. A major emphasis involves the efficient preparation of polyfunctionalized nitrogen-containing building blocks for medicinal chemistry and natural product analog & total synthesis. The discovery of fundamentally new reaction pathways is stimulated by exploratory studies of transition metal complexes, in particular zirconocenes, and strained rings, such as bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes. One of his compounds, a PI-3 kinase inhibitor, progressed into human Phase II clinical trials in the US and Canada, and several others have been licensed by companies. Wipf’s research is highly collaborative, he has worked with dozens of national and international academic and industrial groups, and published joint papers with more than 1,300 co-authors. He has been the Chair of the Safety committee and served as a Chemical Hygiene Officer at the University of Pittsburgh for more than two decades.