
MARIA PIKKARAINEN
Research Funding Coordinator
To provide pre-award support for researchers in proposal development especially in H2020 and Academy of Finland proposals.
To provide pre-award support for researchers in proposal development especially in H2020 and Academy of Finland proposals through the following activities:
Identification of potential funding sources and their key requirements
Commenting on both project ideas and final proposals to ensure that they meet guidelines and regulatory compliance
Assisting researchers in proposal writing (grant writing) especially in the general parts of the large project proposals.
Training for post-doctoral applicants applying funding from the Academy of Finland
Contact info
Organization
Development Services, Research Services
maria.pikkarainen@uef.fi
Phone
+358 40 355 2695
Keywords
Publications
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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. Obesity and Brain Vulnerability in Normal and Abnormal Aging: A Multimodal MRI Study Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports 5 1: 65-77. 2021
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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. Pikkarai. 2020. White Matter Hyperintensities are No Major Confounder for Alzheimer's Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers Journal of Alzheimer's disease 2021; 79 1: 163-175. 2020
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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. Metabolic Profiles Help Discriminate Mild Cognitive Impairment from Dementia Stage in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's disease 74 1: 277-286. 2020
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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. cCOG: A web-based cognitive test tool for detecting neurodegenerative disorders Alzheimer's & dementia : diagnosis, assessment & disease monitoring 12 1: e12083. 2020
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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. Low Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Associate with the C9orf72 Repeat Expansion in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Patients Journal of Alzheimer's disease 72 1: 127-137. 2019
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Rauramaa Tuomas, Solomon Alina, Pikkarainen Maria, Kälviäinen Reetta, Alafuzoff Irina. 2017. Hippocampal Sclerosis and Epilepsy in Elderly Population. Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism 7 5: 384. 2017
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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. Association Between Later Life Lifestyle Factors and Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers in Non-Demented Individuals: A Longitudinal Descriptive Cohort Study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 60 4: 1387-1395. 2017
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Suhonen NM, Hallikainen I, Hänninen T, Jokelainen J, Krüger J, Hall A, Pikkarainen M, Soininen H, Remes AM. 2017. The Modified Frontal Behavioral Inventory (FBI-mod) for Patients with Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Alzheimer's Disease, and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 56 4: 1241-1251. 2017
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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. Improved Cerebrospinal Fluid-Based Discrimination between Alzheimer's Disease Patients and Controls after Correction for Ventricular Volumes. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 56 2: 543-555. 2017
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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. The influence of insulin resistance on cerebrospinal fluid and plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer's pathology Alzheimer's research and therapy 9: 31. 2017