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

Email

maria.pikkarainen@uef.fi

Phone

+358 40 355 2695

Keywords

Academy of Finland competitive research funding EU Horizon 2020 Horizon Europe preaward research funding

Publications

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mollenhauer Brit, Parnetti Lucilla, Rektorova Irena, Kramberger Milica G, Pikkarainen Maria, Schulz-Schaeffer Walter J, Aarsland Dag, Svenningsson Per, Farotti Lucia, Verbeek Marcel M, Schlossmacher Michael G. 2016. Biological confounders for the values of cerebrospinal fluid proteins in Parkinson's disease and related disorders. JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY 139 Suppl 1: 290-317. 2016
Alafuzoff Irina, Pikkarainen Maria, Neumann Manuela, Arzberger Thomas, Al-Sarraj Safa, Bodi Istvan, Bogdanovic Nenad, Bugiani Orso, Ferrer Isidro, Gelpi Ellen, Gentleman Stephen, Giaccone Giorgio, Graeber Manuel B., Hortobagyi Tibor, Ince Paul G., Ironside James W., Kavantzas Nikolaos, King Andrew, Korkolopoulou Penelope, Kovacs Gabor G. et al.. 2015. Erratum to: Neuropathological assessments of the pathology in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP43-positive inclusions: an inter-laboratory study by the BrainNet Europe consortium (vol 122, pg 957, 2015). JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION 122 7: 973-974. 2015
Haapasalo Annakaisa, Pikkarainen Maria, Soininen Hilkka. 2015. Alzheimer's disease: a report from the 7th Kuopio Alzheimer symposium. Neurodegenerative Disease Management 5 5: 379-382. 2015
Leitão Maria João, Baldeiras Inês, Herukka Sanna-Kaisa, Pikkarainen Maria, Leinonen Ville, Simonsen Anja Hviid, Perret-Liaudet Armand, Fourier Anthony, Quadrio Isabelle, Veiga Pedro Mota, de Oliveira Catarina Resende. 2015. Chasing the effects of pre-analytical confounders - a multicenter study on CSF-AD biomarkers. Frontiers in Neurology 6: 153. 2015
Alafuzoff Irina, Pikkarainen Maria, Parkkinen Laura. 2015. Synucleinopathies. In: Kovacs Gabor G (ed.) Neuropathology of Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Practical Guide. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. s. 149-175. 2015
Alafuzoff I, Pikkarainen M, Neumann M, Arzberger T, Al-Sarraj S, Bodi I, Bogdanovic N, Bugiani O, Ferrer I, Gelpi E, Gentleman S, Giaccone G, Graeber MB, Hortobagyi T, Ince PG, Ironside JW, Kavantzas N, King A, Korkolopoulou P, Kovács GG, et al.. 2014. Neuropathological assessments of the pathology in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP43-positive inclusions: an inter-laboratory study by the BrainNet Europe consortium. JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION 2014: 1-16; Published online: 20 September 2014. 2014
Kämäläinen A, Viswanathan J, Natunen T, Helisalmi S, Kauppinen T, Pikkarainen M, Pursiheimo J-P, Alafuzoff I, Kivipelto M, Haapasalo A, Soininen H, Herukka S-K, Hiltunen M. 2013. GRN variant rs5848 reduces plasma and brain levels of granulin in Alzheimer's disease patients. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 33: 23-27. 2013
Rauramaa T, Pikkarainen M, Englund E, Ince PG, Jellinger K, Paetau A, Alafuzoff I. 2013. Consensus recommendations on pathologic changes in the hippocampus: A postmortem multicenter inter-rater study. JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY (LAWRENCE KS) 72 6: 452-461. 2013
Hartikainen PH, Pikkarainen M, Hänninen T, Soininen H, Alafuzoff I. 2012. Unusual clinical presentation and neuropathology in two subjects with fused-in sarcoma (FUS) positive inclusions. NEUROPATHOLOGY 32: 60-68. 2012
Kovacs G, Wagner U, Dumont B, Pikkarainen M, Osman AA, Streichenberger N, Leisser I, Verchere J, Baron T, Alafuzoff I, Budka H, Perret-Liaudet A, Lachmann I. 2012. An antibody with high reactivity for disease-associated alfa-synuclein reveals extensive brain pathology ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA 124: 37-50. 2012
Rauramaa T, Pikkarainen M, Englund E, Ince PG, Jellinger K, Paetau A, Parkkinen L, Alafuzoff I. 2011. Cardiovascular diseases and hippocampal infarcts. HIPPOCAMPUS 21: 281-287. 2011
Pikkarainen M, Hartikainen P, Soininen H, Alafuzoff I. 2011. Distribution and pattern of pathology in subjects with familial or sporadic late-onset cerebellar Ataxia as assessed by p62/Sequestosome immunohistochemistry Cerebellum 10: 720-731. 2011
Rauramaa T, Pikkarainen M, Englund E, Ince PG, Jellinger K, Paetau A, Alafuzoff I. 2011. TAR-DNA binding protein-43 and anterations in the hippocampus. JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION 118: 683-689. 2011
Aho L, Pikkarainen M, Hiltunen M, Leinonen V, Alafuzoff I. 2010. Immunohistochemical visualization of amyloid-beta protein precursor and amyloid-beta in extra- and intracellular compartments in the human brain. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 20: 1015-1028. 2010
Martikainen P, Pikkarainen M, Pöntynen K, Hiltunen M, Lehtovirta M, Tuisku S, Soininen H & Alafuzoff I. 2010. Brain pathology in three subjects from the same pedigree with presenilin-1 (PSEN1) P264L mutation NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY 36: 41-54. 2010
Pikkarainen M, Hartikainen P & Alafuzoff I. 2010. Ubiquitinated p62-positive, TDP-43-negative inclusions in cerebellum in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TAR DNA binding protein 43. NEUROPATHOLOGY 30 2: 197-199. 2010
Pikkarainen M, Martikainen P & Alafuzoff I. 2010. The effect of prolonged fixation time on immunohistochemical staining of common neurodegenerative disease markers. JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY (LAWRENCE KS) 69 1: 40-52. 2010
Alafuzoff I, Thal DR, Arzberger T, Bogdanovic N, Ala-sarraj S, Bodi I, Boluda S, Bugiani O, Duyckaerts C, Gelpi E..., Pikkarainen M, Revesz T.... 2009. Assessment of beta-amyloid deposits in human brain: a study of the BrainNet Europe Consortium. ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA 117: 309-320. 2009
Pikkarainen M, Kauppinen T, Alafuzoff I. 2009. Hyperphosphorylated Tau in the occipital cortex in aged nondemented subjects JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY (LAWRENCE KS) 68 6: 653-660. 2009
Seppänen A, Pikkarainen M, Hartikainen P, Hofmann SC, Majamaa K, Alafuzoff I. 2009. Expression of collagen XVII and ubiquitin-binding protein p62 in motor neuron disease. BRAIN RESEARCH 1247: 171-177. 2009
Pikkarainen M, Hartikainen P, Alafuzoff I. 2008. Neuropathologic features of frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive inclusions visualized with ubiquitin-binding protein p62 immunohistochemistry. JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY (LAWRENCE KS) 67 4: 280-298. 2008
Alafuzoff I, Pikkarainen M, Al-Sarraj S, Arzberger T, Bell J, Bodi I, Bogdanovic N, Budka H, Bugiani O, Ferrer I, Gelpi E, Giaccone G, ... et al.. 2006. Interlaboratory comparison of assessments of Alzheimer disease-related lesions: a study of the BrainNet Europe consortium. JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY (LAWRENCE KS) 65 8: 740-757. 2006
Jolkkonen E, Miettinen R, Pikkarainen M, Pitkänen A. 2002. Projections from the amygdaloid complex to the magnocellular cholinergic basal forebrain in rat. NEUROSCIENCE 111 1: 133-149. 2002
Majak K, Pikkarainen M, Kemppainen S, Jolkkonen E, Pitkänen A. 2002. Projections from the amygdaloid complex to the claustrum and the endopiriform nucleus: a Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin study in the rat JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY 451 3: 236-249. 2002
Jolkkonen E, Pikkarainen M, Kemppainen S, Pitkänen A. 2001. Interconnectivity between the amygdaloid complex and the amygdalostriatal transition area: a PHA-L study in rat. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY 431: 39-58. 2001
Pikkarainen M, Pitkanen A. 2001. Projections from the lateral, basal and accessory basal nuclei of the amygdala to the perirhinal and postrhinal cortices in rat CEREBRAL CORTEX (NEW YORK NY) 11 11: 1064-1082. 2001
Pikkarainen M. 2001. The Rat Parahippocampal Region. Chemoarchitectonics and Afferent Connections from the Amygdala with Special Emphasis on the Entorhinal Cortex. Kuopion yliopiston julkaisuja C. Luonnontieteet ja ympäristötieteet. 2001
Pitkänen A, Pikkarainen M, Nurminen N, Ylinen A. 2000. Reciprocal connections between the amygdala and the hippocampal formation, perirhinal cortex, and postrhinal cortex in rat: a review ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 911: 369-391. 2000
Pikkarainen M, Rönkkö S, Savander V, Insausti R, Pitkänen A. 1999. Projections from the lateral, basal, and accessory basal nuclei of the amygdala to the hippocampal formation in rat. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY 403: 229-260. 1999
Miettinen M, Pitkänen A, Miettinen R. 1997. Distribution of calretinin-immunoreactivity in the rat entorhinal cortex:coexistence with GABA JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY 378: 363-378. 1997
Miettinen M, Koivisto E, Riekkinen P Sr, Miettinen R. 1996. Coexistence of parvalbumin and GABA in nonpyramidal neurons of the rat entorhinal cortex. BRAIN RESEARCH 706: 113-122. 1996