Tuure Kinnunen
Professor
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
tuure.kinnunen@uef.fi | +358 50 562 9349
Professor in Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Specialist in Clinical Microbiology.
Research focus: human immunology, especially immune dysfunction in autoimmune diseases.
Twitter: @kinnunenlab
Research groups
Academic Degrees
- Docent (adjunct professor, immunology), University of Eastern Finland, 2013
- Specialist in Clinical Microbiology, University of Eastern Finland, 2012
- PhD (Immunology), University of Kuopio, 2007
- MD, University of Kuopio, 2005
- MSc (Biotechnology), University of Kuopio, 2000
Major Positions and Appointments
- Academy Researcher, University of Eastern Finland, 2016-2020
- Clinical Instructor, University of Eastern Finland, 2012-2016
- Post-doctoral fellow, Yale University, USA, 2010-2011
- Post-doctoral fellow, University of Kuopio, 2007-2009
- Researcher, University of Kuopio 2000-2006
Publications
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in urinary tract and blood stream infections: results from a nationwide surveillance network, Finland, 2018 to 2022
Ilmavirta, Heikki; Ollgren, Jukka; Räisänen, Kati; Kinnunen, Tuure; Hakanen, Antti Juhani; Rantakokko-Jalava, Kaisu; Jalava, Jari; Lyytikäinen, Outi. 2024. Antimicrobial resistance & infection control. 13: . 72 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Temporal Alterations in CD8+ T Cells During the Progression from Stage 1 to Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes
Schroderus, Anna-Mari; Pitkänen, Viola; Ekman, Ilse; Stevens, Daniella; Rytkönen-Nissinen, Marja; Rintamäki, Reeta; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Knip, Mikael; Veijola, Riitta; Toppari, Jorma; Ilonen, Jorma; Lempainen, Johanna; Kinnunen, Tuure. 2024. Diabetes. 73: 1705-1715 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The effect of early life cytomegalovirus infection on the immune profile of children
Ekman, Ilse; Schroderus, Anna-Mari; Vuorinen, Tytti; Knip, Mikael; Veijola, Riitta; Toppari, Jorma; Ilonen, Jorma; Lempainen, Johanna; Kinnunen, Tuure. 2024. Clinical immunology. 266: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
DNA methylation differences within INS, PTPN22 and IL2RA promoters in lymphocyte subsets in children with type 1 diabetes and controls
Pahkuri, Sirpa; Ekman, Ilse; Vandamme, Céline; Näntö-Salonen, Kirsti; Toppari, Jorma; Veijola, Riitta; Knip, Mikael; Kinnunen, Tuure; Ilonen, Jorma; Lempainen, Johanna. 2023. Autoimmunity. 56: 1-8 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Evaluation of plasma IL-21 as a potential biomarker for type 1 diabetes progression
Schroderus, Anna-Mari; Poorbaugh, Josh; McElyea, Samantha; Beasley, Stephanie; Zhang, Lin; Näntö-Salonen, Kirsti; Rintamäki, Reeta; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Knip, Mikael; Veijola, Riitta; Toppari, Jorma; Ilonen, Jorma; Benschop, Robert J; Kinnunen, Tuure. 2023. Frontiers in immunology. 14: . 1157265 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Increasing proportions of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing isolates among Escherichia coli from urine and bloodstream infections: results from a nationwide surveillance network, Finland, 2008 to 2019
Ilmavirta, Heikki; Ollgren, Jukka; Räisänen, Kati; Kinnunen, Tuure; Hakanen, Antti J.; Jalava, Jari; Lyytikäinen, Outi. 2023. Eurosurveillance. 28: . 2200934 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Skin, gut, and sand metagenomic data on placebo-controlled sandbox biodiversity intervention study
Roslund, Marja I; Parajuli, Anirudra; Hui, Nan; Puhakka, Riikka; Grönroos, Mira; Soininen, Laura; Nurminen, Noora; Oikarinen, Sami; Cinek, Ondřej; Kramná, Lenka; Schroderus, Anna-Mari; Laitinen, Olli H; Kinnunen, Tuure; Hyöty, Heikki; Sinkkonen, Aki. 2023. Data in brief. 47: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Technical Validation and Utility of an HLA Class II Tetramer Assay for Type 1 Diabetes: A Multicenter Study
Ettinger, Ruth A; Buitinga, Mijke; Vandamme, Céline; Afonso, Georgia; Gomez, Rebecca; Arribas-Layton, David; Bissenova, Samal; Speake, Cate; Reijonen, Helena; Kinnunen, Tuure; Overbergh, Lut; Mallone, Roberto; Kwok, William W; James, Eddie A. 2023. Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 2024; 109: 183–196 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
A Placebo-controlled double-blinded test of the biodiversity hypothesis of immune-mediated diseases: Environmental microbial diversity elicits changes in cytokines and increase in T regulatory cells in young children
Roslund, Marja I.; Parajuli, Anirudra; Hui, Nan; Puhakka, Riikka; Grönroos, Mira; Soininen, Laura; Nurminen, Noora; Oikarinen, Sami; Cinek, Ondřej; Kramná, Lenka; Schroderus, Anna-Mari; Laitinen, Olli H.; Kinnunen, Tuure; Hyöty, Heikki; Sinkkonen, Aki; Cerrone, Damiano; Grönroos, Mira; Laitinen, Olli H.; Luukkonen, Anna; Mäkelä, Iida; Nurminen, Noora; Oikarinen, Sami; Parajuli, Anirudra; Puhakka, Riikka; Roslund, Marja I.; Saarenpää, Mika; Soininen, Laura; Rajaniemi, Juho; Hyöty, Heikki; Sinkkon. 2022. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety. 242: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Single-cell characterization of dog allergen–specific T cells reveals TH2 heterogeneity in allergic individuals
Vandamme, C; Rytkönen-Nissinen, M; Lönnberg, T; Randell, J; Harvima RJ; Kinnunen, T; Virtanen, T. 2022. Journal of allergy and clinical immunology. 149: 1732-1743.e15 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research