Ahmed Mohamed ([email protected])
I have studied Bachelor of Pharmacy at University of Tanta, Egypt and Master degree in Systems Biology at University of Skövde, Sweden (supported by the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship). I have been honoured to be part of the UEF-Neuro-Innovation program (MSCA-COFUND).
We are working on air pollution and its effects on the human peripheral immunity in both healthy individuals and Alzheimer disease (AD) patients. We aim to reveal the mechanistic effects of air pollution on blood cell signatures and profiles and discover novel biomarkers for air pollution prediction. We also aim to find the molecular correlations between AD and air pollution as well as peripheral biomarkers for AD diagnosis. Our work comprises of investigating the transcriptome and epigenome of the immune cells as one population as well as single cell populations, using both; in-vivo and in-vitro models. We use functional assays to confirm the outcoming results.
This study is part of the Alzheimer disease and Air pollution (ADAIR) project which is part of the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) project. We will provide insights on how air pollution affects peripheral immunity, possibly providing mechanistic explanation on the increased risks on human health.
Aino Äikäs ([email protected])
My research and teaching areas in the field of Special Education deal with interprofessional collaboration, intellectual and developmental disabilities, significant support needs in education and inclusive education. University pedagogy and transnational education are also my interests.
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Aino-Kaisa Piironen ([email protected])
I’m working in the Cellular Neurobiology research group led by Katja Kanninen. My doctoral research is focused on discovering plasma biomarkers for mental health dysfunction in adolescents, and the effects of environmental and lifestyle factors on mental health. The research is a part of and supported by the H2020 project Equal Life.
Alex Berg ([email protected])
Alex Berg, M.Sc (cand.soc) works as a Doctoral Researcher in Welfare Law (UEF Law School). His PhD dissertation tackles the legal rights and access to justice for older immigrants in Finland. The empirical research employs semi-structured interviews with older immigrants and professionals who offer services to them. The research aims to investigate the challenges that older immigrants face when they seek care and support services, the impact of stigmas on their lived experiences, and their access to justice from a broad socio-legal perspective.
Alex’s research interests focus on human rights, the rights of vulnerable people, and equality. He studied the effects of laws and social habitus on the vulnerable people’s lives and wellbeing. Some of his previous qualitative research involved refugees, stateless people, and victims of female genital mutilation.
Alina Inkinen ([email protected])
I work as a project researcher in the School Well-being, Learning Support, and Teacher Segregation Project (KOTOPE). In this project, my research focuses on the appearnce of school segregation from the perspective of teachers across different regions of Finland and various types of schools. Additionally, I examine teachers’ educational pathways and their placement in the profession, as well as issues related to segregation as part of these.
My other research interests include higher education policy, especially politics of transitions that are related to access to higher education from both political documents and applicants’ perspectives.
Anna Kuusi ([email protected])
My research interests are in motivation, perfectionism, and academic more general well-being outcomes. My dissertation focuses on connections and developmental dynamics between secondary students’ perfectionism and well-being, and the role of perceived support. Hopefully the findings of this project will contribute to our understanding of the role that perfectionistic tendencies play in students’ well-being.
Anne Karhapää ([email protected])
I work in the library’s research support services with research data management, open research data and open digital learning materials.
Anne Litja ([email protected])
I work as part of the Peppi team. Questions, feedback and development proposals for support UEF Peppi and associated services [email protected].
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Specialized in recognition of prior learning (tecnical support), disclosing information from student register and project manager for course feedback system.
Anthi-Styliani Makiou ([email protected])
I am a Biochemist/Biotechnologist with a master’s degree in Toxicology. My past research involves in vitro, in silico and in vivo work. Besides, I have devoted several years to delivering educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. My last position was in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) as a scientific/regulatory support in Biocides (the BPR). Currently, I am conducting my PhD regarding retinal degenerative diseases in School of Pharmacy (LRL lab).