
Tuure Kinnunen
Professor
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
[email protected] | +358 50 562 9349
Professor in Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Specialist in Clinical Microbiology.
Research focus: human immunology, especially immune dysfunction in autoimmune diseases.
Bluesky: @tuurekinnunen.bsky.social
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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Autoantibody response towards chromatin in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Pitkänen, Viola; Remes-Pakarinen, Terhi; Vähäsalo, Paula; Möttönen, Milja; Grönlund, Minna Maija; Arvonen, Miika; Knip, Mikael; Veijola, Riitta; Toppari, Jorma; Ilonen, Jorma; Lempainen, Johanna; Schroderus, Anna Mari; Kröger, Liisa; Kinnunen, Tuure, 2025, Arthritis and rheumatology, [First published: 16 July 2025], 1-6. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Graft-versus-tumor effect in autologous setting: fact or fallacy?
Partanen, Anu; Kinnunen, Tuure; Jantunen, Esa, 2025, Leukemia & lymphoma, [Published online: 21 Aug 2025], 1-9. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
SUMOylation inhibition potentiates the glucocorticoid receptor to program growth arrest of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells
Valima, Emma; Varis, Vera; Bureiko, Kseniia; Lempiäinen, Joanna K; Schroderus, Anna-Mari; Oksa, Laura; Lohi, Olli; Kinnunen, Tuure; Varjosalo, Markku; Niskanen, Einari A; Paakinaho, Ville; Palvimo, Jorma J, 2025, Oncogene, 44, 18, 1259–1271. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The Frequency but not the Phenotype of Circulating Peripheral T Helper Cells is Increased at Later Stages of Progression to Type 1 Diabetes
Schroderus, Anna Mari; Hanel, Andrea; Vandamme, Céline; Pitkänen, Viola; Rytkönen-Nissinen, Marja; Heinäniemi, Merja; Knip, Mikael; Veijola, Riitta; Toppari, Jorma; Ilonen, Jorma; Lempainen, Johanna; Kinnunen, Tuure, 2025, European journal of immunology, 55, 6, e51704. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
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, 1, 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, 10, 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, 110330. 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, 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, 43, 2200934. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research