Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Developmental interactions
Development is regulated by various interactive processes in the immature body. Our research focuses on development of two important body systems: the intestinal immune system and the musculoskeletal system.
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International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Profiles
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Mohammad Alipour
- Veterinary Biosciences - Phd student
- Veterinary Anatomy and Developmental Biology - Phd student
- Developmental interactions
- Fetal microbiota
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology
Person: Doctoral Researcher, UH
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Antti Iivanainen
- Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Title of Docent
- Veterinary Biosciences - Professor
- Veterinary Anatomy and Developmental Biology
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Developmental interactions
- Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: UH , Teaching and research personnel, U4 Research and teaching staff
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Mikael Niku
- Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Title of Docent
- Veterinary Biosciences - Senior University Lecturer
- Veterinary Anatomy and Developmental Biology
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Teachers' Academy
- Fetal microbiota
- Developmental interactions
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel
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Tiina Pessa-Morikawa
- Veterinary Biosciences - University Lecturer
- Veterinary Anatomy and Developmental Biology
- Developmental interactions
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Immuunijärjestelmän varhainen virittäminen: emän mikrobiston aineenvaihduntatuotteet ja solunulkoiset vesikkelit sikiössä
Niku, M. (Project manager), Kwon, H. N. (Participant), Makunja, R. N. (Participant), Maltseva, A. (Participant) & Pessa-Morikawa, T. (Participant)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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Early host-microbe interactions
Niku, M. (Project manager), Husso, A. (Participant), Iivanainen, A. (Project manager) & Pessa-Morikawa, T. (Principal Investigator)
01/10/2015 → …
Project: Research project
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Bovine mastitis caused by Streptococcus uberis
Pyörälä, S. (Participant) & Iivanainen, A. (Participant)
01/01/2010 → …
Project: Research project
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Bovine immune system and host-microbe interactions in cattle diseases with special reference to mastitis
Iivanainen, A. (Project manager), Niku, M. (Participant), Pessa-Morikawa, T. (Participant), Ekman, A. (Participant), Salomäki, T. (Participant), Liljavirta, J. (Participant) & Hintukainen, J. (Participant)
01/01/2007 → …
Project: Research project
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Three-year research grant / Mikael Niku 2016-2018: IMPACT OF FETAL INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA ON THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Niku, M. (Project manager), Pessa-Morikawa, T. (Participant), Iivanainen, A. (Participant), Satokari, R. (Participant), Salojärvi, J. (Participant), Soveri, T. (Participant), Kahelin, M. (Participant), Peltoniemi, O. (Participant), Kareskoski, M. (Participant), Alipour, M. (Participant) & Husso, A. (Participant)
Eläinlääketieteen tutkimuksen tukisäätiö, Suomen eläinlääketieteen säätiö, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
01/01/2016 → 31/12/2019
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
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Associations of Neonatal Dairy Calf Faecal Microbiota with Inflammatory Markers and Future Performance
Loch, M., Dorpek-Sundström, E., Husso, A., Pessa-Morikawa, T., Niine, T., Kaart, T., Motus, K., Niku, M. & Orro, T., 31 Aug 2024, In: Animals.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Bacterial profiles of the oral, vaginal, and rectal mucosa and colostrum of periparturient sows
Heinonen, M., Iivanainen, A., Pessa-Morikawa, T. & Niku, M., 24 Mar 2024, In: bioRxiv. 2024.03.27.586787 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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Knowledge attainment, learning approaches, and self-perceived study burnout among European veterinary students
Iivanainen, A., Collares, C., Wandall, J., Parpala, A., Nevgi, A., Keto-Timonen, R., Tipold, A., Schaper, E., van Haeften, T., Holberg Phil, T., Mcl Press, C. & holm, P., 18 Jul 2024, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11, 16 p., 1292750.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Long-Term Effect of Intra-Articular Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction and Platelet-Rich Plasma in Dogs with Elbow Joint Disease—A Pilot Study
Bergström, A., Kjörk Granström, M., Roepstorff, L., Alipour, M. J., Pettersson, K. & Ljungvall, I., Jul 2024, In: Veterinary sciences . 11, 7, 296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Maternal microbial metabolites in the fetal intestine and their effects on immune modulation and epithelial differentiation in vitro
Pessa-Morikawa, T., Maltseva, A., Makunja, R. N., Khatun, M., Koistinen, V. M., Karkkainen, O., Paalanne, N., Hanhineva, K., Ruuska, T. S. & Niku, M., 6 Jul 2024.Research output: Conference materials › Poster › peer-review
Activities
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14th Finnish Gut Day
Pessa-Morikawa, T. (Attendee)
26 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Perinatal development of the intestinal microbiota and immune system
Niku, M. (Speaker)
14 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Single Cell Omics Symposium
Pessa-Morikawa, T. (Attendee)
26 Oct 2023 → 27 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Impacts of maternal microbial metabolites and extracellular vesicles on the fetal development of the immune system
Niku, M. (Speaker)
12 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Äidin / emän mikrobiston vaikutukset sikiönkehitykseen
Niku, M. (Speaker)
28 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
Datasets
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Early development of the intestinal microbiota in horses, and associations with mare microbiotas
Niku, M. (Creator), European Nucleotide Archive, 27 Aug 2019
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/PRJEB32017
Dataset
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Metabolomic signature of the maternal microbiota in the fetus
Niku, M. (Creator), Pessa-Morikawa, T. (Creator), Husso, A. (Creator) & Iivanainen, A. (Creator), EUDAT, 2021
DOI: 10.23728/b2share.4be0ea9f87b84a06be960d6a1c4b0b42
Dataset
Press/Media
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Esiintyminen Ylen tiede-televisio-ohjelmassa Jälkikaronkka
26/10/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Esiintyminen Ylen tiede-televisio-ohjelmassa Jälkikaronkka
29/06/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Esiintyminen Ylen tiede-televisio-ohjelmassa Jälkikaronkka
25/05/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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"Suolistotutkija Mikael Niku jakaa koronatietoaan sarjakuvin" (artikkeli Helsingin Sanomissa)
08/03/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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