Organization profile

Organisation Profile

The Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health (acronym FoodHealth) is a multidisciplinary doctoral programme in food sciences covering food science research throughout the whole food chain. It allows the examination of food from several complementary perspectives, as well as cooperation with the whole food sector. The multidisciplinary doctoral programme enables the examination of food from several complementary perspectives, as well as cooperation with the whole food sector. The food research areas are e.g. food chemistry, food control, food economy, food hygiene, food microbiology, food technology, food toxicology, meat inspection, microbiology of primary production and nutrition.

The doctoral programme has attracted doctoral candidates and researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Multidisciplinary research activities and training are purposed to provide the candidates with a wide perspective to their research area and enable them to utilize their training not only in academia but also in industry.

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Profiles

Mariella Aalto-Araneda

mariella.aalto@helsinki.fi

Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Grant-funded researcher
Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health

Person: Visiting scholar

Folasade Adebayo

folasade.adebayo@helsinki.fi

Department of Food and Nutrition - Grant-funded researcher
Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health

Person: Visiting scholar

Syed Ariful Alam

ariful.alam@helsinki.fi

Person: UH

Tapani Alatossava

tapani.alatossava@helsinki.fi

Department of Food and Nutrition - Professor
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
Food Sciences
Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme

Person: UH, Teaching and research personnel

Elisa Arte

elisa.arte@helsinki.fi

Department of Food and Nutrition - Grant-funded researcher
Grain Technology
Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health

Person: Visiting scholar, UH

Projects 2010 2022

2 Not started
6 Finished
19 Active

Anti-Mold: Innovative antifungal ingredients from plant matrices

Coda, R., Katina, K., Piironen, V. & Edelmann, M.

28/02/2019 → 30/04/2020

Project: Research project

PAMilaisten elämä - elämänkulku, työ ja elintavat

Erkkola, M., Nevalainen, J., Saari, J., Rahkonen, O., Uusitalo, L. & Jallinoja, P.

01/01/2019 → …

Project: Research project

Naapuruussuhteen rakentaminen lepakoihin kansalaistieteen keinoin

Lilley, T., Lundberg, P., Tidenberg, E., Vainio, A. & Ojala, A.

01/01/2019 → 31/12/2021

Project: Research project

HEMISURF: Liberation and solution properties of wood hemicelluloses towards surface active molecules (Nordic Forest Research)

Mikkonen, K. S., Westereng, B. & Nypelö, T.

01/01/2019 → 31/12/2021

Project: Research project

3TexVegs+H: Tasty Texture: Tailored fibre/protein-rich vegetarian Health Power food & novel extrusion technology platform

Piironen, V., Jouppila, K., Sontag-Strohm, T., Knaapila, A., Katina, K. & Ramos-Diaz, J. M.

01/01/2019 → 31/12/2019

Project: Research project

Publications 1998 2019

Antibacterial polymer fibres by rosin compounding and melt-spinning

Kanerva, M., Puolakka, A., Takala, T. M., Elert, A. M., Mylläri, V., Jönkkäri, I., Sarlin, E., Seitsonen, J., Ruokolainen, J., Saris, P. & Vuorinen, J., 8 May 2019, In : Materials Today Communications.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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Asiakasetukortilla yhteiskunnallista arvoa

Fogelholm, M., Erkkola, M., Nevalainen, J. I. & Saarijärvi, H., May 2019, In : Kehittyvä Elintarvike. 2019, 2, p. 10-11 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Professional

Assessment of animal welfare problems in Finnish cattle and pig farms based on official inspection reports

Väärikkälä, S. S., Hänninen, L. T. & Nevas, M. A., 22 May 2019, In : Animals.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

Assess the cell viability of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. PrestoBlue HS and alamarBlue HS reagents for microplate viability assays.

Gilbert-Girard, S., Savijoki, K. & Fallarero, A., 2019, In : BioProbes Journal of Cell Biology Applications.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

Associations between meeting combinations of 24-hour movement recommendations and dietary patterns of children: A 12-country study

ISCOLE Res Grp, Jan 2019, In : Preventive Medicine. 118, p. 159-165 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Activities 2008 2019

39 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
35 Oral presentation
22 Peer review of manuscripts
15 Invited talk
67 More

Tiedekulma - Helsinki health week

Maijaliisa Erkkola (Speaker: Presenter)

30 Jan 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (External organisation)

Maijaliisa Erkkola (Expert member)

Mar 2019 → …

Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board

Helen Cripps

Jari Salo (Host)

13 Jan 2019 → 16 Jan 2019

Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH

Väitöskirjan pääohjaaja Itä-Suomen yliopistossa, lääketieteen laitos, kansanterveysrtiede

Carina Tikkanen-Kaukanen (Supervisor), Martins Ekor (Co-supervisor), Jussi Kauhanen (Co-supervisor)

Jan 2019 → Mar 2021

Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis

Statement for the promotion to docent, Chalmers University of Technology

Maija Tenkanen (Participant)

11 Jan 2019

Activity: Other activity types › Other

Prizes

"Best Doctoral Thesis Award" by Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health

Bhawani Chamlagain (Recipient), 15 Nov 2017

Prize: Prizes and awards

Doctorate, Honoris Causa

Fred Stoddard (Recipient), 19 Dec 2018

Prize: Prizes and awards

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EIT FOODIO-Food Solutions Award

Mamata Bhattarai (Recipient), Pia C Silventoinen (Recipient), Mohammad Azizkhani (Recipient), Laura Toppinen (Recipient), Sharon Abderhalden (Recipient), Maite Iriondo (Recipient), Beatriz Fernandez (Recipient), Valeria Belokhvostov (Recipient), Lital Cohen (Recipient) & Michael Faivush (Recipient), 12 Dec 2018

Prize: Prizes and awards