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

Felix Abik

felix.abik@helsinki.fi

Department of Food and Nutrition - Doctoral Student
Food Materials Science Research Group
Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health

Person: U1 Research and teaching staff

Hanna Ahola

hanna.g.ahola@helsinki.fi

Department of Food and Nutrition - Doctoral Student
Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health

Person: U1 Research and teaching staff

Syed Ariful Alam

ariful.alam@helsinki.fi

Department of Food and Nutrition - Technical Assistant
Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health

Person: M5 Teaching and research support staff, 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, U4 Research and teaching staff

Petri Auvinen

petri.auvinen@helsinki.fi

DNA Sequencing and Genomics
Institute of Biotechnology - Research Director
Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme

Person: UH, Teaching and research personnel, U4 Research and teaching staff

Equipment

HAMBI Microbial Culture Collection, University of Helsinki

Pekka Oivanen (Operator) & Kaarina Sivonen (Manager)

Department of Microbiology

Facility/equipment: Equipment

Projects

3 Not started
13 Finished
34 Active

A Successful Finnish Family Farm

Rantamäki-Lahtinen, L., Sipiläinen, T. & Yigit, F.

01/02/2020 → 31/12/2021

Project: Research project

SUNRISE Finland Pilot Study - International Surveillance study of Movement Behaviours in the Early Years

Roos, E., Leppänen, M. H. & Engberg, E.

01/02/2020 → 31/12/2020

Project: Research project

GOOD: Improved gut heath by wood-derived gums (Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation)

Kynkäänniemi, E. K., Lahtinen, M., Pajari, A. & Mikkonen, K. S.

01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022

Project: Research project

FUN-OLEO: Functional oleogels with health enhancing ability (HiLIFE Proof of Concept Grant)

Valoppi, F., Kazerani Garcia, A. & Kirjoranta, S.

01/01/2020 → 31/12/2020

Project: Research project

Engaging citizens in the circular economy

Vainio, A. & Korsunova-Tsaruk, A.

01/01/2020 → 31/05/2022

Project: Research project

Publications

Antibioottiresistenssi haastaa monialaiseen yhteistyöhön

Muurinen, J., Cairns, J., Aalto-Araneda, M., Vänttinen, J. & Kaskela, J., 31 Jan 2020, In : Suomen lääkärilehti. 75, 5, p. 231 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

Body Mass Index Trajectory–Specific Changes in Economic Circumstances: A Person-Oriented Approach Among Midlife and Ageing Finns

Salmela, J., Lallukka, T., Mauramo, E., Rahkonen, O. & Kanerva, N., 22 May 2020, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 10

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

Open Access

Broadening the view of morality, and a study of moral development

Mäkiniemi, J-P. & Vainio, A., 2020, Development of Adult Thinking Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cognitive Development and Adult Learning. Kallio, E. (ed.). Routledge, p. 78-94

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

Dataset of Verbal evaluation of Umami taste in Europe

Iannilli, E., Knaapila, A., Cecchini, M. P. & Hummel, T., 7 Jan 2020, In : Data in Brief. 2020

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

Open Access

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Dereplication of natural products with antimicrobial and anticancer activity from Brazilian cyanobacteria.

Shishido, T. K., Vicentini Popin, R., Jokela, J., Wahlsten, M., Fiore, M. F., Fewer, D., Herfindal, L. & Sivonen, K., Jan 2020, In : Toxins. 12, 12, 17 p., 2020, 12, 12.

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

Activities

70 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
47 Oral presentation
42 Peer review of manuscripts
20 Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
113 More

6th ISEKI-Food Conference

Vieno Piironen (Scientific Committee Member)

8 Jul 2020 → 10 Jul 2020

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

Hemholtz centre for environmental research (External organisation)

Kaarina Sivonen (Board member)

7 Jan 2020

Activity: Membership types › Assessment of candidates for academic posts

Metabolites (Journal)

Fred Stoddard (Reviewer)

11 Apr 2020

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts

Core Facility for Integrated Microscopy, University of Copenhagen

Mamata Bhattarai (Visiting researcher)

18 Feb 2020 → 19 Feb 2020

Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution

Terveyttä ja iloa ruoasta - kohti osaavaa ruokakasvatusta

Maijaliisa Erkkola (Member of organizing committee)

16 Jan 2020 → 8 May 2020

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

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