Doctoral Programme in One Health

Helle Aalto
- helle.e.aaltohelsinkifi
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Grant-funded researcher
- Doctoral Programme in One Health
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher
20222024
Salla Aaltonen
- salla.aaltonenhelsinkifi
- Food Hygiene and Environmental Health - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in One Health
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
20232025
Sanna Aarnio
- sanna.aarniohelsinkifi
- Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Visiting scholar
- Doctoral Programme in One Health
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher
20192023
Kaisar Afaque
- Doctoral Programme in One Health
Person: Doctoral Researcher
Kristina Helena Sylvia Ahlqvist
- kristina.ahlqvisthelsinkifi
- Production Animal Medicine - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in One Health
- Research Centre for Animal Welfare
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
20232026

Automatic titrator for in vitro digestion, conductivity measurements, and titration (OMNIS, Metrohm)
Valoppi, F. (Manager)
Department of Food and Nutrition
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Bakery Equipment
Mäkelä-Salmi, N. (Manager)
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Climate Smart Food and Nutrition FOODNUTRI
Heinonen, M. (Manager) & Sorvali, P. (Manager)
Department of Food and Nutrition
Facility/equipment: Core Facility
Compact Fiber Optic Oxygen Meter (OXY-1 SMA, PreSens)
Valoppi, F. (Manager)
Department of Food and Nutrition
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Eläinsairaalan potilastietokanta
Mykkänen, A. (Manager)
Equine and Small Animal Medicine
Facility/equipment: Database

9 Not started
79 Active
136 Finished

SoSalty: Southern Ostrobothnia Daycare Salt Recommendation Adherence Project
Korkalo, L. (Principal Investigator) & Nissinen, K. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2026 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research project
NUTRILOC: Designing sustainable, locally sourced supplementary and therapeutic foods for emergency nutrition
Maina, N. (Project manager), Korkalo, L. (Participant) & Kanerva, N. (Participant)
01/09/2026 → 31/08/2030
Project: EU Research and Innovation Actions (RIA)
UnLOCK-B12: Mechanistic and Systems-Level Understanding of Vitamin B12 Fortification in Plant-Based Fermentations
Varmanen, P. (Project manager), Coda, R. (Co-Principal Investigator), Parviainen, N. J. (Participant), Edelmann, M. (Participant), Parviainen, N. J. (Participant), Piironen, V. (Participant) & Savijoki, K. (Participant)
Academy of Finland
01/09/2026 → 31/08/2030
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
Vatinoksaanin kliiniset vaikutukset rauhoituksen laatuun ja suoliston toimintaan terveillä, detomidiinilla ja butorfanolilla rauhoitetuilla hevosilla; satunnaistettu, kontrolloitu, kliininen koe
Tapio, H. A. (Project manager), Gracia Calvo, L. A. (Principal Investigator), Honkavaara, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Raekallio, M. (Participant) & Karikoski, N. (Participant)
03/08/2026 → …
Project: Research project
BioFlavor, A Scalable Dual-Strain Fermen
Varmanen, P. (Project manager), O'Rourke, S. (Participant), Edelmann, M. (Participant), O'Rourke, S. (Participant), Sandell, M. (Participant) & Sihvola, J. (Participant)
Business Finland Oy
01/08/2026 → 31/07/2028
Project: Business Finland

Aerosol transmission of viruses
Malmgren, R., 2026, Helsinki: University of Helsinki.
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles

Open Access
Airway Lipid Mediators in Horses: Baseline Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Profiles and Effects of EPA and DHA-rich Microalgae Oil Supplementation
Vainio, K., House, A. H., Höglund, N. M., Ruhanen, H., Kurkela, K. M. M., Leino, A. E., Käkelä, R. & Mykkänen, A., Dec 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Veterinary Journal. 320
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
File
Association and risk prediction of 19 complex diseases with polygenic scores and socioeconomic status
Hagenbeek, F. A., Richmond, A., Tamlander, M. A., Detrois, K. E., Yang, Z., Hartonen, T. S., McCartney, D. L., Palotie, A. V., Daly, M., Mäkelä, T. P., Kaprio, J. A., Partanen, J. A., Raivio, J. T. M., Punkka, E. J. T., Carpen, O. M., Aittomäki, A. U. K., Pussinen, P. J., Meretoja, T. J., Joensuu, H. T. & Karihtala, P. J. & 15 others, Juuri, E. L. K., Salminen, A. M., Salo, T. A., Rice, D. P. C., Nieminen, P. T., Palotie, U.-R., Åberg, F., Gordin, T. D., Finne, P., Turunen, J. A., Marioni, R., Martikainen, P., Mars, N., Ganna, A. & Ripatti, S., 11 Jun 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Communications Medicine.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
Associations between Streptococcus uberis mastitis and herd characteristics
Takala, M. M. M., Rajala-Schultz, P., Autio, T. & Niemi, R., 11 Mar 2026, p. 118. 121 p.
Research output: Conference materials › Abstract › peer-review
Author Correction: Geographics and bacterial networks differently shape the acquired and latent global sewage resistomes
Martiny, H.-M., Munk, P., Fuschi, A., Becsei, Á., Pyrounakis, N., Brinch, C., Joakim Larsson, D. G., Koopmans, M., Zaatout, N., Rees, C., Jiang, G., Shi, J., Benka, B., Allerberger, F., Koeberl-Jelovcan, S., Abdulla, K. H., Thani, A., Begum, A., Worrell, C. & Tamegnon, D. V. & 80 others, Soria, F., Mazalica, N., Rahube, T. O., Martins, A. F., Tagliati, C. A., Souza, L. C. R. D., Nzouankeu, A., Rehman, M. A., Gauthier, J., Levesque, R. C., Workman, S. D., Yost, C. K., Nakashima, A. A., Opazo, A., Gonzales, G., Yu, Y., Donado-Godoy, P., Youssouf, T., Rivera-Navarro, P.-C., Jergović, M., Hrenović, J., Karpíšková, R., Coulibaly, K. J., Calero‐Cáceres, W., Abouelnaga, M., Hokajärvi, A.-M., Heikinheimo, A., Le Guyader, S., Nitsche, A., Brinkmann, A., Schubert, S., Berendonk, T. U., Klümper, U., Bonah, E., Sefa, S. A., Camilleri, A., Courage Kosi Setsoafia , S., Sedor, V. B., Mellou, K., Sideroglou, T., Kotzamanidis, C., Henriksen, J.-P. B., Møller, M., Thorsteinsdottir, T. R., Hatha, A. M., Mohammad, S., Shamurad, B., Faraj, H. A., Morris, D., O’Connor, L., Moran-Gilad, J., Orletti, R., La Rosa, G., Iaconelli, M., Battisti, A., Decastelli, L., Napoleoni, M., De Cesare, A., Corno, G., Avsejenko, J., Matar, G. M., Penny, C., Samison, L. H., Banda, D. L., Rajandas, H., Parimannan, S., Haber, M. V., Santchurn, S. J., Carrillo‐Reyes, J., Ovis-Sánchez, J. O., Arredondo‐Hernández, R., Vujacic, A., Djurović, D., Pal, P., Campos, C., Pattis, I., Chambers, S. T., Jeunen, G., Elikwu, C. J. & Osuolale, O., 1 Jul 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Other articles › Scientific

Open Access

Scand-LAS 2026 Conference
Lindh, E.K.-M. (Attendee)
26 May 2026 → 29 May 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Summarsing conference:Key Take Aways and Next Steps in the Nordic Council of Ministers Bioeconomy Program
Wikman, I. (Attendee)
15 Apr 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Supporting health and wellbeing through nature-based interventions in primary care
Wikman, I. (Attendee)
24 Apr 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Laura Braig
Näreaho, A. (Host)
2 Feb 2026 → 30 Apr 2026
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
Training seminar of the Finnish Association of Veterinary Hygienists
Keto-Timonen, R. (Attendee)
26 Mar 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

2009 Eläinlääkäripäivien Posterinäyttelyn Ensimmäinen palkinto: Effect of tylosin on dogs with diarrhea: a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blinded,prospective clinical trial
Kilpinen, S. (Recipient), Spillmann, T. (Recipient), Syrjä, P. (Recipient), Skrzypczak, T. (Recipient), Louhelainen, M. (Recipient) & Westermarck, E. (Recipient), 28 Oct 2009
Prize: Prizes and awards
Animal Protection Award
Lohi, H. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
"Best Doctoral Thesis Award" by Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health
Chamlagain, B. (Recipient), 15 Nov 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
Best ESVIM poster, ECVIM-CA Congress 2019
Viitanen, S. (Recipient), 21 Sept 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
Best ESVIM -poster presentation
Viitanen, S. (Recipient), Sept 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards

Pohjoismaiset ravitsemussuositukset 2023, opetusvideo
Erkkola, M. (Creator), Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu, Aug 2023
https://www.xamk.fi/tutkimus-ja-kehitys/kasvispro-kauhakaupalla-kasviksia/
Dataset
INNUENDO whole genome and core genome MLST schemas and datasets for Campylobacter jejuni
Rossi, M. (Creator), Da Silva, M. S. (Contributor), Ribeiro-Gonçalves, B. F. (Contributor), Nuno Silva, D. (Contributor), Machado, M. P. (Contributor), Oleastro, M. (Contributor), Borges, V. (Contributor), Isidro, J. (Contributor), Viera, L. (Contributor), Barker, D. O. R. (Contributor), Llarena, A.-K. (Contributor), Halkilahti, J. (Contributor), Jaakkonen, A. (Contributor), Kivistö, R. (Contributor), Kovanen, S. (Contributor), Nieminen, T. (Contributor), Hänninen, M.-L. (Contributor), Salmenlinna , S. (Contributor), Hakkinen, M. (Contributor), Garaizar , J. (Contributor), Bikandi, J. (Contributor), Hilbert, F. (Contributor), Taboada, E. N. (Contributor) & Carrico, J. A. (Contributor), Zenodo, Jul 2018
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1322564, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1322564
Dataset
Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) survey, 2015-2016, University of Helsinki, Finland and Folkhälsan Research Center, Finland. Harmonized for the Global Dietary Database
Korkalo, L. (Creator), Global Dietary Database, 2021
https://globaldietarydatabase.org/management/microdata-surveys
Dataset
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
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

Ravitsemuskampanjassa ei saa mainita ravitsemussuosituksia, haastattelu Helsingin sanomiin
Erkkola, M.
21/05/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Mikä saa meidät kiistelemään ruokavalioista? Vieraana Ylen aamussa
Erkkola, M.
21/05/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Mikä saa meidät kiistelemään ruokavalioista?, haastattelu Ylen yksi -radioon
Erkkola, M.
21/05/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Prosessoitu ei aina ole pahis, Tiede. Prosessoitu ruoka on pitkälti väärinymmärretty termi. Professorit kertovat miksi. Haastattelu Turun sanomiin
Erkkola, M.
29/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Tiedettä lautasella
Korkalo, L.
21/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media

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