Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
The Department houses ten research groups, the focus of which are food hygiene, environmental hygiene, toxicology, and monitoring of environmental health care. In addition, research is conducted in meat inspection and slaughterhouse hygiene.
Monitoring research complements well the research of molecular biology. Together they provide a strong area of expertise in food and environmental hygiene.
The research is closely connected to the practical problems arising in food safety. The foundation of high-quality research is up-to-date research methods, a focus area for competence in researcher education. One important focus area of the department is research in functional genomics, which enables, for example, recognition of genes responsible for the cold tolerance of bacteria.
Top research
Research conducted at the department is regularly evaluated by international committees. In the latest evaluation in 2012, the department received outstanding scores of 24/25. During the previous evaluations committee particularly commended the department on the management of research, researcher education program, and industry connections.
Research groups led by professor Johanna Björkroth, Marja-Liisa Hänninen, and Hannu Korkeala were a part of the Academy of Finland designated Centre of Excellence in Microbial Food Safety Research from 2008 to 2013. Professor Raimo Pohjanvirta's research group was a part of the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Health Risk Analysis of the National Public Health Institute from 2002 to 2007.
Fields of Science
- 413 Veterinary science
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Riikka Helena Aho
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Research Centre for Animal Welfare
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mustapha
- Food Hygiene and Environmental Health - Doctoral Researcher
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Avinash Rahul Bathina
- Food Hygiene and Environmental Health - Doctoral Researcher
- Food and Environmental Toxicology: AHR in Energy Balance
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Johanna Björkroth
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Food Spoilage Microbiomes
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Food Hygiene and Environmental Health - Professor
Person: UH , Teaching and research personnel, U4 Research and teaching staff
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Nona Borgström
- Equine and Small Animal Medicine - Project Planner
- Research Centre for Animal Welfare
Person: M5 Teaching and research support staff
Research units
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Food and Environmental Toxicology: AHR in Energy Balance
Food Hygiene and Environmental Health
Organisational unit: Research group
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Food and Environmental Virology Research Group
Food Hygiene and Environmental Health
Organisational unit: Research group
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Research Centre for Animal Welfare
Food Hygiene and Environmental Health
Organisational unit: Research group
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WE 2025/Fredriksson-Ahomaa
Fredriksson-Ahomaa, M. (Project manager)
01/05/2025 → 31/03/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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WE 2025/Jääskeläinen Elina
Jääskeläinen, E. (Project manager)
01/04/2025 → 31/03/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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WE 2025/Kivistö
Kivistö, R. (Project manager) & Väyrynen, D.-L. P. (Participant)
01/04/2025 → 31/03/2029
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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NKJ networks 2025-2027
Lundén, J. (Project manager)
SLU, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet Fakturamottagning
01/04/2025 → 31/03/2027
Project: Other funder
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MMM/Elintarvikevalvonta
Lundén, J. (Project manager) & Vainio, A. (Project manager)
Maa- Ja Metsätalousministeriö Maaseutuverkostoyksikkö, Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Ministry funding
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A cross-sectional survey of COVID-19 testing status among vaccine recipients in Gombe State, North-Eastern Nigeria
Sikiru, N. A., Al-Mustapha, A. I., Oyewo, M., Sani, B. S., Habibah, A., Alikinla, M. M. & Elelu, N., 26 Mar 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 8 p., 1153.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Älysikala - datan yhdistämisen malli
Palva, R., Heinonen, M. & Immonen, N., 2025, Työtehoseura ry. 24 p. (TTS Työtehoseuran julkaisu; vol. 483)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Application of a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for rapid detection of Escherichia coli in drinking water: an EU representative study
Gómez, L., Brandão, J., Navarro, A., Martines, A., Sanseverino, I., Porcel-Rodríguez, E., Marinov, D., Ableitner, O., Allerberger, F., Atsma, A., Briancesco, R., Cenov, A., Cíchová, M., Coccia, A. M., Della Libera, S., De Maeyer, K., Jan de Vries, H., Elsinga, G., Heijnen, L. & Hokajärvi, A.-M. & 33 others, , 13 May 2025, In: Environmental Research. 279Research 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
Piirainen, V., Koenig, E., Husso, A., Heinonen, M., Iivanainen, A., Pessa-Morikawa, T. & Niku, M., 12 Feb 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 2, 23 p., e0317513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Botulinum neurotoxins exploit host digestive proteases to boost their oral toxicity via activating OrfXs/P47
Gao, L., Nowakowska, M. B., Selby, K., Przykopanski, A., Chen, B., Krueger, M., Douillard, F. P., Lam, K.-H., Chen, P., Huang, T., Minton, N. P., Dorner, M. B., Dorner, B. G., Rummel, A., Lindström, M. & Jin, R., 21 Jan 2025, In: Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Antimicrobial Resistance, Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Characterization of Salmonella Typhi isolated from children living in urban formal settlements in Nairobi County Kenya
Heikinheimo, A. (Supervisor)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Jan 2025Activity: Examination types › Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
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Etäluento 1. luokan oppilaille Sastamalassa
Hänninen, L. (Invited speaker)
19 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Lammaslaitumien zoonoosit-hankkeen seminaari
Kivistö, R. (Attendee)
13 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) on microbiological risk assessment of Clostridium spp. in foods
Selby, K. (Participant)
17 Feb 2025 → 21 Feb 2025Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
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HELSUS-RESET Brown Bag Lunch Seminar
Kupsala, S. (Participant)
19 Sept 2024Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
Prizes
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2. posteripalkinto, Eläinlääkäripäivät 2015
Felin, E. (Recipient), 2 Dec 2015
Prize: Prizes and awards
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adjunct professor of the year of the University of Helsinki
Hänninen, L. (Recipient), 12 Mar 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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American Society for Microbiology Best Poster Prize
Castro, H. (Recipient), 25 Aug 2016
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Annual Finnish Veterinary Meeting 2007 Poster award (Honourable mention)
Hänninen, M.-L. (Recipient), 31 Oct 2007
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Annual Finnish Veterinary Meeting 2011 Poster award (Honourable mention)
Virtanen, S. (Recipient), 30 Nov 2011
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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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
Press/Media
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Lemmikkirattaiden käyttö kissoilla ja koirille
11/05/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Eläinlääkäripäivien antia: ”Toivottavasti hevosihmiset pystyvät katsomaan boksin ulkopuolelta
20/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Rein Tension Force May Affect Behavior Due to Pain
Tuomola, K., Valros, A., Sirviö, R. I. & Mäki-Kihniä, N.
01/09/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media