Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
The mission of the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM is to advance new fundamental understanding of the molecular, cellular and etiological basis of human diseases. This understanding will lead to improved means of diagnostics and the treatment and prevention of common health problems. Finnish clinical and epidemiological study materials will be used in the research.
FIMM is one of the three operational units at HiLIFE, the Helsinki Institute of Life Science.
Fields of Science
- 118 Biological sciences
- 312 Clinical medicine
- 217 Medical engineering
- 311 Basic medicine
- 318 Medical biotechnology
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Aino Maija Aaltonen
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Human Behaviour
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Sari Aaltonen
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - Senior Researcher
- Clinicum - Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Mervi Aavikko
- Medicum - Title of Docent
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - Senior Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Sadiksha Adhikari
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
Research units
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Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
Organisational unit: Research group
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Cognitive and Brain Aging
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
Organisational unit: Research group
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Epigenetics of Complex Diseases and Traits
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
Organisational unit: Research group
Equipment
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Access Workstation
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Other laboratory equipment
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Acoustic Liquid handler
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Dispensers and feeders
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Acoustic Liquid handler
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Dispensers and feeders
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Acoustic Liquid Handler
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Dispensers and feeders
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Automated ambient plate hotel
Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandFacility/equipment: Registry of appliances: Laboratory equipment › Other laboratory equipment
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Syöpäsäätiö 25 Nina Mars
Mars, N. (Project manager)
Syöpäsäätiö sr Cancerstiftelsen sr
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2025
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin säätiö2025
Aaltonen, S. (Project manager)
Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin säätiö sr.
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2025
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Suomen kulttuurirahasto/Pietiäinen 2023
Pietiäinen, V. (Project manager)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2025
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Syöpäs 2025 Pellinen
Pellinen, T. (Project manager) & Arjama, M. A. (Participant)
Syöpäsäätiö sr Cancerstiftelsen sr
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2025
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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EU OS FI: EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC Suomi FIRI
Mattila, P. (Project manager)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Research infrastructure
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Artificial intelligence aided serum protein electrophoresis analysis of Finnish patient samples: Retrospective validation
Lahtiharju, T., Paavolainen, L., Suvisaari, J., Nokelainen, P., Rotgers, E., Anttonen, M. & Itkonen, O., 1 Feb 2025, In: Clinica Chimica Acta. 567, 7 p., 120086.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Associations between common genetic variants and income provide insights about the socio-economic health gradient
Kweon, H., Burik, C. A. P., Ning, Y., Ahlskog, R., Xia, C., Abner, E., Bao, Y., Bhatta, L., Faquih, T. O., de Feijter, M., Fisher, P., Gelemanovic, A., Giannelis, A., Hottenga, J.-J., Khalili, B., Lee, Y., Li-Gao, R., Masso, J., Myhre, R. & Palviainen, T. & 48 others, , 28 Jan 2025, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Associations between dietary fibers and gut microbiome composition in the EDIA longitudinal infant cohort
Lalli, M. K., Salo, T. E., Hakola, L., Knip, M., Virtanen, S. M. & Vatanen, T., Jan 2025, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121, 1, p. 83-99 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Associations of body size and morphology with cardiometabolic health in children: the contribution of genetic factors
Silventoinen, K., Maia, J., Sund, R., Gouveia, E. R., Antunes, A., Marques, G., Thomis, M., Jelenkovic, A., Kaprio, J. & Freitas, D., 2025, In: Obesity. 33, 1, p. 125-133 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Common lipidomic signatures across distinct acute brain injuries in patient outcome prediction
Hellström, S., Sajanti, A., Srinath, A., Bennett, C., Girard, R., Jhaveri, A., Cao, Y., Falter, J., Frantzén, J., Koskimäki, F., Lyne, S. B., Rantamäki, T., Takala, R., Posti, J. P., Roine, S., Kolehmainen, S., Nazir, K., Jänkälä, M., Puolitaival, J. & Rahi, M. & 4 others, , Jan 2025, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 204, 12 p., 106762.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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The Galien Foundation (External organisation)
Palotie, A. (Board member)
Aug 2025 → Dec 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in review committee
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Talk at Big Data Institute
Ganna, A. (Speaker)
23 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Talk: The European Health Data Space for an AI Future
Ganna, A. (Speaker)
4 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation - CRG, Pompeu Fabra University (External organisation)
Saarela, J. (Board member)
20 Jan 2025 → 21 Jan 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in review committee
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FinnGen project
Palotie, A. (Speaker)
5 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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13th MDRF (Madras Diabetes Research Foundation) Lifetime Contribution Oration Award
Groop, L. (Recipient), 21 Jul 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
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2008 Kappa Delta Elisabeth Winston Lanier Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research
Saarela, J. (Recipient), 5 Mar 2008
Prize: Prizes and awards
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AACR-Pezcoller Foundation Scholar in Training travel award
Pemovska, T. (Recipient), 6 Apr 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Datasets
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Collection platform and repository for iCAN sample metadata
Västrik, I. (Creator), FIMM, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, 2022
Dataset
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Repository and analysis portal of the SUPER project data
Västrik, I. (Creator), FIMM, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, 2020
Dataset
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RNA analysis in Finnish Schizophrenia Families
Hennah, W. (Creator), National Institute for Health and Welfare, 18 Jun 2013
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE48072
Dataset
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TheDB - repository of cancer personalised medicine molecular profiling data
Västrik, I. (Creator), FIMM, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, 2019
Dataset
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Repository and analysis portal of the Northern Finland Intellectual Disability (NFID) cohort data
Västrik, I. (Creator), FIMM, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, 2021
Dataset
Press/Media
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Podcast haastattelu: Mitä potilastapauksesta voi kertoa?
15/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Turun Sanomat - Turkulaiset poikkeavat muista suomalaisista luultua enemmän
28/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kysyimme asiantuntijalta: Aarno Palotie, FinnGen-tutkimuksen tieteellinen johtaja Jättihanke voi tuoda apua jopa 3 000 eri sairauteen
02/05/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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