Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I am doing doctoral research in developing gluten-free analytics of oats. Part of the work is done withing the MAKERA funded joint project AVEPURE, where we are creating new solutions for production of gluten-free oats and oat products.
My thesis project will help advance the production and use of pure oats by improving gluten-free analytics and providing novel information on oat avenins in different oat cultivars. These results can be utilized by plant breeders, grain and food industries and can later be applied in health care and in the needs of individual patients.
My expertise includes oat proteins, oat lipids and analytics (e.g. HPLC, LC-MS).
I am also involved in teaching on my research topic, lectures as well as lab courses.
Feel free to contact me!
Education information
My main education is in food sciences and food chemistry. I have also minored in biochemistry and business economics and administration.
In my doctoral studies, I have extended my expertise by studying food safety and university pedagogics alongside transferrable skills such as project management.
Education/Academic qualification
Food Sciences, Food Chemistry, Master of Food Sciences, University of Helsinki
Apr 2016 → Nov 2018
Award Date: 9 Nov 2018
Food Sciences, Bachelor of Food Sciences, University of Helsinki
Aug 2014 → Apr 2016
Award Date: 22 Apr 2016
External positions
Research Trainee, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Dec 2017 → Oct 2018Fields of Science
- 416 Food Science
- oat
- gluten-free
- pure oats
- avenins
- analytics
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Immunochemical analysis of oat avenins in an oat cultivar and landrace collection
Ahola, H. G., Sontag-Strohm, T., Schulman, A., Tanhuanpää, P., Viitala, S. & Huang, X., Sep 2020, In: Journal of Cereal Science. 95, 8 p., 103053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Immunochemical analysis of oat prolamins in European oat cultivars
Ahola, H., Huang, X. & Sontag-Strohm, T., Jun 2019.Research output: Conference materials › Poster
Projects
- 1 Finished
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AVEPURE: Erikoisruokavalioon soveltuvien kauralajikkeiden tunnistaminen ja kauran gluteenianalytiikan parantaminen - työkaluja puhdaskauratuotantoon
Viitala, S., Lindfors, K., Sontag-Strohm, T., Huang, X. & Ahola, H.
02/04/2018 → 02/04/2021
Project: Research project
Prizes
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ICC Best Poster Award for Cereal Research
Ahola, Hanna (Recipient), 28 Jun 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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Suomen Keliakialiiton asiantuntijaneuvosto (External organisation)
Hanna Ahola (Expert member)
Jan 2020 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Healthgrain Forum Workshop 2019
Hanna Ahola (Member of organizing committee)
17 Jun 2019 → 18 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Ensuring gluten-free status of pure oats and pure oat products
Tuula Sontag-Strohm (Supervisor), Xin Huang (Co-supervisor) & Hanna Ahola (Co-supervisor)
2019Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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Elintarviketieteiden Seura, Vilja-alan jaosto (VAJ) (External organisation)
Hanna Ahola (Board member)
Sep 2019 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Kaisa Poutanen's Honorary Symposium
Hanna Ahola (Member of organizing committee)
17 Jun 2019 → 18 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars