Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Research interests
- Epidemiology, diagnostics, and genetics of psyhrotrophic and spore-forming bacteria
- Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
- Mechanism of psyhrotrophy
Recent administravite duties and assessment experience
- Head of the Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2010-2013
- Head of the Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, 1998-2009
- Director of Applied Bioscience Graduate School, 2009-2014
- Vice Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. 2001-2003
- Member of the expert group in evaluating of activities of the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, 2010-2011
- Evaluation of the Veterinary Faculty VetSuisse at University of Zurich, 2009
- Evaluation of the quality and impact of Food Science and Safety of Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden, Member of the evaluation panel, 2009
- Scientific expert panel for Listeria monocytogenes in Foods, ILSI Risk Science Institute, Alexandria, USA, 2003
- Member of the expert group in European System of Evaluating of Veterinary Training in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Lithuanian Veterinary Academy, 2002
Honours
- Walter Frei Preis, 2010
- Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, 2010-
- Honorary member of the Finnish Society of Food Science and Technology, 2007-
- Topi Salmi Scientific Prize, 2007
- Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, 2007-
- The Veterinarian of the Year, 2006
- Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, 2004
- Honorary member of the Society of the Finnish Veterinary Food Hygienists
- Golden Medal of the Finnish Veterinary Association, 1992
Fields of Science
- 413 Veterinary science
- food hygiene
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Case report: Aberrant fecal microbiota composition of an infant diagnosed with prolonged intestinal botulism
Douillard, F. P., Derman, Y., Jian, C., Korpela, K., Saxén, H., Salonen, A., de Vos, W. M., Korkeala, H. & Lindström, M., Dec 2024, In: Gut Pathogens. 16, 1, 10 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Identification of a new Clostridium perfringens variant with a chromosomally encoded enterotoxin gene in a suspected persistent food poisoning outbreak in Eritrea
Lahti, P., Jaakkola, K., Hörman, A., Heikinheimo, A., Sovijärvi, A. & Korkeala, H., 2024, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 15, 10 p., 1459840.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A Novel Prophage-like Insertion Element within yabG Triggers Early Entry into Sporulation in Clostridium botulinum
Douillard, F. P., Portinha, I. M., Derman, Y., Woudstra, C., Mäklin, T., Dorner, M. B., Korkeala, H., Henriques, A. O. & Lindström, M., Dec 2023, In: Viruses (Basel). 15, 12 p., 2431.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Cellular and population strategies underpinning neurotoxin production and sporulation in Clostridium botulinum type E cultures
Mertaoja, A., Mascher, G., Nowakowska, M. B., Korkeala, H., Henriques, A. & Lindström, M., 16 Nov 2023, In: mBio. 14, 6, 17 p., 0186623.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Yliopistojen toimintaedellytyksä pitää parantaa
Korkeala, H., 2023, In: Kanava. 2023, 4, p. 58-59Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Projects
- 6 Finished
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Risk factors and prevention of Listeria monocytogenes in fish industry. Hannu Korkeala, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (2014-2016).
Korkeala, H. (Project manager) & Lundén, J. (Participant)
01/01/2014 → 30/06/2017
Project: Research project
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Patogeenisten yersinioiden torjunta sikatiloilla rehulisän avulla
Korkeala, H. (Project manager)
01/01/2011 → 31/03/2014
Project: Research project
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Mikrobiologisen elintarviketurvallisuuden tutkimuksen huippuyksikkö (MiFoSa)
Korkeala, H. (Project manager)
01/01/2011 → 31/12/2013
Project: Research project
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Neutralizing antibodies against botulinum toxins A,B,E, - a collaborative project under the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme in the security research area
Korkeala, H. (Project manager), Selby, K. (Participant) & Derman, Y. (Participant)
01/09/2010 → 28/02/2015
Project: Research project
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Ehrström 2010 Korkeala
Korkeala, H. (Project manager)
01/05/2010 → 31/12/2016
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Dr. h.c. of the University of Liege, Belgium
Korkeala, H. (Recipient) & Korkeala, H. J. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Foreign member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Korkeala, H. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
Korkeala, H. (Recipient), 13 Dec 2007
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Golden Medal of the Finnish Veterinary Association
Korkeala, H. (Recipient), 1992
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Honorary Member of the Finnish Veterinary Association
Korkeala, H. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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FOOD MICRO 2024: the 28th International ICFMH Conference
Koskinen, J. (Poster Presentation), Kivistö, R. (Poster Presentation), Korkeala, H. (Poster Presentation), Fredriksson-Ahomaa, M. (Poster Presentation) & Keto-Timonen, R. (Poster Presentation)
8 Jul 2024 → 11 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Yu Tao
Korkeala, H. (Host)
Dec 2016 → Dec 2017Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Xiaobing Jiang
Korkeala, H. (Host)
Dec 2016 → Dec 2017Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Scientific Committee member of the Food Micro 2018 - 26th International ICFMH Conference
Korkeala, H. (Scientific Committee Member)
2015 → 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Supervisor of MSc Xiaojie Jiang's postgraduate studies
Korkeala, H. (Supervisor)
Feb 2015 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Press/Media
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'Surkeiden sattumusten sarja' - Lihassa muhinut bakteeri aiheutti ruokamyrkytyksen hirvipeijaisissa
30/12/2014
1 Media contribution
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Yli 50 ihmisen vatsat kuralla - peijaisissa tarjottu hirvipata aiheutti ruokamyrkytyksen
09/12/2014
1 Media contribution
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Interview concerning artificial meat and stem cells: Radio programme Heikelä Korporaatio
08/08/2013
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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