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I am a microbiologist with special interest in research and human capacity building promoting control of the global spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Currently I am working as a senior scientist and project coordinator in the AMRIWA project “Antimicrobial resistance in West Africa” (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/amriwa) at the Department of Microbiology and Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki. In this multidisciplinary project we explore the occurrence, sources and prevention of antimicrobial resistance in West Africa by following the flow of AMR genes between humans, animals and environment. In the new EU-funded SEBA project “Strengthening expertise and bioinformatics to control antimicrobial resistance in West Africa” we will improve the quality of higher education in Benin and Burkina Faso, enabling them tackle the challenge of AMR.
I have a very versatile experience in microbiology research both at the University of Helsinki and elsewhere as well as work experience outside academia. For my PhD (1997), I did research on nitrogen-fixing bacteria in Finland, in the USA (University of Tennessee) and in England (University of York). As a post-doc, I studied environmental microbial diversity and cyanobacteria in Finland. At the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (2005-2011), I worked on food-poisoning bacteria and also directed a four-year joint research project “Epidemiology of water- and foodborne bacterial infections in Burkina Faso (West Africa) - strategies for sustainable national public health management”. I have worked as a lecturer in both classroom and laboratory settings and acted as a degree project supervisor. I also hold a degree in Management and Leadership (JET, Haaga-Helia 2009). In 2014, together with microbiologist colleagues, we set up a new consultancy group Co-op Bionautit. The team of four Bionauts was among the semifinalists in the Helsinki Challenge idea accelerator competition, organized by the University of Helsinki in 2015-2016.
Docent, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 30 Jun 2006
PhD, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 30 Nov 1997
MSc, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 31 Dec 1991
Senior researcher, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
1 Apr 2005 → 31 Dec 2011
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Scientific
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
15/01/2021 → 14/01/2024
Project: Other project
01/03/2018 → 28/02/2022
Project: Research project
Kaisa Haukka (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Kaisa Haukka (Participant)
Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
Kaisa Haukka (Pre-examiner)
Activity: Examination types › Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
Kaisa Haukka (Member of thesis committee / follow-up group)
Activity: Examination types › Member of doctoral thesis committee / follow-up group
Kaisa Haukka (Co-supervisor)
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis