Research Output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
RESEARCH
The aim of my research is to 1) identify genetic risk factors for common neurodegenerative disorders in the population-based and neuropathologically characterized Vantaa 85+ Study, and 2) to characterize familial forms of neurodegenerative disorders both genetically and neuropathologically.
POSITION TITLE
Clinical instructor, Department of Pathology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki
Adjunct professor in Applied Neuropathology, University of Helsinki
DEGREES
M.D. University of Helsinki, 2000
Ph.D. University of Helsinki, Department of Pathology, 2002
Specialist in Pathology, University of Helsinki 2013
Specialist in Neuropathology, University of Helsinki 2017
RESEARCH TRAINING
Pre-doctoral training:
1996-2002 Graduate student, Neuropathology laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki
1998 Special Project Associate, Neurogenetics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL, USA
Post-doctoral training:
2002-04 Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
2004- 2008 Researcher and Group leader, Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
MAJOR FUNDING SOURCES
Academy of Finland 2012-2015
Academy of Finland 2016-2020
Fields of Science
- 3111 Biomedicine
- Neuropathology
- Genetics
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications 1999 2019
A comprehensive screening of copy number variability in dementia with Lewy bodies
Kun-Rodrigues, C., Orme, T., Carmona, S., Hernandez, D. G., Ross, O. A., Eicher, J. D., Shepherd, C., Parkkinen, L., Darwent, L., Heckman, M. G., Scholz, S. W., Troncoso, J. C., Pletnikova, O., Dawson, T., Rosenthal, L., Ansorge, O., Clarimonm, J., Lleo, A., Morenas-Rodriguez, E., Clark, L. & 48 others, , Mar 2019, In : Neurobiology of Aging. 75, 10 p., ARTN 223.e1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Causes of death of professional musicians in the classical genre
Kuusi, T., Haukka, J., Myllykangas, L. & Järvelä, I., Jun 2019, In : Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 34 , 2, p. 92-97 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Chorea-acanthocytosis associated with two novel heterozygous mutations in the VPS13A gene
Verkkoniemi-Ahola, A., Kuuluvainen, L., Kivirikko, S., Myllykangas, L. & Pöyhönen, M., 31 Oct 2019, In : Journal of the Neurological Sciences.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Scientific › peer-review
Heritability and genetic variance of dementia with Lewy bodies
Int Parkinson's Dis Genomics Cons, Guerreiro, R., Escott-Price, V., Tienari, P. J., Myllykangas, L. & Oinas, M., Jul 2019, In : Neurobiology of Disease. 127, p. 492-501 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Lewy-related pathology exhibits two anatomically and genetically distinct progression patterns: a population-based study of Finns aged 85+
Raunio, A., Kaivola, K., Tuimala, J., Kero, M., Oinas, M., Polvikoski, T., Paetau, A., Tienari, P. J. & Myllykangas, L., Nov 2019, In : Acta Neuropathologica. 138, 5, p. 771-782 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities 2004 2019
Neurobiology of Aging (Journal)
Liisa Myllykangas (Reviewer)Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Neuroscience Bulletin (Journal)
Liisa Myllykangas (Reviewer)Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Pre-examiner of PhD thesis / Anu Pasanen
Liisa Myllykangas (Pre-examiner)Activity: Examination types › Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (Journal)
Liisa Myllykangas (Member of editorial board)Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
Supervisor of PhD thesis / Karri Kaivola
Liisa Myllykangas (Supervisor)Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis