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Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Miina is an internationally recognized researcher in twin epigenetics, and she has contributed to several important discoveries on the roles of genome and epigenome on both early life and adult complex disease and trait variation.
Since 2013 Miina has led a research group of Epigenetics of Complex Diseases &Traits focusing in obesity, aging, and substance use in early life and in adulthood, using trait-discordant and concordant twin pairs and twin modelling.
Miina is interested in understanding the roles of genome, epigenome and environment in health and disease, in producing reliable biomarker signatures and potential intervention targets for common diseases as well as in identification of epigenetic variants which could be used in risk prediction.
External positions
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
1 Aug 2007 → 31 Aug 2010Fields of Science
- 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
- Epigenetics
- Public health
- Twin study
- substance use
- obesity
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications 2001 2019
Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures - Findings from the Finnish Twin Study
Tuomela, J., Kaprio, J., Sipilä, P. N., Silventoinen, K., Wang, X., Ollikainen, M. & Piirtola, M., 2019, In : Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 13, 6, p. 522-528 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Epigenome-wide association study of lung function level and its change
Imboden, M., Wielscher, M., Rezwan, F. I., Amaral, A. F. S., Schaffner, E., Jeong, A., Beckmeyer-Borowko, A., Harris, S. E., Starr, J. M., Deary, I. J., Flexeder, C., Waldenberger, M., Peters, A., Schulz, H., Chen, S., Sunny, S. K., Karmaus, W. J. J., Jiang, Y., Erhart, G., Kronenberg, F. & 19 others, , 1 Jul 2019, In : European Respiratory Journal. 54, 1, 18 p., 1900457.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Epigenome-wide association study of serum cotinine in current smokers reveals novel genetically driven loci
Gupta, R., van Dongen, J., Fu, Y., Abdellaoui, A., Tyndale, R. F., Velagapudi, V., Boomsma, D. I., Korhonen, T., Kaprio, J., Loukola, A. & Ollikainen, M., 5 Jan 2019, In : Clinical epigenetics. 11, 13 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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EpiSmokEr: a robust classifier to determine smoking status from DNA methylation data
Bollepalli, S., Korhonen, T., Kaprio, J., Anders, S. & Ollikainen, M., Oct 2019, In : Epigenomics. 11, 13, p. 1469-1486 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Leisure-time physical activity and DNA methylation agea twin study
Sillanpaa, E., Ollikainen, M., Kaprio, J., Wang, X., Leskinen, T., Kujala, U. M. & Tormakangas, T., 19 Jan 2019, In : Clinical epigenetics. 11, 8 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects 2011 2021
Mitochondrial biogenesis, epigenetics & obesity
Ollikainen, M., Lundgren, S. N., Pietiläinen, K. & Pirinen, E.
01/09/2019 → …
Project: Research project
Using epigenetic alterations in monozygotic twins to predict the development of metabolic syndrome
Kibble, M. M., Ollikainen, M., Bollepalli, S. & Fu, Y.
01/01/2017 → …
Project: Research project
Applying novel computational methods and multiple data types to derive new hypotheses into the molecular mechanisms behind obesity
Kibble, M. M., Ollikainen, M., Bollepalli, S., Khan, S. A., Ammad-ud-din, M. & Pietiläinen, K.
01/01/2017 → …
Project: Research project
Substance use epigenetics
Ollikainen, M., Loukola, A., Gupta, R., Bollepalli, S., Kaprio, J., Korhonen, T., Cazaly, E., Salvatore, J. E., Stephenson, M. & Anders, S.
01/01/2017 → …
Project: Research project
Epigenetic pathways to obesity
Bollepalli, S., Kibble, M. M., Muniandy, M., Lundgren, S. N. & Ollikainen, M.
01/09/2016 → 31/08/2021
Project: Research project
Activities 2011 2019
Epigenetic biomarkers & potential risk predictors for complex traits
Miina Ollikainen (Speaker)31 Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Keystone Epigenetics and Human Disease
Miina Ollikainen (Attendee)17 Mar 2019 → 21 Mar 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Epigenomics of Common Diseases
Miina Ollikainen (Attendee)6 Nov 2019 → 8 Nov 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Epigenetiikka, elintavat ja sairaudet
Miina Ollikainen (Speaker)26 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
the International Society for Twin Studies 2017 Congress: Worshop on Epigenetics
Miina Ollikainen (Member of organizing committee)16 Nov 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars