Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
MD,PhD, Title of Docent, Genetic Epidemiology
Fields of Science
- 3141 Health care science
- 112 Statistics and probability
- 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
- 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cell-specific Genetic Analyses Suggest That Immune System Dysfunction in Prenatal Phase Contributes to Alzheimer's Disease Risk
Stella, C., Pitharouli, M., Katuwal, S., Lee, H.-M., Ouri, P., Mars, N., Kivimäki, M. & Lindbohm, J., Oct 2025, In: European Neuropsychopharmacology. 99, Supplement 1, p. 132-133 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Genetic liability to psoriasis predicts severe disease outcomes
BSTOP study group, FinnGen, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Saklatvala, J. R., Lessard, S., Teder-Laving, M., Thomas, L. F., Ramessur, R., Zierer, J., Åsvold, B. O., Palotie, A., Daly, M., Auro, K., Mäkelä, T. P., Kaprio, J., Virolainen, P., Perola, M., Partanen, J., Raivio, T. & Tikkanen, J. & 34 others, , 2025, In: Genome Medicine. 18, 13 p., 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Hepatic mitochondrial reductive stress predicts major adverse liver-related outcomes and is modifiable by common medications and diet
Asteljoki, J., Jokinen, M. J., Åberg, F., Vangipurapu, J., Kantojärvi, K., Leinonen, J. T., Mars, N., Mannisto, V., Lundqvist, A., Salomaa, V., Jula, A., Männistö, S., Perola, M., Laakso, M., Tukiainen, T. & Luukkonen, P. K., May 2025, In: Journal of Hepatology. 82, p. S507-S508 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Increased intestinal mucosal permeability and metabolic endotoxemia predict the risk of cardiovascular mortality
Parantainen, J., Barreto, G., Strandberg, T. E., Mars, N., Nurmi, K. & Eklund, K. K., Jun 2025, In: Atherosclerosis. 405, 9 p., 119220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Large-scale genome-wide analyses with proteomics integration reveal novel loci and biological insights into frailty
Mak, J. K. L., Qin, C., Krüger, M., Kuukka, A., FinnGen, Hägg, S., Lin, J., Jylhävä, J., Mäkitie, A., Palotie, A., Daly, M., Mäkelä, T. P., Kaprio, J., Partanen, J., Pitkäranta, A., Raivio, T., Ripatti, S., Arvas, M., Carpen, O. & Raivio, M. & 88 others, , 5 Aug 2025, In: Nature Aging. 5, 8, p. 1589–1600 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 3 Active
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iSCREEN G: Individualized Screening for Glaucoma Using Genetics to Preserve Vision (iSCREEN-G)
Mars, N. (Project manager) & Paleologos, S. (Participant)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2029
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
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Syöpäsäätiö 25 Nina Mars
Mars, N. (Project manager) & Rajueni, K. (Participant)
Syöpäsäätiö sr Cancerstiftelsen sr
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Germline influences on cancer characteristics, prognosis, and response to therapy
Mars, N. (Project manager)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow
Activities
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PhD supervisor
Mars, N. (Supervisor)
2022Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Amerigan Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting 2022
Mars, N. (Attendee)
2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Mars, N. (Visiting researcher)
Apr 2022 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution