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Jorma
Toppari
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Professor, Institute of Biomedicine
MD, PhD

Contact

+358 29 450 2826
+358 40 180 2600
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

Areas of expertise

Pediatric endocrinology
reproductive health
endocrine disruption
testis
type 1 diabetes

Biography

Professor Jorma Toppari (H-index 68) is an international expert in environmental endocrine disruption, male reproduction and type 1 diabetes. He is a principal investigator in a NIH-funded cohort study The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) and in the Finnish Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Study (DIPP). He is leading a joint Finnish-Danish birth cohort study exploring the genetic and environmental aspects of human reproduction. 

Teaching

Basic and clinical endocrinology, particularly pediatric and reproductive endocrinology, endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicology

Research

The aim of our research is to identify risk factors of reproductive health and type 1 diabetes (T1D) to make risk management possible and prevent health problems. We are performing a comprehensive reproductive health study for 19-year-old men that we have followed up prospectively from pregnancy. We focus now our studies on sperm epigenome. We are studying the role of retinoblastoma protein (Rb) and E2F3 transcription factors in gonadal development and whether endocrine disruptors affect reproductive health. In the Finnish type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) study and in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study we are exploring the early determinants of T1D in large child cohorts with increased genetic risk.

Publications

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25(OH)D Levels in Infancy Is Associated With Celiac Disease Autoimmunity in At-Risk Children: A Case–Control Study (2021)

Frontiers in Nutrition
Aronsson Carin Andrén, Liu Xiang, Norris Jill M., Uusitalo Ulla, Butterworth Martha D., Koletzko Sibylle, Virtanen Suvi M., Erlund Iris, Kurppa Kalle, Hagopian William A., Rewers Marian J., She Jin-Xiong, Toppari Jorma, Ziegler Anette-G., Akolkar Beena, Krischer Jeffrey P., Agardh Daniel; on behalf of the TEDDY Study Group
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Determining the timing of pubertal onset via a multicohort analysis of growth (2021)

PLoS ONE
Syrjälä Essi, Niinikoski Harri, Virtanen Helena E, Ilonen Jorma, Knip Mikael, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Pahkala Katja, Raitakari Olli T, Rodprasert Wiwat, Toppari Jorma, Virtanen Suvi M, Veijola Riitta, Peltonen Jaakko, Nevalainen Jaakko
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

RUBIC (ReproUnion Biobank and Infertility Cohort): A binational clinical foundation to study risk factors, life course, and treatment of infertility and infertility-related morbidity (2021)

Andrology
Priskorn Lærke, Tøttenborg Sandra Søgaard, Almstrup Kristian, Andersson Anna-Maria, Axelsson Jonatan, Bräuner Elvira Vaclavik, Elenkov Angel, Freiesleben Nina la Cour, Giwercman Yvonne Lundberg, Grøndahl Marie Louise, Hansen Ann Holm, Hansen Laura Smidt, Henic Emir, Kitlinski Margareta Laczna, Landersoe Selma Kloeve, Lindh Christian, Løkkegaard Ellen Leth, Malm Johan, Olsen Kristina Wendelboe, Petersen Kajsa Uglevig, Schmidt Lone, Stormlund Sacha, Svendsen Pernille Fog, Vassard Ditte, Wang Nathalie Friis, Zedeler Anne, Bhasin Shalender, Chavarro Jorge, Eisenberg Michael L., Hauser Russ, Huhtaniemi Ilpo, Krawetz Stephen A., Marko-Varga György, Salonia Andrea, Toppari Jorma, Juul Anders, Jørgensen Niels, Nielsen Henriette Svarre, Pinborg Anja, Rylander Lars, Giwercman Aleksander
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Associations of breastfeeding with childhood autoimmunity, allergies, and overweight: The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study (2021)

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Hummel Sandra, Weiss Andreas, Bonifacio Ezio, Agardh Daniel, Akolkar Beena, Aronsson Carin A, Hagopian William A, Koletzko Sibylle, Krischer Jeffrey P, Lernmark Ake, Lynch Kristian, Norris Jill M, Rewers Marian J, She Jin-Xiong, Toppari Jorma, Uusitalo Ulla, Vehik Kendra, Virtanen Suvi M, Beyerlein Andreas, Ziegler Anette-G
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))