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Linnea
Karlsson

Professor, Public Health
MD, PhD
FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study; Centre for Population Health Research

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+358 40 744 5052
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

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FinnBrain
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Areas of expertise

cohort studies
early life stress
prenatal stress
stress
depression
anxiety
child psychiatry
adolescent psychiatry
gut-brain axish

Teaching

Public health

Research

I did my PhD within the field of psychiatric epidemiology and adolescent depression. During by PhD studies I also was involved in clinical epidemiological studies on adolescent mood disorders. In 2010, we established a birth cohort, the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, with the main aim of investigating the how early life and prenatal stress shape brain developmental trajectories. I am currently (since July 2024) the PI pf the cohort.  My own research activity within the larger cohort is focused on the development of the gut-brain axis and child psychosocial development and the role of diverse prenatal adn early life exposures in these processes. My activity as a supervisor is also multidisciplinary as the PhD candidates represent, for example, variety of fields of medicine and psychology. I started in the tenure track position at the Centre for Population Health Research in Jan 2021 and continued as a professor of population health research, starting Octoberg 2023. 

Publications

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Pre- and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms associated with local connectivity of the left amygdala in 5-year-olds (2025)

European Psychiatry
Vartiainen, Elena; Copeland, Anni; Pulli, Elmo P.; Kumpulainen, Venla; Silver, Eero; Rajasilta, Olli; Jolly, Ashmeet; Luotonen, Silja; Audah, Hilyatushalihah K.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Bano, Wajiha; Suuronen, Ilkka; Saukko, Ekaterina; Häkkinen, Suvi; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Tuulari, Jetro J.
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Measuring adverse childhood experiences by interviewing children at 9 and 10 years of age : Prevalence, concordance with mother-reports, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and subjective experience of being asked about adverse childhood experiences in FinnBrain Birth cohort study (2025)

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Karlsson, Linnea; Sinisalo, Susanne; Autere, Tuomo-Artturi; Perasto, Laura; Juusola, Aino; Salama, Essi; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Karlsson, Hasse
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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