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Marika
Kalpio
University Teacher, Food Sciences
PhD, University teacher

Contact

+358 29 450 4934
+358 50 468 0386

Areas of expertise

Lipids
Triacylglycerols
Stereoisomerism
Chromatography
Chiral chromatography
Enantiomeric Separation
HPLC
GC
Mass Spectrometry
Sample Preparation
Food Analysis
Food Science
Human Milk
Sea Buckthorn
Secondary Metabolites

Biography

PhD Marika Kalpio is University Teacher in Food Chemistry and Food Development at Department of Life Technologies. She received her PhD degree on Food Chemistry from University of Turku in 2020. 

Teaching

PhD Marika Kalpio has given lectures mainly related to different analytical methods, coordinated seminars and organized and guided laboratory exercises, as well as, MSc and MSc tech thesis works. Her teaching philosophy is founded on the principle of equality and active learning.

Research

PhD Marika Kalpio’s research focuses on the chemistry of lipids and modern analytical methods, with special emphasis on chromatography and mass spectrometry. In her thesis work the stereospecific composition of triacylglycerols were studied using a method based on chiral liquid chromatography and sample recycling system. Other current research interests include different analytical methods of foods such as studying secondary metabolites.

Publications

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