Niina
Pitkänen
Institute of Biomedicine
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Areas of expertise
genetics
genomics
statistics
bioinformatics
epidemiology
cardiovascular diseases
metabolic diseases
risk factors
Biography
EDUCATION AND DEGREES
2011 PhD, Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
1999 MSc, Genetics, University of Turku
CURRENT POSITION
Senior scientist, Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Turku
PAST POSITIONS
2013 – 2015 Post-doctoral researcher/study coordinator, Institute of Clinical Medicine / Neurology, University of Eastern Finland
2011 - 2013 Senior scientist, Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Turku
2002 - 2011 Post-graduate student, Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland
Publications
Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases 4 (TIMP4) in a population of young adults: Relations to cardiovascular risk markers and carotid artery intima-media thickness. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (2012)
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))