Name of PhD
student
Jane Nygaard
Eriksen
Nazikussabah
Binti
Zaharudin
Jeanette
Marker
Andersen*
Jan
Stanstrup*
Maj-Britt
Schmidt
Andersen*
Monika Bak*
e-mail
Name of project
Working place and name of supervisor
j-n-e@life.ku.dk
Education at MSc
level
Nutrition
Bioaccessibility and health effects of
lutein and lycopene
Dragsted/University of Copenhagen
naziku@life.ku.dk
Food Science
Seaweed in lifestyle diseases
Dragsted/University of Copenhagen
jemaa@life.ku.dk
Chemistry
Synthesis and detection of advanced
glycation endproducts
Nielsen/Dragsted/ University of Copenhagen
jans@life.ku.dk
Pharmacy
Dragsted/Engelsen /University of Copenhagen
mbsa@life.ku.dk
Nutrition
Metabolomic profiles in obesity
research
Metabolic profiling of New Nordic Diet
moba@life.ku.dk
veijo.nurminen@uef.fi
Biomedicine
Annpie@rm.dk
MD
Markers of hunger and satiety; Effects
of specific fibres
VDR target genes with impact on the
metabolic syndrome
Gene regulatory network of vitamin D
(starting in April 2014)
Postprandial dysmetabolism: effects of
monounsaturated vs. saturated fat on
lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and
inflammatory markers in 1. degrees
relatives of type 2 diabetic subjects
Dragsted/Holst/Engelsen /University of Copenhagen
jussi.ryynanen@uef.fi
Biochemistry and
nutrition
Biochemistry
Jussi
Ryynänen
Veijo
Nurminen
Anna
Pietraszek
Lea Johanne
Brader
leabrade@rm.dk
Cand scient
Defended April 20th, 2012 Aarhus
university
Healthy Nordic diet in the prevention of
metabolic syndrome (SYSDIET)-The
Aarhus University Hospital part of a
multi-centre study
Dragsted/Hingstrup-Larsen /University of
Copenhagen
Carlberg/ Univ of Eastern Finland
Carlberg/ Univ of Eastern Finland
Hermansen/ Aarhus University hospital
Hermansen/ Aarhus University hospital
Defended September 20th, 2013
Aarhus university
Elvis Ngande
Njabe
Elvis.ngande.niabe@rm.dk?
Elvisniabe@rm.dk?
MSc
Intervention study: Effect of
biofunctional carbohydrates on the
metabolic syndrome using an animal
model
MSc defended September 2012
Jeppesen/Hermansen/Aarhus University
1
Development of multivariate analytical
tools for gut metabonomics based on
NMR, LC-MS and LC-EC-Array
analytical technologies
Ibrahim
Karaman
Ibrahim.AbdEl-Hameed@agrsci.dk
Chemist
Anne Krog
Christiansen
AnneK.Christiansen@agrsci.dk
Cand Scient
AnneK.Sorensen@agrsci.dk
Cand Scient
Svandis E
Jonsdottir
svandjo@landspitali.is
Nutrition
Enterolactone – biological mechanisms
and kinetics
Public Health Nutrition considerations
and the Nordic diet of SYSDIET
Ola Kally
Magnusdottir
Anna
Johansson
Jennie
Ahlgren
Trinidad
Salluca
Miguel
Guzman
olakally@landspitali.is
Nutrition
Whole-grain in healthy Nordic diet and
its relation to glucose metabolism
Anna.Johansson@tbiokem.lh.se
Nutrition
Jennie.ahlgren@ teol.lu.se
Ethics
Trinidad.Salluca@food.lth.se
Food science
Miguel.guzman@tbiokem.lth.se
Immunology
Linda Holtung
linda.holtung@nofima.no
Molecular medicine
Eloranta AinoMaija
aino-maija.eloranta@uef.fi
M.Sc, nutrition
Diet, overweight and obesity and
metabolic risk factors in children
Heikkilä Harri
harri.heikkila@uef.fi
M.Sc, nutrition
Effect of diet and physical exercise on
glucose metabolism
Huuskonen
Mirja
mirja.huuskonen@pkssk.fi
M.Sc, nutrition
Anne Katrine
Bolvig
Sørensen
The molecular action of short-chain fatty
acids with special emphasis on the role
of butyrate on insulin sensitivity and
glucose homeostasis
Physiological and metabolomic effects
of cereals
The consumer and nutritional
genomics-ethical issues
Starch and antioxidants in Andean
herbs
Nutrition in infectious disease
By-products from fruit and berry
processing – a source of health
promoting components?
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen’s group/Aarhus University
Achim Kohler/Nofima
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen’s group/Aarhus University
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen’s group/Aarhus University
Professor Inga Thorsdottir (PhD) and Professor
Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir (PhD) University of Iceland
& University Hospital
Professor Inga Thorsdottir (PhD) and Professor
Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir (PhD) University of Iceland
& University Hospital
Önning /Åkesson/Dragsted/Univ of Lund/ Univ of
Copenhagen
Ulf Görman/Ônning/Univ of Lund
Björn Bergenståhl/Åkesson/Univ of Lund
Åkesson/ Ônning/Univ of Lund
Stine Grimmer and Kjersti Aaby/ Nofima Mat
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of
Biomedicine, Physiology and Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Ursula Schwab, Virpi Lindi, Timo Lakka,
Hanna-Maaria Lakka
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Research
Institute of Exercise Medicine and Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Ursula Schwab, Rainer Rauramaa, Benno
Krachler
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Ursula Schwab
2
Diet and eating behaviour and the
effects of different lifestyle interventions
on obese adults with psychological
stress
Alternative splicing in obesity and type 2
diabetes
Järvelä Elina
Elina.Jarvela@uef.fi
M.Sc, nutrition
Kaminska
Dorota
Dorota.Kaminska@uef.fi
M.Sc., molecular
biotechnology and
biocatalysis
Koponen Jani
jani.koponen@thl.fi
M.Sc., Food
Chemistry
Kårlund Anna
anna.karlund@uef.fi
M.Sc., food
biotechnology
The effects of agricultural conditions
and genotype on the health-related
compounds and sensory properties of
strawberry
Lappi Jenni
jenni.lappi@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition
Short and long term mechanisms
underlying the health effects caused by
consumption of whole grain foods
Lehtonen
Anni
anni.lehtonen@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition
Association of diet on course of
pregnancy and health of newborn child
– Kubico-study
Matte Ashok
Ashok.Matte@uef.fi
M.Sc., molecular
biology
Alternative Splicing in response to
Weight Loss
Mykkänen
Otto
otto.mykkanen@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition and
food biotechnology
Effects of berry consumption on
obesity-associated metabolic disorders
Männikkö
Reija
reija.kouki@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition
Diet, physical exercise and cognitive
function in ageing men and women
Olli Kaisa
kaisa.olli@dupont.com
M.Sc., animal
physiology
(University of
Turku)
Adipose tissue stress in obesity - The
impact of diet and food ingredients
Analysis of enzyme-induced changes in
berry juice processing
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Marjukka Kolehmainen, Leila Karhunen,
Raimo Lappalainen
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Jussi Pihlajamäki, Sami Heikkinen
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition / Riitta Törrönen, Seppo
Auriola, Kaisa Poutanen, Atte von Wright
University of Eastern Finland, Department of Biology;
University of Turku, Functional Foods Forum;
University of Turku; University of Eastern Finland,
Metabolomics Center / Reijo Karjalainen, Mari
Sandell, Kati Hanhineva
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Kaisa Poutanen, Marjukka Kolehmainen,
Hannu Mykkänen
Kuopio University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynaecology; University of Eastern Finland,
Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition,
Department of Clinical Nutrition and Department of
Public Health / Seppo Heinonen, Sari Voutilainen,
Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Jussi Pihlajamäki
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Riitta Törrönen, Leena Pulkkinen, Thomas
Dunlop
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Research
Institute of Exercise Medicine, and Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Ursula Schwab, Rainer Rauramaa, Timo
Lakka
DuPont and University of Eastern Finland, Institute of
Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of
Clinical Nutrition / Marjukka Kolehmainen, Kirsti
Tiihonen
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Intensive nutrition counselling in cancer
patients
OrellKotikangas
Helena
orell-kotikangas@hotmail.com
M.Sc., nutrition
Pekkinen
Jenna
jenna.pekkinen@uef.fi
M.Sc., biochemistry
Piekkola
Sanna
sanna.piekkola@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition and
food biotechnology
Raninen
Kaisa
kaisa.raninen@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition and
food biotechnology
Mycotoxin exposure of pregnant
Egyptian women and the protective role
of probiotic supplementation: in vitro
studies and an intervention study
Exhaled breath analysis as a tool for
monitoring nutrition related metabolic
changes
Takkunen
Markus
markust@student.uef.fi
MB (Bachelor of
Medicine)
Diet, genetic variations and their
interactions in association with blood
fatty acid composition
liisa.tammela@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition
tanja.tilles-tirkkonen@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition
Venäläinen
Taisa
taisa.venalainen@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition
Väkeväinen
Kati
kati.vakevainen@uef.fi
M.Sc., nutrition and
food biotechnology
Lena Leder
lena.leder@medisin.uio.no
Nutrition
Nima
WesseltoftRao
nima.wesseltoft-rao@hioa.no
Clinical nutrition
T
ammela Liisa
TillesTirkkonen
Tanja
Phytochemicals of whole grain rye and
their impact on tissue metabolism as
examined by a metabolomics approach
Brain serotonin transporter binding and
brain electrical activity in obese bingeeating women – effect of age, treatment
and exposure to food
Eating patterns in school-aged children
and nutrition education at schools
Plasma fatty acid composition and
MetsScore in children – The Panic
Study
The lactic microbiota of a fermented
Mexican beverage "atole agrio" and its
use for optimization of cereal
fermentations
Fat quality and inflammation
Inflammation and body composition in
under- and overnutrition:
cancer cachexia and obesity
Department of Clinical Nutrition Therapy, Helsinki
University Central Hospital, and University of Eastern
Finland, Institute of Public Health and Clinical
Nutrition, Department of Clinical Nutrition / Ursula
Schwab, Antti Mäkitie, Pia Österlund
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Hannu Mykkänen, Kati Hanhineva
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Hani El-Nezamy, Risto Juvonen, Riitta
Korpela
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Olavi Raatikainen, Hannu Mykkänen, Kaisa
Poutanen
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Ursula Schwab, Matti Uusitupa, Jussi
Pihlajamäki, Vanessa de Mello Laaksonen
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Leila Karhunen, Matti Uusitupa, Esko
Vanninen
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Leila Karhunen, Kaisa Poutanen
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of
Biomedicine, Physiology and Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Ursula Schwab, Vanessa Laaksonen, Jyrki
Ågren
University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Public
Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical
Nutrition / Atte von Wright, Carme Plumed-Ferrer
Holven/Ulven/University of Oslo
Bye/Iversen/Hjermeland/Ulven/Oslo and Akershus
University college of applied sciences/University of
Oslo
4
Gyrd Omholt
Gjevestad
David Iggman
Fredrik
Rosqvist
g.o.gjevestad@medisin.uio.no
Nutrition
Health effects of milk and milk based
ingredients from milk fractions
Diet and the metabolic syndrome
Effect of dietary fatty acids on body
composition and metabolic factors
Holven/Ulven/Biong/University of Oslo
David.iggman@pubcare.uu.se
Fredrik.rosqvist@pubcare.uu.se
MD
MSc
Zayed
Alsharari
Zayed.alsharari@pubcare.uu.se
MSc
Fatty acids and cardiovascular
disease: cohort studies
Risérus/Upsala univ
Niklas Mejhert
niklas.mejhert@ki.se
Annie.Pettersson@ki.se
Master in biology
Novel genes regulating fat genes in
humans
Impact of omentectomy on outcome
after gastric by pass surgery
Function of Liver X Receptor (LXR) in
regulating metabolism of human
adipose tissue
Ingrid Dahlman (Arner’s group)//Karolinska
daniel.p.andersson@karolinska.se
Master in
Biomedical Science
MD
Daniel
Andersson
Annie
Pettersson
Yasmina
Belarbie
Sandra
Castillo
Ghulam
Shere Raza
Shivaprakash
Mutt
Toni Karhu
Laura
Niiranen
Lotte Maxild
Mortensen
Camilla
Plambeck
Hansen
yasmina.belarbi@ki.se
Master in biology
sandra.castillo@vtt.fi
Ghulam.Raza@oulu.fi
Pharmacist
shiv.mutt@gmail.com
Risérus/Univ of Uppsala
Risérus/Univ of Uppsala
Johan Hoffstedt (Arner’s group) /Karolinska
Jurga Laurencikiene (Arner´s group)/Karolinska
Jurga Laurencikiene (Arner´s group)/Karolinska
MZmine software development for
metabolomics data processing
Fatty acid binding proteins
Oresic/VTT
inflammation
Herzig/University of Oulu
Herzig/University of Oulu
toni.karhu@oulu.fi
Laura.Niiranen@oulu.fi
Biochemist
Biologist
Inflammation
energy homeostasis
Herzig/University of Oulu
Herzig/University of Oulu
lmm@soci.au.dk
Biochemistry
Overvad / Aarhus University
Camilla P. Hansen@regionh.dk
cph@soci.au.dk
Public Health
Science
Fatty acid metabolism and atrial
fibrillation
Trans fatty acids and anthropometry
Anne Mette
Lund Würtz
Mette
Damborg
Hansen
amlw@soci.au.dk
Human nutrition
Overvad / Aarhus University
mdh@soci.au.dk
Human nutrition
Dietary substitutions and ischemic
heart disease
Dietary substitutions and ischemic
heart disease
Name of
postdoc and
researcher
Gözde
Gürdeniz
Vibeke Telle-
e-mail
Education at
MSc/PhD level
Research area
Working place and name of supervisor
gozg@life.ku.dk
Chemo metrics
Biomarkers in insulin resistance
Dragsted/Bro/University of Copenhagen
Overvad / Aarhus University
Overvad / Aarhus University
M.Sc., nutrition,
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Hansen
Anne Rieder
Vibeke.Telle-Hansen@mills.no
Anne.rieder@nofima.no
Vanessa
Laaksonen
Maria
Lankinen
Kristiina
Juvonen
Kati
Hanhineva
Vanessa.Laaksonen@uef.fi
Maija
Vaittinen
maija.vaittinen@uef.fi
Carme Ferrer
Plumed
carme.plumed@uef.fi
Sabine Seuter
sabine.seuter@uef.fi
Molecular Biology
Antonio Neme
Mette Skou
Hedemann
(senior
antonio.nemecastillo@uef.fi
Maria.Lankinen@uef.fi
Kristiina.Juvonen@uef.fi
Kati.Hanhineva@uef.fi
Ph.D. nutrition
Food Science
M.Sc., nutrition,
Ph.D. nutrition and
metabolism
M.Sc., nutrition,
Ph.D. nutrition
M.Sc., nutrition,
Ph.D. nutrition
M.Sc.,
biochemistry; Ph.D.
biotechnology
M.Sc.,
biochemistry; Ph.D.
clinical nutrition
M.Sc.,
biochemistry; PhD
biotechnology
Dietary fibre and health
Mills
Post Doc
Carlberg/ Univ of Eastern Finland
Bioinformatics
Gene regulation in 3 dimensions
Large-scale data analysis and
integration
Mette.Hedemann@agrsci.dk
Cand Scient
LC-MS based metabonomics
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen’s group/Aarhus University
TinaS.Nielsen@agrsci.dk
Cand. Agro.
Stig Purup (Bach Knudsen’s group)/Aarhus University
Natalja P.
Nørskov
Liselotte
Cloetens
Natalja.Norskov@agrsci.dk
Cand Scient
Biological activities of phytoestrogens in
ecological and conventional milk
LC-MS based metabonomics tools for
measuring plant and enterolignans in
foods and biofluids
Liselotte.cloetens@tbiokem.lth.se
Food science
Ônning/Åkesson/Univ of Lund
Mari C W
Myhrstad
Inger O.
Ottestad
Mari.Myhrstad@hioa.no
Biochemistry
/PhD
Inger.ottestad@hioa.no
Clinical nutrition
Bioactive compounds in cereals
Marine omega-3 fatty acids and health.
Use of systems biology in controlled
dietary intervention studies
Fat quality and dietary intervention
studies
ingunn.narverud@medisin.uio.no
Clinical Nutrition
Inflammation and FH children
Holven/ University of Oslo
Carlberg/ Univ of Eastern Finland
scientist)
Tina Skau
Nielsen
Ingunn
Narverud
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen’s group/Aarhus University
Ulven/Akershus University College
Holven/ University of Oslo
6
Anne Rieder
Anne.rieder@nofima.no
Food Science
Dietary fibre and health
Sidsel F
Hagen
(post doc)
sidsel.hagen@nofima.no
Plant
Physiology/PhD
Health related properties of selected
Brassica vegetables in Norway. Plant
metabolomics, bioactive compounds,
plant stress
Ann Katrin
Holtekjølen
(post doc)
ann.katrin.holtekjolen
Analytical
chemistry/PhD
Polysaccharides in barley and oats –
adaptation for food and for feed
Nofima
Metabolomics
Nofima
Traditional food products
Nofima
Molecular
microbiology/PhD
Bacterial communities
Lactic acid bacteria
Nofima
Gesine
Schmidt
(post doc)
Valérie
Lengard
Gesine.schmidt@nofima.no
valerie.lengard@nofima.no
ida.rud@nofima.no
Ida Rud
Analytical and
environmental
chemistry/PhD
Food technology &
sensometrics
Post Doc
Nofima
Birgitte Moen
Birgitte.moen@nofima.no
Molecular
microbiology/PhD
Bacterial communities
Nofima Mat
Gunnar
Bengtsson
gunnar.bengtsson@nofima.no
Biochemistry/PhD
Vegetables
Nofima
Kristin
Hollung
Kristin.hollung@nofima.no
Biochemistry/Cell
biology/PhD
Proteomics
Nofima
Stine
Grimmer
stine.grimmer@nofima.no
Cell Biology/PhD
Cell culture studies of food bioactive
compounds
Nofima
Stefan
Sahlstrøm
Kristian
Hovde Liland
Ida Synnøve
Grini
Pernille
Baardseth
Stefan.sahlstrom@nofima.no
Biochemistry/PhD
Fiber and carbohydrates
Nofima
kristian.liland@nofima.no
Statistics/PhD
Bioinformatics, metabolomics
Nofima
Ida.synnove.grini@nofima.no
Nutritionist/Msc
Food and Health, nutrition
Nofima
pernille.baardseth@nofima.no
Nutrition/Food
Food, health and nutrition
Nofima
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Science/PhD
Matti
Marklund
Matti.marklund@pubcare.uu.se
PhD
Biomarkers in nutrition research
and glucose metabolism
Risérus/Uppsala univ
Ingrid
Dahlman
Agne Kulyte
Ingrid.dahlman@ki.se
MD
Arner’s group/Karolinska
Agne.kulyte@ki.se
PhD
Silvia Lorente
Cebrián
Anna Ehrlund
Silvia.Lorente-Cebrián@ki.se
PhD
Anna.Ehrlund@ki.se
PhD
Britta Stenson
britta.stenson@ki.se
Master in
Biomedical Science
Christel Björk
Jing Tang
Christel.Bjork@ki.se
jing.tang@vtt.fi
PhD
Novel genes regulating fat genes in
humans
Regulatory roles of miRNAs in human
adipose tissue
Taking over Vitamin D and human fat
cell lipolysis after Anna Eriksson
Novel mediators or fat cell insulin
resistance
Studies of Liver X Receptor function in
human adipose tissue and their role in
lipid metabolism
Transcriptional regulation in fat cells
Statistical modeling of combined
metabolomics and genetics data
Isabel Bondia
Pons
Ext-Isabel.BondiaPons@vtt.fi
Peddinti
Gopal
Yetukuri
Laxman
Erno Lindfors
gopal.peddinti@vtt.fi
Kari Mäkelä
Christina C.
Dahm
Marianne
Uhre
Jakobsen
Rikke
Egeberg
Jane Nautrup
Ørstergaard
kari.makela@oulu.fi
ccd@soci.au.dk
Erno.lindfors@vtt.fi
biomedicine
Biochemist/epidemi
ologist
Human nutrition
egeberg@cancer.dk
jnos@soci.au.dk
Arner’s group/Karolinska
Arner’s group/Karolinska
Jurga Laurencikiene (Arner´s group)/Karolinska
Arner’s group/Karolinska
Oresic/VTT
Oresic/VTT
laxman.yetukuri@vtt.fi
muj@soci.au.dk
Arner’s group/Karolinska
Public Health
Science
Bioinformatics data integration for
conceptual biology
Bioinformatics strategies for lipid
pathway elucidation
Topological analysis of complex
biological networks in context of
different phenotypes
The peripheral orexin system
Dietary patterns and ischemic heart
disease
Diet and health
Oresic/VTT
Nordic dietary patterns in and cohort
data
Diet, genes and anthropometry
Overvad/Tjønneland/Danish Cancer Society
Oresic/VTT
Oresic/VTT
Herzig/University of Oulu
Overvad/Aarhus University
Overvad/Institute of preventive medicine/Aarhus
University
Overvad /Aarhus University
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