Eija Laakkonen
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Active JYU affiliations
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Associate Professor
Previous, inactive or other affiliations
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (University of Jyväskylä), Research Director, Inactive
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (University of Jyväskylä), Academy Research Fellow, Ended
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (University of Jyväskylä), Research Director, Ended
Research interests
My research interests are the biological aspects of female aging, physical activity and their interaction. Currently I focus on the effects of hormonal aging on muscle and body metabolism, performance, and health. In addition, I study associations of life style habits, such as physical activity and nutrition on cancer and metabolic diseases. The underlying molecular mechanisms are revealed by using a wide range of the methods of molecular genetics with special focus on non-coding RNA molecules and high-density lipoprotein particles.
Fields of science
Follow-up groups
Personal keywords
Aging, women's health, menopause, cancer, molecular biology, translational research
Projects as Principal investigator
- Circulating microRNAs as in lynch syndrome - cmiRCan
- European Commission
- China-Finland mobility seminar: From Biomarker Profiles to Deep Molecular Insight - Basic Science meets Translational Exercise Medicine in Chronic and Infectious Diseases (Bio-Insight)
- Research Council of Finland
- Cancelled Cancer -study: How some Lynch syndrome patients escape genetic predisposition to get cancer by midlife?
- Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlberg Foundation
- Menopause-Associated differences in Transporter Complex HDL’s composition and function.
- Research Council of Finland
- Systemic and intracrine estrogen and microRNAs as mediators of the risk of metabolic dysfunction in middle-aged women
- Research Council of Finland
- Risk of metabolic dysfunction in middle aged women: physical activity and systemic and intracrine estrogen and microRNAs as mediating factors
- Research Council of Finland
- Risk of metabolic dysfunction in middle aged women: systemic and intracrine oestrogen and microRNAs as mediating factors (EsmiRs)
- Research Council of Finland
Projects as Team Member
- Estrogenic Regulation of Exercise Response - Role of Extracellular Vesicles and HDL as Signal Carriers
- Karvinen, Sira
- Research Council of Finland
Publications and other outputs
