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 in the biological aspects of female aging, physical activity and their interaction current focus being 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)
- Academy 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.
- Academy of Finland
- Systemic and intracrine estrogen and microRNAs as mediators of the risk of metabolic dysfunction in middle-aged women
- Academy of Finland
- Risk of metabolic dysfunction in middle aged women: physical activity and systemic and intracrine estrogen and microRNAs as mediating factors
- Academy of Finland
- Risk of metabolic dysfunction in middle aged women: systemic and intracrine oestrogen and microRNAs as mediating factors (EsmiRs)
- Academy of Finland
Projects as Team Member
- Estrogenic Regulation of Exercise Response - Role of Extracellular Vesicles and HDL as Signal Carriers
- Karvinen, Sira
- Academy of Finland
Publications and other outputs
