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campylobacter, WGS, molecular epidemiology, source tracing, virulence, antimicrobial resistance
Finland

Biography

I'm currently working as university lecturer (since 2010) and principal investigator (since 2018) in Veterinary Environmental Hygiene at the Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki. Responsible for developing, organizing and teaching Environmental Health for veterinary students. I also supervise bachelor's, master's, licentiate's and PhD students. I was granted the title of docent (adjunct professor in environmental hygiene) in 2015 after conducting my postdoctoral research in the Academy of Finland designated Centre of Excellence in Microbial Food Safety Research in Professor Marja-Liisa Hänninen's research group.

My research focuses on Campylobacter spp. as zoonotic pathogens utilizing whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and bioinformatics tools to study their taxonomy, ecology, genomic epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance and virulence characteristics in different natural reservoirs, aiming to identify the most important transmission routes in Finland and globally, and the association between different strain characteristics with the clinical outcome of disease. In 2019 I hosted the scientific internship of DVM Beata Wysok from Poland at our department. Also interested in Cryptosporidium and Helicobacter spp. and their molecular epidemiology.

Activities

Employment (6)

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

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University of Helsinki

Valio Oy: Helsinki, FI

2001-07-30 to 2002-03-31 | Master's thesis student (Research and Development Centre)
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University of Kuopio: Kuopio, FI

2000-06-01 to 2000-09-30 | Researcher (Institute of Applied Biotechnology)
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Espoo, FI

1999-06-01 to 1999-08-31 | Research trainee (Microbiology and Safety Unit)
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Espoo, FI

1998-05-19 to 1998-08-16 | Research trainee (Microbiology and Safety Unit)
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University of Kuopio: Kuopio, FI

1997-06-13 to 1997-08-21 | Trainee (Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2007-10-18 | PhD (Food and Environmental Hygiene) (Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene)
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Teknillinen Korkeakoulu / Helsinki University of Technology: Espoo, FI

2002-08-29 | MSc (Technology) (Department of Chemical Engineering; Major: Applied Microbiology, Minor: Bioprocess Technology)
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Professional activities (2)

International Organization for Standardization: Geneve, Geneva, CH

2012 to present | Member of the Finnish national follow-up group on water microbiology standardization
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12th International Meeting on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms organizing committee: Århus, DK

2003 | Young Investigator Award
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Funding (7)

Rottien Campylobacter-kantojen karakterisointi kokogenomisekvensoinnilla

2021-03 to present | Grant
Walter Ehrström Foundation (Helsinki, FI)
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Urbaanien rottien kantamat taudinaiheuttajat Helsingissä – Campylobacter spp.

2020-11 to present | Grant
Finnish Foundation of Veterinary Research (Helsinki, FI)
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Kampylobakteerien diversiteetti kotimaisessa naudan maksassa

2019-11 to present | Grant
Finnish Foundation of Veterinary Research (Helsinki, FI)
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Rauni Inari Kivistö

Kampylobakteerien esiintyminen tuoreessa kotimaisessa naudan maksassa

2019-03 to 2021-02 | Grant
Walter Ehrström Foundation (Helsinki, FI)
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Rauni Inari Kivistö

Jyrsijöillä ja piennisäkkäillä esiintyvät kampylobakteeri- ja kryptosporidi-tyypit Suomessa

2018-03 to 2020-12 | Grant
Walter Ehrström Foundation (Helsinki, FI)
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Luonnonvaraisilla jyrsijöillä esiintyvät zoonoosit Suomessa

2017-12 to 2018-12 | Grant
Finnish Foundation of Veterinary Research (Helsinki, FI)
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Luonnonvaraiset linnut kampylobakteerien reservuaarina Suomessa

2014-12 to 2018-12 | Grant
Finnish Foundation of Veterinary Research (Helsinki, FI)
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Acta veterinaria scandinavica (1)