Master's Theses 2024

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Nineteen master's theses were completed at the Research Center during the year.

Dan Hafez Abdel: Exploring eating frequencies and their associations with weight outcomes among Finnish preschool children. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Reetta Lehto, Anna Abdollahi.

Emilia Ankkuri: Mental health, self-esteem, resilience, and physical growth in adolescence. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Jari Lahti.

Rebecka Bergdal: Cumulative glycemic exposure is associated with coronary artery disease in type 1 diabetes: a call for action. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Stefan Mutter, Per-Henrik Groop,Valma Harjutsalo.

Emilia Franzén: Åldrandets inverkan på personer med typ 1-diabetes. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Lena Thorn.

Swethaa Natraj Gayathri: Identifying biological pathomechanisms of TTN-affected myopathies using RNA-sequencing data. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Marco Savarese, Per-Harald Jonson.

Jenny Gustafsson: Vanhempien ja 3–4-vuotiaiden lasten digitaalisten medioiden käytön yhteydet lasten motorisiin taitoihin ja fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen. University of Jyväskylä. Supervisor: Elina Engberg.

Isabella Herrlin: Familial clustering of microvascular complications in offspring of parents with type 1 diabetes: a population-based study. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Fanny Jansson Sigfrids.

Salla Kauhanen: Kotiympäristön ja perheen sosioekonomisen aseman yhteys 3–6-vuotiaiden lasten liikkumiseen. University of Jyväskylä. Supervisor: Carola Ray.

Minea Lassas: Validerad översättning av Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument till svenska och finska. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Lena Thorn.

Olivia Lilja: Genetic Variations in Human Opsin Genes: Understanding Color Vision Phenotypes and Defects. Tampere University. Supervisors: Michael Backlund, Joni Turunen.

Victoria Lillback: Gene prioritization for enhancing molecular diagnosis in rare skeletal muscle disease. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Marco Savarese.

Roosa Louhi & Karoliina Uusitalo: 3–4-vuotiaiden lasten liikkumiskäyttäytymisen sekä motoristen taitojen eroavaisuudet kaupunki- ja maaseutuympäristössä. University of Jyväskylä. Supervisor: Elina Engberg.

Heidi Niemi: The associations of nature visits and family physical activity with parental happiness: a cross-sectional study in Southern Finland. University of Jyväskylä. Supervisor: Elina Engberg.

Ella Nippala: Insights into the transcriptomic landscape of fetal striated muscle. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Marco Savarese, Ali Oghabian.

Heidi Peltonen: Genetics of hyperdontia in German shorthair pointers. University of Eastern Finland. Supervisors: Hannes Lohi, Marjo Hytönen.

Jenny Ray: Opettajien kokemat ulkoilmaopetuksen terveyteen liittyviä hyötyjä oppilailla ja sen käyttö. University of Jyväskylä. Supervisor: Nina Simonsen.

Matias Seppälä: Excessive occupational sitting increases risk of cardiovascular events among individuals with type 1 diabetes. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Lena Thorn.

Teemu Turku: Identifying the disease-causing variant in a large family with a late-onset dominant distal myopathy. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Katarina Pelin, Peter Hackman.

Tuuli Vallo: Characterisation of a novel TFAP2C promoter. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Jere Weltner.

Read more about our activities in 2024

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Director's summary

A summary from the director and key figures from 2024 offer a snapshot of the past year’s highlights and achievements.

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Publications

Altogether 186 peer-reviewed articles were published in 2024.

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Highlight articles

Some highlights of the publications – reflecting the diversity of our research – are summarized here.