Master's Theses 2025

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

Elias Granath: Miten arvioitu rasvamassa korreloi todelliseen rasvamassaan tyypin 1 diabetesta sairastavilla henkilöillä? University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Lena Thorn, Fanny Jansson Sigfrids. 

Minna Ikonen: Identification of functional enhancer-promoter interactions in the canine brain. Aalto University. Supervisors: Noora Salokorpi, Hannes Lohi. 

Senja Iskala: Proteomic predictors of Cardiovascular events in Type 1 Diabetes. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Emma Dahlström, Niina Sandholm. 

Taru Kettunen: Perinnöllisen sferosytoosin geenitaustan selvittäminen cockerspanielirotuisilla koirilla. University of Oulu. Supervisors: Marjo Hytönen, Hannes Lohi, Heikki Helanterä. 

Anna Kivistö: How are perceived pet support and daily dog-related exercise associated with mental health in Finnish youth? University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Aada Ståhl, Hannes Lohi, Jari Lahti.

Mayke Kramer: Associations between aspects of the home-, school and digital food environment and food consumption in school-aged children. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Reetta Lehto, Josefine Björkqvist, Henna Vepsäläinen. 

Sonja Leivo: Associations Between 10–14-year-old Children’s Eating Competence, Dietary Patterns, and Dietary Quality. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Reetta Lehto, Jenna Rahkola, Henna Vepsäläinen. 

Jannika Mansikkaviita: Exploring a novel EPHA1 variant as a potential cause for neuroaxonal dystrophy in Rottweilers. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Tiina Harmas, Hannes Lohi. 

Lisa Pekkinen: Kuulo- ja muut korvaongelmat akondroplasiassa: yleisyys, kliiniset piirteet ja hoitomuodot. University of Turku. Supervisor: Riikka Mäkitie. 

Niina Piiroinen: Kronotyypin yhteys fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen, paikallaanoloon ja nukkumiseen 3–4-vuotiailla lapsilla. University of Eastern Finland. Supervisors: Elina Engberg, Niina Lintu. 

Maryam Rastegar: Health behavior patterns and their association with central obesity: a cluster analytical approach among Finnish children aged 9–12 years. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Sohvi Lommi, Henna Vepsäläinen.

Oliver Ros: Blunting MYC function in mitochondrial complex III deficient mice with a hypomorphic Myc allele. Åbo Akademi University. Supervisors: Cecilia Sahlgren, Jukka Kallijärvi. 

Sannakaisa Suortamo: Sosiodemografisten tekijöiden yhteydet 3- ja 4-vuotiaiden lasten painoindeksiin ja vyötärö-pituussuhteeseen. University of Jyväskylä. Supervisors: Elina Engberg, Karoliina Kaasalainen. 

Machiko Takanashi: Associations of sociocultural and physical food en-vironment at Finnish primary schools with 3-6 grade pupils’ vegetable intake. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Reetta Lehto, Carola Ray, Sanna Talvia. 

Anna Vainio: Protein interaction studies on the titin A150 domain using proximity-dependent biotinylation. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Jaakko Sarparanta, Per-Harald Jonson.