Doctoral Researcher @UniEastFinland. Interested in environmental exposures and their effect on mitochondria and metabolism🌱🌍

Joined June 2021
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A precious gift from our three graduated Masters to the supervisors at Levonen Lab 🥹❤️ Thank you Anni, Gaukhar, and Pauliina! You all did a splendid job with your thises! Our new cups from left to right: @HakomakiH @sinipitk @jkublbeck @annuskilevonen
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Such an interesting day today in Brussels at @EU_Commission, @EurionCluster final event! 🇪🇺 Presenting @edcmet_eu final results to the audience and the Commission. We ended day 1 with an insightful Coordinators' panel, discussing the pioneering Cluster work done in EURION.
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Anna-Liisa taking the stage as the @edcmet_eu project Coordinator in Brussels! 🇪🇺 @annuskilevonen @HakomakiH @sinipitk @AIV_Institute
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9 Apr 2024
Day 2 of the final EDCMET project meeting in sunny Kuopio. Key outcomes, impact and future directions beyond the EDCMET on the agenda. Great presentations by invited speakers working on the field of environmental pollution. Our work towards safer environment will continue. 🌱🌏
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Mammoth 🦣, Musta Lammas and an evening of merriment for this year's Christmas lab get-together 🥰. We wish you all a happy and relaxing holiday season! 🎄 Exciting projects to start and science to be done in 2024, stay tuned! 👀
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6 Oct 2023
Metabolism-Disrupting Chemicals Affecting the Liver: Screening, Testing, and Molecular Pathway Identification 👉Check it out: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article… #EDCs #MDCs @edcmet_eu @HorizonEU
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What a great day ☺️ Thank you so much for supporting my doctoral research for the next two years! @UEF_DPMM
Time for celebration 🥳🥂. Congratulations to our @sinipitk for receiving a @UEF_DPMM Doctoral researcher position. Outstanding achievement, so proud 🧡. Looking forward to many great accomplishments awaiting in the future as well.
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8 Sep 2023
Having students involved in projects benefits all! At @UniEastFinland, Pauliina Pinta joined our #EDCMETteam. Pauliina does her master's thesis on the effects of NRF2 transcription factor activation on human energy metabolism. #EDCs #H2020 @uef_farmasia @AIV_institute #WeAreUEF
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25 Aug 2023
Exciting new EDCMET publication! 🚨 In vitro test battery to assess lipid metabolism in hepatocytes. Also #AdiporedAssay for TG accumulation is presented. 🧫 The protocol is suitable for assessing both single substances and mixture effects. Take a look: star-protocols.cell.com/prot…
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20 Jun 2023
EDCMET researchers @HakomakiH and @sinipitk are taking over @UniEastFinland #instagram for the next couple of days 👩‍🔬. Take a peek to see what they are up to 🧐. instagram.com/uniuef?igshid=… #weareuef #EDCs #H2020 @HorizonEU @AIV_Institute @ToxUEF @uef_farmasia
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Have you ever heard of horseback archery? It's probably a bit extreme for first-timers so we decided to try them one at a time in our summer activity day. 😉 Riding on the Icelandic horses and doing archery were super fun! 🐎☀️🏹 #rytsyretket
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15 May 2023
Students and trainees are the researchers and scientists of the future! It is a pleasure to have talented young people involved in the EDCMET project. At the moment, at @UniEastFinland, we have Anni Tolvanen working in the #EDCMETteam.👩🏼‍🔬#EDCs #metabolicdisruptors #H2020 @EU_H2020
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All hands on deck👨‍🔬👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 #labwork #teamwork #sampleprep @AIV_Institute @UniEastFinland
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🧐Check out our new review on KEAP1-NRF2 signaling and novel discoveries in NRF2 activation and cancer 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2023… #NRF2 #cancer #noveltherapies

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20 Apr 2023
Helsingin Sanomat published an article on fatty liver. "It appears that exposure to chemicals increases the risk of fatty liver and chemicals can make fatty liver worse.” Salakavala rasvamaksa: hs.fi/hyvinvointi/art-200000… @sinipitk @jkublbeck @UniEastFinland #EDCs #hormonihäiriköt
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