Pediatric- Fetal Health and Microbes (PEHMIS)
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Unit and faculty
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Research group leader
- Professor
Research group description
The research group investigates early microbiome, it’s initiation and connection to health and disease in infancy. Our research focus points include:
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) of the maternal microbiome in fetal environment;
Effect of antibiotics on the development of infant’s gut microbiome and child’s health;
Early life mycobiome and interkingdom signaling between the host, bacteria and fungi in early microbiome.
Recent theses
- M.Sc. Anna Kaisanlahti: Gut microbiota-derived extracellular vesicles in the brain and the fetal environment (2024)
- M.Sc. Petri Vänni: Gut Microbiome Insights for Pediatric Health Using Machine Learning Analyses (2024)
- M.D. Hilla Pöyry: Pediatric emergency department visits and parental assessment of acutely ill children (2024)
- M.D. Saara Lehtiranta: Electrolyte disturbances and intravenous fluid therapy in acutely ill children (2023)
- M.Sc. Jenni Turunen: The bacteriome, mycobiome and extracellular vesicles of the neonatal and infant gut microbiota (2023)
- M.D. Katja Kielenniva: Microbiota of the first stool after birth (2021)