Elina Sillanpää
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Associate professor of health promotion (tenure track)
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Elina Sillanpää is an Associate Professor of Health Promotion on a tenure track at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her research primarily focuses on the interplay between genetics, physical activity, and the risk of age-related diseases, as evidenced by her recent articles exploring areas such as cardiovascular disease, cancer risk, and biological aging. She is actively involved in examining genetic factors related to muscle strength and physical fitness, contributing to a deeper understanding of health promotion throughout the lifespan.
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Gene-environment interplay in lifestyle, cardiometabolic diseases and longevity, LongLife
Open Date: 2022-01-01
Close Date: 2023-12-01
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Investigating causal interactions between physical activity and cardiometabolic disease via polygenic risk scores, GenActive
Open Date: 2021-09-01
Close Date: 2026-08-01
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Investigating causal interactions between physical activity and cardiometabolic disease via polygenic risk scores, GenActive
Open Date: 2021-09-01
Close Date: 2026-08-01
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Investigating causal interactions between physical activity and cardiometabolic disease via polygenic risk scores, GenActive
Open Date: 2021-01-01
Close Date: 2025-12-01
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Investigating causal interactions between physical activity and cardiometabolic disease via polygenic risk scores, GenActive
Open Date: 2021-01-01
Close Date: 2021-12-01
Articles (18)
Collaborators (19)
Eija Laakkonen
Associate Professor (Tenure-track)
University of Jyväskylä
Katja Waller
University lecturer
University of Jyväskylä
Päivi Herranen
University of Jyväskylä
Anja Bye
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Toni Seppälä
University of Tampere
Francisco B Ortega
Professor
Universidad de Granada
Miina Ollikainen
University of Helsinki
Pontus Henriksson
Linköping University
Anna Nordström
Adjunct Professor
Umeå Universitet Medicinska fakulteten
Martin Neovius
Karolinska University Hospital
Juha Karvanen
University of Jyväskylä
Viktor Ahlqvist
Karolinska Institutet
Anna Henriikka Lepistö
University of Helsinki
Peter Nordström
Professor
Uppsala University
Urho Kujala
Professor emeritus
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Teemu Palviainen
University of Helsinki
Jaakko Kaprio
University of Helsinki
Taina Rantanen
Professor
University of Jyväskylä
Jukka-Pekka Mecklin
Research Professor
University of Jyväskylä
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