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University of Oulu

The University of Oulu is an international research and innovation university engaged in multidisciplinary basic research and academic education and one of the largest universities in Finland, with an exceptionally wide academic base. The University of Oulu is embedded in a health and technology ecosystem supporting rapid innovation in the field of personalised and digital medicine.


People

Prof. Sylvain Sebert

Sylvain Sebert is a professor of Life-course Epidemiology at the University of Oulu. He is leading the life-course epidemiology research group at the population health research unit and chairing the Northern Finland Birth Cohort executive board. He is also the Programme Director for the International Master of Epidemiology and Biomedical Data Science. His research interests include the exposome, obesity, epidemiology, climate change and health. 

Dr Justiina Ronkainen

Justiina is a postdoctoral researcher with a background in experimental research. She has large experience in setting collaborative health data catalogue LongITools and will support the development of the OBELISK data catalogue. 

Dr Rozenn Nedelec

Rozenn is a postdoctoral researcher with a background in experimental research and epidemiology. Her current research is centered around investigating the early determinants of obesity and related comorbidities. She will contribute her insights to the OBELISK project with her expertise in BMI trajectories.

Mavis Fosuaa Boateng

Mavis is a doctoral researcher with background in epidemiology and biomedical data science. She is a member of life-course epidemiology research group at the population health research unit. Her research interests are early life risk factors, obesity and metabolic health. In the OBELISK project her research will focus on risk prediction and obesity trajectories.

Dr Priyanka Choudhary

Priyanka is a postdoctoral researcher with background in epidemiology. She has experience in genetic epidemiology and longitudinal modelling. In the OBELISK project her research will focus on the genetics of obesity trajectories.