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Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso is affiliated with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in Finland. Their research encompasses a variety of topics within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The scientist has contributed notably in the subfields of Pharmacology, Biotechnology, Food Science, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

The primary focus of their research includes:

  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Radiation Effects and Dosimetry
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Phytochemical compounds biological activities
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Seppänen-Laakso has published research in several academic venues, most frequently appearing in:

  • Food Research International
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Nutrition and Cancer
  • European Food Research and Technology
  • ACS Food Science & Technology

Their recent published papers include:

  • "An investigation on changes in composition and antioxidant potential of mature and immature summer truffle (Tuber aestivum)," 2020, European Food Research and Technology
  • "Comparison of low energy and high energy electron beam treatments on sensory and chemical properties of seeds," 2021, Food Research International
  • "Anti-Angiogenic Effect of Cantharellus cibarius Extracts, its Correlation with Lipoxygenase Inhibition, and Role of the Bioactives Therein," 2021, Nutrition and Cancer
  • "Natural Antimicrobials from Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) Seeds by Sanding and Hydrothermal Extraction," 2021, ACS Food Science & Technology
  • "Proof of Concept for Cell Culture-Based Coffee," 2023, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in Seppänen-Laakso's research work include:

  • Sandesh J. Marathe
  • Rekha S. Singhal
  • Salem Shamekh
  • Heiko Rischer
  • Heikki Aisala

Best Publications

  • Novel Theranostic Opportunities Offered by Characterization of Altered Membrane Lipid Metabolism in Breast Cancer Progression

    Mika Hilvo;Carsten Denkert;Laura Lehtinen;Berit Müller

  • Dysregulation of lipid and amino acid metabolism precedes islet autoimmunity in children who later progress to type 1 diabetes.

    Matej Orešič;Satu Simell;Marko Sysi-Aho;Kirsti Näntö-Salonen

  • A functional genomics approach toward the understanding of secondary metabolism in plant cells

    Alain Goossens;Suvi T. Häkkinen;Into Laakso;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso

  • PPAR gamma 2 Prevents Lipotoxicity by Controlling Adipose Tissue Expandability and Peripheral Lipid Metabolism

    Gema Medina-Gomez;Sarah L Gray;Laxman Yetukuri;Kenju Shimomura

  • Acquired obesity is associated with changes in the serum lipidomic profile independent of genetic effects - A monozygotic twin study

    Kirsi H. Pietiläinen;Kirsi H. Pietiläinen;Marko Sysi-Aho;Aila Rissanen;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso

  • Gene-to-metabolite networks for terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus cells

    Heiko Rischer;Matej Orešič;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso;Mikko Katajamaa

  • Analysis of fatty acids by gas chromatography, and its relevance to research on health and nutrition

    T Seppänen-Laakso;I Laakso;R Hiltunen

  • Bioinformatics strategies for lipidomics analysis: characterization of obesity related hepatic steatosis.

    Laxman Yetukuri;Mikko Katajamaa;Gema Medina-Gomez;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso

  • Hepatic Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase (SCD)-1 Activity and Diacylglycerol but Not Ceramide Concentrations Are Increased in the Nonalcoholic Human Fatty Liver

    Anna Kotronen;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso;Jukka Westerbacka;Tuula Kiviluoto

  • Association of Lipidome Remodeling in the Adipocyte Membrane with Acquired Obesity in Humans

    Kirsi H. Pietiläinen;Tomasz Róg;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso;Sam Virtue

  • A systems biology strategy reveals biological pathways and plasma biomarker candidates for potentially toxic statin-induced changes in muscle.

    Reijo Laaksonen;Mikko Katajamaa;Hannu Päivä;Marko Sysi-Aho

  • The bHLH transcription factor BIS1 controls the iridoid branch of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus

    Alex Van Moerkercke;Alex Van Moerkercke;Priscille Steensma;Fabian Schweizer;Fabian Schweizer;Jacob Pollier;Jacob Pollier

  • Ketogenic diet slows down mitochondrial myopathy progression in mice

    Sofia Tuulikki Ahola-Erkkilä;Christopher J. Carroll;Katja Peltola-Mjosund;Valtteri Tulkki

  • The Link Between Nutritional Status and Insulin Sensitivity Is Dependent on the Adipocyte-Specific Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ2 Isoform

    Gema Medina-Gomez;Sam Virtue;Christopher Lelliott;Romina Boiani

  • Link between plasma ceramides, inflammation and insulin resistance: association with serum IL-6 concentration in patients with coronary heart disease.

    V.D.F. de Mello;Maria Lankinen;Maria Lankinen;U. Schwab;M. Kolehmainen

  • Metabolome in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders: a general population-based study

    Matej Orešič;Jing Tang;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso;Ismo Mattila

  • Overexpression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-B in Mouse Heart Alters Cardiac Lipid Metabolism and Induces Myocardial Hypertrophy

    Terhi Karpanen;Maija Bry;Hanna M. Ollila;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso

  • Phospholipids and insulin resistance in psychosis: a lipidomics study of twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia

    Matej Oresic;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso;Daqiang Sun;Jing Tang

  • Human tear fluid lipidome: from composition to function.

    Antti Rantamäki Rantamäki;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso;Matej Oresic;Matti Jauhiainen

  • Fatty fish intake decreases lipids related to inflammation and insulin signaling--a lipidomics approach.

    Maria Lankinen;Ursula Schwab;Arja Erkkilä;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso

Frequent Co-Authors

Matej Orešič
Matej Orešič Örebro University
Tuulia Hyötyläinen
Tuulia Hyötyläinen Örebro University
Kaisa Poutanen
Kaisa Poutanen VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Raimo Hiltunen
Raimo Hiltunen University of Helsinki
Alain Goossens
Alain Goossens Ghent University
Jouko Lönnqvist
Jouko Lönnqvist Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Hannele Yki-Järvinen University of Helsinki
Jaana Suvisaari
Jaana Suvisaari Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

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