Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin (born 21 March 1954 in Sysmä, Finland) is a Finnish epidemiologist. Since 2002 she has been professor of lifecourse epidemiology at Imperial College London. She is also part-time professor of public health at the University of Oulu, Finland, and visiting faculty at London's Brunel University.Järvelin studied at the University of Oulu, receiving her medical degree in 1980 and a Ph.D. in epidemiology in 1989. She qualified as a pediatric specialist in 1987. She has a master's degree from the University of London Environmental Epidemiology and Policy (1994) and became a licensed physician in the UK in 1998.
For more than 25 years Järvelin has conducted public health research based on large populations from northern Finland. Two major resources are the NFBC1966 and NFBC1986 birth cohorts from Northern Finland, which were collected during the years 1965 and 1985 from women attending prenatal examinations. Järvelin has been the scientific director of these birth cohorts for several years. A long follow-up period has enabled a fully-fledged epidemiological programme throughout the life span. Järvelin has studied, among other things, the effects of genetic and early environmental factors on the emergence of multifactorial diseases. She also coordinated the international DynaHEALTH research project (a Horizon 2020 project) focusing on supporting healthier and more active aging and reducing type II diabetes and obesity.
Among the international acknowledgments that she has received for her scientific work, Professor Järvelin was named Finland's Epidemiologist of the Year in 2012. She has been a member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences since 2013. Provided by Wikipedia
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22by Kari A. Mäkelä, Jari Jokelainen, Ville Stenbäck, Juha Auvinen, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Mikko Tulppo, Juhani Leppäluoto, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Karl-Heinz HerzigGet full text
Published 2021-03-01
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23by Qin Wang, Jari Jokelainen, Juha Auvinen, Katri Puukka, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Johannes Kettunen, Ville-Petteri Mäkinen, Mika Ala-KorpelaGet full text
Published 2019-11-01
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25by Marko T Kantomaa, Marjaana Tikanmäki, Anna Kankaanpää, Marja Vääräsmäki, Marika Sipola-Leppänen, Ulf Ekelund, Harto Hakonen, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Eero Kajantie, Tuija H TammelinGet full text
Published 2016-01-01
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27by Diana L Santos Ferreira, Dylan M Williams, Antti J Kangas, Pasi Soininen, Mika Ala-Korpela, George Davey Smith, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Debbie A LawlorGet full text
Published 2017-08-01
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28by Jouko Miettunen, Matti Isohanni, Tiina Paunio, Nelson Freimer, Anja Taanila, Jesper Ekelund, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Matti Joukamaa, Dirk Lichtermann, Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen, Juha VeijolaGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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29by Hugh Ramsay, Jennifer H Barnett, Jouko Miettunen, Sari Mukkala, Pirjo Mäki, Johanna Liuhanen, Graham K Murray, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Hanna Ollila, Tiina Paunio, Juha VeijolaGet full text
Published 2015-01-01
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30by Lise Graversen, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Liselotte Petersen, Ulla Sovio, Marika Kaakinen, Annelli Sandbaek, Jaana Laitinen, Anja Taanila, Anneli Pouta, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Carsten ObelGet full text
Published 2014-01-01
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31by Lise Graversen, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Liselotte Petersen, Ulla Sovio, Marika Kaakinen, Annelli Sandbæk, Jaana Laitinen, Anja Taanila, Anneli Pouta, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Carsten ObelGet full text
Published 2014-01-01
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32by Alexessander Couto Alves, Sören Bruhn, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Hui Wang, John W Holloway, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Mikael Benson, David J Balding, Lachlan J M CoinGet full text
Published 2013-01-01
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33by Marja-Liisa Nuotio, Natalia Pervjakova, Anni Joensuu, Ville Karhunen, Tero Hiekkalinna, Lili Milani, Johannes Kettunen, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Pekka Jousilahti, Andres Metspalu, Veikko Salomaa, Kati Kristiansson, Markus PerolaGet full text
Published 2020-11-01
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34by Beatriz Valcárcel, Peter Würtz, Nafisa-Katrin Seich al Basatena, Taru Tukiainen, Antti J Kangas, Pasi Soininen, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Mika Ala-Korpela, Timothy M Ebbels, Maria de IorioGet full text
Published 2011-01-01
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35by Sarah Jane Metrustry, Ville Karhunen, Mark H Edwards, Cristina Menni, Thomas Geisendorfer, Anja Huber, Christian Reichel, Elaine M Dennison, Cyrus Cooper, Tim Spector, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Ana M ValdesGet full text
Published 2018-01-01
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36by Estelle Lowry, Nina Rautio, Niko Wasenius, Tom A. Bond, Jari Lahti, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Abbas Dehghan, Anni Heiskala, Leena Ala-Mursula, Jouko Miettunen, Johan Eriksson, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Sylvain SebertGet full text
Published 2020-05-01
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37by Nelli Perkiömäki, Juha Auvinen, Mikko P Tulppo, Arto J Hautala, Juha Perkiömäki, Ville Karhunen, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Katri Puukka, Aimo Ruokonen, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Heikki V Huikuri, Antti M KiviniemiGet full text
Published 2016-01-01
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38by Jessica L Buxton, Shikta Das, Alina Rodriguez, Marika Kaakinen, Alexessander Couto Alves, Sylvain Sebert, Iona Y Millwood, Jaana Laitinen, Paul F O'Reilly, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Alexandra I F BlakemoreGet full text
Published 2014-01-01
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39by Matthias Wielscher, Andre F. S. Amaral, Diana van der Plaat, Louise V. Wain, Sylvain Sebert, David Mosen-Ansorena, Juha Auvinen, Karl-Heinz Herzig, Abbas Dehghan, Debbie L. Jarvis, Marjo-Riitta JarvelinGet full text
Published 2021-06-01
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40by Robin N Beaumont, Sarah J Kotecha, Andrew R Wood, Bridget A Knight, Sylvain Sebert, Mark I McCarthy, Andrew T Hattersley, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Nicholas J Timpson, Rachel M Freathy, Sailesh KotechaGet full text
Published 2020-12-01
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