Karoliina Kurkinen

MSc, doctoral student

Contact Information

Email: karoliina.kurkinen@uef.fi
Phone: +358 50 305 8875

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Major Research Interests

My PhD dissertation on systemic metabolic alterations in adolescent psychiatric outpatients considers metabolic alterations associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and chronic depression, traumatic life experiences and prodromal psychotic symptoms. Serum samples from the patients are analyzed with ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (UPLS-MS).

In addition, I am interested in the connectivity of the brain, cognition, brain imaging with magnetoencephalography (MEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

Other Interests

Outside science, my interests are in arts, music and sports.

Selected publications

  • Kurkinen, Karoliina; Kärkkäinen, Olli; Lehto, Soili; Luoma, Ilona; Kraav, Siiri-Liisi; Nieminen, Anni; Kivimäki, Petri; Therman, Sebastian and Tolmunen, Tommi (2021). One-carbon and energy metabolism in major depression compared to chronic depression in adolescent outpatients: a metabolomic pilot study, Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 6, 100261. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100261

Funding

Laboratoriolääketieteen edistämissäätiö
Psykiatrian tutkimussäätiö
OLVI-säätiö