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Jukka Partanen
address:
Finnish Red Cross Blood Service
Kivihaantie 7, 00310 Helsinki, Finland
tel: +358-50-370 7383
e-mail: jukka.partanen@veripalvelu.fi
CURRENT POSITION:
Research Director, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland. From 3/2006 -
Docent ("Adjunct Professor ") in human genetics, Faculty of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. From 1991 -.
Main tasks: Head of Department of Research & Development; Coordination of academic research in FRC BS; Principal Investigator in immunological & immunogenetic studies.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
University degrees:
Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Helsinki, Finland, 1988
M. Sc in Genetics, University of Helsinki, Finland, 1985
Post-graduate training:
1.1.86- 31.12.87: Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Tissue Typing Laboratory (supervisor: Dr. Saija Koskimies)
1.1.85- 31.12.85: Recombinant-DNA laboratory, University of Helsinki (supervisor: Dr. Leena Palotie)
Post-doctoral training:
1.1.89- 1.1.91. Post-doctoral fellow MRC Immunochemistry Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., in the laboratory of Dr. R. Duncan Campbell (grant: European Molecular Biology Organization, EMBO)
Previous professional appointments:
2000 -2006 : Head (Research Director), Department of Tissue Typing, Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Helsinki, Finland.
1986-2000: Biologist, Tissue Typing Laboratory, Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Helsinki, Finland
RESEARCH HONOURS AND MAJOR STIPENDIARY SUPPORT
Long-term post-doctoral fellowship, European Molecular Biology Organisation 1989 and 1990.
Recent major funding:
Acadamy of Finland: Genetics of stem cell transplantation
Academy of Finland: Whole genome level histocompatibility
European Union (QLRT-1999-00037) EU Coeliac disease consortium.
Sigrid Juselius Foundation
European Union CD-MEDICS consortium.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY:
University teaching or lecturing
Organiser and main lecturer on Immunobiology course, University of Helsinki
Publications:
Over 170 peer-reviewed original publications in the fields of human- and immunogenetics.
Co-inventor in 13 patents or patent applications related to stem cell biology and microbiology.
Supervision of PhD thesis:
Anne Polvi 'Genetic susceptibility to celiac disease: Major histocompatibility complex genes in celiac disease and its animal model'. Department of Genetics, University of Helsinki; 1998. (in collaboration with professor Markku Mäki)
Antti Levo 'From mutations to migrations: A genetic and genealogic study of steroid 21-hydroxylase (CYP21) deficiency in Finland'. Department of Genetics, University of Helsinki; 1998.
Satu Koskela 'Genetics of the platelet glycoprotein Ib/IX/V complex in Bernard-Soulier syndromefamilies and normal population of Finland' Department of Genetics, University of Helsinki; 1999 (in collaboration with docent Riitta Kekomäki)
Päivi Holopainen ’Genetic susceptibility to celiac disease: HLA-unlinked candidate genes’ University of Helsinki, 2002.
Kati Karell ’Dissecting genetic susceptibility to gluten-sensitivity: HLA-linked risk factors in coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis'. University of Helsinki, 2003.
Noora Alakulppi 'Genetic aspects of outcome in kidney transplantation: cytokine and thrombosis associated candidate genes and gene expression biomarkers'. University of Helsinki, 2008 (in collaboration with Dr Jarmo Laine)
Heidi Anderson 'Transcriptome and glycome profiling of human hematopoietic CD133+ and CD34+ cells'. University of Helsinki, 2008. (in collaboration with Dr Taina Jaatinen).
Katri Haimila 'Genetics of T cell co-stimulatory receptors –CD28, CTLA4, ICOS and PDCD1 in immunity and transplantation. University of Helsinki, 2009 (in collaboration with Dr Päivi Saavalainen)
Research collaborator in > 20 PhD theses.
Dissertation referee on 8 doctoral thesis, official opponent to 2 doctoral thesis.
10 key publications:
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McCarroll SA, Bradner JE, Turpeinen H, Volin L, Martin PJ, Chilewski SD, Antin JH, Lee SJ, Ruutu T, Storer B, Warren EH, Zhang B, Ping Zhao L, Ginsburg D, Soiffer RJ, Partanen J, Hansen JA, Ritz J, Palotie A, Altshuler D. Donor-recipient mismatch for common gene deletion polymorphisms in graft-versus-host disease. Nature Genetics 2009; 41:1341-1345. JUFO 3.
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Kurppa K, Collin P, Viljamaa M, Haimila K, Saavalainen P, Partanen J, Laurila K, Huhtala H, Paasikivi K, Mäki M, Kaukinen K. Evidence-based Approach for Diagnosing Mild Enteropathy Celiac Disease. Gastroenterology 2009; 136: 816-823. JUFO 3
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Jaatinen T, Hemmoranta H, Hautaniemi S, Niemi J, Nicorici D, Laine J, Yli-Harja O, Partanen J. Global gene expression profile of human cord blood-derived CD133+ cells. Stem Cells 2006; 24: 631-641. JUFO 2.
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Halonen M, Eskelin P, Myhre A-G, Perheetupa J, Huseby E S, Kämpe O, Rorsman F, Peltonen L, Ulmanen I, Partanen J. Autoimmune regulator and human leucocyte antigen genotypes as determinants of the autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy phenotype. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2002;87(6):2568-74. JUFO 2.
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Liu J, Juo S-H, Holopainen P, Terwilliger J, Tong X, Grunn A, Brito M, Green P, Mustalahti K, Mäki M, Gilliam T, Partanen J. Genome wide linkage analysis of celiac disease in Finland. American Journal of Human Genetics 2002;70:51-9. JUFO 3.
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Kaukinen K, Halme L, Collin P, Färkkilä M, Mäki M, Vehmanen P, Partanen J, Höckerstedt C. Celiac disease in patients with severe liver disease: Gluten-free diet may reverse hepatic failure. Gastroenterology 2002;122:881-88. JUFO 3.
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Bourgain C, Génin E, Holopainen P, Mustalahti K, Mäki M, Partanen J, Clerget-Darpoux F. Use of closely-related affected individuals for the genetic study of complex diseases in founder populations. American Journal of Human Genetics 2001;68:154-9. JUFO 3.
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Leppävuori J, Kujala U, Kinnunen J, Kaprio J, Nissilä M, Heliövaara M, Klinger N, Partanen J, Terwilliger J, Peltonen L. Genome scan for predisposing loci of distal interphalangeal joint osteoarthritis: Evidence for a locus on 2q. American Journal of Human Genetics 1999;65: 1060-7. JUFO 3.
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Partanen J, Koskimies S, Sipilä I, Lipsanen V. Major-histocompatibility-complex phenotypes and restriction fragment analysis of CYP21 and C4 genes in classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia patients in a single population. American Journal of Human Genetics 1989;44:660-70. JUFO 3.
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Thomson G, Robinson W, Kuhner M, Joe S, MacDonald M, Gottschall J, Barbosa J, Rich S, Bertrams J, Baur M, Partanen J, Tait B, Schober E, Mayr W, Ludvigsson J, Lindblom B, Farid N, Thompson C, Deschamps I. Genetic heterogeneity, modes of inheritance and risk estimates for a joint study of Caucasians with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Human Genetics 1988;43:799-816. JUFO 3.
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