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Anna Aatsinki
MD, PhD

- Postdoctoral Researcher,
Centre for Population Health Research (POP Centre) (Faculty of Medicine)

ankaaa@utu.fi

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8431-7758

FinnBrain

ORCID-ID

Areas of expertise

gut; gut microbiota; microbiome; cohort studies, infant; neurodevelopment; stress; prenatal; gut-brain; R

Biography

I work as a researcher in Centre for Population Health Research on gut microbiota studies and serve as the co-PI of FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. I defended my thesis on gut-brain-axis communications in FinnBrain Birth Cohort on 2021. I graduated as medical doctor 2018.

Research

Publications

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Association between infant and toddler gut microbiota composition and later executive functioning (2026)
- Development and Psychopathology
Huovinen, Venla; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Eskola, Eeva; Benedetti, Giulio; Isokääntä, Heidi; Nordenswan, Elisabeth; Munukka, Eveliina; Lamichhane, Santosh; Yada, Akie; O’Mahony, Siobhain M.; Dickens, Alex; Lahti, Leo; Karlsson, Hasse; Korja, Riikka; Nolvi, Saara; Karlsson, Linnea
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Development of the Gut Microbiota throughout the First Year of Life and Its Association with Socio-Emotional Development into Childhood (2026)
- Developmental Neuroscience
Bloemendaal, Mirjam; Mulder, Danique; Gudden, Jip; Heikamp-de Jong, Ineke; Ioannou, Athanasia; Belzer, Clara; Natasha Eugenia Emile; Edwin Thanarajah, Sharmili; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; van Gelder, Marleen M.H.J.; Arias Vasquez, Alejandro
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does Parental Presence Influence Child Performance on an Emotional Go/No‐Go Task at Age 9.5? Exploring the Role of Puberty and Early Environmental Quality (2026)
- Developmental Science
Nolvi, Saara; Perasto, Laura; Juntunen, Pauliina; Autere, Tuomo‐Artturi; Huovinen, Venla; Luotola, Aino; Audah, Hilyatushalihah Kholis; Karukivi, Max; Aatsinki, Anna‐Katariina; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Lukkarinen, Minna; Tottenham, Nim; Korja, Riikka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Pre- and postnatal maternal psychological distress and the metabolomic profile of human milk (2026)
- Journal of Nutrition
Ryan, Niamh; Sundekilde, Ulrik Kramer; Dickens, Alex M.; Kalant, Henna-Maria; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Philpott, Lloyd; Mulcahy, Helen; Lamichhane, Santosh; Isokääntä, Heidi; Perasto, Laura; Tarro, Saija; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; O’Mahony, Siobhain M.; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of leisure time physical activity with gut microbiota composition in early adulthood (2025)
- Scientific Reports
Boelius, Hanna-Mari; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Heiskanen, Marja A.; Haapala, Eero A.; Munukka, Eveliina; Mykkänen, Juha; Kartiosuo, Noora; Lahti, Leo; Keskitalo, Anniina; Huovinen, Pentti; Niinikoski, Harri; Viikari, Jorma; Rönnemaa, Tapani; Lagström, Hanna; Jula, Antti; Rovio, Suvi P.; Raitakari, Olli T.; Pahkala, Katja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Dynamics of gut metabolome and microbiota maturation during early life (2025)
- iScience
Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Lamichhane, Santosh; Isokääntä, Heidi; Sen, Partho; Kråkström, Matilda; Amaral Alves, Marina; Keskitalo, Anniina; Munukka, Eveliina; Karlsson, Hasse; Perasto, Laura; Lukkarinen, Minna; Oresic, Matej; Kailanto, Henna-Maria; Karlsson, Linnea; Lahti, Leo; Dickens, Alex M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Measuring adverse childhood experiences by interviewing children at 9 and 10 years of age : Prevalence, concordance with mother-reports, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and subjective experience of being asked about adverse childhood experiences in FinnBrain Birth cohort study (2025)
- Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Karlsson, Linnea; Sinisalo, Susanne; Autere, Tuomo-Artturi; Perasto, Laura; Juusola, Aino; Salama, Essi; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Karlsson, Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of Long-Term Habitual Dietary Fiber Intake since Infancy with Gut Microbiota Composition in Young Adulthood (2024)
- Journal of Nutrition
Heiskanen, M. A.; Aatsinki, A.; Hakonen, P.; Kartiosuo, N.; Munukka, E.; Lahti, L.; Keskitalo, A.; Huovinen, P.; Niinikoski, H.; Viikari, J.; Rönnemaa, T.; Lagström, H.; Jula, A.; Raitakari, O.; Rovio, S. P.; Pahkala, K.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Comparative Metabolomics and Microbiome Analysis of Ethanol versus OMNImet/gene•GUT Fecal Stabilization (2024)
- Analytical Chemistry
Isokääntä, Heidi; Pinto da Silva, Lucas; Karu, Naama; Kallonen, Teemu; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Hankemeier, Thomas; Schimmel, Leyla; Diaz, Edgar; Hyötyläinen, Tuulia; Dorrestein, Pieter C.; Knight, Rob; Orešič, Matej; Kaddurah-Daouk, Rima; Dickens, Alex M.; Lamichhane, Santosh
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Human milk metabolomics: insights into maternal stress, secretor status and stage of lactation (2024) NMetC2024 Abstract Book Kortesniemi, Maaria; Slupsky, Carolyn; Linderborg, Kaisa; Jafari, Tahereh; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Sinkkonen, Jari; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Kailanto, Henna-Maria; Zhang, Yumei; Yang Baoru
(Abstract)