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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; mircobiome; infant; neurodevelopment; stress; prenatal; gut-brain; R

Biography

I work as a researcher in Centre for Population Health Research on gut microbiota studies. 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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Pre- and postnatal maternal psychological distress and the metabolomic profile of human milk (2026)
- Journal of NutritionAnalytical Chemistry
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 lifeComparative Metabolomics and Microbiome Analysis of Ethanol versus OMNImet/gene•GUT Fecal StabilizationHuman milk metabolome is associated with symptoms of maternal psychological distress and milk cortisol (2025)
- iScienceFood Chemistry
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 studyMaternal prenatal stress, infant microbiota, brain, and behavioral development : The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2025)
- Journal of Experimental Child PsychologyDevelopment and Psychopathology
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 AdulthoodInfant gut microbiota and negative and fear reactivityHair cortisol, cortisone and DHEA concentrations and the composition of microbiota in toddlers (2024)
- Journal of NutritionPsychoneuroendocrinology
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)
(2024)
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)
2024
Huovinen, Venla; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Munukka, Eveliina; Keskitalo, Anniina; Lamichhane, Santosh; Raunioniemi, Peppi; Bridgett, David J.; Lahti, Leo; O’Mahony, Siobhain M.; Dickens, Alex; Korja, Riikka; Karlsson, Hasse; Nolvi, Saara; Karlsson, Linnea
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2023)
Koskinen Maarit K, Aatsinki Anna, Kortesluoma Susanna, Mustonen Paula, Munukka Eveliina, Lukkarinen Minna, Perasto Laura, Keskitalo Anniina, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Laura
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Systematic review: Autism spectrum disorder and the gut microbiota (2023)
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Korteniemi Jenni, Karlsson Linnea, Aatsinki Anna
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
An Infancy-Onset 20-Year Dietary Counselling Intervention and Gut Microbiota Composition in Adulthood (2022)
- Nutrients
Keskitalo Anniina, Munukka Eveliina, Aatsinki Anna, Saleem Wisam, Kartiosuo Noora, Lahti Leo, Huovinen Pentti, Elo Laura L, Pietilä Sami, Rovio Suvi P, Niinikoski Harri, Viikari Jorma, Rönnemaa Tapani, Lagström Hanna, Jula Antti, Raitakari Olli, Pahkala Katja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Human milk: From complex tailored nutrition to bioactive impact on child cognition and behavior (2022)
- Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
de Weerth Carolina, Aatsinki Anna-Katariina, Azad Meghan B., Bartol Frank F., Bode Lars, Collado Maria Carmen, Dettmer Amanda M., Field Catherine J., Guilfoyle Meagan, Hinde Katie, Korosi Aniko, Lustermans Hellen, Shukri Nurul Husna Mohd, Moore Sophie E., Pundir Shikha, Rodriguez Juan Miguel, Slupsky CM, Turner Sarah, van Goudoever Johannes B., Ziomkiewicz Anna, Beijers Roseriet
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Infant fecal microbiota composition and attention to emotional faces (2022)
- EmotionStress
Aatsinki Anna K, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Munukka Eveliina, Lahti Leo, Keskitalo Anniina, Korja Riikka, Nolvi Saara, Häikiö Tuomo, Tarro Saija, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Associations between maternal socioeconomic, psychosocial and seasonal factors, infant characteristics and human milk cortisol concentrations (2021)
- American Journal of Human Biology
Lindberg Matti, Nolvi Saara, Härkönen Juho, Aatsinki Anna-Katariina, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Uusitupa Henna-Maria
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Brain development in premature infants: A bug in the programming system? (2021)
- Cell Host and Microbe
Clarke Gerard, Aatsinki Anna, O'Mahony Siobhain M
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Gut microbiota diversity but not composition is related to saliva cortisol stress response at the age of 2.5 months (2021)
Keskitalo Anniina, Aatsinki Anna, Kortesluoma Susanna, Pelto Juho, Korhonen Laura, Lahti Leo, Lukkarinen Minna, Munukka Eveliina, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson LinneaA1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Maternal prenatal psychological distress and hair cortisol levels associate with infant fecal microbiota composition at 2.5 months of age (2021)
Kortesniemi Maaria, Slupsky Carolyn M., Aatsinki Anna-Katariina, Sinkkonen Jari, Karlsson Linnea, Linderborg Kaisa M., Yang Baoru, Karlsson Hasse, Kailanto Henna-Maria
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2021) Aatsinki Anna-Katariina
(G5 Article dissertation )
Interactions between cortisol and lipids in human milk (2020)
- International Breastfeeding Journal
Kaisa M. Linderborg, Maaria Kortesniemi, Anna-Katariina Aatsinki, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Baoru Yang, Henna-Maria Uusitupa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2020)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Aatsinki A, Keskitalo A, Laitinen V, Munukka E, Uusitupa H, Lahti L, Kortesluoma S, Mustonen P, Rodrigues AJ, Coimbra B, Huovinen P, Karlsson H, Karlsson L
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)