Tiina Laitala
tilale@utu.fi +358 29 450 4619 +358 50 477 9873 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6249-5710 |
Areas of expertise
mTBI; microRNA; imaging; concussion; neuroanatomy; visuomotor research; tissue trauma healing; skeletal biology; sports trauma
mTBI; microRNA; imaging; concussion; neuroanatomy; visuomotor research; tissue trauma healing; skeletal biology; sports trauma
Research
Our research focuses on the mechanisms involved in short regulatory RNA physiology. These molecules (siRNAs, shRNAs, microRNAs) modulate gene expression, thus affecting not only differentiation and developmental maturation of cells and organ systems, but also tissue healing after trauma.
Teaching
- Neuroanatomy
- Human gross anatomy
- Histology
- Cell biology
- Sports trauma
Publications 
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- Functional Vision Questionnaire Detects Near Triad Impairments in Adolescent Athletes With Concussion History (2024)
- Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Signature of circulating small non-coding RNAs during early fracture healing in mice (2022)
- Bone Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Multiple targets identified with genome wide profiling of small RNA and mRNA expression are linked to fracture healing in mice (2021)
- Bone Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Post-Concussion Acute Signs and Reliable Cognitive Decline in a Finnish Youth Ice Hockey Sample (2021)
- Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - On-field signs of concussion predict deficits in cognitive functioning: Loss of consciousness, amnesia, and vacant look (2020)
- Translational sports medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Adolescent athletes with learning disability display atypical maturational trajectories on concussion baseline testing: Implications based on a Finnish sample (2019)
- Child Neuropsychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Noninvasive and Quantitative Monitoring of the Distributions and Kinetics of MicroRNA-Targeting Molecules in Vivo by Positron Emission Tomography (2019)
- Molecular Pharmaceutics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Different distributions of operative diagnoses for Achilles tendon overuse injuries in Italian and Finnish athletes (2016)
- MLTJ : Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - In-Vivo Bone-Targeting of Bis(phosphonate)-Conjugated Double Helical RNA Monitored by Positron Emission Tomography (2016)
- Molecular Pharmaceutics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pään ja niskan vammoille mahdollisesti altistavat tekijät jalkapallossa (2016)
- Valmentaja
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Synthesis and In Vivo PET Imaging of Hyaluronan Conjugates of Oligonucleotides (2016)
- Bioconjugate Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effect of age on cognitive performance in finnish sport-related concussion assessment (2016)
- Injury Prevention
(Other publication) - Impaired osteoclast homeostasis in the cystatin B-deficient mouse model of progressive myoclonus epilepsy. (2015)
- Bone Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Macroscopic Anomalies and Pathological Findings in and Around the Achilles Tendon: Observations From 1661 Operations During a 40-Year Period (2014)
- Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Synthesis of multi-galactose-conjugated 2´-O-methyl oligoribonucleotides and their in vivo imaging with positron emission tomography (2014)
- Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Calcific spurs at the insertion of the Achilles tendon: a clinical and histological study (2012)
- MLTJ : Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Characterization of microRNA expression in bone cells (2012)
- BONE
(Other publication) - Do microRNAs regulate bone marrow stem cell niche physiology? (2012)
- Gene
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - MicroRNAs miR-96, miR-124, and miR-199a regulate gene expression in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. (2012)
- Journal of Cellular Biochemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Preclinical biodistribution studies of Ga-68-labeled anti-miR15b molecules (2012)
- BONE
(Other publication)
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