Mervi Gursoy
Docent (Adj. Prof.), DDS, PhD, Lic. Spec. in Periodontology
mervi.gursoy@utu.fi +358 29 450 4475 +358 50 514 8124 Lemminkäisenkatu 2 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8545-6821 |
Areas of expertise
Anaerobes; Oral Microbiology; Periodontology; Pregnancy
Anaerobes; Oral Microbiology; Periodontology; Pregnancy
Biography
Mervi Gürsoy awarded her
DDS degree by the University of Helsinki (1999), and then her PhD in periodontology (2012) as well as her qualification as a specialist in periodontology
(2013) from the University of Turku.
Her doctoral thesis was “Pregnancy and periodontium – A clinical,
microbiological, and enzymological approach via a longitudinal study”, and she has subsequently
co-authored various research articles relating to periodontology, oral
microbiology and pregnancy.
She has received the Young
Researcher award from the Scandinavian Society of Periodontology (2011), the
Hatton award (clinical research, senior category) from the IADR/ Scandinavian
division (NOF) (2011), the second prize of the Unilever/IADR Hatton award
(2012), and the IADR/Philips Oral Healthcare Young Investigator Research grant
(2013).
She reviews articles for
numerous scientific publications in the field of periodontology and oral
microbiology.
Publications 
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- Oral slemhinnediagnostik. Histologi och mikrobiologi - klinisk relevans (2015)
- Tandläkartidningen
(Other publication) - Personalized Dentistry Meets OMICS and "One Health": From Cinderella of Healthcare to Mainstream? (2015)
- OMICS
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Salivary interleukin-17 and tumor necrosis factor-α in relation to periodontitis and glycemic status in type 2 diabetes mellitus (2015)
- Journal of Diabetes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Suun limakalvojen diagnostiikka: histologia ja mikrobiologia – kliininen merkitys (2015)
- Suomen Hammaslääkärilehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Two cheers for Crohn's disease and periodontitis: Beta-defensin-2 as an actionable target to intervene on two clinically distinct diseases (2015)
- OMICS
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Focussed microarray analysis of apoptosis in periodontitis and its potential pharmacological targeting by carvacrol (2014)
- Archives of Oral Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pregnancy-Induced Gingivitis and OMICS in Dentistry: In Silico Modeling and in Vivo Prospective Validation of Estradiol-Modulated Inflammatory Biomarkers (2014)
- OMICS
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Subgingival Distribution of Microorganisms (2014)
- Current Oral Health Reports
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Translating Biotechnology to Knowledge-Based Innovation, Peace, and Development? Deploy a Science Peace Corps-An Open Letter to World Leaders. (2014)
- OMICS
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - High salivary estrogen and risk of developing pregnancy gingivitis (2013)
- Journal of Periodontology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - MMP-REDOX/NO interplay in periodontitis and its inhibition with Satureja hortensis L. essential oil (2013)
- Chemistry and Biodiversity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Paras lääke parodontiitin hoitoon on suun puhdistus (2013)
- Suun terveydeksi
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Raskaus altistaa ientulehdukselle (2013)
- Suomen Hammaslääkärilehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Raskaus altistaa ientulehdukselle - Onko syytä huoleen? – Pääkirjoitus. (2013)
- Duodecim
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Raskaus ja hampaan kiinnityskudokset (2013)
- Suuhygienisti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Raskaus lisää ientulehduksen ja karieksen riskiä (2013)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Bioinformatical and in vitro approaches to essential oil-induced matrix metalloproteinase inhibition (2012)
- Pharmaceutical Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pregnancy and periodontium. A clinical, microbiological, and enzymological approach via a longitudinal study (2012) Gürsoy Mervi
(G5 Article dissertation ) - Longitudinal study of salivary proteinases during pregnancy and postpartum (2010)
- Journal of Periodontal Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Parodontiitin ehkäisy, varhaisdiagnostiikka ja hoito. Käypä hoito -suositus (2010)
- Suomen Hammaslääkärilehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
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