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 |
Anaerobes; Oral Microbiology; Periodontology; Pregnancy
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.
- Den nye klassifikation af parodontitis : Hvordan klassifikationen anvendes i daglig klinisk praksis (2022)
- Den Norske Tannlegeforenings Tidende
(Other publication) - Oral Cavity Calprotectin and Lactoferrin Levels in Relation to Radiotherapy (2022)
- Current Issues in Molecular Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Parodontiitin uusi luokitus ja sen käyttö jokapäiväisessä kliinisessä työssä (2022)
- Suomen Hammaslääkärilehti
(Other publication) - Prevotella species as oral residents and infectious agents with potential impact on systemic conditions (2022)
- Journal of Oral Microbiology
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Salivary levels of hBDs in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and gingivitis (2022)
- Clinical Oral Investigations
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Toll-like receptor-1, -2, and -6 genotypes in relation to salivary human beta-defensin-1, -2, -3 and human neutrophilic peptide-1 (2022)
- Journal of Clinical Periodontology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Bacterial Cyclic Dinucleotides and the cGAS–cGAMP–STING Pathway: A Role in Periodontitis? (2021)
- Pathogens
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Effect of bioactive glass air-abrasion on Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm formed on moderately rough titanium surface (2021)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nuori hammaslääkäri 2021 : Tutkimusraportti (2021) Koivumäki Jaakko, Chainier Anna, Gürsoy Mervi, Kangasmaa Hanna, Karaharju-Suvanto Terhi, Meriläinen Sirkku, Näpänkangas Ritva, Savanheimo Nora, Suominen Liisa
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Regulation of hBD-2, hBD-3, hCAP18/LL37, and Proinflammatory Cytokine Secretion by Human Milk Oligosaccharides in an Organotypic Oral Mucosal Model (2021)
- Pathogens
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
