Kaisa Linderborg
 Professor
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 kaisa.linderborg@utu.fi +358 29 450 2472 +358 50 439 5535 Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4 C Turku | 
Lipids; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Lipidomics; Regioisomerism; Stereoisomerism; Oxidation, Secondary metabolites; Polyphenols; Oats; Human milk; Dairy; Nutritional intervention trials; Mass spectrometry; Chromatography;
Kaisa Linderborg is a full Professor of Molecular Food Sciences and the Vice Head of Department of Life Technologies, responsible for degree programs, at the Faculty of Technology at University of Turku.
Kaisa Linderborg has published about 100 international original peer-reviewed research publications. Her main research interests include the chemistry and biochemistry of lipids, secondary metabolites and fibers and their mass spectrometric and chromatographic analysis methods often combined with nutritional intervention trials. She has led projects funded by e.g. Finnish Research Council and Business Finland.
As a fully educated teacher, Kaisa Linderborg teaches in the programs of BSc-Tech in Food Technology, BSc in Biochemistry, BSc-Tech in Biotechnology, MSc in Food Chemistry and MDP in Food Development (tech). Her main teaching responsibilities include courses in food chemistry, human nutritional biochemistry and food safety and european food legislation. Kaisa Linderborg has supervised >39 MSc / MSc tech thesis and is/has supervised 14 PhD thesis projects.
- Postprandial metabolism of docosapentaenoic acid (DPA, 22:5n-3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) in humans  (2013)  - Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
 
- Proportions and concentrations of serum n-3 fatty acids can be increased by dietary counseling during pregnancy  (2013)  - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
 
- The relationship between milk TAG composition and mother's weight and diet  (2013)  - Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
 
- Sugars, sugar alcohols, fruit acids, and ascorbic acid in wild Chinese sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides ssp. sinensis) with special reference to influence of latitude and altitude  (2012)  - Food Research International
 
- The fiber and/or polyphenols present in lingonberries null the glycemic effect of the sugars present in the berries when consumed together with added glucose in healthy human volunteers  (2012)  - Nutrition Research
 
- The fibres and polyphenols in sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides) extraction residues delay postprandial lipemia  (2012)  - International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
 
- Dietary Counseling to Improve Fat Quality during Pregnancy Alters Maternal Fat Intake and Infant Essential Fatty Acid Status  (2011)  - Journal of Nutrition
 
- Flavonoids, sugars and fruit acids of alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpina) from Finnish Lapland  (2011)  - Food Research International
 
- Maksan ja Haiman rasvapitoisuus sekä aineenvaihdunta terveillä liikunta-aktiivisuuden suhteen diskordanteilla identtisillä kaksosilla  (2010)  - Liikunta ja tiede
 
- Postprandial hyperglycemia and insulin response are affected by sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides ssp turkestanica) berry and its ethanol-soluble metabolites  (2010)  - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
 




