Anna Kankaanpää

Anna Kankaanpää

Postdoctoral Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Room number
VIV 155
Email
anna.k.kankaanpaa@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358504787978
Postal address
Kuntoportti 5

Research interests

My research focuses on understanding how genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors influence biological aging, morbidity, and mortality. I leverage advanced statistical modelling and genetically informed study designs to investigate causal relationships and health inequalities.

Publications

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Research groups

Research group

GenActive – Elina Sillanpää's research group

We investigate genetic and lifestyle factors that predict biological aging, health, and functional capacity.

Projects

Project

Polygenic Risk Scores, Physical Activity and Causality in Cardiometabolic Diseases (GenActive)

The GenActive study investigates causal relationships between genetic predisposition, physical activity, and cardiometabolic diseases.
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Project

Resetting the Aging Clock with Exercise (AGE-X)

This project investigates associations of biological aging and lifestyles, especially physical activity, utilizing genetically controlled twin designs.
Project

The role of nutrition in the prevention of common diseases

This study examines the association between nutrition habits during adolescence and adulthood with biological aging and the incidence of common diseases.
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Genetic and Environmental Exploration of Heterogeneity and Causality in Obesity-Physical Activity Associations (GENESIS)

The GENESIS – project investigates the complex interplay of environment, genes and lifestyle on obesity and obesity-related adverse health outcomes. By applying multiomic methods on epidemiological data, it sets the focus of a population-wide phenomenon t