Annika Opperbeck

Annika Opperbeck

Doctoral Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Email
annika.a.opperbeck@jyu.fi

Biography

Doctoral researcher 

Research interests

I research how our living environment, lifestyle, and genes shape health in older age, particularly concerning obesity and biological aging. I study the exposome using genetically informed designs—such as twin studies and polygenic scores—to investigate how environmental risks interact with inherited traits. I welcome collaborations in environmental health and genetic epidemiology, with a specific aim to reduce 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

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