| Name: | Eija Pirinen |
| Nationality: | Finnish |
| MSc education: | Biotechnology, University of Kuopio, Finland 1999 |
| PhD education: | Molecular Medicine, University of Kuopio, Finland 2009 |
| Postdoc education: | Johan Auwerx lab, EPFL, Switzerland 7/2010-2013 Anu Suomalainen-Wartiovaara lab, University of Helsinki, Finland 2014-8/2015 |
| Current positions: | Associate Professor (tenure), University of Oulu, Finland University Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland |
| DC: | Thomas Brochard |
| Social media handles: | X (@pirinenlab) |
| Description of my lab’s work: | The focus of our lab is to investigate mechanisms behind NAD+ metabolism alterations and/or mitochondrial dysfunction in obesity, cancer cachexia and inherited mitochondrial disorders. The overall goal of our research is to develop novel mitochondria activating treatments such as NAD+ boosting strategies for metabolic diseases. |
| Top 3 publications: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37012289/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36638183/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32386566/ |
| Favorite ways to keep NAD levels high: | Bicycling, tennis, cross-country and alpine skiing, and Nordic diet. |