Kirsi Jahnukainen

Kirsi Jahnukainen

Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring | Docent
Visiting address: BioMedicum A4, Solnavägen 9, 17165 Solna
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Barnonkologi och Barnkirurgi Herold Lopes, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am visiting professor of Pediatric Oncology at the Department of Women's
    and Children's Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institutet
    and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. I am a founding member of
    NORDFERTIL (www.nordfertil.org) and an associated partner of EU-ITN
    consortium “GROWSPERM” (www.growsperm.eu). I am working also as a senior
    consultant in pediatric hematology and oncology in Children’s Hospital,
    Helsinki University Central Hospital.
    COURSES AND DEGREES
    M.D., University of Turku, 1992
    Specialist in Pediatrics, University of Turku, 2002
    Specialist in Pediatrics in Sweden, 2003
    Specialist in Medical Leadership, University of Turku, 2005
    Specialist in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Helsinki University, 2006
    DOCTORAL DEGREE
    PhD, University of Turku, 1995
    POSTDOC APPOINTMENTS
    Post-doctoral scientist, Professor Stefan Schlatt´s lab, Centre for Research
    in Reproductive Physiology, University of Pittsburgh, USA, 7/2005- 6/2006
    Post-doctoral scientist, Professor Olle Söder´s lab, Department of Women´s
    and Children´s Health, Karolinska Institutet , 8/1998-12/1999
    DOCENT-LEVEL COMPETENCE
    Docent in Clinical Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Helsinki University,
    2012
    Docent in Experimental Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Helsinki
    University, 2008
    Docent in Pediatrics, Karolinska Institutet, 2002

Research

  • We focus on late adverse effects among adult survivors of childhood cancer,
    and pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
    We have shown that survivors after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell
    transplantation are at risk of early gonadal, skeletal and vascular aging and
    frailty. Our research group is exploring methods to predict and prevent
    gonadal late effects.
    The clinical aim is to establish clinical quality testing of cryopreserved
    immature ovarian and testicular tissue collected for fertility preservation.

Teaching

  • Ongoing supervision of a PhD candidate:
    • M.D. Mari Wilhelmsson, (Late adverse effects
    after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in childhood AML),
    Department of Women´s and Children´s Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit,
    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, registration 10/2011. Main supervisor.
    • M.D. Valentina Pampanini (Biomarkers indicating
    residual ovarian pool and their impact to determine fertility preservation
    methods in childhood cancer patients) in Department of Women´s and
    Children´s Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institutet,
    Sweden, registration 2/2015. Main supervisor.
    • M.D. Melanie Poganitsch, (Male fertility, late
    morbidity and agining after childhood cancer) Children’s Hospital, Helsinki
    University, Helsinki University Central Hospital, registration 12/2011. Main
    supervisor.
    PhD candidates supervised up to the defence of the candidate’s doctoral
    thesis:
    As main supervisor
    • Mi Hou (Novel strategies and putative risks for
    preservation of male fertility in acute leukemia) in Department of Women´s
    and Children´s Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institutet,
    Sweden, dissertation 26.10.2007.
    • Mirja Nurmio (Models to study cancer therapy
    related toxicity in immature testis) in Department of Anatomy, University of
    Turku, Finland, dissertation 6.6.2009.
    • M.D. Anu Vatanen, (Late adverse effects after
    autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in childhood) Children’s
    Hospital, Helsinki University, Helsinki University Central Hospital,
    dissertation 10.6.2016.
    • McS Babak Asadi Azarbaijani (Novel methods to
    preserve fertility in young female cancer patients) in Department for Women &
    Children’s Health, Oslo University Central Hospital, dissertation 2.3.2017.
    As co-supervisor
    • Mona-Lisa Strand (Antimicrobial and xenobiotic
    defence in the mammalian testis) in Department of Women´s and Children´s
    Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden,
    dissertation 15.6.2012.
    • McS Ahmed Reda (Artificial testis to study early
    gonadal development and germ cell differentiation) in Department of Women´s
    and Children´s Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institutet,
    Sweden, dissertation, 30.9.2016.

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Employments

  • Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2016-2021

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska institutet, 2002

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