Anja Lätti's Page

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Kuopio, Finland

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researcher, university

Working topics/research interests - as general or specific as you like

phytochemistry, HPLC/HPLC-ESI-MS, tissue culture;
plant cultivation:education at university level, but also education and practical experience at professional level (gardener)
** main experience in Vaccinium genus and
development of extraction/fractionation of phenolic compounds/HPLC-method development
**interested in plant secondary compounds and how to utilize them in different areas e.g. plant pigments as dyeing colors; health promoting compounds; authenticity studies
** also interested in different factors affecting the biosynthesis of secondary compounds; elicitors

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Preferred language(s) for correspondence

English; French

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Education

1.6. 2005- Ph. D. studies: Pharmaceutical studies; Chemistry e.g. Validation of analytical methods in pharmaceutical studies; Physical pharmacy; Pharmacognosy; Physical chemistry; Advanced literature on pharmaceutical chemistry, Applied Plant Science, University of Kuopio

2001-2004 M. Sc. studies: Biotechnology; Chemistry; Biochemistry; Methodology; Language studies, Applied Plant Biotechnology, University of Kuopio
Master’s thesis: The analysis of phenolic compounds and its usefulness in evaluating of genuineness of berry- and fruit raw material

2000-2002 Technical college, Laboratorian ;1997-1999 Horticultural college, Gardener; 1986-1988 Business school, Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration

Work Experience in Research Field

March 2007-
Fellowship researcher; Department of Environmental Science, University of Kuopio: HPLC and HPLC-MS analyses, Vaccinium uliginosum, V. myrtillus; V. arctostaphylos; V. vitis-idaea

January – February 2007
Project researcher; Department of Biosciences, Kuopio: Flavonoid analyses by HPLC; fatty acid extraction from black currants (Ribes nigrum); analyses of antioxidant activity

2005 – 2006
Fellowship researcher; Department of Environmental Science, University of Kuopio: Title of the thesis: The variation of phenolic compounds in Vaccinium myrtillus L. and Vaccinium uliginosum L. in Finland; Optimization of HPLC methods; HPLC-analyses of phenolic compounds in berries

2004; Research assistant; Food and Health Research Centre, Kuopio; Project tasks included e.g. cost estimate, co-operation plans with interest groups

2003;Researcher; Berry- & Gardenknow-howcentre, Suonenjoki: Development of HPLC-methods for phenolic analyses of
berries

2001: Laboratorian Trainee; Department of Biochemistry, Kuopio:Protein extraction, microbiological tasks
2000: Laboratorian Trainee; Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Kuopio: Spectrofotometrical, HPLC and AAC analyses and N-analyses by Kjehdal´s method

Fellowships

2005 The Finnish Cultural Foundation
2006 The Finnish Cultural Foundation; The Kuopio Naturalists´ Society
2008 Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation;Niemi –foundation
2009 The Finnish Cultural Foundation; Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation


Peer review activity

2007: Journal of the American Horticultural Science; 2008: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Analytica Chimica Acta; 2009: Annals of Applied Biology

Publications

Lätti, A. K.; Kainulainen, P. S.; Hayirlioglu-Ayaz, S.; Ayaz, F. A.; Riihinen, K. R. Characterization of anthocyanins in Caucasian blueberries (Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.) native to Turkey. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2009, 57, 5244-5249.

Lätti, A. K.; Riihinen, K. R.; Kainulainen, P. S. Analysis of anthocyanin variation in wild populations of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) in Finland. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2008, 56, 190-196.

Lätti, A. 2006. Floristic notes: A form of Vaccinium uliginosum with white berries, f. leucocarpum, from the biogeographical province of North Karelia. Lutukka 22, 57-58.

Website 1

http://www.uku.fi/english/