Andrea Ganna

Andrea Ganna is an Associate Professor at the Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) and an Instructor at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Their research spans Biomedicine, Genetics, Developmental Biology, and Biostatistics, with a focus on integrating genetic data and electronic health records for population health applications.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Genetic risk factors for metabolic and autoimmune diseases
  • Predictive modeling using polygenic scores and EHR data
  • Clonal hematopoiesis in inflammatory conditions
• Recent Articles (2025):
  • Published in Nature Medicine, Science Advances, and Nature Genetics on topics like weight loss interventions, cleft palate genetics, and predictive analytics for disease.
• Scientific Awards:
  • Charles J. Epstein Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Research (2017, 2018)
  • Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics (2022)
  • ELLIS Member (2022)
  • Fellowship of Excellence for Young Investigators (2017)
• Projects: Leading multiple funded initiatives, including EU Research and Innovation Actions, Academy Projects from the Research Council of Finland, and grants from Sigrid Jusélius and Jane and Aatos Erkko foundations, focusing on AI-driven diagnostics and public health data.
• Activities: Regularly invited to speak at conferences like FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE, Big Data Institute, and Social Sciences and Genetics Conference (2025).