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Matti Pirinen is a Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, and holds a Docent title in the same department. He leads the Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics and contributes to precision medicine initiatives. His affiliations include the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology and supervision roles in the Doctoral Programmes in Mathematics/Statistics and Population Health.
- Supervision of doctoral and master's theses
- Visiting researcher at Stanford University (Oct 2018)
His research focuses on statistical and population genetics, particularly genome-wide association studies (GWAS), lipidomics, and nicotine metabolism. Collaborations with FinnGen and the Long COVID Host Genetics Initiative highlight applications in public health and disease risk modeling.
Recent projects include Genetic risk in Finland: from genetic ba... (Sigrid Jusélius Foundation, 2024–2026) and CoECDG: Center of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics (Academy of Finland, 2023–2025). Publications (164 total) span topics like smoking-lipidome associations, long COVID genetics, and employment outcomes post-traumatic brain injury.
Activities include public lectures (e.g., Sukupolvien Ketjut Tämän Päivän Geenitutkimuksessa, Oct 2024) and oral presentations on multivariate GWAS analysis (Apr 2017).
