Ninna Koho

Ninna Koho is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, specializing in clinical veterinary medicine through her work at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Her research focuses on respiratory and metabolic disorders in horses and dogs, with particular emphasis on biomarker discovery and inflammatory pathway analysis.

• Email: ninna.koho@helsinki.fi
• Office: P.O 57 (Koetilantie 2), 00014 University of Helsinki
• Contact: +358294157417, +358503147972

Dr. Koho's research interests span:

• Veterinary Clinical Pathology (serum biomarkers)
• Equine Metabolic Responses (insulin/glucose dynamics)
• Respiratory Disease Mechanisms (asthma, reflux aspiration)
• Extracellular Vesicle Analysis (BAL fluid characterization)
• Matrix Metalloproteinase Research (MMP-2, MMP-9, EMMPRIN)
• Lactate Transport Physiology (MCT1, CD147)

Her 15 most recent articles demonstrate consistent focus on equine asthma severity markers (2023), canine respiratory disease diagnostics (2023-2024), and metabolic transport mechanisms in horses. These publications span 2024-2006, with particular emphasis on extracellular vesicle isolation, angiogenesis factors, and inflammatory biomarkers.

Key supervision activities include:

• Co-supervising Noora Jantunen's 2022 doctoral thesis
• Supervising Isabella Palorinne and Iina Vuojolainen (2024)
• Co-supervising Iida-Maria Niinikoski (2020-2024)