
معرفی
Riikka Kivelä is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä. Her research spans molecular biology, cardiovascular physiology, and exercise science, with a focus on cellular signaling mechanisms in muscle growth, cardiac development, and vascular protection.
- Project: MeRWi (Metabolic ReWiring of muscle cell glucose metabolism) - Investigates cancer-like glycolytic pathways in muscle cell size regulation.
- Project: TraDeRe (Resistance TRAining, DEtraining, and REtraining) - Studies individual variation in training response determinants.
- Project: EEVaS (Exercise, Extracellular Vesicles and Senescence) - Identifies molecular mediators of exercise-induced senolytic effects.
Her recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate expertise in:
- Angiogenesis and hypertrophy in skeletal muscle
- Endothelial cell signaling in organ regeneration
- Genetic mechanisms of congenital heart defects
- Exercise-related extracellular vesicle signaling
- Vascular barrier protection in metastasis
- Mitochondrial DNA replication in cardiac development
These studies employ multi-omics approaches and translational models to bridge basic science with clinical applications.
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