Kari Kuulasmaa
Official title: Research Professor (emeritus)
Tel. +358 29 524 8639
E-mail: [email protected]
Expertise
- Methods of chronic disease epidemiology and health monitoring
- Harmonization of research data
- International coordination of the above
Primary duties
- Leading the multinational MORGAM Project
- Other research and expert activities in THL and internationally
Education
- 1983, Doctor of Philosophy, applied probability, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1979, Diploma in Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge, England
- 1977, Master of Science, mathematics and statistics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Professional background
- 2009–, Research Professor, THL
- 2001–2008, Head of the International Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, National Public Health Institute of Finland (KTL)
- 1987–2000, Chief of the WHO MONICA Data Centre, KTL
- 1984–1986, Biostatistician at the WHO MONICA Data Centre, KTL
Language skills
- Finnish (native)
- English (good)
Current projects
- 2020–2024, Digital, risk-based screening for atrial fibrillation in the European Community (AFFECT-EU)
- 2018–2023, An EU-Canada joint infrastructure for next-generation multi-Study Heart research (euCanSHare)
- 1998–, MONICA Risk, Genetics, Archiving and Monograph (MORGAM)
- 1984–, Multinational MOnitoring or trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease (MONICA)
Previous projects
- 2013–2017, Non-participation in health examination surveys (NoPaHES)
- 2011–2016, Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe (BiomarCaRE)
- 2010–2015, Consortium on Health and Ageing: Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES)
- 2006–2012, European Health Examination Survey (FEHES ja EHES)
- 1999–2002, European Health Risk Monitoring
