CV: Jaana Wessman

Personalia

• Name: Jaana Annukka Wessman
• Time and place of birth: 1st November 1973, Helsinki, Finland
• Address: Riihiniityntie 47 A1, 02730 Espoo, Finland
• Email: jaana.wessman@cs.helsinki.fi (work), jaana.wessman@iki.fi (personal)

Research interests

• medical genetics, specifically
• the analysis of complex phenotypes, specifically
• the genetic and environmental etiology of temperament and mental health, specifically
• the classification, origin, genetic predisposition, and co-phenotypes of temperament.

Studies

• PhD student, University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science (2003-) and Department of Medical Genetics (2006-), supervisors prof. Heikki Mannila and prof. Leena Palotie
• Student of Helsinki Graduate School in Computer Science and Engineering, August 2004-2009

• Master of Science (computer science, mathematics, statistics), Helsinki University, 2003
• Licenciate of Medicine, Helsinki University, 2000
• Matriculation examination, Porkkalan lukio, 1992

Working history

Computer Science

• PhD student, Helsinki Institute of Information Technology, August 2009 -
• PhD student, Helsinki Graduate School in Computer Science and Engineering, August 2004 - July 2009
• Researcher, Helsinki University, Department of Computer Science, May 2003 - August 2004
• Software developer, National Public Health Institute, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, 2001 - 2003

Teaching

• Teaching assistant, Helsinki University, Department of Computer Science, 1999 - 2000, 2003 - 2009
• Teacher tutoring (for B.Sc. students)
• Scientific Writing
• Database Systems
• Introduction to Programming, Programming in Java, Programming Project
• Introduction to Databases
• Introduction to Application Design
• Teaching assistant, Helsinki University of Technology, 1999
• Introduction to Programming

Medicine

• Doctor in Training, Adolescent Psychiatry, Jorvi Hospital, HUS, partly via Mediverkko Oy, October 2010 - February 2011
• Doctor in Training, Espoonlahti Health Care Center via Mediverkko Oy, March 2010 - September 2010
• Doctor in Training, Child Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, January 2008 - June 2009
• Intern (5 months), Helsinki University Central Hospital, 1999
• Physician, Municipal Health Center of Ruokolahti, 1998
• Intern (1 month), Helsinki University Central Hospital, 1997

Other

• Department secretary, Department of Computer Science, Helsinki University, 2001
• Office secretary, Huoneistokeskus Oy, 1995-1996

Publications

• Jaana Wessman, Tiina Paunio, Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson, Mikko Koivisto, Timo Partonen, Jaana Suvisaari, Joni A. Turunen, Juho Wedenoja, William Hennah, Olli P.H. Pietiläinen, Jouko Lönnqvist, Heikki Mannila, and Leena Peltonen: Mixture Model Clustering of Phenotype Features Reveals Evidence for Association of DTNBP1 to a Specific Subtype of Schizophrenia. To appear in Biological Psychiatry, 2009.
• Jaana Heino, Hannu Toivonen: Automated Detection of Epidemics from the Usage Logs of a Physicians' Reference Database. 7th European Conference on Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (PKDD-2003), 180-191. Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia. September 2003, Springer.
• Jaana Heino: Automated Detection of Epidemics from the Usage Logs of a Physicians' Reference Database. Master's Thesis, Helsinki University, Department of Computer Science, 2003.

Language skills

• Finnish (native)
• English (very good)
• Swedish (satisfactory)

Hobbies and interests

• Historical European Swordsmanship (http://www.swordschool.com/)
• Literature (especially speculative fiction)
• Computer games (online, multi-player)
• Role playing games
  • Ropecon (http://www.ropecon.fi/)
    • Organization Committee, member, 1998-2002
    • Program Director, 2001-2002
    • Staff Supervisor, 2000
    • Main Organizer & Staff Supervisor, 1999
  • Alter Ego, the Roleplayers' Society of Helsinki University (http://www.helsinki.fi/jarj/ae/); Chairman of the Board, 1996-1997

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