Human genomicist with a computational background, including ten years of experience with (gen)omics data, and a biological research focus to unravel the genomic components that contribute to sex differences in complex traits. Skilled in human genomics, data analysis, and scientific writing, and driven by great science, enjoyment, and community.D.Sc. (Tech.) degree in Computational Systems Biology from Aalto University (2012). Postdoctoral periods at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital (2013-2015, with Daniel MacArthur) and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) (2015-2017, with Samuli Ripatti and Aarno Palotie). Research funded by the Academy of Finland (2015-2017). Key publications:Tukiainen T, et al. Landscape of X chromosome inactivation across human tissues. Nature. 2017 Oct 11;550(7675):244-248.Manning A*, Highland HM*, Gasser J*, Sim X*, Tukiainen T*, Fontanillas P*, et al. A Low-Frequency Inactivating AKT2 Variant Enriched in the Finnish Population Is Associated With Fasting Insulin Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Risk. Diabetes. 2017 Jul;66(7):2019-2032.Tukiainen T, et al. Chromosome X-wide association study identifies Loci for fasting insulin and height and evidence for incomplete dosage compensation. PLoS Genet. 2014 Feb 6;10(2):e1004127.Kettunen J*, Tukiainen T*, et al. Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci influencing human serum metabolite levels. Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):269-76.Twitter: @ttukiainen