Piia Karisola (PhD) is a senior scientist at the Systems Toxicology Unit at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH). She has strong background in immunology (especially in allergy) as well as in cell and molecular biology. She participates several national and international projects which are related to inflammatory diseases and have impact on social and economic status for individual’s health and diseases. She is also interest in the identification of novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers which would enable earlier recognition of chronic diseases and longer, healthier life for patients.