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Saija Kontulainen

ResearcherUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Saija Kontulainen

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (5 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2012.

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Research

Bone Physical Activity Type 1 Diabetes Muscle Body Composition Children And Youth Dxa Growth And Development

Latest papers

Bone and muscle strength deficits in male children with autism spectrum disorder.
Research in developmental disabilities · 2026 · senior author
Role of individualized intervention(s) on quality of life and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer: MyCHOICE study.
Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026
Implementing a patient-oriented pole walking intervention in retirement homes: A non-randomized feasibility trial.
PloS one · 2026 · senior author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,200,000
Canadian Bone Strength Development in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Study (CanBSDS)
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$1,352,140
Intra-articular Pressure Measurement System
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$138,541

All 17 grants and awards

18 publications.

Bone and muscle strength deficits in male children with autism spectrum disorder.

Abadi MRH, Johnston JD, Kontulainen S

Research in developmental disabilities2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2026.105359 PMID: 42546534

Role of individualized intervention(s) on quality of life and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer: MyCHOICE study.

Ahmed S, Mannala S, Mondal P, Mahmood W, Chalchal HI, Dwernychuk L, Iqbal N, Salim M, Khan MI, Ahmed O, Manna M, Leverick DG, Chandrasekhar A, Bashir A, Haider K, Leis A, Kontulainen S, Sami A

Breast cancer research and treatment2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10549-026-07999-1 PMID: 42360361

Implementing a patient-oriented pole walking intervention in retirement homes: A non-randomized feasibility trial.

Keramati M, Rostami Haji Abadi M, Kontulainen S

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349290 PMID: 42308223

Bone and muscle differences in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: The mediating role of physical activity.

Zheng Y, Nour MA, Lanovaz J, Johnston JJD, Kontulainen S

Bone2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2024.117206 PMID: 39029608

Musculoskeletal perturbations of deep space radiation: Assessment using a Gateway MRI.

Jullienne A, Malo M, Shaw K, Zheng Y, Johnston JD, Kontulainen S, Chilibeck PD, Dadachova E, Obenaus A, Sarty GE

Life sciences in space research2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2024.05.004 PMID: 39067994

Myths and Methodologies: Understanding the health impact of head down bedrest for the benefit of older adults and astronauts. Study protocol of the Canadian Bedrest Study.

Hajj-Boutros G, Sonjak V, Faust A, Balram S, Lagacé JC, St-Martin P, Divsalar DN, Sadeghian F, Liu-Ambrose T, Blaber AP, Dionne IJ, Duchesne S, Kontulainen S, Theou O, Morais JA

Experimental physiology2024

DOI: 10.1113/ep091473 PMID: 38372420

Impact of 14 Days of Bed Rest in Older Adults and an Exercise Countermeasure on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Cardiovascular Function: Canadian Space Agency Standard Measures.

Hajj-Boutros G, Sonjak V, Faust A, Hedge E, Mastrandrea C, Lagacé JC, St-Martin P, Naz Divsalar D, Sadeghian F, Chevalier S, Liu-Ambrose T, Blaber AP, Dionne IJ, Duchesne S, Hughson R, Kontulainen S, Theou O, Morais JA

Gerontology2023

DOI: 10.1159/000534063 PMID: 37717560

Bone deficits in children and youth with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zheng Y, Rostami Haji Abadi M, Ghafouri Z, Meira Goes S, Johnston JJD, Nour M, Kontulainen S

Bone2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116509 PMID: 35914713

Higher Body Fat in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Zheng Y, Rostami Haji Abadi M, Gough J, Johnston JJD, Nour M, Kontulainen S

Frontiers in pediatrics2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.911061 PMID: 35813369

Efficacy of Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Area and Density of Bone and Muscle in Older Adults.

Candow DG, Chilibeck PD, Gordon JJ, Kontulainen S

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002722 PMID: 34107512

OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Network Grants in Skin Health, Bone Health, and Muscular Dystrophy - Bone Health

Principal investigators: Boyd, Steven K; Cheung, Angela M; Morin, Suzanne N

Keywords: Advanced Imaging; Bone Health; Clinical Guidelines; Diagnostics; Fracture Prediction; Knowledge Transfer; Musculoskeletal; Network; Personalized Medicine; Research

$1,200,000

Canadian Bone Strength Development in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Study (CanBSDS)

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kontulainen, Saija; Gabel, Leigh E; Ho, Josephine; Lam, Carol K; Nour, Munier A; Robinson, Marie-Eve; Ward, Leanne M; Wong, Andy Kin On

Keywords: Body Composition; Bone; Children And Youth; Dxa; Growth And Development; Hr-Pqct; Longitudinal; Pediatric Endocrinology; Physical Activity; Type 1 Diabetes

$1,352,140

Intra-articular Pressure Measurement System

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: McWalter, Emily

$138,541

Impact of inactivity and exercise on muscle and bone marrow adiposity

Nominated PICIHR2018Operating Grant: Understanding the Health Impact of Inactivity

Principal investigators: Kontulainen, Saija

Keywords: Bone; Marrow; Muscle; Unloading

$200,000

Saskatchewan Bone Strength Development Study (BSDS)

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kontulainen, Saija; Nour, Munier A

Keywords: Antecedents Of Osteoporosis; Bone; Children; Muscle; Nutrition; Physical Activity; Primary Prevention; Type 1 Diabetes

$100,000

Development and validation of novel image-based bone strength measures

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kontulainen, Saija

$168,000

Development and validation of novel image-based bone strength measures

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kontulainen, Saija

$24,000

Data Acquisition System for Linking Tissue Mechanics with Imaging and Computational Modeling

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Johnston, James

$25,550

Role of Physical Activity and Muscle Properties in Determining Bone Strength

SupervisorCIHR2012Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Kawalilak, Chantal E

Keywords: Bone Microarchitecture; Clinical Functional Testing; Finite Element Modeling; Fracture; High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography; Muscle Cross Sectional Area; Muscle Density; Musculoskeletal Strength; Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography; Physical Activity And Accelerometer

$75,833

On the development of bone quality parameters for assessing osteoporosis using peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Adachi, Jonathan D

Keywords: Bone Quality; Diagnostic Value; Discriminative Power; Fracture Prediction; Motion Detection; Normative Values; Osteoporosis; Pqct & Hr-Pqct; Sex-Specific; Structural And Mechanical Properties

$657,828

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Saija Kontulainen

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Bone and muscle strength deficits in male children with autism spectrum disorder.

Role of individualized intervention(s) on quality of life and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer: MyCHOICE study.

Implementing a patient-oriented pole walking intervention in retirement homes: A non-randomized feasibility trial.

Bone and muscle differences in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: The mediating role of physical activity.

Musculoskeletal perturbations of deep space radiation: Assessment using a Gateway MRI.

Myths and Methodologies: Understanding the health impact of head down bedrest for the benefit of older adults and astronauts. Study protocol of the Canadian Bedrest Study.

Impact of 14 Days of Bed Rest in Older Adults and an Exercise Countermeasure on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Cardiovascular Function: Canadian Space Agency Standard Measures.

Bone deficits in children and youth with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Higher Body Fat in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Efficacy of Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Area and Density of Bone and Muscle in Older Adults.

OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network

Canadian Bone Strength Development in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Study (CanBSDS)

Intra-articular Pressure Measurement System

Impact of inactivity and exercise on muscle and bone marrow adiposity

Saskatchewan Bone Strength Development Study (BSDS)

Development and validation of novel image-based bone strength measures

Development and validation of novel image-based bone strength measures

Data Acquisition System for Linking Tissue Mechanics with Imaging and Computational Modeling

Role of Physical Activity and Muscle Properties in Determining Bone Strength

On the development of bone quality parameters for assessing osteoporosis using peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Frequent collaborators

Munier Nour

Olga Theou

Nazeem Muhajarine

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Simon Duchesne

Hassanali Vatanparast

Shahid Ahmed

Richard Hughson

Anne Leis

Ekaterina Dadachova

Heather Foulds

David Cooper

Michael Szafron