Professor Kallioniemi received her Bachelor’s and Master's degrees from Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering in Finland. She obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Physics (medical physics) from the University of Eastern Finland. Alongside her Ph.D., she also undertook practical clinical training in medical physics (in radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, clinical physiology, diagnostic radiology, and clinical neurophysiology). Before joining NJIT, Professor Kallioniemi was a postdoctoral researcher first in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford Medicine, followed by a postdoctoral position in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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B.S. ; Aalto University ; Electronics and Electrical Engineering ; 2012
M.S. ; Aalto University ; Electronics and Electrical Engineering ; 2012
2025 2026 Foresight Institute Fellow, The Foresight Institute
2024 ASAPbio preprint review club funding, ASAPbio
2023 Senior member, IEEE
2022 Travel Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
2021 Cornell Rising Star, Program for Achieving Career Excellence at Cornell University
2020 Article selected to Editor’s Choice Collection for 2020, Human Brain Mapping
2020 Inaugural Rising Star in Engineering in Health, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
2020 Travel Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
2020 Travel Award, North American Neuromodulation Society
2018 Travel Award, International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
2017 Travel Award, European Chapter, International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
2016 Graduation with Distinction (top 5% of all Ph.D. theses), University of Eastern Finland
2016 Travel Award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2015 Travel Award, European Chapter, International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
2015 Young Investigator Award, Finnish Neuroradiology Society
2013 Best Poster Award, International Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics
2013 Best Poster Award, Second Runner-Up, 5th International Symposium on Navigated Brain Stimulation in Neurosurgery
BME 493 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS I
BME 492 - RESEARCH & INDPNDNT STUDY II
BME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
BME 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BME 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BME 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 333: BIOMEDICAL SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
Publications:
https://www.kallioniemilab.com/publications/
Anna-Lisa Schuler, Martin Tik, Elisa Kallioniemi, Ana Suller Marti, Zhengchen Cai, Giovanni Pellegrino. 2025. "Approaches to map cortical excitability beyond the primary motor cortex – Perspectives from cognitive neuroscience, multimodal imaging and clinical applications." Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews , vol. 177 , pp. 106338.
Elisa Kallioniemi, Yuming Lei, Hang Jin Jo. 2025. "Editorial: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in motor control and motor rehabilitation: current trends and future directions." Frontiers in Human Neuroscience , vol. 19 , pp. 1595762.
Taylor Kuhn, Aprinda Indahlastari, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Gregory Fonzo, Nicole Petersen, Natalie Rotstein, Timothy Davis, David Mehler, Jonathan Repple, Tim Hahn, Giacomo Bertazzoli, Nicco Regente, Adam Woods, Sabrina Halavi, Bianca Hoang Dang, Xenos Mason, Charles Laidi, Tina Chou, Marta Bortoletto, Elisa Kallioniemi, Indrit Begue, Nicholas Balderston, Eric Porges, Desmond Oathes, Venkat Subramanian, Sophia Thomopoulos, Neda Jahanshad, Paul Thompson. 2025. "The ENIGMA Neuromodulation Working Group: Goals, Challenges and Opportunities for the Field." Brain Stimulation , vol. 18 , no. 2 , pp. 142-144.
Dao TA Nguyen, Laura Säisänen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Pasi A Karjalainen, Saara M Rissanen, Petro Julkunen. "MEPFeatX –Automated Motor-Evoked Potentials Feature Extraction in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation." IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering , vol. 18 , pp. 1415257.
Petri Jalanko, Laura Säisänen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Mervi Könönen, Timo Lakka, Sara Määttä, Eero Haapala. 2023. "Associations between physical fitness and cerebellar grey matter volume in adolescents." The Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports , vol. 34 , no. 1 , pp. e14513.
Anna Juntunen, Sara Määttä, Mervi Könönen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Eini Niskanen, Outi Kaarre, Petri Kivimäki, Ritva Vanninen, Tommi Tolmunen, Florinda Ferreri, Virve Kekkonen. 2023. "Cortical thickness is inversely associated with transcranial magnetic stimulation-evoked N45 potential among young adults whose heavy drinking began in adolescence." Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research , vol. 47 , no. 7 , pp. 1341-1351.
Julio C Hernandez-Pavon, Domenica Veniero, Til Ole Bergmann, Paolo Belardinelli, Marta Bortoletto, Silvia Casarotto, Elias P Casula, Faranak Farzan, Matteo Fecchio, Petro Julkunen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Pantelis Lioumis, Johanna Metsomaa, Carlo Miniussi, Tuomas P Mutanen, Lorenzo Rocchi, Nigel C Rogasch, Mouhsin M Shafi, Hartwig R Siebner, Gregor Thut, Christoph Zrenner, Ulf Ziemann, Risto J Ilmoniemi. 2023. "TMS combined with EEG: Recommendations and open issues for data collection and analysis." Brain Stimulation .
Jani Sirkka, Laura Säisänen, Petro Julkunen, Mervi Könönen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Ville Leinonen, Nils Danner. 2022. "The effect of shunt surgery on corticospinal excitability in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study." Fluids and Barriers of the CNS , vol. 19 , pp. 89.
E Kallioniemi, Z J Daskalakis. 2022. "Identifying novel biomarkers with TMS-EEG - Methodological possibilities and challenges." Journal of Neuroscience Methods , vol. 377 , pp. 109631.
E Kallioniemi, J Saari, F Ferreri, S Määttä. 2022. "TMS-EEG responses across the lifespan: Measurement, methods for characterisation and identified responses." Journal of Neuroscience Methods , vol. 366 , pp. 109430.
E Kallioniemi, F Awiszus, M Pitkänen, P Julkunen. 2021. "Fast acquisition of resting motor threshold with a stimulus-response curve – possibility or hazard for transcranial magnetic stimulation applications?." Clinical Neurophysiology Practice , vol. 7 , pp. 7-15.
Z J Daskalakis, S M McClintock, I Hadas, E Kallioniemi, R Zomorrodi, A Throop, L Palmer, F Farzan, K E Thorpe, C Tamminga, D M Blumberger. 2021. "Confirmatory Efficacy and Safety Trial of Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Depression (CREST-MST): protocol for identification of novel biomarkers via neurophysiology." Trials , vol. 22 , no. 1 , pp. 906.
E Kallioniemi. 2021. "Cortical excitability measures from TMS-EEG and TMS-EMG - two sides of the same story?." The Journal of Physiology , vol. 599 , no. 11 , pp. 2779-2780.
V Kekkonen, E Kallioniemi, O Kaarre, M Könönen, P Kivimäki, H Gröhn, T Tolmunen, R Vanninen. 2021. "Heavy drinking from adolescence to young adulthood is associated with an altered cerebellum." Alcohol , vol. 92 , pp. 35-40.
J Reijonen, M Pitkänen, E Kallioniemi, A Mohammadi, R J Ilmoniemi, P Julkunen. 2020. "Spatial extent of cortical motor hotspot in navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation." Journal of Neuroscience Methods , vol. 346 , pp. 108893.
T Pruitt, X Wang, A Wu, E Kallioniemi, M M Husain, H Liu. 2020. "Transcranial Photobiomodulation (tPBM) With 1,064-nm Laser to Improve Cerebral Metabolism of the Human Brain In Vivo." Lasers in Surgery and Medicine , vol. 52 , no. 9 , pp. 807-813.
J Sirkka, L Säisänen, P Julkunen, M Könönen, E Kallioniemi, V Leinonen, N Danner. 2020. "Corticospinal excitability in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study." Fluids and Barriers of the CNS , vol. 17 , no. 1 , pp. 6.
E Kallioniemi, S M McClintock, Z D Deng, M M Husain, S H Lisanby. 2019. "Magnetic Seizure Therapy: Towards Personalized Seizure Therapy for Major Depression." Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry , vol. 17-18 , pp. 37-42.
D TA Nguyen, S M Rissanen, P Julkunen, E Kallioniemi, P A Karjalainen. 2019. "Principal Component Regression on Motor Evoked Potential in Single-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation." IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering , vol. 27 , no. 8 , pp. 1521-1528.
S Määttä, L Säisänen, E Kallioniemi, T A Lakka, N Lintu, E A Haapala, P Koskenkorva, E Niskanen, F Ferreri, M Könönen. 2019. "Maturation changes the excitability and effective connectivity of the frontal lobe: A developmental TMS-EEG study." Human Brain Mapping , vol. 40 , no. 8 , pp. 2320-2335.
Carolin Weiss Lucas, Elisa Kallioniemi, Volker Neuschmelting, Charlotte Nettekoven, Julia Pieczewski, Kristina Jonas, Roland Goldbrunner, Jari Karhu, Christian Grefkes, Petro Julkunen. 2019. "Cortical Inhibition of Face and Jaw Muscle Activity and Discomfort Induced by Repetitive and Paired-Pulse TMS During an Overt Object Naming Task." Brain Topography , vol. 32 , no. 3 , pp. 418-434.
Laura Säisänen, Sara Määttä, Petro Julkunen, Eini Niskanen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Heidi Gröhn, Samuli Kemppainen, Timo A. Lakka, Niina Lintu, Aino-Maija Eloranta, Ritva Vanninen, Ismo Makkonen, Mervi Könönen. 2019. "Functional and structural asymmetry in primary motor cortex in Asperger syndrome: a navigated TMS and imaging study." Brain Topography , vol. 32 , no. 3 , pp. 504-518.
E Kallioniemi, O Kärkkäinen, S Määttä, M Könönen, P Kivimäki, O Kaarre, V Velagapudi, V Kekkonen, S M Lehto, E Laukkanen, T Tolmunen. 2019. "Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-Induced Motor Evoked Potentials Correlate With the Subject-Specific Serum Metabolic Profile of Creatine." Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology , vol. 36 , no. 3 , pp. 229-235.
X Wang, J P Dmochowski, L Zeng, E Kallioniemi, M Husain, F Gonzalez-Lima, H Liu. 2019. "Transcranial photobiomodulation with 1064-nm laser modulates brain electroencephalogram rhythms." Neurophotonics , vol. 6 , no. 2 , pp. 025013.
S M McClintock, E Kallioniemi, D M Martin, J U Kim, S L Weisenbach, C C Abbott. 2019. "A Critical Review and Synthesis of Clinical and Neurocognitive Effects of Noninvasive Neuromodulation Antidepressant Therapies." Focus , vol. 17 , no. 1 , pp. 18-29.
M Pitkänen, E Kallioniemi, G Järnefelt, J Karhu, P Julkunen. 2018. "Efficient Mapping of the Motor Cortex with Navigated Biphasic Paired-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation." Brain Topography , vol. 31 , no. 6 , pp. 963-971.
O Löfberg, P Julkunen, E Kallioniemi, A Pääkkönen, J Karhu. 2018. "Modulation of motor cortical excitability with auditory stimulation." Journal of Neurophysiology , vol. 120 , no. 3 , pp. 920-925.
P Julkunen, O Löfberg, E Kallioniemi, J Hyppönen, R Kälviäinen, E Mervaala. 2018. "Abnormal motor cortical adaptation to external stimulus in Unverricht-Lundborg disease (progressive myoclonus type 1, EPM1)." Journal of Neurophysiology , vol. 120 , no. 2 , pp. 617-623.
O Kaarre, M Äikiä, E Kallioniemi, M Könönen, V Kekkonen, N Heikkinen, P Kivimäki, T Tolmunen, S Määttä, E Laukkanen. 2018. "Association of the N100 TMS-evoked potential with attentional processes: A motor cortex TMS-EEG study." Brain and Cognition , vol. 122 , pp. 9-16.
J Saari, E Kallioniemi, M Tarvainen, P Julkunen. 2018. "Oscillatory TMS-EEG-Responses as a Measure of the Cortical Excitability Threshold." IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering , vol. 26 , no. 2 , pp. 383-391.
Minna Pitkänen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Petro Julkunen. 2018. "Correction to: Extent and Location of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Cortical Hand Representation Maps: A Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study." Brain Topography , vol. 31 , no. 1 , pp. 150-151.
O Kaarre, E Kallioniemi, M Könönen, T Tolmunen, V Kekkonen, P Kivimäki, N Heikkinen, F Ferreri, E Laukkanen, S Määttä. 2018. "Heavy alcohol use in adolescence is associated with altered cortical activity: a combined TMS-EEG study." Addiction Biology , vol. 23 , no. 1 , pp. 268-280.
E Kallioniemi, P Savolainen, G Järnefelt, P Koskenkorva, J Karhu, P Julkunen. 2018. "Transcranial magnetic stimulation modulation of corticospinal excitability by targeting cortical I-waves with biphasic paired-pulses." Brain Stimulation , vol. 11 , no. 2 , pp. 322-326.
Minna Pitkänen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Petro Julkunen, Maria Nazarova, Jaakko O. Nieminen, Risto J. Ilmoniemi. 2017. "Erratum to: Minimum-Norm Estimation of Motor Representations in Navigated TMS Mappings." Brain Topography , vol. 30 , no. 6 , pp. 723-723.
M Pitkänen, E Kallioniemi, P Julkunen, M Nazarova, J O Nieminen, R J Ilmoniemi. 2017. "Minimum-Norm Estimation of Motor Representations in Navigated TMS Mappings." Brain Topography , vol. 30 , no. 6 , pp. 711-722.
M Pitkänen, E Kallioniemi, P Julkunen. 2017. "Effect of inter-train interval on the induction of repetition suppression of motor-evoked potentials using transcranial magnetic stimulation." PloS One , vol. 12 , no. 7 , pp. e0181663.
S Määttä, M Könönen, E Kallioniemi, T Lakka, N Lintu, V Lindi, F Ferreri, D Ponzo, L Säisänen. 2017. "Development of cortical motor circuits between childhood and adulthood: A navigated TMS-HdEEG study." Human Brain Mapping , vol. 38 , no. 5 , pp. 2599-2615.
E Kallioniemi, M Pitkänen, M Könönen, R Vanninen, P Julkunen. 2016. "Localization of cortical primary motor area of the hand using navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation, BOLD and arterial spin labeling fMRI." Journal of Neuroscience Methods , vol. 273 , pp. 138-148.
P Julkunen, S Määttä, L Säisänen, E Kallioniemi, M Könönen, P Jäkälä, R Vanninen, S Vaalto. 2016. "Functional and structural cortical characteristics after restricted focal motor cortical infarction evaluated at chronic stage - Indications from a preliminary study." Clinical Neurophysiology , vol. 127 , no. 8 , pp. 2775-2784.
E Kallioniemi, P Julkunen. 2016. "Alternative Stimulation Intensities for Mapping Cortical Motor Area with Navigated TMS." Brain Topography , vol. 29 , no. 3 , pp. 395-404.
E Kallioniemi, M Könönen, L Säisänen, H Gröhn, P Julkunen. 2015. "Functional neuronal anisotropy assessed with neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation." Journal of Neuroscience Methods , vol. 256 , pp. 82-90.
E Kallioniemi, A Pääkkönen, P Julkunen. 2015. "Repetition suppression in transcranial magnetic stimulation-induced motor-evoked potentials is modulated by cortical inhibition." Neuroscience , vol. 310 , pp. 504-11.
M Pitkänen, E Kallioniemi, P Julkunen. 2015. "Extent and Location of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Cortical Hand Representation Maps: A Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study." Brain Topography , vol. 28 , no. 5 , pp. 657-665.
E Kallioniemi, L Säisänen, M Pitkänen, M Könönen, J Karhu, P Julkunen. 2015. "Input-Output Characteristics of Late Corticospinal Silent Period Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation." Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology , vol. 32 , no. 4 , pp. 346-51.
E Kallioniemi, M Pitkänen, L Säisänen, P Julkunen. 2015. "Onset Latency of Motor Evoked Potentials in Motor Cortical Mapping with Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation." The Open Neurology Journal , vol. 9 , pp. 62-9.
Elisa Kallioniemi, Mervi Könönen, Petro Julkunen. 2015. "Repeatability of functional anisotropy in navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation – coil-orientation versus response." NeuroReport , vol. 26 , no. 9 , pp. 515-521.
E Kallioniemi, L Säisänen, M Könönen, F Awiszus, P Julkunen. 2014. "On the estimation of silent period thresholds in transcranial magnetic stimulation." Clinical Neurophysiology , vol. 125 , no. 11 , pp. 2247-2252.
P Julkunen, E Kallioniemi, M Könönen, L Säisänen. 2013. "Feasibility of automated analysis and inter-examiner variability of cortical silent period induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation." Journal of Neuroscience Methods , vol. 217 , no. 1-2 , pp. 75-81.
E Kallioniemi, S Määttä. "TMS-EEG." In Mervaala E, et al, eds., "Textbook of Clinical Neurophysiology," pp. 370–372. Duodecim, 2019.
E Kallioniemi, M Könönen, S Määttä. "TMS-EEG, Methods and Challenges in the Analysis of Brain Connectivity." In V. Piemonte, A. Basile, T. Ito, L. Marrelli, eds., "Biomedical Engineering Challenges," pp. 175–197. Wiley, 2018.
Vice-Chair , 2024
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience - Motor Neuroscience
Editor, Guest , 2024
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience - Brain Imaging and Stimulation
Editorial Review Board Member , 2023
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
Editorial Board , 2023
2024 NYC Neuromodulation Conference Scientific Committee
Committee Member , 2023
50th Northeast Bioengineering Conference
Session Chair , 2024
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience - Brain Imaging and Stimulation
Editor, Guest , 2023
Applied Sciences, Special Issue "Personalized Brain Stimulation: Advances and Challenges"
Editor, Guest , 2021