Tapahtumakalenteri (vanha)
Wihuri Research Institute Special Seminar by Dr. Taija Mäkinen
Dr. Taija Mäkinen’s lab’s research interests lie in the understanding of mechanisms that regulate the lymphatic vasculature in development, homeostasis and disease. A major interest of her laboratory is to elucidate how (lymphatic) endothelial cells integrate signals from multiple sources in a complex tissue environment to coordinate vascular morphogenesis and functional specialization. Recently their work has extended to studying how endothelial cells actively modulate their environment through intercellular communication with other cell types, and how regulators of developmental (lymph)angiogenesis impact on genetic human diseases.
Selected publications:
Petkova M, Kraft M, Stritt S, Martinez-Corral I, Ortsäter H, VanlandewijckM, Jakic B, Baselga E, Castillo SD, Graupera M, BetsholtzC, Mäkinen T. Immune-interacting lymphatic endothelial subtype at capillary terminals drives lymphatic malformation. J Exp Med. (2023).
Hernández Vásquez MN, Ulvmar MH, González-Loyola A, Kritikos I, Sun Y, He L, Halin C, Petrova TV, Mäkinen T. Transcription factor FOXP2 is a flow-induced regulator of collecting lymphatic vessels. EMBO J 40(12):e107192. doi: 10.15252/embj.2020107192 (2021).
Martinez-Corral I, Zhang Y, Petkova M, Ortsäter H, Sjöberg S, Diez SC, Brouillard P, Libbrecht L, Graupera M, AlitaloK, Boon L, Vikkula M, Mäkinen T. Blockade of VEGF-C signaling inhibits lymphatic malformations driven by oncogenic PIK3CA mutation. Nat Commun 11:2869 doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16496-y (2020).
Frye M, Stritt S, Ortsäter H, Hernandez-Vasquez M, Kaakinen M, Vicente A, Wiseman J, Eklund L, Martinez-Torrecuadrada JL, Vestweber D, Mäkinen T. EphinB2-EPHB4 signalling provides Rho-mediated homeostatic control of lymphatic endothelial cell junction integrity. eLife 9:e57732 (2020).
Please contact Kari Vaahtomeri (kari.vaahtomeri@helsinki.fi) for an appointment with the speaker.
4th FICAN seminar: Leena Latonen
This time the seminar is organized by FICAN East. The seminar will be held online (Microsoft Teams) and is open to everyone interested in cancer research. Join the meeting HERE
Dosentin arvon hakijoiden opetusnäytteet
Ohjelma:
12:00-12:30 LT Pasi Huttunen (lasten hematologia ja onkologia) aihe: Allogeeniset kantasolusiirrot lapsilla -akuutteja ongelmia vielä viiden vuosikymmenen jälkeenkin?, kohderyhmänä: Lastentauteihin ja lastenhematologiaan erikoistuvat lääkärit.
12:30-12:40 Tauko
12:40-13:10 FT Eevi Kaasinen (bioinformatiikka) aihe: Suurtehosekvensoinnin bioinformatiikka tautimutaatioiden tunnistamisessa, kohderyhmänä: Maisteri- ja jatko-opiskelijat.
13:10-13:20 Tauko
13:20-13:50 FT Riku Katainen (lääketieteellinen genetiikka) aihe: Syövän DNA - haitalliset ja harmittomat muutokset, kohderyhmänä: Maisteri- ja jatko-opiskelijat.
13:50-14:00 Tauko
14:00-14:30 LT Hanna Välimaa (lääketieteellinen mikrobiologia ja immunologia) aihe: Leukaluun osteomyeliitti, kohderyhmänä: Erikoistuvat hammaslääkärit ja lääkärit.
iCAN science semiar: Coleman Lindsley
Cheese 'n' Wine event
Cheese 'n' Wine (CnW) is an open series of events organized by the University of Helsinki, where short speeches will be heard from innovative researchers, students, companies, and possibly innovation funding bodies. The event has been organized in Viikki three times in 2022 and, from January 2023, CnW events will be held approximately once a month, alternating on all UH campuses.
These events are intended for all researchers interested in innovation, students, companies, investors, financiers, third sector operators, as well as operators supporting innovation activities. The first event taking place in Meilahti campus will be held in English at Terkko Health Hub on February 16 from 2 to 4 pm.
Program:
13:30 Registration opens
14:00 Speeches
- Welcoming words by Chiara Facciotto (Innovation Ecosystems, Meilahti campus)
- Ville Paavilainen, Tenure Track Group Leader at the Insititute of Biotechnology (HiLIFE, University of Helsinki) and lead inventor of Integrated Secretion Solutions
- Jukka Planman, Biodesign 2021 Innovation Fellow (Aalto University) and Commercial Lead at hentoTouch
- Milla Koistinaho, Partner at Innovestor Life Science Fund
- Päivi Saavalainen, Group Leader at Folkhälsan Research Center (University of Helsinki) and CEO of SCellex
- Q&A
15:00 Networking and refreshments
16:00 End of the event
This event is organized in collaboration with Terkko Health Hub.