Ivaska Lab
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
Research group interested in everything around cancer and integrins (more details on our website!). Posts by Ivaska Lab members.
Website: https://ivaskalab.utu.fi/
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Ivaska Lab
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Ivaska cell adhesion and cancer Lab
Integrins, matrix, motility and mechanotransduction in cancer
ivaskalab.utu.fi
Introductory post on 🦋! We're a research group headed by Prof. Johanna Ivaska interested in understanding how integrins contribute to every step of cancer progression. We're located at the Turku Bioscience Center in Turku, Finland! Find out more about us and our interests here: ivaskalab.utu.fi
Postdocs wanted - Please spread the word! We are looking for one bioinformatician and 1-2 cell biologists with different expertise! See the job ad below for more information and links to the job descriptions!
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Postdocs wanted - Please spread the word! We are looking for one bioinformatician and 1-2 cell biologists with different expertise! See the job ad below for more information and links to the job descriptions!
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🚨 Job Alert! 🚨
We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇
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#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
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We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇
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#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
@turkubioscience.bsky.social
Laboratory Engineer (Senior), in Advanced Imaging, 1.5.2026-31.12.2028
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January 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨
We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇
abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
@turkubioscience.bsky.social
We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮.
If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇
abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
#Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging
@turkubioscience.bsky.social
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I will be recruiting two postdocs early next year.
- One image analyst
- one biologist interested in working on lymphatics!
Reach out if you are interested 👍
- One image analyst
- one biologist interested in working on lymphatics!
Reach out if you are interested 👍
The Center is a wonderful collaboration with scientists extraordinaire @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social Kari Vaahtomeri and Cecilia Sahlgren.
We are all recruiting, so keep an eye on our website If you are looking for a postdoc position 😀
We are all recruiting, so keep an eye on our website If you are looking for a postdoc position 😀
I am delighted to introduce our new Centre of Excellence in Immune-Endothelial Interfaces (IMMENs) funded by the Research Council of Finland.
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I will be recruiting two postdocs early next year. One image analyst and one biologist interested in working on lymphatics!
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
I will be recruiting two postdocs early next year. One image analyst and one biologist interested in working on lymphatics!
December 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I will be recruiting two postdocs early next year.
- One image analyst
- one biologist interested in working on lymphatics!
Reach out if you are interested 👍
- One image analyst
- one biologist interested in working on lymphatics!
Reach out if you are interested 👍
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There is a permanent positon open at our centre. Read more & apply 👉 ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
January 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
There is a permanent positon open at our centre. Read more & apply 👉 ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
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Lerche, Mathieu, @johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social et al. reveal that newly synthesized #integrins can bypass the Golgi to be actively delivered to specific plasma membrane regions, where they enhance cell protrusion and #adhesion. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Lerche, Mathieu, @johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social et al. reveal that newly synthesized #integrins can bypass the Golgi to be actively delivered to specific plasma membrane regions, where they enhance cell protrusion and #adhesion. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
We are very happy to share our latest work exploring the role of newly synthetized integrin-α5 using RUSH. We found that a subset goes to the PM via unconventional secretion! Big thanks to all involved! Read more at doi.org/10.1083/jcb.... @mathildemathieu.bsky.social @martina-lerche.bsky.social
Regulation of cell dynamics by rapid integrin transport through the biosynthetic pathway | Journal of Cell Biology | Rockefeller University Press
The study reveals that newly synthesized integrins can bypass the Golgi to be actively delivered to specific plasma membrane regions, where they enhance ce
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December 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We are very happy to share our latest work exploring the role of newly synthetized integrin-α5 using RUSH. We found that a subset goes to the PM via unconventional secretion! Big thanks to all involved! Read more at doi.org/10.1083/jcb.... @mathildemathieu.bsky.social @martina-lerche.bsky.social
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Final call: Applications close September 2! KI is recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
August 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Final call: Applications close September 2! KI is recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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Happy to see this dynamic micropatterning project taking its beautiful shape as a preprint!
Immune synapse enthusiasts, please take a look 👀 Maybe something to try in your projects too? 🤩
Adapting an amazing tool from @ivaskalab.bsky.social 💥
Immune synapse enthusiasts, please take a look 👀 Maybe something to try in your projects too? 🤩
Adapting an amazing tool from @ivaskalab.bsky.social 💥
I'm very happy to finally be able to show what I have been working on for the last years (with help of @sarahdezperez.bsky.social and Elmeri)!
@mattilalab.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@mattilalab.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Dynamic Micropatterning Reveals Spatial Dynamics of B Cell Receptor Signaling and Immune Synapse Formation
B cell activation by foreign antigens, recognized by the B cell receptor (BCR), is the key prerequisite for cell differentiation for antibody production. B cells typically encounter antigens bound to ...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Happy to see this dynamic micropatterning project taking its beautiful shape as a preprint!
Immune synapse enthusiasts, please take a look 👀 Maybe something to try in your projects too? 🤩
Adapting an amazing tool from @ivaskalab.bsky.social 💥
Immune synapse enthusiasts, please take a look 👀 Maybe something to try in your projects too? 🤩
Adapting an amazing tool from @ivaskalab.bsky.social 💥
Latest from Ivaska Lab ▶️ Niklas Jäntti et al delve deep into the roles of EPLINα/β on integrin trafficking and breast cancer outcomes!
Congratulations to all the authors!
Check the paper out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations to all the authors!
Check the paper out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
EPLINα controls integrin recycling from Rab21 endosomes to drive breast cancer cell migration
Epithelial protein lost in neoplasm (EPLIN), an actin-binding protein, has been described as both a tumor promoter and tumor suppressor in different c…
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July 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Latest from Ivaska Lab ▶️ Niklas Jäntti et al delve deep into the roles of EPLINα/β on integrin trafficking and breast cancer outcomes!
Congratulations to all the authors!
Check the paper out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations to all the authors!
Check the paper out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Excited to share our most recent study on #integrintraffic #cancer #migration #focaladhesion by @ivaskalab.bsky.social @drpaulinamoreno.bsky.social Niklas Jäntti et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
EPLINα controls integrin recycling from Rab21 endosomes to drive breast cancer cell migration
Epithelial protein lost in neoplasm (EPLIN), an actin-binding protein, has been described as both a tumor promoter and tumor suppressor in different c…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Excited to share our most recent study on #integrintraffic #cancer #migration #focaladhesion by @ivaskalab.bsky.social @drpaulinamoreno.bsky.social Niklas Jäntti et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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If you are at the FEBS Congress in Istanbul and would like to have a chat about adhesion-derived protein condensates come to see my poster today between 12:30-13:45. Looking forward to inspiring discussions! 🔬
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
If you are at the FEBS Congress in Istanbul and would like to have a chat about adhesion-derived protein condensates come to see my poster today between 12:30-13:45. Looking forward to inspiring discussions! 🔬
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
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Are you looking for a postdoc?
I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !!
Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !!
Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
June 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Are you looking for a postdoc?
I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !!
Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
I will be looking for 2-4 people after the summer to join the lab !!
Do not hesitate to reach out and disseminate !!
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We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to come work with us: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/mi-25... Please reach out
MI/25/33 - Postdoctoral Scientist Systems Oncology Group | Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
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June 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to come work with us: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/mi-25... Please reach out
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1/ Beyond thrilled to see my #PhD work now published in @jcb.org
A short thread (🧵) for #metastasis #metabolism #ExtracellularVesicles (EVs) aficionados
A short thread (🧵) for #metastasis #metabolism #ExtracellularVesicles (EVs) aficionados
@gounismichalis.bsky.social et al. show that cells that seed early lung #metastasis in #BreastCancer have altered #metabolism. These metabolic alterations lead them to release extracellular vesicles which engender a microenvironment conducive to invasive growth. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
June 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
1/ Beyond thrilled to see my #PhD work now published in @jcb.org
A short thread (🧵) for #metastasis #metabolism #ExtracellularVesicles (EVs) aficionados
A short thread (🧵) for #metastasis #metabolism #ExtracellularVesicles (EVs) aficionados
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Miten syöpäsolut leviävät ja voidaanko sitä estää? Toistaiseksi ei, mutta tämä saattaa muuttua. Turun biotiedekeskuksen tutkijat löysivät keinon avata syöpäsolujen viestintää, ja tämän tiedon kautta saattaa löytyä lääke syöpäsolujen pysäyttämiseen.
@ivaskalab.bsky.social @johannaivaska.bsky.social
@ivaskalab.bsky.social @johannaivaska.bsky.social
Uusi koetin tekee näkyväksi syöpäsolun viestinnän, tutkijat voivat käyttää tietoa rintasyövän leviämisen estossa
Turun yliopistossa ja Turun biotiedekeskuksessa toimiva tutkimusryhmä on kehittänyt tavan kuvata leviävien rintasyöpäsolujen soluviestintää.
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June 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Miten syöpäsolut leviävät ja voidaanko sitä estää? Toistaiseksi ei, mutta tämä saattaa muuttua. Turun biotiedekeskuksen tutkijat löysivät keinon avata syöpäsolujen viestintää, ja tämän tiedon kautta saattaa löytyä lääke syöpäsolujen pysäyttämiseen.
@ivaskalab.bsky.social @johannaivaska.bsky.social
@ivaskalab.bsky.social @johannaivaska.bsky.social
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Signaling networks inside #cancer cells control everything from growth to movement, but visualising this in living cells requires new and refined methods. Researcher James Conway set out to see these invisible signals and came up with a new tool to do just that.
#Illusia
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
#Illusia
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
New visualisation tool helps researchers to target breast cancer dissemination
Cancer cell movement during metastasis is a dynamic process regulated by several different signals.
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June 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Signaling networks inside #cancer cells control everything from growth to movement, but visualising this in living cells requires new and refined methods. Researcher James Conway set out to see these invisible signals and came up with a new tool to do just that.
#Illusia
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
#Illusia
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
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Syövän nykyisillä lääkkeillä ei voida estää syövän leviämistä. Tilanne saattaa muuttua, sillä tutkijamme ovat kehittäneet tavan kuvata syöpäsolun sisäistä signalointia, joka on edellytys solun liikkumiselle.
#Illusia
@johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social
#Illusia
@johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social
Uusi koetin tekee näkyväksi syöpäsolun viestinnän, tutkijat voivat käyttää tietoa rintasyövän leviämisen estossa - InFLAMES-lippulaiva
Turun yliopistossa ja Turun biotiedekeskuksessa toimiva tutkimusryhmä on kehittänyt tavan kuvata leviävien rintasyöpäsolujen soluviestintää. Menetelmä on paljastunut, että muihin syöpätyyppeihin parha...
inflames.utu.fi
June 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Syövän nykyisillä lääkkeillä ei voida estää syövän leviämistä. Tilanne saattaa muuttua, sillä tutkijamme ovat kehittäneet tavan kuvata syöpäsolun sisäistä signalointia, joka on edellytys solun liikkumiselle.
#Illusia
@johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social
#Illusia
@johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social
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In a new study led by InFLAMES PI Professor Johanna Ivaska and Dr James Conway have developed a new fluorescent probe to visualise signaling dynamics in moving cancer cells which they used to uncover a new therapeutic possibility for limiting breast cancer spread.
#Illusia
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
#Illusia
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
New visualisation tool helps researchers to target breast cancer dissemination - InFLAMES Research Flagship
Cancer cell movement during metastasis is a dynamic process regulated by several different signals. However, the way cells receive, process and respond to these signals has been extremely hard to dete...
inflames.utu.fi
June 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In a new study led by InFLAMES PI Professor Johanna Ivaska and Dr James Conway have developed a new fluorescent probe to visualise signaling dynamics in moving cancer cells which they used to uncover a new therapeutic possibility for limiting breast cancer spread.
#Illusia
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
#Illusia
@ivaskalab.bsky.social
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New paper from @ivaskalab.bsky.social out now! 🍾 Watch how cancer cell adhesion dynamics are disrupted by inhibiting the phosphatase Shp2 - key to integrin β1 phosphorylation. Blocking Shp2 impairs adhesion and reduces invasion potential. 🎥👇 Read more at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
New paper from @ivaskalab.bsky.social out now! 🍾 Watch how cancer cell adhesion dynamics are disrupted by inhibiting the phosphatase Shp2 - key to integrin β1 phosphorylation. Blocking Shp2 impairs adhesion and reduces invasion potential. 🎥👇 Read more at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Latest from @ivaskalab.bsky.social @jrwconway.bsky.social in NCB. We find that SHP-2 inhibition stops TNBC invasion and limits metastasis by blocking integrin dephosphorylation!
Read more at:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read more at:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dynamic regulation of integrin β1 phosphorylation supports invasion of breast cancer cells - Nature Cell Biology
Conway et al. show that integrin β1 phosphorylation is regulated through balanced activities of tyrosine kinases, such as Src and Arg, and phosphatases, such as PTP-PEST and Shp2, facilitating invadop...
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May 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Latest from @ivaskalab.bsky.social @jrwconway.bsky.social in NCB. We find that SHP-2 inhibition stops TNBC invasion and limits metastasis by blocking integrin dephosphorylation!
Read more at:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read more at:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our newest paper is out in NCB. @jrwconway.bsky.social designed a new FRET reporter, Illusia, to show the importance of integrin β1 phosphorylation dynamics in 3D invasion! Video: TNBC cells expressing Illusia with a Src (Saracatinib) or SHP2 (SHP099) inhibitor. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Our newest paper is out in NCB. @jrwconway.bsky.social designed a new FRET reporter, Illusia, to show the importance of integrin β1 phosphorylation dynamics in 3D invasion! Video: TNBC cells expressing Illusia with a Src (Saracatinib) or SHP2 (SHP099) inhibitor. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Great recognition to @ivaskalab.bsky.social research at @turkubioscience.bsky.social the Finnish Science Prize
thanks to all my international friends and colleagues over the years
Great recognition to @ivaskalab.bsky.social research at @turkubioscience.bsky.social the Finnish Science Prize
thanks to all my international friends and colleagues over the years
Syöpätutkija Johanna Ivaskalle 100 000 euron tiedepalkinto
Ivaskan työryhmä tutkii syöpäsolujen liikkumista ja leviämistä.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Great recognition to @ivaskalab.bsky.social research at @turkubioscience.bsky.social the Finnish Science Prize
thanks to all my international friends and colleagues over the years
Great recognition to @ivaskalab.bsky.social research at @turkubioscience.bsky.social the Finnish Science Prize
thanks to all my international friends and colleagues over the years
We are very proud to announce @johannaivaska.bsky.social as the recipient of the Biennial Finnish Science Award, given by the Finnish Ministry of Education & Culture. Johanna was described as a distinguished researcher with pioneering work in cell biology. Warmest congrats from all of us, boss!
May 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We are very proud to announce @johannaivaska.bsky.social as the recipient of the Biennial Finnish Science Award, given by the Finnish Ministry of Education & Culture. Johanna was described as a distinguished researcher with pioneering work in cell biology. Warmest congrats from all of us, boss!
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Honored to have been elected with Patrick Caswell @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social co-chair of the 2029 Gordon Research Conference on Fibronectin, Integrins, and Related Molecules!
We have big shoes to fill: www.grc.org/fibronectin-..., but are up for the challenge!
We have big shoes to fill: www.grc.org/fibronectin-..., but are up for the challenge!
May 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Honored to have been elected with Patrick Caswell @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social co-chair of the 2029 Gordon Research Conference on Fibronectin, Integrins, and Related Molecules!
We have big shoes to fill: www.grc.org/fibronectin-..., but are up for the challenge!
We have big shoes to fill: www.grc.org/fibronectin-..., but are up for the challenge!
New preprint alert!📣 @midibu.bsky.social and team take a deep dive into Tensin1 liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and the mechanisms of how it regulates adhesion dynamics!
Check out the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Check out the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@johannaivaska.bsky.social
Adhesion-derived condensates control component availability to regulate adhesion dynamics
Integrin adhesion complexes mediate cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions and undergo dynamic remodelling to regulate cell adhesion and migration. Here, we demonstrate that tensin 1 (TNS1), a m...
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May 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New preprint alert!📣 @midibu.bsky.social and team take a deep dive into Tensin1 liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and the mechanisms of how it regulates adhesion dynamics!
Check out the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@johannaivaska.bsky.social
Check out the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@johannaivaska.bsky.social