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Makinen lab - Lymphatic Biology and Pathology
@taijamakinenlab.bsky.social
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Laboratory at the Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social‬ and University of Helsinki. We investigate mechanisms that regulate the lymphatic vasculature and its role in organ-specific physiology and disease processes.
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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 😀
guijacquemet.bsky.social Guillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social · Dec 19
I am delighted to introduce our new Centre of Excellence in Immune-Endothelial Interfaces (IMMENs) funded by the Research Council of Finland.

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!
Centre of Excellence in Immune - Endothelial Interfaces (IMMENs) | University of Helsinki
The overarching aim of IMMENs, a Research Council of Finland funded Centre of Excellence, is to understand how local immune responses are regulated at the lymphatic endothelium-immune cell interface.
www.helsinki.fi
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Thrilled to kick off our Centre of Excellence on Immune–Endothelial Interfaces (IMMENs), funded by the Research Council of Finland, with the first meeting in Helsinki! Great to start this journey with Kari Vaahtomeri, Cecilia Sahlgren and Guillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social.
January 22, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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🏅 MTZ®-MPI Award 2025 goes to
Vishal Mohanakrishnan @vishalmkrishnan.bsky.social
for discovering Type R capillaries that play a vital role in bone remodelling and maintenance throughout life.
The MTZ®foundation yearly honors young MPI scientists for outstanding research.
🔗 Full: s.gwdg.de/44DNyT
Portrait of Vishal Mohanakrishnan, winner of the MTZ®-MPI Award 2025, with sunlight in the background. On the right side, the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine logo and text “MTZ®-MPI-Award 2025 to Vishal Mohanakrishnan” appear on a blue background.
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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We have asked the new EMBO Members to tell us about themselves and what makes it so compelling to work in #science today. 🧪

In the eighth video of the series, EMBO Members tell us what part of their #research process they enjoy the most and why.

#LifeSciences
October 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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This beautiful work from the lab in Uppsala @taijamakinenlab.bs made it to the cover ! Happy to be part of it ! Congrats again to the first author Marle Kraft ! Stunning images
natcardiovascres.nature.com Nature Cardiovascular Research @natcardiovascres.nature.com · Jul 15
❤️Our July issue is out❤️Discover an Angiopoietin-TIE2-dependent circuit promoting venous malformations, complex disease modelling in cardiac organoids, regulation of cardiac homeostasis by methyonil tRNA synthetase, and more!

www.nature.com/natcardiovas...
July 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Spread the word: The European Center for Angioscience @uniheidelberg.bsky.social continues to grow: We have openings for 2 additional Junior Group Leader positions. Get in touch with us if you are ready to start your own lab. See also corresponding ad in @nature.com: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
July 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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I am honoured to be elected as a Member of EMBO and look forward to contributing to its mission and community!
embo.org EMBO @embo.org · Jul 1
Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 9 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! This honour celebrates #research excellence and outstanding achievements in the #LifeSciences. 🧪

Learn more here:
www.embo.org/press-releas... #EMBOMembers2025
Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO
Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond
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July 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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📣 We are recruiting 2-3 early-stage group leaders! 📣

Lead your own research group at FIMM @helsinki.fi and help us build more bridges from discovery to medicine!

👉 Apply here by 10 Aug: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

#GroupLeaderPosition #AcademicCareers #MolecularMedicine
Portrait of Nina Mars, MD, PhD, on a blue gradient background. She is wearing glasses and a black top, with long brown hair. To the right is a quote: "What drew me to a FIMM group leader position was the chance to do research that doesn’t stop at the discovery stage. At FIMM, we’re also close to the clinic, which means our work stays connected to real patient needs." Below the quote: Nina Mars, MD, PhD FIMM-EMBL Group Leader since 2024 Logos of the University of Helsinki and FIMM are at the top right.
June 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
taijamakinenlab.bsky.social
Congrats Rui - excited to see all the great science to come!
ruibenedito.bsky.social Rui Benedito @ruibenedito.bsky.social · Jun 26
The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👉 mpi-muenster.mpg.de/780013/profil
June 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
taijamakinenlab.bsky.social
We were happy to host the #EVBOSummerSchool in Helsinki earlier this week – huge thanks to all participants for two amazing days full of great talks, posters, and networking! A fantastic showcase of the next generation of #VascularBiology and @evborg.bsky.social community.
June 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Exciting days ahead at the Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social as we host #WRISymposium and #EVBOSummerSchool next week in Helsinki.

Looking forward to inspiring talks and scientific exchange with the #VascularBiology community!

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Wihuri Research Institute Symposium 2025 - Wihuri Research Institute
Since 2013, the Wihuri Research Institute (WRI) has been organizing the annual WRI Symposium, providing a platform for researchers and students to share knowledge and insights in cardiovascular resear...
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June 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
taijamakinenlab.bsky.social
Angiopoietin–TIE2 feedforward circuit promotes PIK3CA-driven venous malformations. Read our work in ‪@natcardiovascres.nature.com by Marle Kraft et al.

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Angiopoietin–TIE2 feedforward circuit promotes PIK3CA-driven venous malformations
Nature Cardiovascular Research - Kraft et al. identify TIE2 activation as a key driver of PIK3CA-related venous malformations and demonstrate that inhibiting TIE2 signaling can suppress the growth...
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May 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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If you’re curious about why lymphatic endothelial cells have their jigsaw puzzle-like shape,
check out our paper
@Nature
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Dynamic cytoskeletal regulation of cell shape supports resilience of lymphatic endothelium
Nature - Dynamic cytoskeletal regulation of lymphatic endothelial cell shape, induced by isotropic stretch and crucial for dermal lymphatic capillary function, is identified and found to result...
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March 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM