Makinen lab - Lymphatic Biology and Pathology

Registration open for Seeon Angioscience Conference - hope to see many of you there!

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 😀

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.

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.

🏅 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.
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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

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

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...

Congrats Bong-Ihn - exciting news!

I am honoured to be elected as a Member of EMBO and look forward to contributing to its mission and community!

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.

📣 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

Congrats Rui - excited to see all the great science to come!

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Thanks to all the supporters who made the #EVBOSummerSchool possible! The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social, The Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung, @brukerspatial.bsky.social, Genevia Technologies and Triolab.

And to the winners of the Poster Awards - sponsored by The Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung

Big congratulations to the winners of the Travel Awards - sponsored by The Company of Biologists @biologists.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.

Congratulations!

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...

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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We hope these findings bring us closer to better treatments for this challenging condition. #vascularbiology #PIK3CA #venousmalformation

Huge thanks to our fantastic collaborators Michael Potente, René Hägerling, Friedrich Kapp, @mvikkula.bsky.social, Laurence Boon, @ruibenedito.bsky.social

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...

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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YouTube video by nature video Why humans have puzzle-shaped cells

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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...

If you’re curious about why lymphatic endothelial cells have their jigsaw puzzle-like shape,
check out our paper
@Nature
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