Research group at @UniTurku @TyksAUCS Focusing on skin cancer. #cancer, squamouscellcarcinoma, metastasis, biomarker, complement, lncRNA, ficanwest

Joined June 2022
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Congratulations to Lauri Heiskanen for excellent presentation in Concurrent Minisymposium: Non-Melanoma Cancers and UV Biology/Injury at #SID2026 in Chicago
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Our new article provides novel evidence for the mechanistic role of complement C1s in promoting growth of cutaneous SCC by protecting tumor cells from TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Thanks to all coauthors! nature.com/articles/s41389-0…
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#Ihotaudit oppikirjan 3. uudistettu painos on nyt verkkokaupassa! Ylihuomenna sitä voi selailla @Duodecim in osastolla Turun Lääketiedepäivillä. verkkokauppa.duodecim.fi/606…

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#Ihotaudit oppikirjan 3. uudistettu painos on tullut painosta! Ensi viikolla sitä voi selailla #Duodecim in osastolla Turun Lääketiedepäivillä.
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Our paper on C1q in cutaneous #squamouscellcarcinoma is out in November Issue of JID. #skincancer Expression of C1q by Macrophages and Fibroblasts in Tumor Microenviron... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Honored to serve as opponent to Katariina Mähönen, MD in her successful defense of doctoral thesis ”Autoimmune connective tissue diseases:pathogenesis and novel therapeutic targets" ⁦@helsinkiuni⁩ ⁦@FIMM_UH
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Congratulations to Lauri Heiskanen and all other poster prize awardees at #ESDR2025
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Congratulations to Pilvi Riihilä for excellent presentation in Concurrent session Melanoma and other skin cancers #ESDR2025
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Congratulations to Lauri Heiskanen for excellent presentation in Poster walk session Melanoma and other skin cancers #ESDR2025
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Looking forward to #ESDR2025. Pilvi Riihilä, Lauri Heiskanen and Josefiina Haalisto will present our latest data on complement and cSCC and super enhancers in cSCC. #Skincancer #squamouscellcarcinoma #complement #superenhancer #Poster390 #Poster391 #Poster414
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Welcome to #ESDR2025! Thank you for coming to Antwerp for the 54th Annual ESDR Meeting. Let's connect, collaborate and discover the latest skin science!
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Our paper on C5aR1 in cSCC is out and we also made the cover of the June issue of AJP! Thanks to all coauthors! C5aR1 Promotes Invasion, Metastasis, and Poor Prognosis in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma - The American Journal of Pathology ajp.amjpathol.org/article/S0…
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Prof. Kähäri Research Group retweeted
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Happy Sun Awareness Week! ☀️ #SunAwarenessWeek is the BAD’s annual campaign to encourage everyone to protect their skin from sun damage and to promote @HealthySkin4All. Read more in @OUPAcademic’s blog highlighting recent skin cancer-related research! blog.oup.com/2025/05/shining…
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Many thanks to all organizers, NDA, chairs, speakers, poster presenters; sponsors and exhibitors; and most importantly all participants, for making #NCDV2025 a great success!. Thanks to CAP Partner for efficient organization of the Congress!
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Our paper is out. Thank you all co-authors. Clinical Risk Factors for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients with Actinic Keratosis or Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ: A Retrospective Double-cohort Study #skincancer #squamouscellcarcinoma medicaljournalssweden.se/act…

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