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Kaikkonen Lab @KaikkonenLab
Joined December 2018
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I'm co-Guest Editing a special Collection in @GenomeMedicine with @clintomics and we warmly invite you to submit your work! From #multiomics & #AI to #regenerative medicine - this Collection focuses on decoding #CardiometabolicDisease @https://biomedcentral.com/collections/5203
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Getting ready for the SSAR meeting to kick off! For us Finns, jumping one month ahead into spring feels amazing — soaking up the sun already! #SSAR2025 #SpringVibes @ssarkonf @AnnaRuotsal
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Exciting EMBO Workshop Alert! Join us for the 3rd Enhancer Mechanics & Enhanceropathies workshop, bringing together experts on enhancer biology & disease! 📅 Abstract dl: March 17 📅 Registration dl: April 1 meetings.embo.org/event/25-e… #EnhancerBiology #EMBO #Chromatin
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Behnam Rezai Jahromi MD, PhD, A. Prof.
@berejah
12 Dec 2024
Cancer-type somatic #mutations in saccular cerebral aneurysms | ⁦⁦@ejhg_journal⁩ Complex diseases like #aneurysms have chaotic pathogenesis—but is there true randomness? Thrilled to share our new findings! ⁦⁦@SYHLab⁩ ⁦@KaikkonenLab⁩ nature.com/articles/s41431-0…

Cancer-type somatic mutations in saccular cerebral aneurysms

European Journal of Human Genetics - Cancer-type somatic mutations in saccular cerebral aneurysms

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Kiitos Jukka Mönkköselle arvokkaasta panoksesta Itä-Suomen yliopistolle ja lämpimät onnittelut uudelle rehtorille @tapiomaatta! Odotan innolla tulevaa yhteistyötä mm. @AIV_Institute ja kampuskehittämisen kautta!
Tapio Määttä@tapiomaatta
12 Dec 2024
Kautensa pian päättävä Itä-Suomen yliopiston rehtori Jukka Mönkkönen piti jäähyväispuheen ja luovutti rehtorin käädyt seuraajalleen. Viisivuotiskauteni rehtorina alkaa 1.1.2025. Lämminhenkinen ja juhlava tilaisuus. Seremoniat luovat yhteisöllisyyttä ja jatkuvuutta.
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Vähän myöhässä, mutta vielä kerran: upea väitös ja suuri ilo olla mukana @SYHLab yhteistyökumppanina kuuntelemassa ja juhlistamassa @Kettu_S! Lämpimät onnittelut vielä tohtorille ja kiitokset ikimuistoisista juhlista!
University of Eastern Finland@UniEastFinland
12 Nov 2024
FM Sanna Kettusen väitöstutkimus tuotti uutta tietoa merkittävän sepelvaltimotautiin ja diabetekseen liittyvän geneettisen riskialueen vaikutusmekanismeista. Väitös 22.11.2024 Kuopiossa, seurattavissa myös verkossa. @SYHLab @UEF_DPMM uef.fi/fi/artikkeli/fm-sanna…
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Great resource for research! Version 1 of the meta-analysis, combining GWAS data from MVP, FinnGen, and UKBB has been released and is available for exploration here: mvp-ukbb.finngen.fi

FinnGen@FinnGen_FI
5 Dec 2024
Million Veteran Program & FinnGen teams are pleased to release v1 meta-analysis of MVP, FinnGen and UKBB GWAS data. This first version includes ~300 binary disease definitions across >1.5 M individuals. Browse scans at: mvp-ukbb.finngen.fi/
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That's a wrap on #ASHG24 in snowy Denver! Great talks and science, and the best part—catching up with friends and colleagues (wish I could have caught everyone on photo). Until next time!
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Thank you to Iordanis Arzimanoglou for the insightful @NatureBiotech paper on the @EUeic health biotech portfolio! Our #EIC Pathfinder #MIRACLEeic project is proud to be part of this legacy, pushing forward multiomics-based risk prediction of ASCVD rdcu.be/dWWnn
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Big congrats to @eliasyh and Maykel López Rodríguez for the fellowship, great news for our @AIV_Institute!
University of Eastern Finland@UniEastFinland
24 Sep 2024
Good news! Seven new UEF Research Fellows have started at the University of Eastern Finland this autumn. The university will train Academy Research Fellow applicants in October-November 2024 and recruits new UEF Research Fellows in summer 2025. Read more: uef.fi/en/article/seven-new-…
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Two MIRACLE meetings in one week! 🎉 Kick-off of MSCA-DN in Amsterdam and our EIC Consortium's Annual Meeting in Utrect. I couldn’t ask for better colleagues to share the science with! #MSCA #EIC
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Kaikkonen Lab retweeted
ssar@ssarkonf
26 Sep 2024
The preliminary programme for the 31st annual meeting of SSAR is out. Check it out and remember abstract deadline January 3rd 2025!
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Congratulations to our lab's newest PhD, Dr. @IlakyaSelvaraj1, for her great achievement! Your dedication is inspiring! A big thank you to the opponent @HKilpinen for engaging discussion. Looking for the evening party 🥳 @UEF_DPMM
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GroupLaakkonen@GroupLaakkonen
9 Sep 2024
We had a wonderful Cardiovascular Research Community Symposium today! I was happy to give a talk about SMC plasticity in aortic aneurysms. If you study CVDs @UniEastFinland and would like to join contact our RC coordinator. uef.fi/en/research-community… @AIV_Institute @ClinmedUef
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Celebrating the successful PhD defense of @HeidiPulkkinen1 from @GroupLaakkonen today! Huge congratulations! It was a pleasure to attend such an engaging defense, led by opponent @pipsa_saharinen. @UEF_DPMM
University of Eastern Finland@UniEastFinland
27 Aug 2024
Verisuonten kasvun säätelystä etsitään uusia mahdollisuuksia sepelvaltimotaudin hoitoon. FM Heidi Pulkkisen väitös 6.9.2024 Kuopiossa, seurattavissa myös verkossa. @GroupLaakkonen @UEF_DPMM uef.fi/fi/artikkeli/fm-heidi…
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Excited to welcome @HKilpinen to Kuopio next week! PS. Coffee served before the seminar by #MetabolicsRC Also looking forward to the great scientific discussion as she serves as the opponent for @IlakyaSelvaraj1 defense the following day (MS301) uef.fi/fi/tapahtuma/frontier…
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Another PhD defense coming up soon—keeping the streak alive! I am so looking forward to @IlakyaSelvaraj1's big day! 🎓🔥 #PhDStreak #OnARoll
University of Eastern Finland@UniEastFinland
2 Sep 2024
The PhD study of Ilakya Selvarajan, MSc, focused on cell type specific genetic regulatory mechanisms in human coronary artery disease. PhD defence on 12 Sep 2024 in Kuopio, live stream online. @KaikkonenLab @UEF_DPMM uef.fi/en/article/doctoral-d…
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Mallat_Lab@mallat_lab
30 Aug 2024
Congratulations @ZMallat for making it from bench to bedside!!! IVORY results released by @rouchelle45 at #ESCCongress Low dose IL2 safely reduce arterial inflammation after ASC @HLRI_Cambridge @Cambridgecardio @MedCambridge @TheBHF
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Huge congratulations to Dr. @EloiSchmauch on your PhD! You did a fantastic job answering Opponent @sikandhayat questions—your knowledge is impressive. Now ready for a memorable evening party 🥳 @UEF_DPMM @suvilinnak @manoliskellis
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Thrilled to see @EloiSchmauch defend his thesis in just 3 days with opponent @sikandhayat! It has been an incredible journey, watching him grow into an amazing scientist. Huge thanks to fellow supervisors @suvilinnak @manoliskellis for great collaboration uef.fi/en/article/doctoral-d…

Doctoral defence of Eloi Schmauch, MSc, 30 Aug 2024: Better understanding of disease mechanisms...

Eloi Schmauch's doctoral research addressed factors related to ischemic heart disease, heart failure, xenotransplantation, and Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP), a rare inflammatory skin disorder.

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