New study from Kati Öörni’s lab @katioorni.bsky.social at #WRIHelsinki on the effect of icosapent ethyl (IPE) on circulating lipoproteins and their pro-atherogenic properties.👇

New study from Taija Mäkinen's lab @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social at the #WRIHelsinki featured on the cover of @natcardiovascres.nature.com: A ‘feedforward’ circuit amplifying upstream TIE2 receptor signalling drives PIK3CA-driven venous malformation - and can be therapeutically targeted in mice.👇

New study from Riikka Kivelä's lab @riikka-k.bsky.social at the #WRIHelsinki: Combined gene therapy with Pro-MSTN and VEGF-B boosts muscle growth and improves body composition.👇 journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Taija Mäkinen @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social from the Wihuri Research Institute and University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi has been elected as a new #EMBO member

New study from Riikka Kivelä’s lab @riikka-k.bsky.social ky.social at the #WRIHelsinki: Mechanical loading triggers cell type-specific responses in endothelial and muscle cells.👇

Thank you to everyone who joined the #WRISymposium for a day of exciting #VascularBiology research and great discussions—see you next year!

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