Happy to share that our latest work on VEGFR2 in lymphatic endothelium is published @natcomms.nature.com “VEGFR2 is required for VEGF-C–VEGFR3–PI3Kα-mediated sprouting lymphangiogenesis” tinyurl.com/47bns9pp This project has been a long journey for the lab @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social , A thread.

I am looking for two postdocs to join our lab - One (bio)image analyst - One cell biologist interested to work on lymphatics! The positions will open soon, be in touch!

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

Extremely grateful to be granted a two year post-doctoral fellowship by @embo.org to study the earliest phases of mutant to malignant cell transition during breast cancer initiation using intravital microscopy. Thank to @vanrheenenlab.bsky.social for the immense support! @nkinl.bsky.social

An imbalance of Angiopoietin ligands & endothelial TIE2 hyperactivation underlies PI3KCA-driven #VenousMalformation👹 ⏫ #MuralCell Angpt1 ⏬ #EndothelialCell Angpt2 #SciArt @hansschoofs.bsky.social ‬@taijamakinenlab.bsky.social‬ @natcardiovascres.nature.com 2025 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Angiopoietin–TIE2 feedforward circuit promotes PIK3CA-driven venous malformations. Read our work in ‪@natcardiovascres.nature.com by Marle Kraft et al. rdcu.be/enhST

📣New Preview out today @cp-devcell.bsky.social by Maria Azkanaz & Dimitrios Laskaris, describing the paper by Banjac et al @kimbakjensen.bsky.social lab! Stemness in flux: Dissecting intestinal crypt organization with multimodal approaches. Check it out here 👇 authors.elsevier.com/c/1l2MG5Sx5g...

• Happy to announce that our paper in @nature.com is finally out! Thanks to the perseverance of @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social and our many collaborators we finally pulled it off! A small 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Laymen video: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

After 5 years my scientific chapter in Uppsala is coming to an end. Two weeks ago I have successfully defended my PhD thesis at the Mäkinenlab. Big thanks to Taija for being a true mentor and to Holger Gerhardt for acting as my opponent and critically assessing my work.