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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · May 10

Was a great honour to host Iain McNeish on World Ovarian Cancer Day! And huge congratulations to my student Fernando Perez-Villatoro for successfully defending his PhD #wocd #proudsupervisor @farkkilab.bsky.social @helsinki.fi

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Apr 30

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thank you #AACR25!
Was a great hobour to be nominated as a NextGen Star, and give a talk! 🤩 In addition to great science, I particularly enjoyed meeting new people and networking! 👌🏻😍

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Dec 19

Our recent publication highlighted 🎉 acir.org/journal-arti...

Immune cell biology - ACIR Journal Articles

The latest advances in cancer immunotherapy.

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Reposted by Anniina Färkkilä

Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · Dec 15

Research led by @afarkkila.bsky.social and @anna-vaharautio.bsky.social from 🇫🇮 @helsinkiuni.bsky.social offers new insights into harnessing the immune system to combat #ovariancancer. The findings could lead to personalized therapies that target the right patients at the right time.

How chemotherapy affects ovarian cancer tumours

Researchers have discovered how chemotherapy can change tumours, making them more vulnerable to new types of treatments.

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Dec 12

Excited to join the ESSB!

Färkkilä Laboratory @farkkilab.bsky.social · Dec 12

@afarkkila.bsky.social, Sara, Ada, and Aleksandra are representing the lab at ESSB in Berlin!
Find them to discuss spatial biology!
🟠 Poster #88: Ada presents a spatial study of the cell cycle in #HGSC
🟠 Poster #155: Aleksandra showcases the use of ML to uncover spatial tumor ecosystems

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Dec 10

We uncover how standard of care chemotherapy shapes the tumor microenvironment ➡️ #spatialbiology #ovariancancer

Färkkilä Laboratory @farkkilab.bsky.social · Dec 10

1/n New paper alert 🚨 We're thrilled to share our just published paper in #CancerCell
Do you ever wonder how the #TME in #HGSC changes during chemotherapy? Check it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... and let’s dive into the highlights together #spatialbiology #ovariancancer #cancerresarch

Chemotherapy induces myeloid-driven spatially confined T cell exhaustion in ovarian cancer

Anti-tumor immunity is crucial for high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) prognosis, yet its adaptation upon standard chemotherapy remains poorly und…

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Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) @fimm-uh.bsky.social · Dec 10

Researchers @helsinkiuni.bsky.social have discovered how chemotherapy can change tumors, making them more vulnerable to new types of treatments.
The findings from @afarkkila.bsky.social & @Vähärautio groups could lead to personalised therapies, offering hope for improving care for ovarian cancer.

New insights into harnessing the immune system to combat ovarian cancer | University of Helsinki

Researchers have discovered how chemotherapy can change tumors, making them more vulnerable to new types of treatments. These findings could lead to personalized therapies that target the right patien...

www.helsinki.fi

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Dec 10

Really happy to share our new publication! @anna-vaharautio.bsky.social Stay tuned for more insights! @farkkilab.bsky.social www.helsinki.fi/en/news/canc...

New insights into harnessing the immune system to combat ovarian cancer | University of Helsinki

Researchers have discovered how chemotherapy can change tumors, making them more vulnerable to new types of treatments. These findings could lead to personalized therapies that target the right patien...

www.helsinki.fi

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Dec 4

New preprint alert ‼️ @farkkilab.bsky.social We generated a single-cell spatial atlas of 280 metastatic #ovariancancer and found tumor MHCII as a key driver of tumor ecosystems and clinical outcomes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Single-cell spatial atlas of high-grade serous ovarian cancer unveils MHC class II as a key driver of spatial tumor ecosystems and clinical outcomes

The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex network of interactions between malignant and host cells, yet its orchestration in advanced high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC) remains poorly unde...

www.biorxiv.org

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Nov 30

Can we be added 👋@farkkilab.bsky.social

Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Nov 29

New paper published! We modelled PARPi maintenance therapy in #ovariancancer www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mathematical modeling framework enhances clinical trial design for maintenance treatment in oncology - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Mathematical modeling framework enhances clinical trial design for maintenance treatment in oncology

www.nature.com

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Nov 28

Can you add me? and @farkkilab.bsky.social 👋

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Nov 28

Matilda presenting her PhD work at NSGO Annual meeting 🎉💪🏼 #ovariancancer #clinicalcancerresrarch @farkkilab.bsky.social

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Nov 24

👋 Can I be added?

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Nov 24

Hi! Can you add me also to the #spatialbiology starter package thanks!

Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Nov 24

Congrats Antti &co from thw Nykter Lab 🎉

Michael Cilento @drcilento.bsky.social · Nov 24

Single cell and spatial transcriptomics highlight the interaction of club-like cells with immunosuppressive myeloid cells in prostate cancer.

doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Single cell and spatial transcriptomics highlight the interaction of club-like cells with immunosuppressive myeloid cells in prostate cancer - Nature Communications

The prostate cancer tumour microenvironment in the context of treatment remains to be explored. Here, single-cell RNA-sequencing and spatial transcriptomics analysis of samples at multiple treatment p...

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Anniina Färkkilä @afarkkila.bsky.social · Nov 23

Hello Bluesky 👋 We
are #hiring; Calling all aspiring #postdoc s: passionate about #spatialbiology, #proteomics, and the #TME? Join our multidisciplinary team in 🇫🇮 to make impactful discoveries in #ovariancancer
🧬 farkkilab.org/careers/job-ads
Sharing appreciated🤗

Job ads – Farkkila lab

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