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Wihuri Research Institute
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Wihuri Research Institute, a non-profit biomedical institute in Helsinki, drives fundamental research on vascular biology to advance human health. www.wri.fi
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Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social · Jul 17
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.👇
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Nature Cardiovascular Research @natcardiovascres.nature.com · Jul 15
❤️Our July issue is out❤️Discover an Angiopoietin-TIE2-dependent circuit promoting venous malformations, complex disease modelling in cardiac organoids, regulation of cardiac homeostasis by methyonil tRNA synthetase, and more!

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Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social · Jul 16
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.👇

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Combined angiogenic and hypertrophic gene therapy enhances skeletal muscle growth | American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology | American Physiological Society
Skeletal muscle atrophy in response to pathophysiological stimuli or disuse includes loss of muscle mass and strength. Targeting signaling pathways regulating muscle growth can counteract muscle loss,...
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Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social · Jul 4
Taija Mäkinen @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social from the Wihuri Research Institute and University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi has been elected as a new #EMBO member
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EMBO @embo.org · Jul 1
Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 9 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! This honour celebrates #research excellence and outstanding achievements in the #LifeSciences. 🧪

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Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO
Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond
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Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social · Jul 4
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.👇
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Riikka Kivelä @riikka-k.bsky.social · Jul 3
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Check how differently muscle cells and endothelial cells respond to mechanical loading from our latest study. Great work by @erikniemi.bsky.social @smantyselka.bsky.social and collaboration with @juhahulmi.bsky.social. Supported by @wrihelsinki.bsky.social
Mechanical loading reveals cell type-specific responses and role of PHGDH in endothelial cell growth
Skeletal muscle and blood vessels are constantly subjected to mechanical forces, especially during exercise. We subjected human endothelial cells (ECs) and muscle cells (MCs) to cyclic mechanical stre...
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Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social · Jun 11
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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Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social · Jun 8
We are the Wihuri Research Institute, a non-profit biomedical organization based in Helsinki, Finland. Our mission is to advance fundamental research in vascular biology to better understand human health and disease.

Learn more about our work: wri.fi

#WihuriResearch #VascularBiology
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