Advances in Cardiovascular Biology: Forces, Dynamics and Molecular Mapping of Vascular Cells

10-11 June 2025 | Biomedicum Helsinki, Finland

Organisers: Taija Mäkinen, Kari Vaahtomeri and Pipsa Saharinen

In co-operation with the University of Helsinki and Wihuri Research Institute.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

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Latest findings and technological advancements in vascular research

Hands-on workshop on protein structure prediction using AlphaFold2 | Opportunities for Short Talks & Poster Presentations | Networking

This event is interlinked with the Wihuri Research Institute Symposium on Cardiovascular Biology on 9 June 2025!

Attendance to the WRI symposium is free of charge, and we highly recommend registering for both events!

More information about the WRI Symposium here.

Speakers

Mechanosensing, Signalling and Responses

Ellie Tzima | Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Tatiana Petrova | University of Lausanne and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Lausanne, Switzerland

Tracking Cell Behaviours and Lineages

Karina Yaniv | Weizman Institute of Science, Israel

Guillaume Jacquemet | Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku, Finland

Claudio Franco | Católica Biomedica Research Centre, Universidade Católica Portuguesa,  Portugal

Taija Mäkinen | Wihuri Research Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland

Mapping Molecular Mechanisms: from Proteomics and Molecular Modelling

Ilpo Vattulainen | Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland

Pipsa Saharinen | Wihuri Research Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland

Markku Varjosalo | Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland

Omics in Spatial and Biological Contexts

Joakim Lundeberg | Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Rui Benedito | Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Spain

Florian Rosenberger | Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!

Relevant information:

Accommodation is not included in the registration fee.
However, we have special offers for hotels. We will provide details to registrants.

IMPORTANT! Students registered at the University of Helsinki can attend free of charge.

Please use this special link to register: UH students Registration Link