Kekäläinen Lab / Kekalainen Lab

Teamwork makes the dream work! Kekäläinen lab participating to the #HelsinkiPride month (a bit late to the game but our office was under renovation). #PrideMonth

New article! Contrary to previous reports, we couldn’t detect a link between DNA viruses persisting in the thymus of patients with myasthenia gravis. Instead, persisting viruses are common in the thymus, also in healthy individuals. academic.oup.com/jid/advance-ar…

Pleased to announce the winners of the FSI PhD thesis award 2021-2023: @ollidufva and @IivoHetemaki @helsinkiuni. FSI congratulates the winners and their supervisors Satu Mustjoki @hruh_research & @MikkoKeranen and Eliisa Kekäläinen @lettipitko & Petteri Arstila! @SSI_immunology

We had aspiring scientists making slime at the lab today! It was the national Bring your child to work day. Here some experts making slime at the Meilahti Vaccine Research Center. @HiLIFE_helsinki @TRIMMprogram @HelsinkiUniMed @helsinkiuni

We got out! Pre-Xmas party a bit early this year and with escape room.

Are you the next team member to join us? More than your credentials, we are looking the right person! Both post-docs or PhD students are welcome. Come solve some fundamental issues of the human thymus biology with us!

We are recruiting! Are you looking #postdoc position and are interested in #thymus ? I’m hiring two postdocs to work in our @ERC_Research funded new project ProtecTHY where we want to learn how the thymus protects itself during HSCT. Shares appreciated! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-P…

We found in #APECED #APS1 patients decreased % of #MAIT in circulation that closely correlated with elevated serum IFNg. Out in @EurJImmunol! @IivoHetemaki Th1 immune dysregulation might cause reduced MAITs also in many other #inbornerrorofimmunity. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej…

We are honored to receive a 3-year grant from the @SigridJuselius foundation! The quest to unravel secrets of the human thymus continues with full force 🤩

Thank you @y_efis for the highlight! #WomenInImmunology

Tutkimukset | Koronavirus ei tuhonnut potilaiden immuunipuolustusta, kertoo tuore suomalaistutkimus hs.fi/tiede/art-2000…

Through analysis of antibody titers, Jokiranta et al. explore the consequences of COVID-19 infection on humoral immunity to three unrelated antigens. Find the article here: bit.ly/3wouh4g

Täällä somessa on esitetty huolta että #Covid_19 infektio aiheuttaisi pitkäaikaisia vaurioita immuunipuolustukselle. Tutkimusryhmäni on tutkinut asiaa ja olemme julkaisseet aiheesta kaksi artikkelia nyt alkuvuonna. Pieni ketju, mutta tl;dr - immuunijärjestelmä ei vaurioidu!