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Exploring the “traffic rules” of cells at the Wihuri Research Institute
Kari Vaahtomeri leads a research group at the Wihuri Research Institute and the University of Helsinki. Photo: Elias Ervast. Kari Vaahtomeri leads the Lymphatic Endothelial Cell and Leukocyte Communication Research Group at the Wihuri Research Institute. He explains what it…
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Wihuri Research Institute Symposium 2026
We organized another successful Wihuri Research Institute Symposiumat Hanaholmen Cultural Centre in Espoo on 18 August 2026. Thank you to everyone who joined us for a day of exciting vascular biology research, inspiring talks and great discussions. We look forward…
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Wihuri Research Institute Symposium 2026
The Wihuri Research Institute Symposium 2026 on Cardiovascular Biology will take place on 18 August 2026 at the Hanaholmen Cultural Center, Espoo, Finland. This one-day event will bring together leading experts in cardiovascular research focusing on blood and lymphatic vessel morphogenesis,…
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IMMENs – a new Centre of Excellence in lymphatic-mediated immune regulation
In 2025, the Research Council of Finland awarded substantial funding to the new IMMENs Centre of Excellence, comprising two research groups from the Wihuri Research Institute. The centre investigates the interactions between lymphatic endothelial cells and inflammatory cells in order…