News

1.1.2026

Our doctoral researcher Amy started ILS Doctoral program with full 4-year funding. Congratulations! 

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20.-21.11.2025

Lab retreat with Peuhu lab and Conway lab in Hanko. Hanko beach and stormy beach were an excellent meeting spot for an even bigger crowd of breast cancer researchers. Again plenty of lively discussions got new collaborations brewing!

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12.9.2025

We opened the academic year by presenting posters in the HiLIFE science day.

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12.6.2025

The lab had a seminar day, which was a perfect mix of science and fun! First we had an engaging seminar session, sharing new ideas and great discussions. Afterwards, we explored the Museum of Paradoxes with mind-bending exhibits (see the picture!), and ended the day with pizza and drinks. 

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10.3. 2025

Finalised the Methods and Models in Mammary Gland Biology and Breast Cancer Research special issue with Dr Zuzana Sumbalova Koledova with editorial highlighting the articles in the collection. Read the editorial here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10911-025-09579-3

and access the full collection here: https://link.springer.com/collections/hiigaefeia

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See also the beautiful cover image Priyal did for the collection:​​​

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1.1.2025

Our doctoral researcher Priyal started her position in iCANDOC pilot program with full 3-year funding. Congratulations! https://ican.fi/icandoc/

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26.12.2024​

First pre-print of the lab published in Biorxiv!  We investigated the role of basement membrane protein Lama5 in luminal breast cancer: 

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.26.630367v1

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15.11.2024

Lab retreat with Peuhu lab from University of Turku in beautiful Fiskars village. We had lively discussions and great time meeting with other breast cancer researchers!

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