
Vishal Mohanakrishnan
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EMBO Postdoctoral fellow @makinenlab | PhD @ralfhadams | Interested in Arteries, Veins, Capillaries, Lymphatics and Food. https://t.co/3gp9yf2maN
Helsinki, Finland
Joined April 2009
Bone remodeling is traditionally driven by osteoblasts and osteoclasts, but our study reveals a third essential player: "Type R capillaries". Excited to share my PhD work from @ralfhadams lab, now published in @NatureCellBio. https://t.co/KMTIlSBnjl 🧵1/8👇 🐭🔬🦴
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We are looking for postdoctoral researchers to join us at the MPI for Molecular Biomedicine. 👇 https://t.co/Rvf5qaF41E
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We are delighted to share the review article regarding CSF draining lymphatics in health and disease: advances and controversies. https://t.co/4CnDQtUP0P
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Nature Cardiovascular Research - McDonald et al. review studies of lymphatic vessels in the dural layer of the meninges and discuss the role of lymphatics in the function and maintenance of the...
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I'm thrilled to share our new study out in @NatureMedicine! We show that a blood test can estimate how aged or youthful one’s organs are and that these organ ages predict future disease and lifespan. Final paper from my PhD in the @wysscoray lab. 🧵1/12 🔗
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Nature Medicine - In a large-scale proteomic study of biological aging of 11 organs from 44,498 individuals in the UK Biobank, the biological ages of the brain and immune system emerged as strong...
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New paper out in Science Advances! 🚀 We show that embryo implantation is not just biochemical, it’s mechanical! Human and mouse embryos push, pull, and sense their environment in very different ways. 🔗 https://t.co/3scK0WLIrt
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Traction force and mechanosensitivity mediate species-specific implantation patterns in human and mouse embryos.
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I am so excited to share this month’s @NatureCVR cover story and image pick. 😍
❤️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! https://t.co/CoI95HqoyL
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Rui Benedito has joined our @MPI_Muenster as a director. He develops innovative genetic tools to study how mutations alter single-cell behavior — pushing the frontiers of biomedical research. Welcome to Münster, Rui! 🎉 #Genetics #Biomedicine #SingleCell
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The new Department of Functional Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine is looking for scientists at any level. 👇 https://t.co/n1m7uWjB3d
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First publication from my PhD. Incredibly grateful to Rodrigo and Ralf for the mentorship, guidance and support, great thanks to Kai and Hendrik for their contribution. "ELMO2 is an essential regulator of carotid artery development".
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Nature Communications - Here they show that ELMO2 is crucial for vascular development, with knockout mice being nonviable due to carotid artery aneurysms. ELMO2 regulates vascular smooth muscle...
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Research | Kraft et al. identify TIE2 activation as a key driver of PI3KCA-related venous malformations and demonstrate that inhibiting TIE2 signalling can suppress the growth of advanced lesions. https://t.co/m7zxk9DRvR
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Nature Cardiovascular Research - Kraft et al. identify TIE2 activation as a key driver of PIK3CA-related venous malformations and demonstrate that inhibiting TIE2 signaling can suppress the growth...
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🚀 Exciting news for early-career researchers! The new Max Planck #Postdoc Program offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. Applications are open now! https://t.co/mU5NBXMsDU
#ScienceCareer #PostdocProgram
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Not every organ ages the same🤠 Skull💀Bone Marrow (incld Vasculature & VEGFA+ LSK #HematopoeticStemaProgenitorCell)🐭 Expands with age Skull BM even exhibits⏫age-dependent contribution to circulating leukocytes🥸 (photoconversion in Vav-cre;Rosa26-KikGR 🐭) Moreover, skull
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Nature research paper: Dynamic cytoskeletal regulation of cell shape supports resilience of lymphatic endothelium https://t.co/Fwx9e2DeRq
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Nature - Dynamic cytoskeletal regulation of lymphatic endothelial cell shape, induced by isotropic stretch and crucial for dermal lymphatic capillary function, is identified and found to result...
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EVBO is offering personalised #training for #EVBOmembers for ERC Starting Grant interview. We want EVBO research to be funded by the ERC! If interested, contact Prof. Taija Makinen @ taija.makinen@igp.uu.se by the 25th April. More info: https://t.co/6BEniToHk9
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Today in @Nature, we share our latest paper. We developed an algorithm to predict novel peptides cleaved by proconvertases across all human tissues. Using this method, we identified BRP, a brain-derived anti-obesity peptide. https://t.co/D5sgX2QrzK
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"Among all the uncertainty, you can always count on awesome science to make you smile. Check out our latest @CellCellPress interdisciplinary endeavor—a reminder that we all have a 🫀, whether right-dominant or not! https://t.co/ldPFuvMdTn
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‼️Save the date‼️The new Max Planck #Postdoc Program kicks off its first call for applications from April 1, 2025; applications can be submitted until May 13, 2025. https://t.co/yWjsq8ld8A
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🔥Excited to share our preprint doi: https://t.co/mx45qpSQYp on the spatiotemporal reprogramming of the bone marrow in myelofibrosis #fibrosid #MPNsm with @vanvanka123 @rkramann @GleitzHelene lead by excellent PhD students @shin_nagai in an interdisciplinary effort 👇👇
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#EVBOSummerSchool 2025: spread the news! 10-11 June 2025 | Biomedicum Helsinki, Finland Registration will open soon. Stay tuned! Preceded by the excellent and free-of-charge Wihuri Research Symposium on Cardiovascular Biology! More info https://t.co/IKhwQIiDUx
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