When: September 25 (Thu) at 16-17

Where: Auditorium Biology (Biocity 2nd floor, lab side)

You are warmly welcome to join Biocity Turku Cell Communication Research Program seminar by associate professor Emma Andersson.

Dr. Andersson will give a seminar on the molecular mechanisms that guide the acquisition of cell identity and organ architecture, as well as how genetic mutations lead to developmental defects. Her lab has developed several novel molecular and biological tools to study RNA interference, genetic disease, and organ system-specific lineage segregation. Dr. Andersson is an associate professor at the department of cell and molecular biology at Karolinska Institute, Sweden, a docent in developmental biology as well as the scientific manager and director of the ultrasound-guided nano-injection facility Infinigene.

Coffee, tea, and pulla will be served at 15:45. The seminar is hosted by Prof. Cecilia Sahlgren (cecilia.sahlgren@abo.fi).

Selected publications

de Haan et al., 2025, “Ectoderm barcoding reveals neural and cochlear compartmentalization” Science

Kosek et al., 2025, Mapping effective microRNA pairing beyond the seed using abasic modifications” Nucleic Acids Research

Masek et al., 2024, “Jag1 Insufficiency Alters Liver Fibrosis via T Cell and Hepatocyte Differentiation Defects”, EMBO Molecular Medicine

de Haan et al., 2024, “Jag1 represses Notch activation in lateral supporting cells and inhibits an outer hair cell fate in the medial compartment of the developing cochlea” Development

Hankeova et al., 2022, “Sex differences and risk factors for bleeding in Alagille syndrome”, EMBO Molecular Medicine

Mangold et al., 2022, “Murine neural plate targeting by in utero nano-injection (NEPTUNE)”, JoVE

Andersson et al., 2018, “Mouse Model of Alagille Syndrome and Mechanisms of Jagged1 Missense Mutations” Gastroenterology