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Wihuri Research Institute
Discoveries that improve diagnostics and therapy for human diseases
The Wihuri Research Institute is a non-profit biomedical research institute for top-quality biomedical research and learning in Helsinki, Finland. Our seven independent research groups and two affiliated groups work in the fields of vascular biology and regenerative medicine.
Research Groups
AtherosclerosisKatariina Öörni
Cardiovascular GenomicsMarkus Ramste
Lymphatic Biology and PathologyTaija Mäkinen
Lymphatic Endothelial and Leukocyte GuidanceKari Vaahtomeri
Neurovascular CommunicationEmilia Korhonen
Organotypic VasculatureSinem Karaman
Vascular Growth FactorKari Alitalo
Vascular Stability and Cell AdhesionPipsa Saharinen
Vasculature in Cardiometabolic Disease and Muscle WastingRiikka Kivelä
Latest News
Wihuri Research Institute Symposium 2026
Hanaholmen Cultural Center
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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…
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Professor Taija Mäkinen elected as an EMBO member
Sixty-nine members of EMBO. Photo and news by EMBO Communications. Taija Mäkinen, Director of the Wihuri Research Institute and Professor of…
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