Johanna Laakkonen
Academy Research Fellow
A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
johanna.p.laakkonen@uef.fi | +358 50 305 8453
I’m an Academy Research Fellow, and PI of a junior research group focusing on Vascular Biology. The goal of our team is to improve therapeutics and diagnostics of cardiovascular diseases by understanding the biology behind the diseases. The main focus is in studying vascular anomalies and aortic aneurysms. Particularly genetics, cell-cell interaction and angioparacrine mediators are studied.
Research groups
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Molecular Medicine 01.01.1995 -
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Heart surgery imaging 01.01.2022 -
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Vascular Biology (Laakkonen) 01.09.2019 -
Projects
Publications
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Cell-Specific Targeting of the Endothelium in the CardioRenal Syndrome
Laham-Karam, Nihay; Laakkonen, Johanna P; Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo; Aroor, Annayya; Jia, Guanghong; Whaley-Connell, Adam. 2024. Cardiorenal medicine. 14: 129–135 -
Proteomics on human cerebral cavernous malformations reveals novel biomarkers in neurovascular dysfunction for the disease pathology
Jauhiainen, Suvi; Onyeogaziri, Favour C; Lazzaroni, Francesca; Conze, Lei Liu; Laakkonen, Johanna P.; Karam, Nihay Laham; Laakso, Aki; Niemelä, Mika; Jahromi, Behnam Rezai; Magnusson, Peetra U.. 2024. Biochimica et biophysica acta: molecular basis of disease. 1870: -
Translatome profiling reveals Itih4 as a novel smooth muscle cell–specific gene in atherosclerosis
Ravindran, Aarthi; Holappa, Lari; Niskanen, Henri; Skovorodkin, Ilya; Kaisto, Susanna; Beter, Mustafa; Kiema, Miika; Selvarajan, Ilakya; Nurminen, Valtteri; Aavik, Einari; Aherrahrou, Rédouane; Pasonen-Seppänen, Sanna; Fortino, Vittorio; Laakkonen, Johanna P; Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo; Vainio, Seppo; Örd, Tiit; Kaikkonen, Minna U. 2024. Cardiovascular research. [online publish-ahead of print 30 Jan 2024]: 1-14 -
BMP2 gene transfer induces pericardial effusion and inflammatory response in the ischemic porcine myocardium
Pulkkinen, HH; Kivistö-Rahnasto, A; Korpela, H; Heikkilä, M; Järveläinen, N; Siimes, S; Kilpeläinen, L; Laham-Karam, N; Ylä-Herttuala, S; Laakkonen, JP. 2023. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. 10: . 1279613 -
Capillary Dynamics Regulate Post-Ischemic Muscle Damage and Regeneration in Experimental Hindlimb Ischemia
Wirth, Galina; Juusola, Greta; Tarvainen, Santeri; Laakkonen, Johanna P.; Korpisalo, Petra; Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo. 2023. Cells. 12: -
Dissecting the polygenic basis of atherosclerosis via disease-associated cell state signatures
Örd, Tiit; Lönnberg, Tapio; Nurminen, Valtteri; Ravindran, Aarthi; Niskanen, Henri; Kiema, Miika; Õunap, Kadri; Maria, Maleeha; Moreau, Pierre R; Mishra, Pashupati P; Palani, Senthil; Virta, Jenni; Liljenbäck, Heidi; Aavik, Einari; Roivainen, Anne; Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo; Laakkonen, Johanna P; Lehtimäki, Terho; Kaikkonen, Minna U. 2023. American journal of human genetics. 110: 722-740 -
ErbB signalling is a potential therapeutic target for vascular lesions with fibrous component
Jauhiainen, Suvi; Ilmonen, Henna; Vuola, Pia; Rasinkangas, Heta; Pulkkinen, Heidi H; Keränen, Sara; Kiema, Miika; Liikkanen, Jade J; Laham Karam, Nihay; Laidinen, Svetlana; Beter, Mustafa; Aavik, Einari; Lappalainen, Kimmo; Lohi, Jouko; Aronniemi, Johanna; Örd, Tiit; Kaikkonen, Minna U; Salminen, Päivi; Tukiainen, Erkki; Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo; Laakkonen, Johanna P. 2023. eLife. 12: -
Nondestructive Evaluation of Mechanical and Histological Properties of the Human Aorta With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Sarin, Jaakko K; Kiema, Miika; Luoto, Emma-Sofia; Husso, Annastiina; Hedman, Marja; Laakkonen, Johanna P; Torniainen, Jari. 2023. Journal of surgical research. 287: 82-89 -
SproutAngio: an open-source bioimage informatics tool for quantitative analysis of sprouting angiogenesis and lumen space
Beter, M; Abdollahzadeh, A; Pulkkinen, HH; Huang, H; Orsenigo, F; Magnusson, PU; Ylä-Herttuala, S; Tohka, J; Laakkonen, JP. 2023. Scientific reports. 13: . 7279 -
Large Vessel Cell Heterogeneity and Plasticity: Focus in Aortic Aneurysms
Jauhiainen, Suvi; Kiema, Miika; Hedman, Marja; Laakkonen, Johanna P. 2022. Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology. 42: 811-818