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Riitta Lahesmaa is affiliated with Åbo Akademi University in Finland, contributing extensively to the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research spans numerous aspects of immunology, genetics, molecular biology, surgery, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their main research topics focus on:

  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Riitta Lahesmaa has published multiple papers in leading venues, including Nature Communications, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, Trials, Nucleic Acids Research, and ACS Omega. Notable recent papers include:

  • Biomarkers of nanomaterials hazard from multi-layer data, 2022, Nature Communications
  • The role of Interleukin-32 in autoimmunity, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
  • INNODIA Master Protocol for the evaluation of investigational medicinal products in children, adolescents and adults with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes, 2022, Trials
  • A systematic comparison of FOSL1, FOSL2 and BATF-mediated transcriptional regulation during early human Th17 differentiation, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Interactome Networks of FOSL1 and FOSL2 in Human Th17 Cells, 2021, ACS Omega

The scientist frequently collaborates with several colleagues, including Omid Rasool, Laura L. Elo, Mikael Knip, Robert Moulder, and Ubaid Ullah Kalim. Collaboration appears robust, with coauthor counts ranging from 14 to 27 joint publications.

Riitta Lahesmaa's work is regularly published in notable scientific venues, with multiple publications in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Diabetologia, iScience, Frontiers in Immunology, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • Exosomes with Immune Modulatory Features Are Present in Human Breast Milk

    Charlotte Admyre;Sara M. Johansson;Khaleda Rahman Qazi;Jan-Jonas Filén

  • Copy number variation and selection during reprogramming to pluripotency

    Samer M. Hussein;Nizar N. Batada;Sanna Vuoristo;Reagan W. Ching

  • Tet1 and Tet2 Regulate 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Production and Cell Lineage Specification in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Kian Peng Koh;Akiko Yabuuchi;Sridhar Rao;Yun Huang

  • IL-10 is produced by subsets of human CD4+ T cell clones and peripheral blood T cells.

    H Yssel;R De Waal Malefyt;M G Roncarolo;J S Abrams

  • Dysregulation of lipid and amino acid metabolism precedes islet autoimmunity in children who later progress to type 1 diabetes.

    Matej Orešič;Satu Simell;Marko Sysi-Aho;Kirsti Näntö-Salonen

  • Genomic views of STAT function in CD4+ T helper cell differentiation

    John J. O'Shea;Riitta Lahesmaa;Golnaz Vahedi;Arian Laurence

  • High-resolution DNA analysis of human embryonic stem cell lines reveals culture-induced copy number changes and loss of heterozygosity.

    Elisa Närvä;Reija Autio;Reija Autio;Nelly Rahkonen;Lingjia Kong

  • Identification and validation of endogenous reference genes for expression profiling of T helper cell differentiation by quantitative real-time RT-PCR.

    H.K. Hamalainen;J.C. Tubman;J.C. Tubman;J.C. Tubman;S. Vikman;S. Vikman;S. Vikman;T. Kyrölä;T. Kyrölä;T. Kyrölä

  • Genetic and epigenetic stability of human pluripotent stem cells

    Riikka J Lund;Elisa Närvä;Riitta Lahesmaa

  • Difference in gene expression between human fetal liver and adult bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells.

    Cecilia Götherström;Anne West;Johan Liden;Mehmet Uzunel

  • Genome-wide CRISPR Screens in T Helper Cells Reveal Pervasive Crosstalk between Activation and Differentiation

    Johan Henriksson;Xi Chen;Tomás Gomes;Ubaid Ullah

  • Gene expression profiling during differentiation of human monocytes to macrophages or dendritic cells

    Anne Lehtonen;Helena Ahlfors;Ville Veckman;Minja Miettinen

  • Innate immune activity is detected prior to seroconversion in children with HLA-conferred type 1 diabetes susceptibility

    Henna Kallionpaa;Laura L. Elo;Essi Laajala;Juha Mykkanen

  • Gene expression signatures of seven individual human embryonic stem cell lines.

    Heli Skottman;Heli Skottman;Milla Mikkola;Karolina Lundin;Cia Olsson

  • Timing of infant feeding in relation to childhood asthma and allergic diseases

    Bright I. Nwaru;Hanna-Mari Takkinen;Onni Niemelä;Minna Kaila

  • Analysis of the plasma proteome using iTRAQ and TMT-based Isobaric labeling.

    Robert Moulder;Santosh D. Bhosale;David R. Goodlett;Riitta Lahesmaa

  • Genome-wide profiling of interleukin-4 and STAT6 transcription factor regulation of human Th2 cell programming.

    Laura L. Elo;Henna Järvenpää;Soile Tuomela;Sunil Raghav

  • Hematopoietic mosaic chromosomal alterations increase the risk for diverse types of infection.

    Seyedeh M Zekavat;Seyedeh M Zekavat;Seyedeh M Zekavat;Shu-Hong Lin;Alexander G Bick;Alexander G Bick;Aoxing Liu

  • Association analysis of common variants of STAT6, GATA3, and STAT4 to asthma and high serum IgE phenotypes.

    Maritta Pykäläinen;Riikka Kinos;Sanna Valkonen;Pia Rydman

  • Persistence of Yersinia antigens in peripheral blood cells from patients with Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 infection with or without reactive arthritis

    Kaisa Granfors;Riitta Merilahti‐Palo;Reijo Luukkainen;Timo Möttönen

  • A practical comparison of methods for detecting transcription factor binding sites in ChIP-seq experiments

    Teemu D Laajala;Sunil Raghav;Soile Tuomela;Riitta Lahesmaa

Frequent Co-Authors

Harri Lähdesmäki
Harri Lähdesmäki Aalto University
Tero Aittokallio
Tero Aittokallio University of Helsinki
Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Mikael Knip
Mikael Knip University of Helsinki
Heikki Hyöty
Heikki Hyöty Tampere University
Olli Simell
Olli Simell Turku University Hospital
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Riitta Veijola
Riitta Veijola Oulu University Hospital
Jukka Westermarck
Jukka Westermarck Åbo Akademi University
Matej Orešič
Matej Orešič Örebro University

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