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A happy group of researchers led by Professor @nkotaja.bsky.social. RNA regulation, epigenetic inheritance, and male fertility. University of Turku, Finland.

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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Two weeks ago Signe and Samuli attended the 18th NYRA meeting in Barcelona, where they presented their work in 3-minute flash talks to their fellow early-career researchers. Big thanks to NYRA for organizing this great meeting, we are already looking forward to the next one!
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Today we finally found a suitable time for a farewell to our long-serving senior scientist Juho-Antti Mäkelä, who moved on to new adventures in his career in the beginning of this year. We all greatly appreciate the six years he spent with us, being an integral part of our scientific community!
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Two weeks ago Ammar and Samuli got a chance to present their work at the 15th Symposium of the Young Physiologists in Berlin. Great event with a wide variety of different topics about physiology, and awesome people!
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Turun yliopisto - University of Turku @utu.fi · 22/02/2026
Väitöskirjatutkijamme Samuli Laasanen kirjoittaa siittiöiden epigeneettisten muutosten vaikutuksesta jälkeläisten terveyteen. 👉 Lue Laasasen puheenvuoro: www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/puheenv…
Samuli Laasanen lähikuvassa. Kuvan vieressä sitaatti: "On mahdollista, että osa sairauksistamme ja ominaisuuksistamme selittyy esi-isiemme kokemuksilla."
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febsopenbio.bsky.social @febsopenbio.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🧬 RNAs are more complex than textbooks would have you believe. Want to learn more checkout this review from Änkö Minna-Liisa (@rnaminni.bsky.social) and colleagues. ➡️ buff.ly/T7gAA6O
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Today finally we took time to appreciate our newest publication that took years of hard work! We show that the RNP granule component TSSK2 in elongating spermatids is linked to RNA regulation and translation and potentially through this affects sperm formation and fertility. doi.org/10.1530/REP-...
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Two weeks ago we had our yearly trip to Helsinki for Endodays, organized by the Finnish Endocrine Society. Presentations in the scientific session from our group by Noora, Samuli, Ammar (prize for the best short talk; in the picture), Eva, Signe, and Lin. Great talks and discussions, as always!
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Three weeks ago our doctoral researcher Samuli attended the Epigenetic Inheritance Symposium in Zurich, Switzerland. He got to present the first part of his PhD - about intergenerational effects of paternal diet on offspring metabolic health - with a poster and a 15 minute talk. Well done!
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
More new people joined Kotaja Lab in August! - Signe Isacson, PhD, as a postdoc - Julia Podkolina, BSc, as a Master's thesis student Welcome! 🤩
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
KOTAJA LAB IS GROWING! 🤩 This spring we had the pleasure of welcoming several new members to our lab: - PhD Keshav Thapa, postdoc - PhD Simang Champramary, postdoc - MSc Ruben Aju George, doctoral researcher - BSc student Samu Kallio, summer trainee Happy to have these awesome people here!
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Last week we enjoyed a trip to the beautiful Netherlands for European Testis Workshop 2025, where our PhD researchers Ammar, Lin and Samuli had the chance to present their own work. A huge thanks to the organizers and all fellow participants of this wonderful event - and see you at the next ETW!
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Turun yliopisto - University of Turku @utu.fi · 07/01/2025
Tervetuloa Turun Tieteen päiville 10.–11.1.2025! ✨ Ohjelmaan kuuluu opastettuja kierroksia, työpajoja, koko perheen luento, paneelikeskusteluja, eläinmuseon avoimet ovet ja Science Slam -tiedetapahtuma. Lue lisää ja tule mukaan! Osa ohjelmasta ja opastuksista edellyttää ennakkoilmoittautumista.
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TURUN TIETEEN PÄIVÄT 2025 | Tieteen päivät 2025
Tervetuloa Tieteen päiville lauantaina 11.1.2025 klo 10–14 Yliopistonmäelle! Tieteen päivät -tapahtuma tuo yhteen tiedonjanon ja tutkimuksen ilot, tarjoten ...
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Multigenerational effects of IVF. Very interesting and highly relevant!
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Jamie Hackett @jamiehackett.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
📢 Preprint! How does the environment of a father before conception influence offspring? Even more, how do paternal genetics & ages interact with exposures to affect F1 outcome? We tested this systematically, with intriguing findings & some cautionary tales🧵... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Embryonic Signatures of Intergenerational Inheritance across Paternal Environments and Genetic Backgrounds
The paternal preconception environment has been implicated as a modulator of phenotypic traits and disease risk in F1 offspring. However, the prevalence and mechanisms of such intergenerational epigen...
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Kotaja Lab @kotajalab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Kotaja Lab led by Prof. @nkotaja.bsky.social now also in Bluesky!
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