Nalle Pentinmikko
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Nalle Pentinmikko
@npentinmikko.bsky.social
Wellcome Early-Career Fellow @ CRUK SI/SansomLab and The Crick/VincentLab. Incoming group leader at Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki // www.pentinmikko-lab.com
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I have an open position for a PhD student. In my newly established lab @helsinki.fi we investigate regenerative processes in the mammalian liver. The call is open until October 6th. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mh9k2nav For more information: www.pentinmikko-lab.com

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September 24, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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Milan Lab is recruiting a new PhD student. Deadline: October 30th. Please, spread the news. www.irbbarcelona.org/en/careers/y...
IRB Barcelona International PhD Fellowships - Extraordinary call 2026
The following will be offered in this call:Up to 8 FPI positions associated with the “Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2025” Call (funded by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación AEI- MICINN).Ch...
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September 16, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I have an open position for a PhD student. In my newly established lab @helsinki.fi we investigate regenerative processes in the mammalian liver. The call is open until October 6th. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mh9k2nav For more information: www.pentinmikko-lab.com

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September 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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I have a PhD student and an undergrad student positions open at the Institute of Biotechnology @helsinki.fi We are using reconstitution, cell and structural biology to study protein-membrane interactions and membrane microdomain formation. Links to calls below! Feel free to drop a message and share!
September 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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2 post-doc positions open in the lab to do research on inter-organ signalling in regeneration and cancer in flies and mice.
August 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Proudly presenting Simon’s @simonsterson.bsky.social‬ paper on asymmetric apportioning of old mitochondria biasing intestinal stem cells for the Paneth cell linage through aKG-dependent metabolism
@naturemetabolism.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42... @helsinki.fi @metastem.bsky.social 🧵1/8
Old mitochondria regulate niche renewal via α-ketoglutarate metabolism in stem cells - Nature Metabolism
Andersson et al. show that intestinal stem cells enriched for old mitochondria are metabolically distinct and have enhanced ability to regenerate the epithelial niche.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Finishing the year with 1st preprint from the lab! Together with @katajistolab.bsky.social and @valerioizzi.bsky.social we investigated the role of basement membrane protein Lama5 and found it is critical for luminal breast cancer initiation and growth

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Tumour-derived LAMA5 is critical for tumour initiation and controls progression and phenotype in luminal breast cancer
Basement membrane (BM) supports and regulates the structural integrity, function and differentiation of epithelial tissues and protects against stromal invasion of breast cancer cells. Here we show th...
www.biorxiv.org
December 28, 2024 at 9:28 AM