The Ikonen group is interested in the cell biology of cholesterol and related lipids and has developed tools to visualize their distribution and traffic.

Helsinki, Finland
Joined January 2019
Scientist from @Rachid_Thiam and @IkonenLab report formation of supercooled liquid crystalline lipid droplets by that cholesterol esters. #lipiddroplet, #cholesterol, #lipidtime nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Our work at the 21st International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB). Intense days of exciting talks, ideas and inspiring discussions. Also my first poster designed according to #betterposter, with a magnetically attached QR code. @IkonenLab, #betterposter, #ICSB2022.
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The call for @HiLIFE_helsinki Tenure Track Assistant and Associate Professors is open for one more month. Save the date and apply by 25.8., or share with your #lifescientist friends and colleagues if you think they would be the perfect fit for this. helsinki.fi/en/hilife-helsin…
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student for our consortium to work on a project on intracellular transport and metabolism of major membrane lipids at the University of Helsinki! To find more about the position, the resear…lnkd.in/dNMN-Db4 lnkd.in/dTfMmZbM
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STEMM Retreat is happening: The first day has been full of scientific interactions in presentations, workshop, and poster session - And most importantly we're finally meeting each other in person! @HelsinkiUniMed @helsinkiuni
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Very nice 2nd day of the @Endo_Connect kick-off meeting, great lectures of @JKlumperman and Kristiina @Ikonenlab, great opportunities for the PhDs to set up collaborations. @researchumcg, tomorrow training in communication, data management, seminar of our Dean Marian Joëls @umcg
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Know what it feels like to be an Avanti Award Winner? Dr. Elina Ikonen does! Find out what winning the award means to her, as well as insights into current lipid research trends in the Avanti Award Winner interview series! bit.ly/3APb4FJ
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ORP2 couples LDL-#cholesterol exchange between late and recycling #endosomes to FAK activation and cell motility - new results by @Kohta_Takahashi et al @IkonenLab @helsinkiuni and collaborators embopress.org/doi/10.15252/e…
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Delighted to share our mini review by Prof. Ikonen and me @IkonenLab on intracellular cholesterol flow between membranes. The mesmerizing lipid cholesterol is so well known, but its behavior still remains largely unknown. @Dev_Cell. authors.elsevier.com/c/1d4xe…
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Corralling fats to make lipid droplets. The disc-like oligomeric lipodystrophy protein seipin interacts with and traps triglycerides in the endoplasmic reticulum, facilitating the formation & growth of lipid droplets @ikonenLab @VeijoS #PLOSBiology plos.io/3c8PDqu
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Excellent and authoritative review on #LipidDroplet nucleation and biogenesis from @Rachid_Thiam and @IkonenLab in @TrendsCellBio. 👏
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Congratulations @Arvola16 @EHavula @KaroPunovuori and @VeijoS for your Orion Research Foundation grants! Thanks to the foundation supporting the young researchers of @STEMMProgram @amchelsinki @helsinkiuni @Kivela_lab @asw_lab @WickstromLab @IkonenLab @saatiotrahastot
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Very Happy! Our ITN application: EndoConnect has been awarded: EU Training Network in understanding the molecular regulation and the role of endo-lysosomal processes in cardiometabolic diseases.@researchumcg @PeterJCullen1 @ZeigererLab @JoergHeeren @NoamZelcer @IkonenLab .& more
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You can read the thesis at the @helsinkiuni E-thesis -service here: helda.helsinki.fi/handle/101… In bocca al lupo @VeijoS 🤗! @amchelsinki @IkonenLab
Today our own @VeijoS shall defend his PhD thesis on #seipin and #lipiddroplets. It will be streamed so you can all attend! The opponent is @BobFarese from @HarvardMed. Warm welcome 3pm UTC (18:00 Finland) @helsinkiuni @amchelsinki helsinginyliopisto.etapahtum…
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