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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!

Sperm cell navigation, egg cell fertilisation, and early embryo development are negatively affected by simulated low gravity (microgravity) conditions, according to a study involving human, mice and pig cells published in Communications Biology. go.nature.com/4vbYPR5

Congrarulations to Ammar for securing a grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation for completing his doctoral thesis!

🔴 In F&S Science: The dual nature of micronutrients on fertility: Too much of a good thing? Full text 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

GREAT NEWS!! 🎉 Deadline for 17th NYRA meeting has been extended until February 28th. Register now and don’t miss the opportunity to learn from our plenary speakers and connect with fellow young researchers. lnkd.in/eVGkqHyi

Registration deadline for #17NYRA is around the corner 🔜 Five plenary speakers will tell us about cutting edge science and their paths and achievements in the field of #Andrology ✅ If you don’t want to miss inspiring talks and lots of networking, register before February 21st!!

Researchers from the FinnBrain study found out in a recent study that childhood maltreatment in men can have an association with several sperm epigenetic characteristics that may mediate the effects on offspring brain development. utu.fi/en/news/press-…

My mentor and closest collaborator, Jorma Toppari, received Maud Kuistila award for his merits in research training. Certainly well deserved!

#17NYRA registrations are OPEN! ✨ 📅 April 12–13, 2025 📍 De Ruwenberg, Netherlands Join us for cutting-edge science, networking & discussions before the European Testis Workshop 2025! 🇳🇱 🔗 Register now: nyra-youngresearch.eu/17th-nyra-meet… @EAAndrology

Find us now also in Bluesky!

A friend asked me to explain DNA, RNA, and epigenetics. he said that others had tried before, but it didn’t click for him. I happen to play the piano, so I gave him a simple, albeit imperfect, analogy. After this analogy, he finally understood! Here’s the piano analogy. 🧵

Jos #yliopistot saisivat tutkimukseen suunnattua uutta perusrahoitusta riittävästi, pystyisivät ne osallistumaan kilpailukyvyn ja tuottavuuden nostamiseen usealla tavalla, Jukka Westermarck, @tiedeedella, korostaa Professoriblogissa. #tiede #tutkimus professoriliitto.fi/blogikirjoituk…

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@KotajaLab I am Interested !

Last week of application time! Deadline this Friday. Come join our awesome team! 🤩

New @Nature A mechanism for why durable weight loss is so difficult: epigenetic memory of fat cells nature.com/articles/s4158… @vonMeyenn @laurahinte

Interested in a postdoc position in Turku, Finland? A call is open for SYS-LIFE - a postdoc programme cofunded by the MSCA COFUND. syslife.fi @KotajaLab is also open for proposals, see our project description and contact info under the ”Epigenetics” topic.

Another piece towards our understanding of paternal intergenerational effects. Here, together with @BrettNixon13 lab, we discovered that #GlobalWarming can have long-lasting effects across generations. Check it out: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… #Epigenetics #pregnantlife #Health

THIS WEEK—Join us for a special webinar on Aging and the Male Reproductive System presented by the American Society of Andrology & AndroLATAM-Latin American Network of Andrologists! Register here before it's too late: buff.ly/48MHlzM

✨Exciting news✨ We are delighted to announce that the first #NYRASchool in #Omics of male germ cells will be held next February in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 More info & application form: lnkd.in/eKq5vJNt Co-organised with @AndronetScience and @EAAndrology ⭐️

Two more weeks of time to apply!