Lymphocyte Activation Lab

From 2–7 June 20 25, Pinja had the opportunity to visit the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) to receive hands-on training in virus purification techniques used by the Horizon Europe-funded Yellow4FLAVI consortium. During the visit, she worked alongside Margarita Shnipova from Anne Krug group to whom we extend sincerely our gratitude for their warm welcome, valuable guidance, and the opportunity to participate in this enriching training experience.

We welcome a new Master’s thesis student, Julia Rantala! Julia will join Pinja to unravel the mysteries of Yellow fever immunity in B cells 😊

In our latest paper, ”Enhanced antibody responses in CD19-Cre mice”, we report augmented antibody levels in B cell-specific CD19-Cre mouse model and promote careful consideration in the use of this common Cre-model line in B cell research.

The Mattila lab embraced the holiday spirit in a thrilling way this year—by battling it out in an intense game of LaserTag! The competition was fierce but the fun was absolutely unmatched. It was the perfect opportunity to come together, recharge, and celebrate the season as a team. Here’s to more unforgettable moments like these! 🎄✨🔫

Massive congratulations for Blanca for securing 1,5 years of UTU graduate school funding to finalize her PhD.

We had the pleasure to welcome a new PhD student in the lab!

Shahrzad Bolouri, or as everyone calls her, Mahni, will be working on HLA-II immunopeptidomics in B cells!

Welcome and we are happy to have you!

Sikha joins the lab as our new ImmuDocs doctoral researcher. Welcome to Turku, Sikha!

Welcome to the lab, Silja, our new Master’s student, and Milla, our new research assistant!

We are recruiting! Looking for highly motivated Master’s thesis students and/or research assistants who would aspire to continue towards PhD in B cell biology in health and disease. See our add for more details.

Our review on the role of lysosomes and lysosome-related organelles in B cells is now published in Journal of Cell Biology! Big thanks for Lab Yuseff for the enjoyable collaboration on this topic that is so close to our hearts!

To have a read click the link.

An overview of endosome maturation