Jenni Laitila, PhD

Today is Rare Disease Day. 🩷💚💙💜

Approximately 5% of the world's population is affected by a rare disease. #RareDiseaseDay is an important initiative for us, as nearly 90% of neuromuscular disorders are classified as rare diseases. (1/5)

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To mark Rare Disease Day on 28 February we want to highlight the importance of Folkhälsan’s research on rare neuromuscular diseases – both for our researchers and for the people living with a rare neuromuscular condition.
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I know 😉 We have some talented people in the lab ❤️

Attempt? Haha, thanks Ali 😆

Another art project at work 💪🔬 @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Can we just take a moment to appreciate this beautiful card my students made ❤️ There's images of fluorescent myosin! Wishing "Peaceful, and super-relaxed Christmas. May your ATP-storages be full, and muscle work efficient also next year" 😄💪🔬 @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

End of the year celebrations with Myofin and FHRC 💃 @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Yesterday we hosted Lihastautiliitto and FSHD Finland, two patient advocacy groups in Finland, for a visit in the lab. Kiitos/thank you for coming! 💙 (1/3)

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Muscle Biology at King's College London Discover Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Muscle Biology jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

Please share far & wide. Looking for a #postdoc to get stuck in with a wide range of projects, with freedom to explore and lead the #computational #bioninformatics work

12 months to begin with, but for the right candidate we have funding for a further 19 months

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Congrats to #LaitilaJenni & colleagues for their new @JCI_insight paper: Myosin inhibition partially rescues the myofibre proteome in X-linked myotubular myopathy. #Myoblue tinyurl.com/yyuthutn

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🔮 The single muscle fibres won the ”Best Group Costume” prize at @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social 🏆

Check out our recap videos from #EMC2025 and #WMS2025 on our Instagram 📹 :

European Muscle Conference (www.instagram.com/reel/DPTJFxc...)

World Muscle Society Congress (www.instagram.com/reel/DQOT_LV...)

Thank you @worldmusclesociety.org for an amazing meeting #WMS2025 💪🔬 The Finnish team thoroughly enjoyed the science and the networking! @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Congrats to Maria Francesca and Johanna for their poster prizes! 🌟
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Great times with the Myofin team (@myofinlab.bsky.social) at #WMS2025 In Vienna !😂

So many "MyoFinns" in the #WMS2025 meeting this year! 💪🔬 Representing @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Our team is excited to connect - come find us at the @worldmusclesociety.org congress. 🇦🇹 Let’s talk science, collaboration, and future ideas! 🧬🤝💡
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During the week in between EMC and WMS, Jenni and Fanny visited the de Winter, Ottenheijm and Kirby labs at the Department of Physiology at Amsterdam UMC for an intro to single fibre mechanics and some interesting imaging techniques. 🇳🇱🔬 (1/2)

Two years from today #Helsinki and #Finlandiahall will welcome #WMS2027, the annual congress of @worldmusclesociety.org. Save the date!

Surrounded by my kind of people 💪🔬🧫 #EMC2025 #nerd @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Greetings from the opening ceremony of the European Muscle Conference 2025! 🇳🇱 #EMC2025 #EuropeanMuscleConference

Our team is excited to connect - come find Jenni, Jaakko and Fanny at the European Muscle Conference. 🇳🇱 Let’s talk science, collaboration, and future ideas! 🧬🤝💡
#EMC2025 #EuropeanMuscleConference

When you get a feeling that someone's watching.. Our summer student making great progress with our AI analyses ❤️💪🔬 #muscleresearch #raredisease #myoblue @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

So many reasons to celebrate! And these guys are always up for some bubbles 🎉🥂💪🔬 @myofinlab.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Two new Academy Research Fellows and one joint Academy Project at Folkhälsan Research Center receive funding The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted funding to two new Academy Research Fellows at Folkhälsan Research Center. Elina Engberg an...

Elina Engberg and Jenni Laitila are new Academy Research Fellows, and a joint project on the oral microbiome in health and disease received Academy Project Funding.
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Congrats to the best supervisor @laitilajenni.bsky.social ! Big achievement ♥️💪🏻🧬

Thank you so much! Our work together continues 😍🙌

Grateful and honoured 🙏🔬💪

Go team go! ⚽️🙌🏻 @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social