Kari Vaahtomeri

Kari Vaahtomeri is a principal investigator at the University of Helsinki and Wihuri Research Institute, Finland. Kari completed his PhD. studies at the University of Helsinki in 2011. Following postdoctoral training in the research groups of Prof. Michael Sixt (IST Austria) and Prof. Kari Alitalo (University of Helsinki and Wihuri Research Institute). In 2018, Kari established his independent Cell Communication Laboratory at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Wihuri Research Institute. His current research is focused on, how dynamic cell-cell interactions i) shape complex multicellular structures, such as lymphatic system, and ii) cell migration guidance cues.

Title: Guided cell migration in lymphatic system