IvaskaJohanna University of Turku, Institute of BiomedicineFinland

Bibliography Johanna Ivaska University of Turku, Turku Bioscience Center Email. joivaska@utu.fi Web page: https://ivaskalab.utu.fi/ Johanna Ivaska is currently a Finnish Cancer Institute K. Albin Johansson Research Professor. She is also Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at Turku Bioscience Center at the University of Turku in Finland. Her main research interests relate to the biological role of integrins in signaling, mechanosensing and cancer progression. She directs a Research Council of Finland Center of Excellence of Biological Barrier Mechanics and Disease and ERC Advanced Grant project BorderControl focusing on cancer dissemination. She was nominated EMBO member 2015 and EMBO Council member 2023. After obtaining her PhD at the University of Turku in 2000 she did a post-doc in the laboratory of Peter Parker in CR-UK London Research Institute. She moved to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland to establish her research group “Cell adhesion and cancer” in 2003 and in 2013 moved to her current position in University of Turku. In 2014 she was a Visiting Professor at Institute Curie in Paris and 2022-2024 she was an Affiliate Professor at University of Glasgow and CR-UK Beatson Institute for Cancer Research.

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

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11:35 13:10	Symposium: Molecular Mechanisms of Metastasis JacquemetGuillaume Co-Chair Finland ErezNeta Co-Chair Israel Aging Stroma Drives Breast Cancer Progression StewartA.Sheila Speaker United States Proffered Paper: Circulating tumor cells shed a new class of shearosome large extracellular vesicles in capillary bifurcations that drive metastatic processes EACR25-0080 AuSam Presenter United Kingdom Cancer – Matrix Crosstalk in Cancer Progression IvaskaJohanna Speaker Finland Proffered Paper: Cockle transmissible cancers characterized by horizontal transfers and instability of mitogenomes EACR25-0182 BRUZOSAlicia L. Presenter France Targeting the metastatic microenvironment IsackeClare Speaker United Kingdom Auditorium VI+VII
14:25 15:15	Career Discovery Session 1A (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) CarracedoArkaitz Coordinator Spain OricchioElisa Coordinator Switzerland TABLE 1: Efficient and caring mentorship: how to make your research team flourish? JoyceJohanna A Moderator Switzerland TABLE 2: Leadership: Experience of a former EACR president DiveCaroline Moderator United Kingdom TABLE 4: How to make your research transferable to the clinic ValienteManuel Moderator Spain TABLE 5: How to effectively lead a large research group and handle leadership responsibilities SamuelsYardena Moderator Israel TABLE 6: Challenges of starting a new lab and becoming a PI abroad AlcoleaMaria Pilar Moderator United Kingdom TABLE 7: Experience of creating a biomedical start-up in parallel to leading a research team VallotCeline Moderator France TABLE 8: The challenges of opening your own lab KarthausWouter Moderator Switzerland TABLE 9: ERC funding opportunities for starting or establishing a research group in the EU or Associated Countries Veronica Caraffini Moderator TABLE 10: Lessons from My Journey: Navigating Data Science & Bioinformatics Careers in Pharma SinaNassiri Moderator Switzerland TABLE 3: Building Equitable Research Careers for Women IvaskaJohanna Moderator Finland Career Discovery Area