Helena Ahlfors

8.1.2010
Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Turku

Interleukin-4 Induced Leukocyte Differentiation

Reviewers:

Professor Risto Renkonen, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland

Adjunct Professor Panu Kovanen, Haartman Institute University of Helsinki

Opponent:

Assistant Professor Mohammed Oukka, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Publications:

  1. Lehtonen A, Ahlfors H, Veckman V, Miettinen M, Lahesmaa R, Julkunen I. (2007) Gene expression profiling during differentiation of human monocytes to macrophages or dendritic cells. J Leukoc Biol. 82:710-20.
  2. Lund R, Ahlfors H, Kainonen E, Lahesmaa AM, Dixon C, Lahesmaa R. (2005) Identification of genes involved in the initiation of human Th1 or Th2 cell commitment. Eur J Immunol. 35:3307-3319.
  3. Ahlfors H, Limaye A, Elo LL, Tuomela S, Burutr M, Gottimukkala K, Notani D, Rasool O, Galande S & Lahesmaa R. SATB1 dictates expression of multiple genes including IL-5 involved in human T helper cell differentiation. (Manuscript)