Ruth Fair-Mäkelä

- Doctoral Researcher,
- Senior Researcher,
Institute of Biomedicine (Faculty of Medicine)
- Doctoral Candidate,
- Postdoctoral Researcher,
- Senior Researcher
MediCity (Faculty of Medicine)

rufair@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4388

+358 50 359 0351

Tykistökatu 6

Turku

Publications

COVID-19 vaccine type controls stromal reprogramming in draining lymph nodes (2025)
- Science Immunology
Fair-Mäkelä, Ruth; Thorén, Pinja; Näsiaho, Joni; Sundqvist, Pia; Piiroinen, Irina; Kähäri, Laura; Julkunen, Ilkka; Ivaska, Johanna; Hub, Elin; Rot, Antal; Ghimire, Bishwa; Alanko, Jonna; Salmi, Marko
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Macrophage mannose receptor CD206 targeting of fluoride‐18 labeled mannosylated dextran: A validation study in mice (2024)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Andriana Putri, Fair-Mäkelä Ruth, Liljenbäck Heidi, Kärnä Salli, Iqbal Imran, Makrypidi Konstantina, Rajander Johan, Pirmettis Ioannis, Li Xiang-Guo, Jalkanen Sirpa, Saraste Antti, Salmi Marko, Roivainen Anne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the early immune response in the lymph nodes of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected mice (2024)
- Microbes and Infection
Rinne, Varpu; Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela, Kirsi; Fair-Mäkelä, Ruth; Salmi, Marko; Rantakari, Pia; Lönnberg, Tapio; Alinikula, Jukka; Pietikäinen, Annukka; Hytönen, Jukka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Mannose Receptor (CD206) Targeting with Aluminum Fluoride-18 Labeled Mannosylated Dextran (2023)
- Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Andriana Putri, Fair-Mäkelä Ruth, Makrypidi Konstantina, Liljenbäck Heidi, Kärnä Salli, Iqbal Imran, Palani Senthil, Suni Aino, Pirmettis Ioannis, Saraste Antti, Salmi Marko, Li Xiang-Guo, Roivainen Anne
(Other publication)
Radiosynthesis of new PET tracer targeting macrophage mannose receptor (2022) Andriana Putri, Palani Senthil, Fair-Mäkelä Ruth, Makrypidi Konstantina, Liljenbäck Heidi, Kärnä Salli, Salmi Marko, Pirmettis Ioannis, Saraste Antti, Li Xiang-Guo, Roivainen Anne
(Other publication)
Stage I-IV Colorectal Cancer Prognosis Can Be Predicted by Type and Number of Intratumoral Macrophages and CLEVER-1(+) Vessel Density (2021)
- Cancers
Ålgars Annika, Kemppinen Lotta, Fair-Mäkelä Ruth, Mustonen Harri, Haglund Caj, Jalkanen Sirpa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Lymphatic endothelial cells regulate traffic in lymph nodes (2020) Fair-Mäkelä Ruth
(G5 Article dissertation )
Robo4 contributes to the turnover of Peyer’s patch B cells (2020)
- Mucosal Immunology
Fair-Mäkelä Ruth, Ugur Milas, Iftakhar-E-Khuda Imtiaz, Kähäri Laura, Kukkonen-Macchi Anu, Brenyah Heini-Maria, Elima Kati, Miyasaka Masayuki, Pabst Oliver, Jalkanen Sirpa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Transcytosis route mediates rapid delivery of intact antibodies to draining lymph nodes (2019)
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
Kähäri L, Fair-Mäkelä R, Auvinen K, Rantakari P, Jalkanen S, Ivaska J, Salmi M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Gene-expression profiling of different arms of lymphatic vasculature identifies candidates for manipulation of cell traffic (2016)
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Iftakhar-E-Khuda I, Fair-Makela R, Kukkonen-Macchi A, Elima K, Karikoski M, Rantakari P, Miyasaka M, Salmi M, Jalkanen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Multivalent Interactions of Human Primary Amine Oxidase with the V and C22 Domains of Sialic Acid-Binding Immunoglobulin-Like Lectin-9 Regulate Its Binding and Amine Oxidase Activity (2016)
- PLoS ONE
Heli Elovaara, Vimal Parkash, Ruth Fair-Mäkelä, Outi M. H. Salo-Ahen, Gabriel Guédez, Eva Bligt-Lindén, Janne Grönholm, Sirpa Jalkanen, Tiina A. Salminen.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)