MIRACLE and Leducq AtheroGEN at the ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต in Stockholm
On 3 – 5 September 2025, MIRACLE consortium met with US-based Leducq Foundation AtheroGEN network in Stockholm. Together the two teams held a ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. Lots of great science presented:
- ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ & ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ โ from GWAS to single-cell insights, causal networks, and proteome-driven discoveries.
- ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐น๐น & ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ โ mapping vascular cell states, plaque heterogeneity, and sex-specific disease mechanisms.
- ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ & ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ โ from cfDNA methylation and plasma profiling to sex-differentiated immune responses.
The fruitful collaboration with the AtheronGEN network continues!

MIRACLE and AtheroGEN members in Stockholm
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New Partner Announcement: University of Aveiro joins MIRACLE
The University of Aveiro has joined the MIRACLE research project as a new partner. Professor Rosario Dominguesโs research group at the University of Aveiro contributes strong expertise in the identification of new biomarkers, particularly through metabolomics methods, and participates in advancing the development of novel risk assessment approaches.
Rosario Domingues: “We are excited to join the MIRACLE consortium, bringing our expertise in lipidomics within multiomics approaches to develop precise tools for cardiovascular risk prediction and personalized care. Supported by the Hop-On Facility funding, this collaboration with leading partners offers a unique opportunity to strengthen European research and will bring innovative, personalized solutions for cardiovascular health.”
Read the news on the University of Eastern Finland website.

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MIRACLE General Assembly meeting in Utrecht
The MIRACLE team spend two inspiring days at the General Assembly meeting in Utrecht on 26 – 27 September 2024. One year of the project is behind and it was good time to reflect on the work done and discuss the next steps.

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MIRACLE in LinkedIn
You can now find MIRACLE in LinkedIn – do follow us!

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MIRACLE Kick-off meeting
The MIRACLE Kick-off meeting took place in Helsinki on 20 – 21 November 2023.

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EIC Pathfinder Challenge funding for MIRACLE
The MIRACLE partners secured esteemed funding from the Horizon Europe – European Innovation Council, EIC, for an innovative consortium project aiming to improve the identification and risk assessment of one of the world’s deadliest diseases – atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
“We are so excited to collaborate with our partners, and together make strides in cardiovascular disease prediction and treatment,” says professor Minna Kaikkonen-Mรครคttรค who acts as the coordinator of the project.
See UEF news / 26 June 2023

