

Tampere University
johanna.tilvis [at] tuni.fi (johanna[dot]tilvis[at]tuni[dot]fi)
phone number+358505603145
Research unit
Neuroimmunology research group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology. NeuroGroup, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology.
Selected publications
Johanna Lotila, Tanja Hyvärinen, Heli Skottman, Laura Airas, Susanna Narkilahti, Sanna Hagman. Establishment of a human induced pluripotent stem cell line (TAUi008-A) derived from a multiple sclerosis patient. Stem Cell Research, 2022, 63, 102865. DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2022.102865.
- Ropafadzo Mzezewa, Johanna Lotila, Heikki Kiiski, Andrey Vinogradov, Fikret Emre Kapucu, Jukka Peltola, Sanna Hagman, Susanna Narkilahti. A kainic acid-induced seizure model in human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons for studying the role of IL-6 in the functional activity. Stem Cell Research, 2022, 60, 102665. DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2022.102665.
Latest publications
Microglia from patients with multiple sclerosis display a cell-autonomous immune activation state
Hyvärinen, T., Tilvis, J., Giudice, L., Tujula, I., Nylund, M., Ohtonen, S., Scoyni, F., Jäntti, H., Virtanen, L., Pihlava, S., Kattelus, R., Skottman, H., Narkilahti, S., Airas, L., Malm, T. & Hagman, S., 2025, In: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22, 1, 255.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Modeling neuroinflammatory interactions between microglia and astrocytes in a human iPSC-based coculture platform
Tujula, I., Hyvärinen, T., Lotila, J., Rogal, J., Voulgaris, D., Sukki, L., Tornberg, K., Korpela, K., Jäntti, H., Malm, T., Herland, A., Kallio, P., Narkilahti, S. & Hagman, S., 2025, In: CELL COMMUNICATION AND SIGNALING. 23, 1, 298.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
A kainic acid-induced seizure model in human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons for studying the role of IL-6 in the functional activity
Mzezewa, R., Lotila, J., Kiiski, H., Vinogradov, A., Kapucu, F. E., Peltola, J., Hagman, S. & Narkilahti, S., Apr 2022, In: Stem Cell Research. 60, 102665.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Establishment of a human induced pluripotent stem cell line (TAUi008-A) derived from a multiple sclerosis patient
Lotila, J., Hyvärinen, T., Skottman, H., Airas, L., Narkilahti, S. & Hagman, S., Aug 2022, In: Stem Cell Research. 63, 5 p., 102865.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review