Email: martin@sysbio.ioc.ee
Martin Laasmaa was a postdoctoral fellow at IEMR between 2019-2021, and continues his collaboration with IEMR researchers from the Laboratory of Systems Biology, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.
Education
PhD in Engineering Physics at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia (2016)
Academic interests
Arrangement and function of ryanodine receptors and L-type Ca2+ channels in cardiomyocytes in health and disease
Research area
- Advanced light microscopy
- Electrophysiology
- Excitation contraction coupling
- Heart failure
- Imaging
Latest publications
view all >Laasmaa M, Branovets J, Stolova J, Shen X, Rätsepso T, Balodis MJ, Grahv C, Hendrikson E, Louch WE, Birkedal R, Vendelin M (2023)
Cardiomyocytes from female compared to male mice have larger ryanodine receptor clusters and higher calcium spark frequency
J Physiol, 601 (18), 4033-4052
PubMed 37561554 DOI 10.1113/JP284515
Cardiomyocytes from female compared to male mice have larger ryanodine receptor clusters and higher calcium spark frequency
J Physiol, 601 (18), 4033-4052
PubMed 37561554 DOI 10.1113/JP284515
Li J, Sundnes J, Hou Y, Laasmaa M, Ruud M, Unger A, Kolstad TR, Frisk M, Norseng PA, Yang L, Setterberg IE, Alves ES, Kalakoutis M, Sejersted OM, Lanner JT, Linke WA, Lunde IG, de Tombe PP, Louch WE (2023)
Stretch Harmonizes Sarcomere Strain Across the Cardiomyocyte
Circ Res, 133 (3), 255-270
PubMed 37401464 DOI 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.322588
Stretch Harmonizes Sarcomere Strain Across the Cardiomyocyte
Circ Res, 133 (3), 255-270
PubMed 37401464 DOI 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.322588
Shen X, van den Brink J, Bergan-Dahl A, Kolstad TR, Norden ES, Hou Y, Laasmaa M, Aguilar-Sanchez Y, Quick AP, Espe EKS, Sjaastad I, Wehrens XHT, Edwards AG, Soeller C, Louch WE (2022)
Prolonged β-adrenergic stimulation disperses ryanodine receptor clusters in cardiomyocytes and has implications for heart failure
Elife, 11
PubMed 35913125 DOI 10.7554/eLife.77725
Prolonged β-adrenergic stimulation disperses ryanodine receptor clusters in cardiomyocytes and has implications for heart failure
Elife, 11
PubMed 35913125 DOI 10.7554/eLife.77725
Frisk M, Le C, Shen X, Røe ÅT, Hou Y, Manfra O, Silva GJJ, van Hout I, Norden ES, Aronsen JM, Laasmaa M, Espe EKS, Zouein FA, Lambert RR, Dahl CP, Sjaastad I, Lunde IG, Coffey S, Cataliotti A, Gullestad L, Tønnessen T, Jones PP, Altara R, Louch WE (2021)
Etiology-Dependent Impairment of Diastolic Cardiomyocyte Calcium Homeostasis in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
J Am Coll Cardiol, 77 (4), 405-419
PubMed 33509397 DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.044
Etiology-Dependent Impairment of Diastolic Cardiomyocyte Calcium Homeostasis in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
J Am Coll Cardiol, 77 (4), 405-419
PubMed 33509397 DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.044
Rubinstein J, Woo JG, Garcia AM, Alsaied T, Li J, Lunde PK, Moore RA, Laasmaa M, Sammons A, Mays WA, Miyamoto SD, Louch WE, Veldtman GR (2020)
Probenecid Improves Cardiac Function in Subjects with a Fontan Circulation and Augments Cardiomyocyte Calcium Homeostasis
Pediatr Cardiol, 41 (8), 1675-1688
PubMed 32770262 DOI 10.1007/s00246-020-02427-7
Probenecid Improves Cardiac Function in Subjects with a Fontan Circulation and Augments Cardiomyocyte Calcium Homeostasis
Pediatr Cardiol, 41 (8), 1675-1688
PubMed 32770262 DOI 10.1007/s00246-020-02427-7