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Turku · Finland · Est. 1992

Turku
Bioscience
Centre

An advanced core facility and research centre jointly hosted by the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University — where scientific infrastructure meets discovery.

Our Expertise. Your Discoveries.

Core Facilities

200+

Researchers

Host Universities

Research & Affiliated Groups

University of Turku

Åbo Akademi University

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NEWS

BioCity Turku is recruiting Scientific Director

July 5, 2026

BioCity Turku is recruiting a Scientific Director for the next Read more

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Call is now open for BioCity Turku research programs 2027-2031

June 10, 2026

Life science researchers on the Turku campus are invited to Read more

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Doctoral researcher position at Westermarck laboratory

May 18, 2026

The Westermarck Laboratory at Turku Bioscience Centre is accepting applications Read more

vacancy

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Early-career researchers invited to BioCity Pre-Symposium on 26 August. Registration is now open!

April 30, 2026

Doctoral researchers at BioCity Turku are organising a pre-symposium on Read more

BioCity Turku BioCitySymposium

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EVENT

BioCity Turku Guest Seminar: Sasaki and Senda

August 20, 2026

20th August at 12:00-13:30 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Event details

EVENT

2nd BioCity Pre-Symposium

August 26, 2026

26th August at 13:00-17:00 Onsite event in Ministeri lecture hall Event details

EVENT

35th BioCity Symposium: Vision, expanded

August 27, 2026

27th-28th August 2026 Onsite event in Mauno Koivisto Centre, BioCity, Event details

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Sep

Immunology Seminar, Heidi Haikala

September 1, 2026

Immunology Seminar Series September 1st at 14-15 (Finland time) Virtual Event details

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Recent publications

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Avidin is evolutionarily conserved in fish but dispensable for development and resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae in zebrafish

Anni K Saralahti et al. FEBS Open Bio. 2026 Jul 31:10.1002/2211-5463.70320. doi: 10.1002/2211-5463.70320. Online ahead of print. Published July 31, 2026

Biotin is a vital cofactor in cellular carboxylation reactions and avidins are biotin-binding proteins that are produced by bacteria and fungi but also by egg-laying... Read more

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Nutrient intake, gut inflammation markers, and intestinal permeability in infants aged 6-12 months

Tuuli E I Salo et al. Clin Nutr. 2026 Jul 22;64:106739. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2026.106739. Online ahead of print. Published July 29, 2026

CONCLUSION: While breastfeeding remains a major determinant of gut maturation, consumption of complementary foods higher in intercorrelated nutrients including dietary fibre and potassium is associated... Read more

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Unbiased discovery of autoreactive type 1 diabetes T-cell receptors that bind specific hybrid insulin peptides

Rebecca Elyanow et al. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Jul 14:rs.3.rs-10074672. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10074672/v1. Published July 29, 2026

While recent studies have revealed much about the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D), the self-antigens and immune receptors that drive cellular autoimmunity have not... Read more

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CRISPR activation of DLX5 drives neural progenitors to the GnRH cell fate

Shrinidhi Madhusudan et al. J Mol Endocrinol. 2026 Jul 1;77(1):e260040. doi: 10.1530/JME-26-0040. Published July 15, 2026

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and are required for puberty onset and reproductive competence. However, the transcriptional regulators governing GnRH neuron... Read more

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Maternal Intake of Vitamins A, C, D, and E During Pregnancy and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in the Child: The Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study

Markus Mattila et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 Jul 10;124(3):101431. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101431. Online ahead of print. Published July 10, 2026

CONCLUSIONS: This prospective cohort study does not support the hypothesis that higher maternal intake of vitamins A, C, D, and E during pregnancy would decrease... Read more

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Persistence of memory: lifespan dynamics of the human antiviral antibody reactome

Moriah M Mitchell et al. Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 22. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-74680-y. Online ahead of print. Published June 22, 2026

The human antiviral antibody reactome provides a cumulative molecular record of immune exposures. Using high-resolution VirScan profiling, we compared epitope-level antibody responses across early childhood... Read more

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