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Turku Bioscience Centre is an advanced core facility and research centre hosted jointly by University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University.

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Newly discovered gut microbial molecules in infancy may influence the risk of type 1 diabetes

January 20, 2026

An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important role in shaping the developing immune system during early childhood. The findings provide a new perspective into how early gut Read more

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Turku Bioscience Centre Is Recruiting New Research Leaders

January 13, 2026

Turku Bioscience Centre is currently inviting applications for two key research positions that will strengthen its internationally competitive bioscience research environment in Turku, Finland. We are seeking a Senior Researcher in Spatial Omics for a Read more

group leader spatial omics vacancy

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Season’s Greetings & Happy 2026!

December 23, 2025

Winner of the 2025 Staff Children’s Christmas Card Competition Season's Greetings & Happy 2026! From everyone at Turku Bioscience. Riitta Lahesmaa,Director of Turku Bioscience Centre

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The Sigrid Jusélius senior researcher posts grant to Carlos Rogerio Figueiredo

December 15, 2025

The Sigrid Jusélius Foundation has awarded a four-year senior researcher grant of €700,000 to our affiliated group leader, Carlos Rogerio Figueiredo. The senior researcher grants are designed for adjunct professors (docents) or independent medical researchers Read more

funding grant Sigrid Jusélius

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Frontiers of Science: Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj

February 12, 2026

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Frontiers of Science: Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj

February 12, 2026

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12th February at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2026 program Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj, University of Basel, Switzerland Breast Tumor Heterogeneity and Metastasis: From Mechanistic Insights to Functional Personalized Therapy Host: Jenny Pessa Event details

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Evident IX85 widefield microscope demo

February 23, 2026

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Evident IX85 widefield microscope demo

February 23, 2026

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In this demo you are able to: See how the large FOV 26.5 enables faster imaging and improved sample overview Come and test DIC imaging for detailed structural visualization Learn how the IX85 supports efficient Event details

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Immunology Seminar Series

March 3, 2026

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Immunology Seminar Series

March 3, 2026

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Immunology Seminar Series   March 3rd at 14-15 (Finland time) Virtual event   Speaker: TBA   Register for the Immunology Seminar Series email list to get calendar invitation to the online seminar: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/D29C32AA6E8A2F7A   Host: Event details

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Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki

March 5, 2026

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Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki

March 5, 2026

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5th March at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2026 program Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki, EMBL-EBI, UK Network-based approaches for studying context-specific signalling Host: Tomi Suomi (tomi.suomi@utu.fi) Coffee and sandwich served at 11:45, first Event details

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Frontiers of Science: Dr. Laurent Groc

March 12, 2026

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Frontiers of Science: Dr. Laurent Groc

March 12, 2026

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Annual publications showcasing impactful scientific contributions in leading international journals.

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Complete Data Analysis Workflow for Quantitative DIA Mass Spectrometry Using Nextflow 

Mats Perk et al.

J Proteome Res. 2026 Feb 6. doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5c00266. Online ahead of print.

Published on February 6, 2026

Data-independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry is a technique used in proteomics to identify and quantify proteins in complex biological samples. While this comprehensive approach yields Read more

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Bmp9 regulates Notch signaling and the temporal dynamics of angiogenesis via Lunatic Fringe 

Tommaso Ristori et al.

Dev Cell. 2026 Feb 5:S1534-5807(26)00029-8. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2026.01.006. Online ahead of print.

Published on February 6, 2026

Sprouting angiogenesis and blood vessel stabilization require precise coordination between endothelial cells (ECs) and pericytes. Bone Morphogenic Protein 9 (Bmp9), whose signaling through activin receptor-like Read more

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High-sensitivity, protein-independent detection of dsDNA sequences 

Jiaqi Yan et al.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Feb 10;123(6):e2515765123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2515765123. Epub 2026 Feb 4.

Published on February 4, 2026

Current methodologies for detecting the sequence of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) require amplifying and denaturing the target into single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) to enable sequence detection through Read more

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Author response to “Commentary on detoxification of deoxynivalenol by pathogen-inducible tau-class glutathione transferases from wheat” by Dr. Latika Shendre 

Herbert Michlmayr et al.

J Biol Chem. 2026 Jan 28;302(2):111139. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2026.111139. Online ahead of print.

Published on January 29, 2026

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Editorial: Epigenetic regulation of T cell function in type 1 diabetes 

Ubaid Ullah Kalim et al.

Front Immunol. 2026 Jan 9;16:1773432. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1773432. eCollection 2025.

Published on January 26, 2026

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Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants modulates the metabolism and gut microbiota of the offspring 

Santosh Lamichhane et al.

Environ Int. 2026 Jan 21;208:110080. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110080. Online ahead of print.

Published on January 25, 2026

Emerging evidence suggests that environmental contaminants can influence both human metabolism and gut microbiota composition. However, the specific effects of prenatal exposure to persistent organic Read more

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The Role of Multimedia in Science

November 12, 2025

Have you ever been to a talk or lecture and felt bored? The problem is rarely the science itself, but how it is presented. Cluttered slides, tiny text, odd color combinations, flickering screens, bad audio, Read more

Multimedia multimedia science Science Communication

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Career exploration week at the University of Turku: Surprises, Science & Early Morning Struggles

October 9, 2025

This was my first TET week and I got to go to the University of Turku. There has been all kinds of interesting and exciting stuff here, but the best thing is the university staff—many Read more

experience TET harjoittelu training

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Turning KRAS Against Itself: A New Way to Kill Cancer Cells

September 9, 2025

We are excited to share the story behind our recent work, published in a scientific journal in 2024, where we uncovered a surprising vulnerability in some of the most aggressive cancers. Our work was one Read more

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From the Lab to the Stage: My 3MT Experience

May 20, 2025

I had the opportunity to present my PhD research in the finals of the University of Turku 3MT competition. It was a unique and rewarding experience to summarize my work in under three minutes to Read more

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