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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.
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Core Facilities
200+
Researchers
2
Host Universities
28
Research & Affiliated Groups
University of Turku
Åbo Akademi University
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NEWS

Researchers are investigating how snakes lost their limbs

October 8, 2026

Snakes have not always been legless, but have lost their Read more

bioinformatics funding grant

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Frontiers of Science seminars are starting this week

October 5, 2026

Autumn 2026 Frontiers of Science seminars start this week. Come Read more

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Dissertation Defence: Eleftheria Maranou

September 1, 2026

MSc Eleftheria Maranou, from affiliated MIORG group, succesfully defended the dissertation in Immunology Read more

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Researchers discover molecular mechanism that helps aggressive colorectal cancer to spread

August 25, 2026

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland, Turku Bioscience Read more

cancer discovery Nature Communications

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InFLAMES Visiting Professor Seminar: Mark Ansel

October 12, 2026   11:00 AM

InFLAMES Visiting Professor Seminar by Mark Ansel Time: 12.10.2026  at Event details

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Microgravity Research & PIROUETTE 3D Demo

October 21, 2026   1:30 PM

We would like to invite you to a platform demonstration Event details

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MIST Guest Seminar: Prof. William Stafford Noble

October 21, 2026   3:00 PM

Host: Balazs Balint (balazs.balint@utu.fi) Coffee and pulla served at 14:30, Event details

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Frontiers of Science: Prof. William Stafford Noble

October 22, 2026   12:00 PM

Frontiers of Science 22nd October at 12:00 Onsite event in Event details

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Recent publications

Publication
Ultra-stable Zn/Fe bimetallic DNA nanonetworks enable glucose-deprivation-sensitized ferroptosis for gastric cancer therapy 
Jiaqi Yan et al. Biomaterials. 2026 Sep 30;338(Pt A):124669. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2026.124669. Online ahead of print. Published October 7, 2026
Metal-coordinated DNA nanostructures have emerged as promising drug delivery platforms owing to their rapid synthesis and high loading capacity. However, current systems degrade within two... Read more
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From gut to lung: Microbiota-derived metabolites reshaping the tumor immune microenvironment 
Prabesh Baniya et al. EXCLI J. 2026 Aug 20;25:1383-1387. doi: 10.17179/excli2026-9646. eCollection 2026. Published October 7, 2026
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Fast and slow gene expression changes in blood following acute social stress 
Hampus Grönvall et al. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2026 Sep 17;57:101365. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2026.101365. eCollection 2026 Nov. Published October 2, 2026
Social stress is a risk factor for psychiatric disorders and also influences immune function. While it is known that acute social stress impacts the number... Read more
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A candidate CD4⁺ T-cell gene expression panel for multiple sclerosis highlights MgADP-associated genes 
Haifeng Xu et al. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2026 Sep 24;115:107944. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2026.107944. Online ahead of print. Published September 29, 2026
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune cell dysregulation. HLA class II alleles drive the disease risk, thereby highlighting CD4^(+) T cells... Read more
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Asymmetric Structure-Driven Functional Synergy: A Multistimuli-Activated Janus Nanomotor for Self-Amplifying NO Cascade Therapy 
Chengcheng Li et al. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Sep 27:e77848. doi: 10.1002/advs.77848. Online ahead of print. Published September 27, 2026
Nitric oxide (NO)-based cancer therapy is fundamentally limited by poor intratumoral penetration of exogenous donors and their inability to sustain localized relevant flux. Here, a... Read more
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Metabolic modeling with reverse mapping links host perturbations to Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Jayendrajyoti Kundu et al. iScience. 2026 Sep 17;29(10):117477. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117477. eCollection 2026 Oct 16. Published September 25, 2026
Understanding host-pathogen interactions during Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection has largely relied on identifying bacterial genes essential for intracellular survival. However, conventional reverse genetics approaches often... Read more
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Most recent publications from our users

User Publication
Improving genotyped functional screening: A versatile closed-tube PCR for Illumina library generation reduces background sequences in multiplexed sequencing
S. Oksanen et al. • 2026 • SLAS Technology
Core:Finnish Functional Genomics Centre
User Publication
Dynamic landscape of transcription initiation by yeast RNA polymerase I
O. Parilova et al. • 2026 • Nucleic Acids Research
Core:Protein Structure and Chemistry
User Publication
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Augments Epithelial Skin Barrier Damage Through T Cell Activation in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma
M. Gluud et al. • 2026 • Allergy
Core:Cytometry Core
User Publication
Fast label-free live imaging with FlowVision reveals key principles of cancer cell arrest on endothelial monolayers
G. Follain et al. • 2026 • The EMBO Journal
Core:Advanced Imaging Core
User Publication
Synthesis and Characterization of Glyco‐Decorated Silsesquioxane‐Metallosalen Complexes
H. Haapsaari et al. • 2026 • ChemistrySelect
Core:Protein Structure and Chemistry
User Publication
Functional characterization and directed evolution of Cicer arietinum glutathione transferases for enhanced hydroperoxidase activity and ligandin function
A. Kontouri et al. • 2026 • Phytochemistry
Core:Protein Structure and Chemistry
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Core Facilities

Providing cutting-edge biomedical research services through advanced technologies and expert support.

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Research & Affiliate Groups

Collaborating across disciplines to drive innovative solutions and breakthrough discoveries.

100+

Publications

Annual publications showcasing impactful scientific contributions in leading international journals.

BLOG

Greetings from our (old) new Group Leader

April 8, 2026

Hello everyone, I recently started as a group leader at Turku Bioscience (TBC) and am one of the new heads of our microscopy facility, now Read more

computationl tools group leader introduction reserach

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Reflections from the Global Young Scientist Summit 2026

February 18, 2026

Omkar Joshi is standing third from the left (viewer’s left). I am Omkar Joshi, a Doctoral Researcher in the lab of Prof. Johanna Ivaska at Read more

Global Young Scientist Summit science

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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 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 Read more

experience TET harjoittelu training

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