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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.

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Core Facilities

200+

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Host Universities

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University of Turku

Åbo Akademi University

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NEWS

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded funding of approximately one million euros to a research project led by Professor Jukka Westermarck

August 21, 2026

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded funding of approximately one 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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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

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35th BioCity Symposium is arranged 27–28 August 2026. Registration is now open!

April 14, 2026

This year, BioCity Symposium is arranged on-site in Mauno Koivisto Read more

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EVENT

2nd BioCity Pre-Symposium

August 26, 2026

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

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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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Immunology Seminar, Heidi Haikala

September 1, 2026

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

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Single-cell RNA-seq Data Analysis Course

September 16, 2026

16th–17th September Onsite event in Teutori and Dentalia, Turku Flyer Event details

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Recent publications

Publication

PFAS exposure alters gut microbiota metabolites associated with hepatic metabolism: a pilot study

Andi Alijagic et al. Environ Int. 2026 Aug 18;215:110463. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110463. Online ahead of print. Published August 22, 2026

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent environmental contaminants that can disrupt human hepatic metabolism both directly and through alterations of the gut microbiota. However,... Read more

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Proteomic insights into human induced regulatory T cells: the role of LPXN and CD160 in immune suppression

Kedar Batkulwar et al. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2026 Aug 20:101644. doi: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2026.101644. Online ahead of print. Published August 20, 2026

Regulatory T cells (Treg) play a central role in maintaining immune homeostasis, and the implementation of in vitro induced Treg cells (iTreg) to control immune... Read more

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In Situ Biomineralization Enhances Mitochondrial Transplantation to Differentiating Osteoclast Precursors for Suppressing Cancer-Induced Osteolysis

Yu Zhang et al. Research (Wash D C). 2026 Aug 19;9:1410. doi: 10.34133/research.1410. eCollection 2026. Published August 20, 2026

Cancer-induced bone osteolysis is a common complication of multiple malignancies and may actively contribute to bone metastasis. Its core pathology is closely associated with mitochondrial... Read more

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NucleiSky enables cross-scale multimodal registration of microscopy data using nuclei constellations

Iván Hidalgo-Cenalmor et al. J Cell Sci. 2026 Aug 14:jcs.265152. doi: 10.1242/jcs.265152. Online ahead of print. Published August 14, 2026

Integrating tissue-level organisation with sub-cellular resolution and molecular information often requires combining multiple microscopy modalities and scales. However, aligning images acquired with different modalities, settings,... Read more

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Performance of a next-generation rapid lipoarabinomannan urine assay for tuberculosis in outpatients with and without HIV in South Africa and Uganda: a two-centre diagnostic accuracy study

Beston Hamasur et al. Lancet Microbe. 2026 Aug 6:101418. doi: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101418. Online ahead of print. Published August 6, 2026

BACKGROUND: Non-sputum-based tuberculosis tests are a global priority because sputum-dependent diagnostics systematically miss populations at highest risk of disease, including people living with HIV. We... Read more

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Using NIR-emitting MgO:Li,Ce,Sm microparticles in the preparation of biophotonic glass – a promising approach to enable optical NIR imaging

Natalia Antonova et al. Biomater Sci. 2026 Aug 5. doi: 10.1039/d6bm00188b. Online ahead of print. Published August 5, 2026

One significant challenge in working with reconstructive bioactive glass implants is the difficulty in postoperative imaging, due to their density being very similar to that... Read more

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