New computational tool helps scientists interpret complex single-cell data

November 17, 2025

Researchers from Laura Elo's group, have developed a new computational method to interpret complex single-cell data. The method helps researchers identify and group cell types across samples. "We were inspired by the process of assembling Read more

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Carlos Rogério Figueiredo received the Young Investigator Award

November 4, 2025

Carlos Rogério Figueiredo has received the Young Investigator Award from the Scandinavian Society for Immunology. The award is given for high-quality immunological research and promotion of the field of immunology. Figueiredo was announced as the Read more

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Participate to Open Hardware Workshop, sign up now!

November 3, 2025

Access to research hardware remains a global challenge and it impacts also researchers in high-income countries. The availability of hardware may be limited due to lack of funding, slow acquisition processes, geographic distance, and many Read more

The Academy of Finland granted Johanna Ivaska €2,400,000 in funding for an Academy Professor position

October 30, 2025

The Academy of Finland granted our Group Leader, Professor Johanna Ivaska €2,400,000 in funding for an Academy Professor position to support research investigating how the stiffness and composition of the tissue surrounding a cancer tumor Read more

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Guillaume Jacquemet and Cecilia Sahlgren receive funding for the Research Council of Finland Centre of Excellence in Immune-Endothelial Interactions (IMMENs)

October 30, 2025

Associate Professor Guillaume Jacquemet, our Group Leader, and Professor Cecilia Sahlgren, our affiliated Group Leader, from Åbo Akademi University and the InFLAMES Research Flagship have been awarded funding for the Research Council of Finland Centre Read more

Registration to AI2Med imaging event is now open!

October 21, 2025

Registration for AI2Med Turku 2025 is open! The event is organized by the Turku PET Centre’s IntoImaging group together with the University of Turku’s Department of Computing and will take place in Turku, Finland on Read more

Jonna Alanko receives the Young Investigator Award from the Scandinavian Society for Immunology

October 17, 2025

Jonna Alanko has received the Young Investigator Award of the Scandinavian Society for Immunology. The award is given for high-quality immunological research and promotion of the field of immunology. Jonna Alanko is an Academy Research Fellow Read more

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Professor Riitta Lahesmaa awarded Johnny Ludvigsson Prize for Outstanding Nordic Researcher

October 16, 2025

Professor Riitta Lahesmaa was awarded Johnny Ludvigsson Prize for Outstanding Nordic Researcher. The prize is awarded annually by the Swedish Childhood Diabetes Foundation to a Read more

PFAS levels in mothers’ blood associated with children’s brain structure and function

October 13, 2025

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, have discovered that the levels of PFAS in mothers’ blood during pregnancy is associated with their children’s brain structure and Read more

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Professor Laura Elo receives award for outstanding research from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation

October 10, 2025

The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation awarded Professor of Computational Medicine Laura Elo a €50,000 prize for her outstanding research, development of international scientific collaboration, and contributions to training future generations of researchers. Elo is Read more

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Recruit your next student at the MSc Thesis Project Expo 2025. Registration is now open!

October 10, 2025

Do you supervise MSc theses in the biosciences? Join the MSc Thesis Project Expo on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, and meet students who are eager to find their thesis projects. The MSc Thesis Project Expo Read more

University of Turku celebrates Professor Shimon Sakaguchi’s Nobel prize

October 7, 2025

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, is a visiting professor at the IMMUNOCAPs project that profiles research at the University of Turku. The news of Sakaguchi's award was celebrated at Read more

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