About us

The Advanced Imaging Core at Turku Bioscience Centre is a centralized, open-access service platform dedicated to supporting conventional and advanced light microscopy. Our mission is to enhance the research environment of Turku by providing state-of-the-art instrumentation and technical expertise to researchers from both academia and industry.

In addition, the facility cooperates with Euro-BioImaging ERIC and Turku BioImaging as part of the Finnish Euro-BioImaging Node, improving the accessibility of imaging technologies nationally and internationally.

We welcome inquiries from researchers at all levels, from students to principal investigators. Whether you require consultation on choosing an appropriate microscope, training on specific instruments, or access to data analysis tools, our team is ready to support your projects.

Heads of AIC-Turku

Johanna Ivaska

Academy Professor

Ivaska Lab | Cell Adhesion and Caner I Advanced Imaging Core

johanna.ivaska@bioscience.fi

Guillaume Jacquemet

K. Albin Johansson Research Professor

Cell Migration Laboratory I Advanced Imaging Core

guillaume.jacquemet@bioscience.fi

AIC-Turku Personnel

Jouko Sandholm

Research Coordinator

Advanced Imaging Core

jouko.sandholm@utu.fi

Kaisa Rautaniemi

Project engineer

Advanced Imaging Core

kaisa.rautaniemi@utu.fi

Anna-Mari Haapanen-Saaristo

Project Researcher

Advanced Imaging Core | Zebrafish Core

anna-mari.e.haapanen-saaristo@utu.fi

Jari Korhonen

Advanced Imaging Core

jari.korhonen@abo.fi

Scientific Advisor

Michael Courtney

Group Leader and Signalling and Automation Section, Head

Courtney Lab | Neuronal Signaling Pathway | Screening Unit | Advanced Imaging Core

michael.courtney@utu.fi