Gene regulatory elements, such as enhancers, greatly influence cell identity by tuning the transcriptional activity of specific cell types. Dynamics of enhancer landscape during early human Th17 cell differentiation remains…
Serum hydroxysteroid (17beta) dehydrogenase 1 concentration in pregnant women correlates with pregnancy-associated plasma protein A but does not serve as an independent marker for preeclampsia†
Hydroxysteroid (17beta) dehydrogenase 1 (HSD17B1) is a steroid synthetic enzyme expressed in ovarian granulosa cells and placental syncytiotrophoblasts. Here, HSD17B1 serum concentration was measured with a validated immunoassay during pregnancy…
Comparative Metabolomics and Microbiome Analysis of Ethanol versus OMNImet/gene•GUT Fecal Stabilization
Metabolites from feces provide important insights into the functionality of the gut microbiome. As immediate freezing is not always feasible in gut microbiome studies, there is a need for sampling…
€2.5 Million Boost for Cancer Research: Johanna Ivaska Awarded Grant to Study Metastasis
Professor Johanna Ivaska, a renowned leader in cancer research, has secured a prestigious €2.5 million grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to tackle a critical challenge: understanding how…
Dissertation Defence: Aleksi Isomursu
FM Aleksi Isomursu defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Biomechanics of cancer cell motility” at the University of Turku on Friday, April 12, 2024 The opponent was Professor Adam J. Engler…
New Service at Protein Structure and Chemistry Core: Get Expert Help with AlphaFold2 for Protein Structure Prediction
Turku Bioscience’s Protein Structure and Chemistry Core Facility now offers specialized AlphaFold2 modeling support to researchers needing accurate protein structure predictions. What’s Available? Custom AlphaFold2 modeling for your protein…
New Service at Protein Structure and Chemistry Core: Crystallizations with microseeding
Use of crystal seed stocks in high-throughput crystallization screenings to improve the chances of crystal formation. Microseeds can be dispensed either during sitting drop or microbatch-under-oil setups. A…
Protein quality control with mass photometry
An automated mass photometer that measures 14 samples in an hour has been installed in our facility as part of the Turku Protein Core. The…
Dissertation Defence: Mukund Sharma
MSc Mukund Sharma defended his dissertation titled “Convergence of RAS and PP2A activities on chromatin repressor complexes” on Friday, March 22, 2024. Download the dissertation Abstract of the doctoral…
33rd BioCity Symposium is arranged 29–30 August 2024. Registration is now open!
This year, BioCity Symposium is arranged on-site in Mauno Koivisto Centre, BioCity on 29–30 August 2024, with the title Unleashing the power of metabolism. Registration is open until…