Frontiers of Science seminar program is ready for spring 2024. All seminars are on-site only at 12:00 in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium. Coffee and sandwich are served before each seminar.
Distinguished Innovator Grant from Novo Nordisk to the research team of John Eriksson
Professor John Eriksson and his research team have received the prestigious Distinguished Innovator grant of 6 million DKK (approximately 800 000 euro) from Novo Nordisk to support their project titled,…
Novo Nordisk Fonden funding to Westermarck and Ventelä teams to develop new cancer biomarker for clinical use
Different cancers have very different impact on the patient well-being. However, most of them are treated similarly, even though better treatment results could be achieved by more personalized treatment strategies.
The Brain Gain Programme, apply by 31 January 2024
Bringing international medical research excellence to Finland – one researcher at a time! The Brain Gain programme fills an important gap in the field of research funding and provides an…
Phuong Doan from Westermarck group was selected for a postdoctoral cancer researcher position
Phuong Doan from Jukka Westermarck’s research group was selected for a postdoctoral cancer researcher position funded by the K. Albin Johansson Foundation and Cancer Foundation Finland in September 2023 call.
Inês Alvito Félix from Rantakari group defended her dissertation in Medical microbiology and immunology
MSc Inês Alvito Félix defended her dissertation in Medical microbiology and immunology entitled “Ontogeny and function of adipose tissue macrophages” at the University of Turku on 3 November 2023 at…
Emmi Lokka from Rantakari group defended her dissertation in Medical Microbiology and Immunology
FM Emmi Lokka defended the dissertation in Medical Microbiology and Immunology entitled “Foetal monocytes and their journey from liver to periphery: PLVAP marks the exit” at the University of Turku…
Unlocking the secrets of cell behaviour on soft substrates: A paradigm shift in mechanobiology
Johanna Ivaska’s research group from the University of Turku and Turku Bioscience Centre together with Misvik Biology Ltd in Finland have developed a new method for studying how cancer…
The Finnish Research Impact Foundation awarded Professor Riitta Lahesmaa €224,639 in funding
The Finnish Research Impact Foundation awarded Professor Riitta Lahesmaa €224,639 in funding for a project that explores a treatment of cancer which utilizes body’s own immune defense system. Lahesmaa is…
Ye Hong from Laura Elo’s and Eleanor Coffey’s groups defended her thesis in Bioinformatics
On 28 September Ye Hong from Laura Elo’s and Eleanor Coffey’s groups defended her thesis in Bioinformatics titled “Evaluation of the relevance and impact of kinase dysfunction in neurological disorders…