We are proud to announce that Sigrid Juselius foundation has granted numerous grants to Turku Bioscience researchers. Most sums mentioned below are for year 2020-2021. However funds have been granted…
JNK Protein Triggers Nerve Cells to Withdraw Their Synapses when Stressed
New study from Eleanor Coffey’s lab at Turku Bioscience Centre in Finland identifies that the JNK protein triggers nerve cells to withdraw their synapses when stressed.
University of Turku Receives Significant Diabetes Research Funding from United States
World leading diabetes research foundation JDRF from the United States has granted the University of Turku three-year funding for its PAMP project (Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns) with the total sum…
Single-cell Omics Facility receives funding for spatial transcriptomics instrumentation
Biocenter Finland’s Single-cell Omics platform has received funding from Academy of Finland’s FIRI2019 call to acquire instrumentation for spatial transcriptomic profiling. Platform nodes in Turku and Helsinki received equal funding…
Top Experts in Light Microscopy to Meet in Turku in 2021
The 2021 International European Light Microscopy Initiative (ELMI) conference has been decided to be organised in Turku. The conference welcomes research centres providing light microscopy services and equipment, as well…
Cells protect themselves against stress by keeping together
Cell-to-cell contacts are necessary for the survival of human cells under protein-damaging conditions and stress. This was one of the conclusions made by a research team working under the leadership…
The Finnish Euro-Bioimaging Node receives significant funding
The Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee at the Academy of Finland has granted the Finnish Euro-Bioimaging Advanced Light Microscopy Node with a total funding of € 2 660 000 for the…
Academy of Finland funding for Turku Bioscience members
We are pleased to announce that several research groups from Turku Bioscience were recently awarded funding by Academy of Finland. Laura Elo, Riitta Lahesmaa and Johanna Ivaska received significant funding…
Significant funding for Turku Bioscience research groups
We are delighted to announce that Professors Riitta Lahesmaa and Johanna Ivaska have received funding from Syöpäsäätiö. Warmest congratulations! Prof. Johanna Ivaska and her research group received 450 000…
Euro-Bioimaging becomes Euro-Bioimaging ERIC
Euro-Bioimaging reached an important goal line when it was launched as Euro-Bioimaging ERIC, as announced in the Official Journal of the European Union. The ERIC status implies that Euro-Biomaging…