Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, led by Docent Sami Ventelä and Professor Jukka Westermarck, have identified a novel diagnostic tool that can revolutionize the treatment guidance of…
Professor Riitta Lahesmaa has been elected as a member of EMBO
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has selected Professor Riitta Lahesmaa from the University of Turku as its member. The organization annually elects new members based on scientific merit. EMBO…
Research Council of Finland Awards Funding to Turku Bioscience Researchers
New Research Council of Finland funding was granted to Turku Bioscience researchers: Riitta Lahesmaa (Turku Bioscience Centre, InFlames Flagship): New regulators of the human immune response, €599,985 Affiliated group leader:Pieta…
Guillaume Jacquemet appointed to K. Albin Johansson Research Professorship
Associate Professor, InFLAMES PI Guillaume Jacquemet (Åbo Akademi University) and our affiliated Group Leader has been appointed to a prestigious five-year K. Albin Johansson Research Professorship funded by the K.
Meng Wang (Mona) Successfully Defended PhD on Novel Immune and Genetic Drivers of Melanoma
Meng Wang from our affiliated Figueiredo Lab (MIORG) successfully defended her PhD thesis “Novel Immune and Genetic Drivers of Melanoma: Integrative and New Preclinical Models to Uncover the Impact of…
Researchers elucidate the role of jaundice during malaria as a metabolic response against Plasmodium infection
Researchers from the Turku Bioscience Centre at the University of Turku in Finland collaborated with a leading malaria research group at Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM) in Portugal to…
Karoliina Hirvonen Successfully Defended PhD on Serum Proteome and Enterovirus Research
Karoliina Hirvonen from Riitta Lahesmaa lab defended her PhD thesis “Proteomics Insights into Type 1 Diabetes Development – Investigating Changes in Serum Proteome and the Role of Persistent Enterovirus Infection” on…
Finnish Science Award to Professor Johanna Ivaska
The Finnish Science Award 2025 has been awarded to Johanna Ivaska, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the University of Turku. The multidisciplinary research group led by her focuses on…
From the Lab to the Stage: My 3MT Experience
I had the opportunity to present my PhD research in the finals of the University of Turku 3MT competition. It was a unique and rewarding experience to summarize my…
Inna Starskaia Successfully Defends PhD Thesis on Early Immune Response in Type 1 Diabetes
Inna Starskaia from Riitta Lahesmaa lab succesfully defended her PhD thesis “Early immune response in children developing type 1 diabetes” on Friday the 15th of May. Her opponent was Professor…