Snakes have not always been legless, but have lost their limbs through evolution. Professor Laura Elo from the University of Turku is part of an international research project that…
Dissertation Defence: Eleftheria Maranou
MSc Eleftheria Maranou, from affiliated MIORG group, succesfully defended the dissertation in Immunology titled “The Achilles’ heel of immune checkpoint blockade: Uncovering mechanisms of immune exclusion that drive resistance” at the…
Researchers discover molecular mechanism that helps aggressive colorectal cancer to spread
Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland, Turku Bioscience Centre and Gustave Roussy Institute in France have discovered a molecular mechanism that regulates whether the cells of an…
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded funding of approximately one million euros to a research project led by Professor Jukka Westermarck
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded funding of approximately one million euros to a research project led by Professor Jukka Westermarck, which aims to develop novel small-molecule drug…
Greetings from our (old) new Group Leader
Hello everyone, I recently started as a group leader at Turku Bioscience (TBC) and am one of the new heads of our microscopy facility, now called the…
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has granted nearly €1 million to support research led by Professor Jukka Westermarck
993 000 € was granted to a research project led by our Group Leader Professor Jukka Westermarck titled “Small-molecule targeting and nuclear functions of CIP2A in triple-negative breast cancer.”…
Cecilia Sahlgren’s group discovers a new mechanism driving breast cancer progression
Our affiliated research group led by Professor Cecilia Sahlgren at Åbo Akademi University and the InFLAMES Research Flagship has identified a new mechanism directing the adverse remodeling of tumor tissue during…
Laura Elo is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for outstanding research on type 1 diabetes
Laura Elo a group leader at Turku Bioscience is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research 2026. She is professor of computational medicine and has developed…
Reflections from the Global Young Scientist Summit 2026
Omkar Joshi is standing third from the left (viewer’s left). I am Omkar Joshi, a Doctoral Researcher in the lab of Prof. Johanna Ivaska at the Turku Bioscience Center.
Finnish Cultural Foundation Awards Funding to Turku Bioscience Researchers
We are pleased to announce recent funding from The Finnish Cultural Foundation: Amogh Vinay Ranade (Lahesmaa Group): Doctoral research on novel regulatory…