Congratulations! Christel Sourander successfully defended her thesis: “Identifying the effect of JNK on neural activity and synaptic plasticity related to…
Researchers at Åbo Akademi University Discover a New Molecular Switch Regulating Breast Cancer Progression
A research group led by our our affiliated group leader Professor Lea Sistonen at Åbo Akademi University has discovered a new mechanism that regulates breast cancer progression.
The Elias Tillandz Prize to Turku Bioscience Researchers
The Elias Tillandz Prize for the Best Scientific Publication of 2024 was presented for two groundbreaking cancer studies from Jukka Westermarck’s research group and Johanna Ivaska‘s research group. The lead…
New diagnostic breakthrough predicts which head and neck cancer patients can be cured with surgery alone
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…