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…
Frontiers of Science seminars are starting this week
Autumn 2026 Frontiers of Science seminars start this week. Come for a coffee and sandwich at 11:45 to Presidentti auditorium, BioCity and listen to talks from differend fields of…
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…
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…
BioCity Turku asks for proposals for Elias Tillandz publication prize winner during March 2026
In the context of the 35th BioCity Symposium “Vision, Expanded” (27-28 August 2026) the twenty-second Elias Tillandz prize will be awarded for the best scientific paper published in 2025…
Rector Widen Visited Our Centre
Åbo Akademi University Rector, Gunilla Widén, visited our Centre on Wednesday, February 25th, to learn more about our research and core facilities services operations and our staff. The…
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…