Life science researchers on the Turku campus are invited to submit proposals for new BioCity Turku research programs for the 2027–2031 funding period. The call is open to both…
Doctoral researcher position at Westermarck laboratory
The Westermarck Laboratory at Turku Bioscience Centre is accepting applications for a doctoral researcher (PhD) position. The project investigates the role of NOCIVA, a splicing variant of the…
Early-career researchers invited to BioCity Pre-Symposium on 26 August. Registration is now open!
Doctoral researchers at BioCity Turku are organising a pre-symposium on 26 August 2026, offering early-career scientists a platform to connect and exchange ideas ahead of the 35th BioCity Symposium.
35th BioCity Symposium is arranged 27–28 August 2026. Registration is now open!
This year, BioCity Symposium is arranged on-site in Mauno Koivisto Centre, BioCity in 27–28 August 2025, with the title VISION, EXPANDED. Registration is open until Friday, 14 August 2026.
Turku Protein Core Opens Two New Positions
Turku Protein Core (TuProtCore) is seeking to fill two roles: a Project Specialist in Service Outreach and a Laboratory Engineer, both based in Turku, Finland. The Project Specialist will…
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…