Frontiers of Science Seminar program is ready for autumn 2022. All seminars are on-site only at 12:00 either in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium (October and November) or in Aurum, Argentum auditorium…
Heli Jokela receives 45 209€ funding from Sakari Alhopuro foundation
Heli Jokela received 45 209€ funding from Alhopuro Foundation for her research project titled “Macrophages in brown adipose tissue development and function” Obesity and its pathological consequences – especially type 2…
The Department of Life Technologies at University of Turku has awarded the Title of Docent (Adjunct Professor) in Computational Biology to Senior postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Partho Sen
After completing his PhD in ‘Biological Sciences’ (Computational Biology) from the University of Montpellier, France he started his career path in Systems biology and medicine, to understand how complex biological…
Long intergenic noncoding RNA MIAT regulates human Th17 cell differentiation and is highly expressed in T cells of inflamed synovia in joints of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients
Long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNA) are emerging as novel regulators of biological processes, including cell differentiation and development. While Th17 cells are required for clearing fungal and bacterial infections, dysregulation…
Professor Westermarck from the University of Turku Nominated as a Member of the Board of the European Cancer Organisations
Professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Turku, InFLAMES Flagship Director Jukka Westermarck has been nominated as a member of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) executive board.
Researchers Develop a New Method for Studying Functionality of Microbiota
A research group from Turku Bioscience Centre, Finland, has developed a new method for studying the functionality of microbiota through metaproteomics. The new method poses broad potential for the study…
Johanna Ivaska chosen as EMBO Council Member from 2023
Five new members of EMBO Council, a new chair and vice-chair were appointed at the EMBO Council meeting in Heidelberg on 24 and 25 May 2022. EMBO Council is the…
Oxana Denisova receives 30 000 grant from Aamu foundation
Oxana Denisova receives 30 000 grant from Aamu foundation for her research on ‘PP2A in medulloblastoma therapy resistance: novel opportunities for targeted therapeutics.’ – My current research interest belongs…
Scandinavian Society for Immunology Young Investigator award to Tapio Lönnberg
Tapio Lönnberg has received Scandinavian Society for Immunology Young Investigator award to recognize his excellent research in immunology. Dr. Lönnberg works in Turku Bioscience Centre as a group leader and…
New Study: Stress-Specific Genome-Wide Programs of Genes and Enhancers
Cells are exposed to various types of cytotoxic stress including oxidative stress, elevated temperatures and toxins. Surviving stressful conditions requires extensive reprogramming of transcription, which involves both upregulation and downregulation…