CIP2A regulates T cell functions Doctoral dissertation: MSc Mohd Moin Khan, 3.12.2021, Medical microbiology and immunology In his doctoral dissertation research at the University of Turku Mohd Moin Khan studied…
Cancer Foundation funding for Westermarck lab
Prof. Jukka Westermarck and his reserach group received Cancer Foundation funding of 300 000 € for the work elucidating the novel role of oncoprotein CIP2A in the worst prognosis breast…
The Cancer Foundation Finland grants 2021
We are proud to announce that The Cancer Foundation Finland – the largest private funder of cancer research in Finland – has awarded grants to several Group leaders and their…
Frontiers of Science: Janne Lehtiö
November 18th at 12:00 Virtual event Frontiers of Science meets InFLAMES Prof. Janne Lehtiö, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Cancer molecular phenotyping – Leukemia proteomics defined high risk patient…
Eveliina tells about her TET-traineeship program at Turku Bioscience
On 1-5 November, we had a TET-trainee (workplace practice program for junior high school students) Eveliina Lähdesmäki at Westermarck Lab. During these five days, she got a broad overall introduction…
Immunology Seminar, Riitta Veijola
Immunology Seminar November 23 at 14-15 Virtual event Flyer Riitta Veijola, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) Study…
Researchers at Turku Bioscience in joint collaboration with the Örebro University, Sweden have uncovered new ‘metabolic signatures’ of human CD4+ T-cells
From left to right: Dr. Alex M Dickens*, Dr. Partho Sen*, Dr. Syed Bilal Ahmad Andrabi+ and Dr. Tanja Buchacher+. ‘*’ represents Systems Medicine group headed by Prof. Matej Orešič,…
Frontiers of Science: Aviv Regev
October 21st at 18:00 virtual event Dr. Aviv Regev, Genentech Inc., US Cell Atlases as roadmaps to treat disease host: Riitta Lahesmaa (riitta.lahesmaa@utu.fi) Register latest on October…
Study on PFAS and fatty liver disease – women more affected than men
According to the study led by Professor Matej Orešič and Professor Tuulia Hyötyläinen, women are more affected than men when they are exposed to PFAs. A study from Örebro University shows…
Dissertation defense: MSc Joni Merisaari
Joni Merisaari researched cellular vulnerabilities of glioblastoma. His thesis work was done under the supervision of Professor Jukka Westermarck in the Cancer Cell Signaling lab. The thesis strengthened the important…