The NAP4DIVE project of TBC group leaders Cecilia Sahlgren and Hongbo Zhang were awarded 7.8 MEUR of Horizon Europe funding (Total 7.8 million euro, ÅAU cut 2.4 million euro).
Turku Bioscience Centre researchers founded a cancer diagnostics start-up company
Modern cancer treatment aims for the most effective treatment possible, which would cause the patients as few side effects as possible. The individual choice of treatment for each patient, however,…
The Research Council of Finland /Academy of Finland Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment funding to two research projects at Turku Bioscience
The Research Council of Finland /Academy of Finland Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted generous funding to two research projects at Turku Bioscience: Half a million…
Researchers discovered promising approach to prevent recurrence of breast cancer
Treatment outcomes for breast cancer have become better over the years, but proportion of breast cancers still recur even after long periods without signs of cancer remaining dormant in…
Dissertation Defence: Dani Flinkman
Dani Flinkman defended his PhD entitled “Proteomics analysis of Parkinson’s disease mechanism and biomarkers” on May 17th. The opponent was Daniel Otzen from Aarhus University. Summary of the dissertation Parkinson’s…
Scientists discover a novel modulator of human regulatory T cells
The research group of Professor Riitta Lahesmaa have discovered a novel modulator for human regulatory T cells. This novel regulator can strengthen or dampen immune response and provides a…
€2.5 Million Boost for Cancer Research: Johanna Ivaska Awarded Grant to Study Metastasis
Professor Johanna Ivaska, a renowned leader in cancer research, has secured a prestigious €2.5 million grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to tackle a critical challenge: understanding how…
Dissertation Defence: Aleksi Isomursu
FM Aleksi Isomursu defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Biomechanics of cancer cell motility” at the University of Turku on Friday, April 12, 2024 The opponent was Professor Adam J. Engler…
New Service at Protein Structure and Chemistry Core: Get Expert Help with AlphaFold2 for Protein Structure Prediction
Turku Bioscience’s Protein Structure and Chemistry Core Facility now offers specialized AlphaFold2 modeling support to researchers needing accurate protein structure predictions. What’s Available? Custom AlphaFold2 modeling for your protein…
New Service at Protein Structure and Chemistry Core: Crystallizations with microseeding
Use of crystal seed stocks in high-throughput crystallization screenings to improve the chances of crystal formation. Microseeds can be dispensed either during sitting drop or microbatch-under-oil setups. A…