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Dissertation defense: MSc Joni Merisaari

October 14, 2021

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. Read more

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Immunology seminar, Ilkka Junttila

October 13, 2021

Immunology Seminar October 19th at 14:00 – 15:00 Virtual event Ilkka Junttila, Tampere University Cytokine Landscape of Allergic Inflammation Host: Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi) Register latest Read more

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New Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence led by Johanna Ivaska selected for 2022-2029

October 12, 2021

Turku Bioscience is proud to announce that Johanna Ivaska has received Academy of Finland funding for her Center of Excellence ”Biological Barrier Mechanics and Disease: Read more

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Dissertation defense (Cell Biology and Anatomy): MSc Mitro Miihkinen

October 6, 2021

MSc Mitro Miihkinen from Westermarck Lab defends his dissertation in Cell Biology and Anatomy entitled ”NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO FILOPODIA FUNCTION – A focus on integrin Read more

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Workstation Alpha at your service! Cell Imaging and Cytometry have renewed their image analysis workstations.

September 30, 2021

Cell Imaging and Cytometry (CIC) are happy to announce that have refreshed our image analysis workstations including a brand new ultra-high-performance workstation called “Workstation Alpha” for your advanced image analysis tasks. Getting this workstation has Read more

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Martina Lerche defended her doctoral thesis ”Integrin Activity Regulation in Mechanosensing” on the 10th of September, 2021

September 20, 2021

Martina Lerche studied how the crosstalk between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and integrin adhesion receptors regulate cell behavior. The studies were carried out under the Read more

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Immunology seminar series, Satu Mustjoki

September 7, 2021

September 21st at 14-15 Virtual event Flyer   Satu Mustjoki, University of Helsinki: Somatic mutations in (non-malignant) immune-mediated diseases Host: Riitta Lahesmaa ( rilahes (at) Read more

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Frontiers of Science seminar program is ready for autumn 2021

August 27, 2021

BioCity Turku arranges every semester Frontiers of Science seminar series where researchers are welcome to invite prominent international scientists to give a talk to local Read more

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BioCity Symposium is just behind the corner – Register latest by Friday 13th

August 3, 2021

  Yearly BioCity Symposium is almost here! We have decided to prolong the registration time with one week, until Friday 13th August at 15:00. Register Read more

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Second High-Throughput imager has arrived

July 27, 2021

Turku Screening Unit have acquired a second High-throughput imager, which arrived today. The base unit is identical to our existing unit and we will customise the light paths to add the benefits obtained from use Read more

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The Academy of Finland Flagship Programme InFLAMES awarded group leader positions to Pia Rantakari and Tapio Lönnberg

July 5, 2021

The InFLAMES (Innovation Ecosystem Based on the Immune System) Flagship is one of the ten extensive research projects funded by the Academy of Finland. The Read more

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Petter Brodin and Simon Goodman join as InFLAMES Visiting Professors

June 29, 2021

The InFLAMES (Innovation Ecosystem Based on the Immune System) Flagship funded by the Academy of Finland has invited new visiting professors.  Two of them, Professor Read more