Turku Bioscience News

    The Academy of Finland Flagship Programme InFLAMES awarded group leader positions to Tapio Lönnberg and Matej Orešič

    December 30, 2020

      The Academy of Finland Flagship Programme, Innovation Ecosystem Based on the Immune System, InFLAMES awarded fixed-term group leader positions to Dr. Tapio Lönnberg and Read more

    Funding from Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation to Lea Sistonen and John Eriksson

    December 22, 2020

    The research groups of Lea Sistonen & John E. Eriksson receive 968.000 € for a research project to specifically target HPV-Driven Cancers   Human papillomavirus Read more

    Professor Johanna Ivaska to the K. Albin Johansson Research Professor

    December 16, 2020

    The Finnish Cancer Institute in collaboration with the K. Albin Johansson Foundation has selected Professor Johanna Ivaska to the K. ALBIN JOHANSSON RESEARCH PROFESSOR, a Read more

    Understanding regulatory mechanisms of human T-helper 17 differentiation

    December 14, 2020

    Dissertation: Ankitha Shetty, M.Sc. 14.12.2020, medical microbiology and immunology Ankitha Shetty identified novel regulators of human Th17 differentiation and revealed the molecular mechanisms that dictate Read more

    New FIRI-funding decisions and Instrumentation to Turku Bioscience

    December 4, 2020

    Turku Bioscience was awarded 1.5 M€ by the Academy of Finland FIRI2020 program -Research infrastructures as collaborative platforms. Cutting-edge Immunoprofiling Director Riitta Lahesmaa, Deputy directors Read more

    Academy of Finland Flagship program InFLAMES was funded!

    December 4, 2020

    Congratulations to Riitta Lahesmaa and other PI’s in our center. This profiles our universities and Centre in immunology! More information at Academy of Finland web Read more

    Jukka Westermarck becomes Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland

    December 4, 2020

    On the Finnish Independence Day, the President of the Republic of Finland and Grand Master of the of the Orders of the White Rose of Read more

    Turku Bioscience research groups receiving significant funding for 2020–2023 from the Flagship Programme of the Academy of Finland

    November 20, 2020

    The research and development initiative ‘Innovation Ecosystem Based on the Immune System (InFLAMES)’ has received €5.6M funding for 2020–2023 from the Flagship Programme of the Read more

    Camilo Guzman Finnish Node Manager
    Atomic Force Microscopy: Describing the mechanical properties of diverse materials

    November 5, 2020

    In this interview, Camilo Guzmán, Manager of Euro-BioImaging’s Finnish Advanced Light Microscopy Node, explains how to use Atomic force microscope (AFM) – a scanning probe Read more

    Researchers Develop a Simplified Method to Modify Disease Signaling with Light

    October 27, 2020

    Cellular optogenetics is a technique that allows researchers to use light to precisely control cell signaling and function in space and time enabling the investigation Read more

    Turku Bioscience research groups successful in receiving funding from The Health from Science (TERVA) Academy Programme follow-up call

    September 18, 2020

    The Health from Science (TERVA) Academy Programme seeks bold, new research initiatives that can solve health issues related to major public health diseases. The programme Read more

    New agreement signed with i2020 to tackle neurological diseases

    September 17, 2020

    We are delighted to announce that that we have another agreement signed with i2020 accelerator, following on from the one in 2019. This supports our group's efforts to identify and develop strategies for neurological diseases Read more