Meng Wang (Mona) Successfully Defended PhD on Novel Immune and Genetic Drivers of Melanoma

June 16, 2025

Meng Wang from our affiliated Figueiredo Lab (MIORG) successfully defended her PhD thesis “Novel Immune and Genetic Drivers of Melanoma: Integrative and New Preclinical Models to Uncover the Impact of New Chromosomal and Transcriptomic Changes Read more

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Researchers elucidate the role of jaundice during malaria as a metabolic response against Plasmodium infection

June 13, 2025

Researchers from the Turku Bioscience Centre at the University of Turku in Finland collaborated with a leading malaria research group at Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM) in Portugal to elucidate a metabolite-based defense mechanism Read more

Karoliina Hirvonen Successfully Defended PhD on Serum Proteome and Enterovirus Research

May 23, 2025

Karoliina Hirvonen from Riitta Lahesmaa lab defended her PhD thesis “Proteomics Insights into Type 1 Diabetes Development – Investigating Changes in Serum Proteome and the Role of Persistent Enterovirus Infection” on Thursday the 22nd of May Read more

Finnish Science Award to Professor Johanna Ivaska

May 20, 2025

The Finnish Science Award 2025 has been awarded to Johanna Ivaska, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the University of Turku. The multidisciplinary research group led by her focuses on research into the movement and Read more

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Inna Starskaia Successfully Defends PhD Thesis on Early Immune Response in Type 1 Diabetes

May 19, 2025

Inna Starskaia from Riitta Lahesmaa lab succesfully defended her PhD thesis “Early immune response in children developing type 1 diabetes” on Friday the 15th of May. Her opponent was Professor Katri Lindfors from Tampere University. Read more

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Researchers develop pioneering technology for sustainable agriculture with nearly €3M in EU-funding

May 16, 2025

Academy Research Fellow, Docent Alex Dickens will be spearheading the University of Turku's involvement in the RE-IMAGINE-CROPS project. The project will be led by the bioimaging research infrastructure Euro-BioImaging Finland, which has been awarded €2,999,500 Read more

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Laura Elo has been elected as a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

April 30, 2025

We are proud to announce that Laura Elo, Professor and Research Director at Turku Bioscience, has been elected as a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Warmest congratulations to Laura on this Read more

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Registration to BioCity Symposium is now open!

April 12, 2025

As always, BioCity Symposium is arranged on-site in BioCity, Mauno Koivisto Centre, in 28–29 August 2025, with the title Transforming Drug Development for Tomorrow. Registration is open until Friday, 15 August 2025. Annual BioCity Symposium Read more

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Turku Bioscience Researchers Shine in 3MT Competition!

March 11, 2025

We’re excited to share that doctoral researchers from Turku Bioscience Centre made a strong impression in the University of Turku’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition! Rahul Birdar earned second place, while Omkar Joshi was chosen Read more

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Researchers discover new role for immune defence cells: they impact hormonal balance

February 20, 2025

Researchers from Rantakari group show in a new study that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in the future, macrophage cells could be used Read more

Breaking Boundaries: From the Cell’s Edge to the Heart of Gene Expression

February 10, 2025

Proteins are typically located in particular compartments within the cell, where they perform specific functions. However, proteins can also be found in unexpected cellular locations, suggesting that they might play novel roles yet to be Read more

BioCity Turku Collaborative Research Funding Call is open again until 14 February 2025

February 10, 2025

BioCity Turku opens a funding call for researchers belonging to BioCity Turku research programs. The funding is intended for truly new openings promoting collaboration on research in molecular life sciences and biomedicine. At least two Read more