Christel Sourander Successfully Defends Her Thesis

September 9, 2025

Congratulations! Christel Sourander successfully defended her thesis: “Identifying the effect of JNK on neural activity and synaptic plasticity related to anxiety and depressive like behaviours” on September 4th with Prof. Tomi Rantamäki from the University Read more

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Researchers at Åbo Akademi University Discover a New Molecular Switch Regulating Breast Cancer Progression

September 4, 2025

A research group led by our our affiliated group leader Professor Lea Sistonen at Åbo Akademi University has discovered a new mechanism that regulates breast cancer progression. Breast cancer arises when the epithelial cells lining Read more

Autumn 2025 Frontiers of Science seminars start soon

September 3, 2025

Frontiers of Science is a long-running seminar series, celebrating over 25 years of bringing internationally acclaimed researchers to Turku. Organized by BioCity Turku, the series features world-leading scientists presenting their most recent discoveries and innovative Read more

The Elias Tillandz Prize to Turku Bioscience Researchers

September 2, 2025

The Elias Tillandz Prize for the Best Scientific Publication of 2024 was presented for two groundbreaking cancer studies from Jukka Westermarck's research group and Johanna Ivaska's research group. The lead authors of the Westermarck research Read more

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Registration to FFGC Sequencing day is open!

August 27, 2025

Registration to FFGC Sequencing day is open! The event is organized by Finnish Functional Genomics Centre (FFGC) together with Illumina on Tuesday 16.9.2025  and will Read more

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Dr. Inna Starskaia received a three-year training award from Breakthrough T1D

August 22, 2025

Dr. Inna Starskaia has been awarded a prestigious three-year training award from Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization. The Read more

Registration to 4th Turku Imaging Day TID is open!

August 12, 2025

Registration for the Turku Imaging Day 2025 (TID) is open! The event is organized by the Field of View Research Program and will take place in the Caribia Hotel, Turku on October 22, 2025. Take Read more

New diagnostic breakthrough predicts which head and neck cancer patients can be cured with surgery alone

July 23, 2025

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, led by Docent Sami Ventelä and Professor Jukka Westermarck, have identified a novel diagnostic tool that can revolutionize the treatment guidance of head and neck squamous cell Read more

Professor Riitta Lahesmaa has been elected as a member of EMBO

July 1, 2025

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has selected Professor Riitta Lahesmaa from the University of Turku as its member. The organization annually elects new members based on scientific merit. EMBO is an international organization that Read more

Research Council of Finland Awards Funding to Turku Bioscience Researchers

June 24, 2025

New Research Council of Finland funding was granted to Turku Bioscience researchers: Riitta Lahesmaa (Turku Bioscience Centre, InFlames Flagship): New regulators of the human immune response, €599,985 Affiliated group leader:Pieta Mattila (Department of Biomedicine, InFlames Read more

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Guillaume Jacquemet appointed to K. Albin Johansson Research Professorship

June 19, 2025

Associate Professor, InFLAMES PI Guillaume Jacquemet (Åbo Akademi University) and our affiliated Group Leader has been appointed to a prestigious five-year K. Albin Johansson Research Professorship funded by the K. Albin Johansson Foundation and the Read more

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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