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

immunology Type 1 Diabetes

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

metabolomics

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

bioinformatics

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

BioCity Turku

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

3MT

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

Michael Courtney and Lili-Li receive $108,867 grant from SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) dba Cure SYNGAP1

February 10, 2025

The SynGAP Research Fund 501(c)(3) dba Cure SYNGAP1 announced a $108,867 grant to Dr. Michael Courtney and Dr. Li-Li Li at the Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku, Finland, to advance their research on SYNGAP1 missense variants. Their project seeks to better understand the Read more

SynGAP Research Fund SYNGAP1

Dissertation Defended: Jasmin Kaivola

February 10, 2025

Jasmin Kaivola from the Ivaska lab successfully defended her PhD thesis “Biomechanical Tumour Matrix” on Friday the 29th of November 2024. Her opponent was Professor Rachel Lennon from the Cell-Matrix Research Center, University of Manchester, UK. Summary Read more

Cancer Foundation Finland funding to Turku Bioscience Research Groups

February 10, 2025

We’re excited to share fantastic funding news! Cancer Foundation Finland has awarded grants to several research groups at Turku Bioscience. In 2024, the foundation allocated a record-breaking total of over 7.7 million euros to support Read more

Cancer Foundation Finland funding to Turku Bioscience Research Groups

November 28, 2024

We’re excited to share fantastic funding news! Cancer Foundation Finland has awarded grants to several research groups at Turku Bioscience. In 2024, the foundation allocated Read more