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    Immunology Seminar Series, Sirpa Jalkanen

    February 21, 2024

    March 5th online at 14 – 15 (Finland time) Sirpa Jalkanen, Professor, Academician, University of Turku: The thrill of searching and joy of finding Flyer Read more

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    BioCity Turku asks for proposals for Elias Tillandz publication prize winner during February 2024

    February 1, 2024

    In the context of the 33rd BioCity Symposium (29-30 August 2024) the twentieth Elias Tillandz prize will be awarded for the best scientific paper published in 2023 in Turku.   BioCity Turku asks for proposals Read more

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    Coffey lab awarded 360,000$ from Michael J. Fox Foundation to Improve Patient Diagnosis and Monitoring in Parkinson’s Disease

    January 24, 2024

    The lab identified that LRRK2, a kinase that plays a central role in familial and sporadic Parkinson’s Disease, controls the cellular machinery that is responsible Read more

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    Turku Screening Unit Receives Funding to Establish Single Objective Light Sheet for longitudinal and dynamic screening of complex 3D cell systems

    January 21, 2024

    The Research Council of Finland awarded an infrastructure grant to the Turku Screening Unit as a part of the EU-OPENSCREEN-FINLAND consortium. The funding awarded to the Turku Screening Unit is to establish a single objective Read more

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    Frontiers of Science seminars will start the spring season on Thursday 2 February at 12:00

    January 12, 2024

    Frontiers of Science spring seminars are starting again. All seminars are on-site only at 12:00 in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium, if not stated otherwise. Coffee and Read more

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    Frontiers of Science seminars will start on Thursday 1 February 2024

    January 12, 2024

    Frontiers of Science seminar program is ready for spring 2024. All seminars are on-site only at 12:00 in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium. Coffee and sandwich are served before each seminar.   Frontiers of Science is a Read more

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    Distinguished Innovator Grant from Novo Nordisk to the research team of John Eriksson

    January 8, 2024

    Professor John Eriksson and his research team have received the prestigious Distinguished Innovator grant of 6 million DKK (approximately 800 000 euro) from Novo Nordisk to support their project titled, "Prevention of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases: Read more

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    Novo Nordisk Fonden funding to Westermarck and Ventelä teams to develop new cancer biomarker for clinical use

    December 19, 2023

    Different cancers have very different impact on the patient well-being. However, most of them are treated similarly, even though better treatment results could be achieved Read more

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    The Brain Gain Programme, apply by 31 January 2024

    December 8, 2023

    Bringing international medical research excellence to Finland – one researcher at a time! The Brain Gain programme fills an important gap in the field of Read more

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    Phuong Doan from Westermarck group was selected for a postdoctoral cancer researcher position

    November 17, 2023

    Phuong Doan from Jukka Westermarck’s research group was selected for a postdoctoral cancer researcher position funded by the K. Albin Johansson Foundation and Cancer Foundation Read more

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    Inês Alvito Félix from Rantakari group defended her dissertation in Medical microbiology and immunology

    November 13, 2023

    MSc Inês Alvito Félix defended her dissertation in Medical microbiology and immunology entitled “Ontogeny and function of adipose tissue macrophages” at the University of Turku on 3 November 2023 at 12.00 (University of Turku, Dentalia, Read more

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    Emmi Lokka from Rantakari group defended her dissertation in Medical Microbiology and Immunology

    October 20, 2023

    FM Emmi Lokka defended the dissertation in Medical Microbiology and Immunology entitled “Foetal monocytes and their journey from liver to periphery: PLVAP marks the exit” at the University of Turku on 24 October 2023 at Read more