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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

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Unlocking the secrets of cell behaviour on soft substrates: A paradigm shift in mechanobiology

October 20, 2023

Johanna Ivaska's research group from the University of Turku and Turku Bioscience Centre together with Misvik Biology Ltd in Finland have developed a new method for studying how cancer cells function in softer and stiffer Read more

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The Finnish Research Impact Foundation awarded Professor Riitta Lahesmaa €224,639 in funding

October 2, 2023

The Finnish Research Impact Foundation awarded Professor Riitta Lahesmaa €224,639 in funding for a project that explores a treatment of cancer which utilizes body's own immune defense system. Lahesmaa is the Director of the Turku Read more

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Ye Hong from Laura Elo’s and Eleanor Coffey’s groups defended her thesis in Bioinformatics

October 2, 2023

On 28 September Ye Hong from Laura Elo's and Eleanor Coffey's groups defended her thesis in Bioinformatics titled "Evaluation of the relevance and impact of kinase dysfunction in neurological disorders through proteomics and phosphoproteomics bioinformatics Read more

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Immunology Seminar Series: Vivianne Malmström

September 28, 2023

Immunology Seminar October 10th, 2023, at 14-15 Finland time Virtual event Flyer Vivianne Malmström, Karolinska Institutet: Lymphocyte repertoires and antigen specificities in rheumatoid arthritis Host: Riitta Lahesmaa ( rilahes@utu.fi ) Registration latest October 9th at: Read more

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Frontiers of Science autumn seminars starting on Thursday 28 September

September 7, 2023

Frontiers of Science Seminar program is ready for autumn 2023. All seminars are on-site only at 12:00 in BioCity, Presidentti auditorium. Coffee and sandwich is Read more