Turku Bioscience News

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Elias Tillandz Prize 2023 Awarded to Scientific Publications in Cancer Research and Archaeology

    August 30, 2023

    This year, the Elias Tillandz Prize was awarded to two outstanding research articles, which involved a mechanism related to the migration of cancer cells and a new analysis of a grave dating back to the Read more

    The Finnish-Japanese Immunology Symposium “Emerging concepts in immunology – From basic mechanisms to treating immune mediated diseases”!

    August 17, 2023

    Finnish and Japanese immunologists will get together on the 29th-30th of August, 2023 to share and discuss their recent results.  The Finnish-Japanese Immunology Symposium "Emerging concepts in immunology - From basic mechanisms to treating immune Read more

    The Power of Healthy Breast Adipocytes in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

    July 13, 2023

    Researchers have found a possible explanation as to why higher breast density and older age increase the risk of breast cancer. In an innovative study, Read more

    MicroRNAs may reveal type 1 diabetes

    June 26, 2023

    MicroRNAs are short RNA strands, of which more than 2,300 have been identified in humans. Their abnormal expression contributes to the development of many diseases, Read more