The Academy of Finland Flagship Programme InFLAMES awarded group leader positions to Tapio Lönnberg and Matej Orešič
The Academy of Finland Flagship Programme, Innovation Ecosystem Based on the Immune System, InFLAMES awarded fixed-term group leader positions to Dr. Tapio Lönnberg and Professor Matej Orešič.
Tapio Lönnberg is the head of single-cell genomics unit at the Turku Bioscience Centre and actively develops the single-cell immunoprofiling platform. His research funded by the Academy of Finland aims at gaining deeper understanding of determination of cell identity and regulatory state transitions in the immune system using single cell analyses.
Matej Orešič is a Group Leader of Systems Medicine team at Turku Bioscience Centre and Professor of Medical Sciences with Specialization in Systems Medicine at Örebro University, Sweden. In the InFLAMES program he focuses in understanding interactions of metabolic and immune system factors in progression to immune-medicated diseases such as type 1 diabetes as well as modulating T cell differentiation. His research is funded through multiple external grants.
Recent Posts
- The Academy of Finland granted Johanna Ivaska €2,400,000 in funding for an Academy Professor position The Academy of Finland granted our Group Leader, Professor Johanna Ivaska €2,400,000 in funding for Read moreOctober 30, 2025
- Guillaume Jacquemet and Cecilia Sahlgren receive funding for the Research Council of Finland Centre of Excellence in Immune-Endothelial Interactions (IMMENs) Associate Professor Guillaume Jacquemet, our Group Leader, and Professor Cecilia Sahlgren, our affiliated Group Leader, Read moreOctober 30, 2025
- Registration to AI2Med imaging event is now open! Registration for AI2Med Turku 2025 is open! The event is organized by the Turku PET Read moreOctober 21, 2025
- Jonna Alanko receives the Young Investigator Award from the Scandinavian Society for Immunology Jonna Alanko has received the Young Investigator Award of the Scandinavian Society for Immunology. The Read moreOctober 17, 2025
- Professor Riitta Lahesmaa awarded Johnny Ludvigsson Prize for Outstanding Nordic Researcher Professor Riitta Lahesmaa was awarded Johnny Ludvigsson Prize for Outstanding Nordic Researcher. The prize is Read moreOctober 16, 2025
- PFAS levels in mothers’ blood associated with children’s brain structure and function Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and Örebro University, Sweden, Read moreOctober 13, 2025