A research group led by our our affiliated group leader Professor Lea Sistonen at Åbo Akademi University has discovered a new mechanism that regulates breast cancer progression! bioscience.fi/researchers-...

Congratulations @westermarcklab.bsky.social and @ivaskalab.bsky.social ! www.utu.fi/en/news/pres...

MBC is represented at the 34th BioCity Symposium! Check out posters: #95: “Coralysis – sensitive integration of single-cell data” #5: "A Computational Framework for Phosphoproteome Analysis in Inborn Errors of Immunity" @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi #BioCity2025

Excellent news from Westermarck lab and our affiliated research group led by Sami Ventelä.

What does it take to build a T cell atlas? We break it down in our latest review. 👉 Now out in Immunology & Cell Biology: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Tcells #SingleCell #Immunology #ReviewArticle #CellAtlas @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

A great opportunity is waiting for you! Grab it now 👉

Congratulations to Riitta Lahesmaa on being elected as a member of @embo.org A well-deserved honor! @lahesmaalab.bsky.social

Researchers from the TBC @elolab.bsky.social collaborated with a leading malaria research group at Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM) in Portugal to elucidate a metabolite-based defense mechanism against malaria severity

www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-... Great recognition to @ivaskalab.bsky.social research at @turkubioscience.bsky.social the Finnish Science Prize thanks to all my international friends and colleagues over the years

Absolutely catapulting quadrable WEKK (Westermarck, Elenius, Kurppa, Kauko) retreat @Villa Wolax. Fantastic science, discussions, sauna, food, wine, colleagues @turkubioscience.bsky.social @medicity.bsky.social

Syövän nykyisillä lääkkeillä ei voida estää syövän leviämistä. Tilanne saattaa muuttua, sillä tutkijamme ovat kehittäneet tavan kuvata syöpäsolun sisäistä signalointia, joka on edellytys solun liikkumiselle. #Illusia @johannaivaska.bsky.social @ivaskalab.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social

InFLAMES Corporate Corner goes SHIFT – Leadership in Innovation! Truly inspiring insights today from Outi Vaarala of Orion Pharma on what defines impactful R&D leadership. Huge thanks to @inflames-flagship.bsky.social and Shift Business Festival for hosting such a thought-provoking event!

We are very proud to announce @johannaivaska.bsky.social as the recipient of the Biennial Finnish Science Award, given by the Finnish Ministry of Education & Culture. Johanna was described as a distinguished researcher with pioneering work in cell biology. Warmest congrats from all of us, boss!

Huge congratulations to Professor Johanna Ivaska on receiving the Finnish Science Award 2024! 👏 It's an honor to have you at Turku Bioscience! @ivaskalab.bsky.social bioscience.fi/finnish-scie...

It’s good to get out of the lab once and a while! MBC playing Finnish baseball on our recreational day ⚾ @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

Inna Starskaia from @lahesmaalab.bsky.social defends the dissertation in Medical Microbiology and Immunology titled “Early immune response in children developing type 1 diabetes” at the University of Turku on 16 May www.utu.fi/en/news/even...

Karoliina Hirvonen from @lahesmaalab.bsky.social defends the dissertation in Medical Microbiology and Immunology titled “Proteomics Insights into Type 1 Diabetes Development – Investigating Changes in Serum Proteome and the Role of Persistent Enterovirus Infection” www.utu.fi/en/news/even...

Thank you, Kirsi Rautajoki, for great talk on mapping the immune landscape of diffuse astrocytoma brain tumors in Immunology Seminar Series! @turkubioscience.bsky.social @uniturku.bsky.social @rautajokilab.bsky.social

We are proud to announce that Laura Elo, Professor, 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 well-deserved recognition! bioscience.fi/events/laura... @elolab.bsky.social @utu.fi

Niin, miksi kaikki tupakoitsijat eivät sairastu keuhkosyöpään eikä uskollisinkaan auringonpalvoja välttämättä saa melanoomaa🤔. Tutkijamme Johanna Ivaskan mielenkiintoinen haastattelu @hs.fi :ssä (tilaajille). #syöpä #syöpätutkimus @ivaskalab.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social @utu.fi

Yesterday Prof. Osamu Takeuchi from Kyoto University gave immensely interesting talk in our Immunology seminar series on the role of Regnase-1 as key brake in immune cells. Thank you once again, Osamu! @uniturku.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social

New paper from Elo lab!

Our affiliated group, Peuhu Lab, is looking for a doctoral candidate! 🎓🔬 Interested? Follow the link to learn more and apply: ats.talentadore.com/apply/vaitos...

We wrote a small Viewpoint for Molecular Oncology with @follainga.bsky.social @omkarjoshi.bsky.social Michal Dibus via EACR @helloeacr.bsky.social Time, the final frontier febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Hope you find it interesting

Mark this week's events in your calendar. See you there!

💻 Bioinformatics core has three open positions for computational scientists. Apply today and come work with us! 💥 @utu.fi @aboakatemp.bsky.social #openpositions #jobsinscience

Check this one out! This is a great read (I am bias). But Joanna and Stefania did an amazing job putting the article together.

This week is full of events! See you there!

Lots of old friends, new acquaintances and a strong representation from MBC at Single Cell Omics Symposium 2025 in Helsinki yesterday! @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

Are you an expert in bioinformatics and data analysis? If yes – apply for postdoc researcher position in research groups led by Professors Riitta Lahesmaa and Laura Elo at Turku Bioscience Centre, Turku, Finland, by 25 March 2025 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki) at ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...

🔬 Hey, Turku research community! 🔬 Got cool imaging techniques to showcase? We’re inviting researchers to share their work in a live-streamed public microscopy session! Don’t miss this chance to share your science with the world! 🌍✨ DL for registration is 22 March!

BioCity Turku has some exciting events coming up! Mark your calendars and join in on the fun, learning, and networking.

#biocityturkuannouncement 11/25 * Infections and Immunity Seminar 12Mar 13:15 * Multidisciplinary Theme’s Kick-off Event, 13Mar 08:30 * InFLAMES Seminar, 19Mar at15 * Frontiers of Science, 20Mar at2 full version: bit.ly/4izKsP2 @utu.fi @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social

🚀 Job Alert! 🚀 There’s an open position for a Project Engineer for Flow Cytometry (permanent employment), at The Cell Imaging and Cytometry (CIC) Core, Turku Bioscience, Finland. Read more and apply 👉 bioscience.fi/open-positio... The DL is on 27 March!

🎉 Great success for Turku Bioscience Centre at the 3MT competition! Congrats to Rahul Birdar (@lahesmaalab.bsky.social) for securing 2nd place and Omkar Joshi (@ivaskalab.bsky.social) for being selected to represent @utu.fi in the international 3MT competition by the SANORD network! 👏 #3MT #SANORD

Propose your publication as the winner of Elias Tillandz publication prize 2024 winner by the end of March! Check the details: biocityturku.fi/elias-tillan... @uniturku.bsky.social @turkubioimaging.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social @aboakademi.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social

Yesterday, we were delighted to host Pekka Kallio, Julia Lindquist and Patrik Holm from the Finnish Drug Discovery Center at Turku Bioscience premises. Thank you for the visit. We are looking forward to future interactions! #DrugDiscovery @uniturku.bsky.social @aboakademi.bsky.social

MSc William Eccleshall defends the dissertation in Biology titled “PIM kinases in luminal A breast cancer” at the University of Turku on 7 March 2025 at 12.00 (University of Turku, Natura, Lecture Hall X, Turku). www.utu.fi/en/news/even...

There is still time to apply to our open position! We are seeking a postdoc with expertise in high-performance computing and solid programming skills. Read more and apply by FEBRUARY 25TH! 🔗: ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij... @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

We are delighted to invite you to attend the @globalbioimaging.bsky.social Spotlight Series webinar featuring perspectives on bioimaging infrastructure career paths from our @france-bioimaging.bsky.social colleagues! 🗓️Feb 28 @ 17:00 CET Register here 🔽 tinyurl.com/gbispotlight

An excellent opportunity today to exchange ideas and foster potential collaborations at Profi7 Computational Day! We presented our work and learned about the computational research of other groups within Profi7. @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

@westermarcklab.bsky.social proudly presents: The lab logo. Only took 23 years to have it done, but here it is. Big credits to Henok Karvonen at @turkubioscience.bsky.social for beautiful design. Embedded cancer cell #signaling by #phosphorylation and #dephosphorylation #phosphatase

Finnish researchers show in a new study that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. The removal of macrophages revealed their key role in hormone secretion. @rantakarigroup.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social

Aivolisäkkeen makrofagit, jotka ovat puolustussoluja, osallistuvat myös hormonitasapainon ylläpitoon. InFLAMES-lippulaivan tutkimusryhmässä tehty löytö saattaa tulevaisuudessa johtaa uusiin tapoihin hoitaa hormonihäiriöitä. #immunologia @rantakarigroup.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social

A great start of the year for Mattila's lab! 🤗 In our report, we delve into CD19-Cre mouse model enhanced antibody responses (one of the most commonly used Cre-lox systems for generation of B cell conditional KOs). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Do you have expertise in high-performance computing and solid programming skills? We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join our team! 🔗: ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij... @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

Our study on tissue-resident macrophages in the pituitary gland is now out in Cell Reports! Great work by (offline) Henna and @helijokela.bsky.social with help from our collaborators Florent Ginhoux, @becherlab.bsky.social, Melanie Greter, and Marko Salmi! doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115227 1/4

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