Finally out! Our study on embryonic neutrophils is now published in @natcomms.nature.com @julianhofmann.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social @utu.fi @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @salmilab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tissue-resident neutrophils serve homeostatic and immunological functions in embryos @natcomms.nature.com @salmilab.bsky.social @uniturku.bsky.social @rantakarigroup.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🔬⚕️ We’re hiring: Laboratory Technician Are you a highly motivated enthusiast of hematopoietic stem cell aging? Join our team at Helsinki University in the happiest country in the world: Finland 🇫🇮 😃 Find the link on our website: lengefeldlab.com Please share 🙏 We look forward to your application! 😎

Ryhmänjohtajamme, professori Jukka Westermarckin johtama tutkimus on saanut lähes miljoonan euron säätiörahoituksen, onnea🔥🍾💐👏! Rahoitus myönnettiin tutkimukseen, jossa etsitään lääkemolekyylikandidaatteja vakavaan kolmoisnegatiiviseen rintasyöpätyyppiin. Toivotamme parasta menestystä tutkimukselle!

Great funding news! Congratulations Jukka! bioscience.fi/the-jane-and... @westermarcklab.bsky.social

A one minute primer on how #AutoSpectral improves spectral flow cytometry unmixing by using per-cell calculation of autofluroscence spectra. Use our R package and get higher quality spectral data, easy as that! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thrilled to share that our latest review—led by @aysegulerdemm.bsky.social—synthesizing insights into complex intrinsic and extrinsic metabolic regulation of HSC fate and its implications for leukemogenesis, is published in March 2026 issue of @natcellbio.nature.com. @nickvangastel.bsky.social

We had a pleasure to have students visiting from Ivanov's lab @lp2mlab.bsky.social @univcotedazur.bsky.social in Turku @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi. What a week! Full of experiments and scientific discussions.

“My wish is that this will provide a positive message to the young girls who would like to follow the path of science and to show them that women in science can also have an impact through their research.” Emmanuelle Charpentier, Nobel Prize winner and since this year ERC Scientific Council member.

🌍 On #InternationalWomensDay, EFIS celebrates the women advancing science and immunology🔬. Their work drives discovery, innovation, and better health worldwide. We remain committed to supporting diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities in science. #WomenInScience #WomenInImmunology

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate technology pioneers and recognize the mentorship that is necessary to inspire the current generation and those of the future. go.nature.com/4umbgcz

Loistava vieraskynä, kiitos Kaarlo Hildén! Kirjoituksen pointti pätee korkeakoulutuksen lisäksi sellaisenaan myös myös tieteeseen: Tieteen tavoitteen rajaaminen pelkkään kilpailukykyyn sivuuttaa inhimilliset haasteet ja sivistykselliset päämäärät – vaikka juuri niiden varaan kaikki muu rakentuu.

Estropausal gut microbiota transplant improves measures of ovarian function in adult mice Really cool stuff from @bbparis1984.bsky.social lab doi.org/10.1038/s435...

when it's your turn to give lab meeting and you don't have new results to show

Are brains 'male' or 'female'? Study tracks sex differences from age 8 to 100 go.nature.com/4kHd4rY

Exciting times! Over 80 international researchers applied to the IMMUFELLOW postdoctoral research programme for immunology-related postdoctoral positions. The applications are currently under review by independent experts. #immunology @salmilab.bsky.social @utu.fi @aboakademi.bsky.social

Professor Laura Elo at University of Turku is awarded the Leif C. Groop Award for outstanding research on type 1 diabetes. She believes we need to look at both proteins and genes to understand the disease. "It’s like being a detective", she says. Congratulations Laura👏💐! #ScienceSky #ImmunoSky

Turun yliopiston professorille Laura Elolle on myönnetty Leif C. Groop -palkinto ansiokkaasta tyypin 1 diabeteksen tutkimuksesta. Elo toivoo, että hänen ryhmänsä työ vaikuttaa siihen, että tulevaisuudessa tyypin 1 diabeteksen kulkua voidaan hidastaa ja ehkä jopa ehkäistä tauti. Onnea palkinnosta💐!

Suomessa on surkean vähän naisia luonnontieteen ja tekniikan aloilla. Tämä näkyy myös tieteessä. Me Akatemiassa edellytämme, että hakija kuvaa hakemuksessaan, miten hankkeessa edistetään tasa-arvoa. Miten esim. rekrytoinneissa ja tutkimusryhmän rooleissa pyritään purkamaan sukupuolittuneisuutta?

Glad to see the increased interest in sex differences among immunologist. See you in the meeting. @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi @univcotedazur.bsky.social

Our second annual meeting - please save the date and distribute

Researchers grow specialised nerve cells that degenerate in ALS/motor neuron disease and are damaged in spinal cord injury in this 'fundamental' study. buff.ly/FqxZhvh

Turku Bioscience Genome Editing Core is organizing a workshop on generating knock-out and knock-in modification using CRISPR/Cas9 technology with in vitro ribonucleoprotein complex delivery. Read more & apply here: bioscience.fi/events/crisp... #geneediting #crispr #cas9

Our group leader, Matej Oresic, participated yesterday in a panel discussion organized by Sugar Science. The topic of the discussion was what the earliest detection of type 1 diabetes might look like. You can watch the discussion on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlMf...

My office view at @lp2mlab.bsky.social for a moment. Exited to work with talented people and cant wait to see what a amazing projects we can do together @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi @univcotedazur.bsky.social @sigridjuselius.bsky.social

We are glad to see that the research on women's health issues have finally come to spotlight around the world @inflames-flagship.bsky.social

Amazing opportunity, two 5-year Research Professor positions opened at the Finnish Cancer Institute www.syopainstituutti.com/researcher-p...

Naiset ovat edelleen tutkimuksessa aliedustettuina myös sairauksissa, joihin he sairastuvat miehiä useammin. Kun naisia ei tutkita, naisten kohdalla myös preventio ontuu? Kiitos tärkeästä nostosta, @inflames-flagship.bsky.social! Tätäkin toimintaa tukee Suomen Akatemia.

Akatemia edellyttää, että hakemuksessa kuvataan tutkimusasetelman tasa-arvo- ja yhdenvertaisuusnäkökulmat. Joskus meiltä kysytään, että mitä ihmettä se tarkoittaa. Esimerkiksi juuri tätä. Jos tutkittavina on vain miehiä, on syytä esittää sille hyvä perustelu ja kertoa, miten aikoo tuloksia tulkita.

”Hoitoon pääsyssä naiset jäävät takamatkalla, sillä useissa sairauksissa naisten diagnoosi ja hoito käynnistyvät keskimäärin vuosia myöhemmin kuin miesten. Tällä on merkittäviä vaikutuksia myös kansantalouteen työkyvyn, tuottavuuden ja terveydenhuollon kustannusten kautta.” 😑

Postdocs wanted - Please spread the word! We are looking for one bioinformatician and 1-2 cell biologists with different expertise! See the job ad below for more information and links to the job descriptions!

Embryonic lympho-epithelial cell interactions play an essential role in the establishment of adult T cell tolerance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.19.700349v1

A new interesting opening at our Microscopy Core Facility. There is still time to apply!

Tuu meille töihin! Jos vain viihdyt dissektiosalilla vähän ronskimmissa kamppeissa kuin nuo kuvituskuvan hahmot. Halutessasi pääset myös tekemään tutkimusta mun kanssa (mutta ei ole pakko :)). jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 We have an opening at our Microscopy Core Facility in Turku 🇫🇮. If you love imaging 🔬 and helping scientists succeed, we want you! 👇 abo.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index... #Microscopy #ScienceJobs #CoreFacility #Imaging @turkubioscience.bsky.social

Now is time to relax. Happy Xmas to all, see you next year.

We are hiring two postdoctoral researchers to study the Initiation and Modulation of Immune Responses! Check out at 👉 ats.talentadore.com/apply/kaksi-...

📢Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in #immunology and/or related field? We are hiring, but hurry, call closes 27 November! Apply and join us in Finland! Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4r83ktP#immunology#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience

📢Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in #immunology and/or related field? We are hiring, but hurry, call closes 27 November! Apply and join us in Finland! Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4r83ktP#immunology#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience

Congratulations to Tero Aittokallio on securing funding from the Research Council of Finland through its 2025 Proof of Concept call for his project "Patient-tailored, effective and safe combinatorial therapies"! 🔗 www.aka.fi/en/about-the... @hilife-helsinki.bsky.social @nordicembl.bsky.social

Scientists have created the most detailed maps yet of how our brains differentiate from stem cells during embryonic development and early life go.nature.com/4qIpjr3

Exciting to be in @lp2mlab.bsky.social making plans for the future visits and experiments related on macrophages together with Ivanov lab. @univcotedazur.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social

Working at a life science company requires top-knotch expertise, but also passion for what you do. The BioBridge Career Fair is in full swing! #academy&industry @utu.fi @aboakademi.bsky.social

We have a exciting day ahead of us, the BioBridge Career Fair is about to begin. And we have a full house! Welcome all! #academy&industry @utu.fi @aboakademi.bsky.social

Great TBC #ScienceDay yesterday! Loved hearing about the center’s research, sharing a bit about our own project, and catching up with everyone during the breaks. Good vibes & good science! ✨🎃 @turkubioscience.bsky.social @utu.fi

Pregnancy and breastfeeding induces the accumulation of specialized immune cells that reduce the chances of breast cancer developing go.nature.com/4hqHcGk

The dust has settled after this year's SSI-meeting at karolinska institutet. Thanks to everyone who made it a great meeting 🤓🔬🧬 📸 @rahulbiradar.bsky.social

Out today in Nature: We uncover a neural mechanism for the integration of two internal states - hunger and estrous state - and how this integration shapes pup-directed behaviors in mice. www.nature.com/articles/s41...