We would like to thank all participants of the 7th Annual Finnish Symposium on Brain Tumors| 23–24 October 2025 | Turku for two days full of inspiring talks, fruitful discussions, and exciting new collaboration ideas!

FiBTRA 2025 Symposium ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
23-24 October 2025, Turku

Almost ready for the symposium!
Booklets are here, and we’re getting everything set for the big days.

Can’t wait to welcome everyone to Turku on October 23–24!

Professor Michael Taylor has arrived in Finland! We’re looking forward to your inspiring talks in Tampere and Turku

PhD student in brain tumor research The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University has a broad research profile with strong research groups focused on cancer, autoimmune and genetic diseases. A fundamental id

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A doctoral position is available in Karin Forsberg Nilsson’s research group at Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology.

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Registration closes on 15 September 2025 – don’t miss your chance to join us #FiBTRA2025Symposium
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The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 15 September 2025
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Immunology Seminar, Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér
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Register for the Immunology Seminar Series email list to get calendar invitation to the online seminar: link.webropolsurveys.com/S/D29C32AA6E...

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Deciphering the Dialogue between Brain Tumors, Neurons, and Astrocytes Glioblastoma and brain metastases from peripheral tumors account for most cases of tumors in the central nervous system while also being the deadliest. From a structural point of view, malignant brain...

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A recent review published in the American Journal of Pathology discusses the advances in the studies of the brain tumor–CNS interactome.

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We have great speakers presenting at the 7th Annual Finnish Symposium on Brain Tumors | 23–24 October 2025 | Turku, Finland

Abstracts by 31 August 2025
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Big congratulations to Shruti for winning 2nd place in the Poster Presentation at the EMBO Phosphatase Meeting in Würzburg!

FiBTRA members presenting at #EACR2025 in Lisbon

FEBS Junior Section present Kirsi Rautajoki The next talk of the FEBS Junior Section in 2025 will host Adjunct Prof. Kirsi Rautajoki, from Tampere University in Finland. She will talk about the power of research associations and her role as co-...

Kirsi Rautajoki will give a talk about FiBTRA at FEBS Junior Section (online) on 18.06.2025
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We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 7th Annual Finnish Symposium on Brain Tumors, taking place in Turku on 23–24 October 2025.

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Tumor-associated long non-coding RNAs show variable expression across diffuse gliomas and effect on cell growth upon silencing in glioblastoma - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Tumor-associated long non-coding RNAs show variable expression across diffuse gliomas and effect on cell growth upon silencing in glioblastoma

A new study from Kirsi Rautajoki lab is published in Nature Scientific Reports.

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Happy to listen Prof. Kirsi Rautajoki, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University: Mapping the immune landscape of diffuse astrocytoma brain tumors in our Immunology seminar series jointly organised by the Finnish Society for Immunology, InFLAMES Flagship and Turku Bioscience.

7th Annual Finnish Symposium on Brain Tumors | FiBTRA 2025 symposium The Finnish Brain Tumor Research Association (FiBTRA) is arranging its 7th annual symposium which will take place on October 23–24, 2025, in Turku, Finland. ...

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7th annual FiBTRA symposium which will take place on October 23–24, 2025, in Turku, Finland. The program will feature scientific talks and opportunities for discussions and networking during the symposium dinner and breaks.

Neoadjuvant triplet immune checkpoint blockade in newly diagnosed glioblastoma - Nature Medicine A patient with newly diagnosed glioblastoma was safely treated with neoadjuvant nivolumab, relatlimab and ipilimumab before maximal resection, with comprehensive immune profiling showing the induction...

A new study on GBM immunotherapy has been published in Nature Medicine

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Joint Nordic brain cancer research project awarded €4M grant - InFLAMES Research Flagship Professor Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér, InFLAMES group leader from the University of Turku in Finland, is investigating the links between human cytomegalovirus and brain tumours in a multi-million euro r...

The brain cancer research community in Turku is growing.
Big congratulations to Professor Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér

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Finnish Brain Tumor Research Association (FiBTRA) is now in Bluesky