MediCity Research Laboratory

MediCity Research Laboratory

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We are a research laboratory at University of Turku. We produce high quality research in biomedicine and translational medicine. #medicityturku #utulabs Visit our website for more information: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-medicine/medicity

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Alexander Mildner found his passion in macrophages Young Alexander Mildner wanted to be an artist.

Alexander Mildner is one of the world's most cited immunology researchers and an Associate Professor at the InFLAMES flagship of the University of Turku. Mildner's lab is located at Medicity. Read more about his research: www.utu.fi/en/news/auro... @mildner-lab.bsky.social

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4 months ago
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Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér wants to reveal why a common virus shows up in cancer tumours Cytomegalovirus is found in a majority of investigated cancer tumours. The mystery is why the virus appears in the tumours in the first place.

www.utu.fi/en/news/auro...

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Professor Cecilia Soderberg-Naucler, one of MediCity’s group leaders, shares her insights in a recent interview with Aurora online.

Cecilia believes that cancer is something other than the genetic disease it is commonly thought to be. She thinks that the root cause of cancer lies in metabolism.

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4 months ago
Microscopy Live: Imusolmuke lähikuvassa – Turku Bioscience Centre

Microscopy Live: Imusolmuke lähikuvassa – tutustu kehon puolustuksen keskukseen, rakenteeseen, jossa immuniteetti saa alkunsa.

Tule tutustumaan siihen, miten keho puolustautuu taudinaiheuttajia vastaan!

Lisää tietoa tapahtumasta: bioscience.fi/events/micro...

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6 months ago
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COVID-19 vaccine type controls stromal reprogramming in draining lymph nodes Different COVID-19 vaccine formulations have distinct effects on the stromal cell landscape and function of draining lymph nodes.

Excited to share our new research on lymph node stromal cell responses to vaccines! Research performed in @salmilab.bsky.social with excellent collaborators.

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8 months ago

Congratulations Akira!

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10 months ago
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It is time for panel discussion The importance challenges and support structures of open science and research impact. This should be interesting! #OpenScienceFestival @juhaniknuuti.bsky.social @invest-flagship.bsky.social
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10 months ago
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Dissertation defence (Pharmacology, Drug Development and Therapeutics): MEng Dawei Qi MEng Dawei Qi defends the dissertation in Pharmacology, Drug Development and Therapeutics titled “Interplay Between Dynamics of Polymeric Templates and Adaptive Synthesis of Species from Dynamic Combi...

Dawei Qi defends the dissertation in Pharmacology, Drug Development and Therapeutics titled “Interplay Between Dynamics of Polymeric Templates and Adaptive Synthesis of Species from Dynamic Combinatorial Libraries” www.utu.fi/en/news/even...

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10 months ago

One week left to apply our open positions!

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11 months ago

Akateemikko Sirpa Jalkanen, lääkeyritys Faronin nykyinen toimitusjohtaja Juho Jalkanen ja tilastotieteilijä Teppo Huttunen EstiMates Oy:stä kertovat beetainterferoni-tarinan, josta ei käänteitä puutu.

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11 months ago

Vielä ehtii valmistautua hakuihin! Älä missaa tätä mahdollisuutta! 🚀

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11 months ago

Pauliina Hartiala recently opened her lab at MediCity. We can't wait to see more groundbreaking results from her team!

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1 year ago

A great opportunity for researchers in Turku area to:

🔬 Connect with the general public
🎥 Share your expertise in a dynamic live session
🌍 Inspire curiosity about the fascinating world of microscopy

@utu.fi @aboakatemp.bsky.social

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1 year ago

Don't miss out on these exciting events! 🎉✨

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MSc Karolina Losenkova Mingeaud's dissertation examines the broad network of enzymes involved in ATP and adenosine metabolism, improving the understanding of adenosine metabolism within the tumor microenvironment.

🎩 Losenkova Mingeaud defends the dissertation on 7 March.

www.utu.fi/en/news/even...

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Breast Cancer Remodels Lymphatics in Sentinel Lymph Nodes Cancer metastasis to sentinel lymph nodes (LNs) is often the first marker of potential disease progression. Although it is recognized that tumor-induced lymphangiogenesis facilitates metastasis into L...

Read the paper here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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1 year ago

Pre-print of another great collaboration at Medicity:

Reserachers have profiled lymphatic vasculatures in lymph nodes from breast cancer patients using scRNA-seq. LN metastases dramatically reshape these vasculatures, generating abnormal subsets, and further promoting cancer metastases!

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