BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:872@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261203T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T104039Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/fontiers-of-science-prof-maria-sibilia/ SUMMARY:Fontiers of Science: Prof. Maria Sibilia DESCRIPTION:3rd December at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin BioCity\, Presidentti a uditorium\n\nProf. Maria Sibilia\, Center for Cancer Researcher\, Medical Univeristy of Vienna\, Austria\nTitle TBA \n\nHost: Johanna Ivaska (joivas ka@utu.fi)\n\nMore information TBA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/biocity-turku-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:871@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261119T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T103653Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-gwendalyn-ran dolph/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Gwendalyn Randolph DESCRIPTION:19 November at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin BioCity\, Presidentti au ditorium\n\nProf. Gwendalyn Randolph\, University of Washington\nTitle TBA \n\nHost: Sirpa Jalkanen (sirjal@utu.fi)\n\nMore information TBA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/biocity-turku-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:832@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261112T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261112T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T103355Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-miguel-soares / SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Miguel Soares DESCRIPTION:12th November 2026\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium\, B ioCity\n\nDr. Miguel Soares\, Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine\ , Portugal\nMetabolic adaptation as a defence strategy against infection\n \n\nHost: Antonio Sousa (aggode@utu.fi)\n\nMore information TBA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/biocity-turku-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:870@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261105T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261105T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T103329Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-2/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Angela Falciatore DESCRIPTION:5th November at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin BioCity\, Presidentti a uditorium\n\nProf. Angela Falciatore\, CNRS Sorbonne Université\, France\ nTitle TBA\n\nHost: Yagut Allahverdiyeva (allahve@utu.fi)\n\nMore informat ion TBA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/biocity-turku-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:869@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261022T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T103052Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/fronteirs-of-science-prof-william-staff ord-noble/ SUMMARY:Fronteirs of Science: Prof. William Stafford Noble DESCRIPTION:22nd October at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin BioCity\, Presidentti a uditorium\n\nProf. William Stafford Noble\, University of Washington\, USA \nTitle TBA\n\nHost: Balazs Balint (babali@utu.fi)\n\nMore information TBA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/biocity-turku-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:868@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261008T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261008T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T102506Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-markus-linder / SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Markus Linder DESCRIPTION:8th October at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin BioCity\, Presidentti au ditorium\n\nProf. Markus Linder\, Aalto University\, Finland\nTitle TBA\n\ nHost: Yagut Allahverdiyeva (allahve@utu.fi)\n\nMore information TBA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/biocity-turku-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:867@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260924T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260924T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T102252Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-tba/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: TBA DESCRIPTION:24th September at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin BioCity\, Presidentti auditorium\n\nSpeaker and title TBA\nHost: Klaus Elenius (klaele@utu.fi)\ n\nMore information TBA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/biocity-turku-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:794@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260827T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260828T163000 DTSTAMP:20260212T093024Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/35th-biocity-symposium-vision-expanded/ SUMMARY:35th BioCity Symposium: Vision\, expanded DESCRIPTION:27th-28th August 2026\nOnsite event\nin Mauno Koivisto Centre\, BioCity\, Turku\n\nSave the date now in your agenda and stay tuned! Regis tration opens in March.\n\nMeanwhile\, latest updates from the event webpa ge: https://biocityturku.fi/biocity-symposium/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/pre-t humbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:889@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260612T160000 DTSTAMP:20260302T074122Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/the-annual-conference-of-the-finnish-at herosclerosis-society/ SUMMARY:The annual conference of The Finnish Atherosclerosis Society DESCRIPTION:11th–12th June\nOnsite event\nin in Alhopuro Hall\, Medisiina D\nFlyer\n\nThe Finnish Atherosclerosis Society (SATY ry) promotes scient ific research and educational activities related to atherosclerosis in Fin land. It organizes an annual scientific meeting\, provides travel grants f or trainees to attend scientific conferences\, and supports knowledge shar ing in the field. SATY ry also acts as Finland's representative within the European Atherosclerosis Society. More information\, including applicatio n for membership\, is available on the SATY website.\n\nThe annual confere nce of the SATY 2026 will be organized at the Alhopuro Hall\, Medisiina D\ , University of Turku. The meeting will start at noon on Thursday June 11t h and end on Friday June 12th at 16:15.\n\nThe theme of the conference is ’From cellular mechanisms to early prevention and detection of atheroscl erosis throughout the life-course’.\n\nThe SATY annual conference repres ents a broad spectrum of basic\, translational\, and clinical research ran ging from cellular metabolism to life-course prevention and detection of a therosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. You can shape the final program by submitting an abstract. Oral and poster presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts\, providing opportunities for researchers at all career stages\, including early-career researchers.\n\nPlenary lectures:\ nProf. Terence Dwyer (Murdoch Children's Research Institute\, Australia)\n Prof. Johan Björkegren (Karolinska Institutet\, Sweden)\nAssociate Prof. Jeffrey Kroon (Amsterdam UMC\, Netherlands)\nProf. Borja Ibánãz (online lecture\, CNIC\, Spain)\n\nConference registration and lunch on Friday are free of charge for all researchers affiliated with a university or an aca demic research institute. An extra registration fee of 25€ for the confe rence dinner applies.\n\nFaculty of Medicine Postgraduate Education Unit h as granted a PGE course status for the conference. Graduate and post-gradu ate students may receive ECTS as follows: 1 ECTS for attending the entire meeting\, 1 ECTS for oral presentation.\n\nWe would like to encourage all participants to submit abstracts. The deadline for abstract submission is March 29th\, 2026\, and the deadline for registration is April 26th\, 2026 .\n\nRegistration link: https://link.webropol.com/s/saty2026-registration\ nAbstract submission link: https://link.webropol.com/s/saty2026-abstract-s ubmission.\n\nOrganising team for the conference: Juha Mykkänen\, Suvi Ro vio\, Marja Heiskanen\, Mia Ståhle\, Joonas Lehto\, Teemu Maaniitty\, Juh ani Knuuti\, Antti Saraste\, Tuomas Kiviniemi and Olli Raitakari.\n\nIf yo u have any questions\, please contact Juha Mykkänen\, juha.mykkanen@utu.f i ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/SATY- thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:877@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260609T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260609T150000 DTSTAMP:20260305T062416Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/immunology-seminar-zitvogel/ SUMMARY:Immunology Seminar: Zitvogel DESCRIPTION:9th June at 14:00-15:00\nOnline event\nin Zoom\n\nLaurence Zitv ogel\, Paris-Saclay University\, France\nTitle TBA\n\nHost: Riitta Lahesma a (rilahes@utu.fi)\n\nLink to join the seminar: https://utu.zoom.us/j/6488 3693162\n\n \;\n\nRegister for the Immunology Seminar Series email lis t to get calendar invitations to the online seminars: https://link.webropo lsurveys.com/S/D29C32AA6E8A2F7A\n\nImmunology seminar series is jointly or ganised by the Finnish Society for Immunology\, InFLAMES Flagship and Turk u Bioscience. For further information contact Anne Lahdenperä  (ankahy@u tu.fi) or Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\, University of Turku.\n\n  \;\n\nMore information closer to the event from https://bioscience.fi/even ts/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/TBC-t humbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:888@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260605T160000 DTSTAMP:20260302T073730Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/european-bioconductor-conference-eurobi oc2026/ SUMMARY:European Bioconductor Conference\, EuroBioC2026 DESCRIPTION:1st-5th June\nOnsite event\nin BioCity\, Turku\, Finland\nMore information: https://eurobioc2026.bioconductor.org/\n\nOne of the world’ s largest open-source research communities will convene in Turku in summer 2026\, as the European Bioconductor Conference is held in Finland for the first time. EuroBioC2026 will bring together researchers\, software devel opers and data scientists in bioinformatics and computational biology from across Europe and beyond.\n\nEuroBioC2026 will take place in Turku on the first week of June 2026. The event is organised in collaboration by the F innish Society for Bioinformatics\, BioCity Turku research programme CompL ifeSci\, and the international Bioconductor community.\n\nThe three-day co nference along with the two workshop days will provide an up-to-date overv iew of Bioconductor software development and emerging technologies shaping computational biology and bioinformatics. The programme will include invi ted keynote talks\, scientific presentations\, workshops\, and networking opportunities within the international research community.\n\nBioconductor is one of the largest bioinformatics software projects in the world. Its mission is to develop high-quality open-source software on multiple platfo rms for bioinformatics and computational biology. An active and inclusive community of developers and data scientists lies at the heart of Bioconduc tor’s success\, fostering openness\, collaboration and knowledge sharing .\n\nThe EuroBioC2026 speaker lineup features internationally recognised e xperts from across the field of bioinformatics and data science.\n\nMore i nformation from the event web page: https://eurobioc2026.bioconductor.org/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/bioco nductor-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:853@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260521T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260521T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T095548Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-sussan-noursh argh/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sussan Nourshargh DESCRIPTION:21st May at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium\, Bi oCity\nSpring 2026 program\n\nProf. Sussan Nourshargh\, Queen Mary Univers ity of London\, UK\nNeutrophil breaching of microvessels: Regulation &\ ; dysregulation\nHost: Sirpa Jalkanen (sirjal@utu.fi)\n\nMore information about the speaker TBA\n\nTake a look at the Frontiers of Science updates f rom BioCity Turku web pages: https://biocityturku.fi/frontiers-of-science/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:856@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260512T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260512T133000 DTSTAMP:20260305T062545Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/seminar-shimon-sakaguchi/ SUMMARY:Immulogy Seminar: Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi DESCRIPTION:12th May at 12:30-13:30\nin Presidentti auditorium\, BioCity\n\ nCoffee and sandwiches served at 12:15\n\nNobel laureate\, Prof. Shimon Sa kaguchi\, University of Osaka\, Japan\nTitle TBA\n\nHost: Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\n\nLink to seminar: https://utu.zoom.us/j/69149423371\n\n More information TBA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/TBC-t humbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:812@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260507T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260507T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T095515Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-edward-holmes / SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Edward Holmes DESCRIPTION:7th May at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium\, Bio City\nSpring 2026 program\n\nProf. Edward Holmes\, University of Sydney\, Australia\nMetagenomics in One Health – from detection to prediction of emerging infections\n\nHost: Heli Harvala (heli.harvala@utu.fi)\n\nTake a look at the Frontiers of Science updates from BioCity Turku web pages: htt ps://biocityturku.fi/frontiers-of-science/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:882@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260506T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260506T140000 DTSTAMP:20260211T130843Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/infections-and-immunity-seminar-marjoma ki/ SUMMARY:Infections and Immunity Seminar: Marjomäki DESCRIPTION:6th May at 13:15-14:00\nHybrid event\nin Reseptori and Zoom\nSp ring 2026 program\n\nVarpu Marjomäki\, University of Jyväskylä\nStudies on antivirals and their functionalization into materials\n\n \;\n\nCo me on-site or join the lecture in Zoom: https://utu.zoom.us/j/61507745698\ n\nMore information from Sujit Kumar (sujit.kumar@utu.fi)\n\nEveryone warm ly welcome! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/infections-and-immunity-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:811@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260423T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260423T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T095436Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-kristian-stro mgaard/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Kristian Strømgaard DESCRIPTION:23rd April at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium\, BioCity\nSpring 2026 program\n\nProf. Kristian Strømgaard\, University of Copenhagen\, Denmark\nTargeting receptor complexes with therapeutic pepti des\n\nHost: Pekka Postila (pekka.postila@utu.fi)\n\nTake a look at the Fr ontiers of Science updates from BioCity Turku web pages: https://biocitytu rku.fi/frontiers-of-science/\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:881@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260422T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260422T140000 DTSTAMP:20260211T130609Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/infections-and-immunity-seminar-tauriai nen/ SUMMARY:Infections and Immunity Seminar: Tauriainen DESCRIPTION:22nd April at 13:15-14:00\nHybrid event\nin Blokki 1 and Zoom\n Spring 2026 program\n\nSisko Tauriainen\, University of Turku\nParechoviru s infections in children\n\n \;\n\nCome on-site or join the lecture in Zoom: https://utu.zoom.us/j/61507745698\n\nMore information from Sujit Ku mar (sujit.kumar@utu.fi)\n\nEveryone warmly welcome! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/infections-and-immunity-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:813@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260416T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260416T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T095414Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-paul-timpson/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Paul Timpson DESCRIPTION:16th April 2026\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditoroium\, Bio City\nSpring 2026 program\n\nProf. Paul Timpson\, Garvan Institute of Medi cal Research\, Australia\nIntravital imaging and anti-fibrotic co-targetin g in pancreatic cancer using live biosensor imaging \n\nHost: Johanna Iva ska (joivaska@utu.fi)\n\nTake a look at the Frontiers of Science updates f rom BioCity Turku web pages: https://biocityturku.fi/frontiers-of-science/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:831@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260409T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260409T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T095353Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-arthur-j-raga uskas/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Arthur J. Ragauskas DESCRIPTION:9th April at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditoroium\, BioCity\nSpring 2026 program\n\nProf. Arthur J. Ragauskas\, The University of Tennessee\, USA\nFrom the forest to fuel tank &\; 3D printer\nHost: Chunlin Xu (chunlin.xu@abo.fi)\n\nMore information TBA\n\nTake a look at the Frontiers of Science updates from BioCity Turku web pages: https://bio cityturku.fi/frontiers-of-science/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:880@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260408T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260408T140000 DTSTAMP:20260211T130422Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/infections-and-immunity-seminar-kolehma inen/ SUMMARY:Infections and Immunity Seminar: Kolehmainen DESCRIPTION:8th April at 13:15-14:00\nHybrid event\nin Lauren 2 and Zoom\nS pring 2026 program\n\nPekka Kolehmainen\, University of Turku\nAdaptive hu moral and cellular immunity after IAV H5N8 vaccination\n\n \;\n\nCome on-site or join the lecture in Zoom: https://utu.zoom.us/j/61507745698\n\n More information from Sujit Kumar (sujit.kumar@utu.fi)\n\nEveryone warmly welcome! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/infections-and-immunity-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:876@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260407T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260407T150000 DTSTAMP:20260211T125536Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/immunology-seminar-bock/ SUMMARY:Immunology Seminar: Bock DESCRIPTION:7th April at 14:00-15:00\nOnline event\nin Zoom\n\nCristoph Boc k\, Biomedical Sequencing Facility\, Medical University of Vienna\, Austri a\nTitle TBA\n\nHost: Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\n\nLink to join the seminar: https://utu.zoom.us/j/68545863131\n\n \;\n\nRegister for the Immunology Seminar Series email list to get calendar invitations to the o nline seminars: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/D29C32AA6E8A2F7A\n\nImm unology seminar series is jointly organised by the Finnish Society for Imm unology\, InFLAMES Flagship and Turku Bioscience. For further information contact Anne Lahdenperä  (ankahy@utu.fi) or Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu .fi)\, University of Turku.\n\n \;\n\nMore information closer to the e vent from https://bioscience.fi/events/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/TBC-t humbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:879@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260325T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260325T140000 DTSTAMP:20260211T130150Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/infections-and-immunity-seminar-harvala / SUMMARY:Infections and Immunity Seminar: Harvala DESCRIPTION:25th March at 13:15-14:00\nHybrid event\nin Blokki 1 and Zoom\n Spring 2026 program\n\nHeli Harvala\, University of Turku\nEmerging arbovi ruses and blood safety\n\n \;\n\nCome on-site or join the lecture in Z oom: https://utu.zoom.us/j/61507745698\n\nMore information from Sujit Kuma r (sujit.kumar@utu.fi)\n\nEveryone warmly welcome! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/infections-and-immunity-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:883@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260323T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260323T160000 DTSTAMP:20260212T071423Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/health-campus-turku-co-innovation-works hop/ SUMMARY:Health Campus Turku co-innovation workshop DESCRIPTION:23rd March at 12:00-16:00\nOnsite event\nin TYKS Kompassisairaa la\, Kiinamyllynkatu 13\nFlyer\n\nThe language of the event is Finnish.\n\ nWelcome to brainstorm new joint projects that may become Business Finland funded Co-Innovation projects. The event is arranged in co-operation with the Health Campus Turku (University of Turku\, Åbo Akademi University\, Turku University of Applied Sciences\, Novia University of Applied Science s\, Business Turku and the wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland) and Business Finland.\n\nFor more information about the event and to regi ster\, please visit the event's webpage in Finnish.  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/Healt h-Campus-Turku-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:859@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki;VALUE=DATE:20260323 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki;VALUE=DATE:20260326 DTSTAMP:20260120T124719Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/pet-basics-course-2026/ SUMMARY:PET BASICS-course (PGS_1709-3007) DESCRIPTION:PET Basics course offers a broad overview to PET imaging and i ntroduces participants to interdisci-plinary nature of PET research. Cours e includes basics of PET physics\, radiochemistry\, data analysis\, resear ch and clinical applications. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/pet-b asics-1.png CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:890@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260323T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260327T000000 DTSTAMP:20260302T074643Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/crispr-workshop/ SUMMARY:CRISPR Workshop DESCRIPTION:23rd–27th March\nOnsite event\nin Medisiina C\, C209 and C235 \nFlyer\n\nTurku Bioscience Genome Editing Core is organizing a workshop o n generating knock-out and knock-in modification using CRISPR/Cas9 technol ogy with in vitro ribonucleoprotein complex delivery. During the course\, participants will learn how to create specific genetic modifications with the CRISPR/Cas9 system\, aspects of designing gRNAs and homology-directed repair templates\, and they will gain hands-on experience by working with 293T cell lines. Participants will use their own laptop to design specific guideRNAs targeting their favorite gene of interest.\n\nThe couse is inte nded for PhD students\, post-doctoral researchers\, researchers\, maximum number of participants is 20 and the course fee is 100 € +VAT (Universit y-affiliated) or 200 € +VAT (industry-affiliated)\n\nRegister to the cou rse at latest 8.3.2026. https://eve.utu.fi/e/CRISPR_2026\n\nMore informati on about the event from gene_editing@biocience.fi\n\nWelcome! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/Thumb nail-CRISPR-Workshop-poster-2026.png CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:887@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260319T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260319T183000 DTSTAMP:20260302T072448Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/spark-webinar/ SUMMARY:SPARK Webinar DESCRIPTION:19th March at 16:30-17:30\nOnline event\nin Teams\nFlyer\n\nPeg gy Sotiropoulou\, Chief Scientific Officer at T-Knife Therapeutics\nThe Bu siness of Biotech: From Spin-offs to Thriving Ventures\n\nRegistration to the webinar is required in advance in order to receive MS Teams meeting li nk: 19.3. The Business of Biotech: From Spin-offs to Thriving Ventures\, P eggy Sotiropoulou\n\nThe event is hosted by SPARK-BIH at the Berlin Instit ute of Health at Charité\, Berlin\, Germany. SPARK is an initiative creat ed at Stanford University to overcome challenges associated with translati on of academic discoveries ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/SPARK -thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:886@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260313T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260313T150000 DTSTAMP:20260302T072346Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/4th-sparc-seminar/ SUMMARY:4th SPARC Seminar DESCRIPTION:13th March at 12:00–15:05\nOnsite event\nin Aurum\, lecture h all Argentum\n\nThis near-annual SPARC (Synthesis\, Pharmacy and Radiochem istry) seminar has been established to foster collaboration between the Un iversity of Turku and Åbo Akademi University units working on topics rela ted to bioorganic\, materials\, medicinal and organic chemistry\, as well as pharmacy and radiochemistry. This year\, the theme is “Medicines” t o commemorate the National Medicines Day\, and we will also hear a Nobel l ecture in honor of the 2025 Nobel Prize “MOFs and Medicine”.  The eve nt is sponsored by the ÅAU strategic research profiling area Solutions fo r Health.\n\nProgram and registration: 4th SPARC seminar 2026\n\nWelcome a ll! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/AAU-t humbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:885@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260312T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260312T193000 DTSTAMP:20260302T072201Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/national-medicines-day-2026/ SUMMARY:National Medicines Day 2026 DESCRIPTION:12th March at 17:00–19:30\nOnsite event\nin Biocity 3rd floor lecture hall (Aud. Farmaci)\n\nThe event is bilingual in Finnish and Swed ish.\n\nCelebrate the National Medicines Day 2026 with us! We invite you t o an inspiring and relaxed medicines-themed evening where our talented pha rmacist and pharmacy students will share their exciting and current thesis projects. And best of all – they will do so in their own native languag e! In addition\, we will also hear two keynote lectures on self-care medic ines and the Nordic GERDA project on healthy aging. FI-SWE BILINGUAL MEDIC INES EVENING MARCH 12\, 2026 \n\nCome and learn about interesting research \, ask questions\, and discuss the latest news in a pleasant and informal language immersion environment. To make the evening even more enjoyable\, we will be serving both savory and sweet snacks!\n\nHere you can read more about the program and register  (in Swedish and Finnish)\n\nWe hope to s ee you there!\n\nThe event is arranged by the Pharmacy unit at Åbo Akadem i University together with the ÅAU strategic research profiling area Solu tions for Health.\n\nAnd hey\, if Finnish or Swedish does not flow fluentl y for you\, the next day we continue with the same theme in English int th e 4th SPARC Seminar about medicines. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/AAU-t humbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:854@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260312T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260312T130000 DTSTAMP:20260302T071847Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-dr-laurent-groc/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Laurent Groc DESCRIPTION: ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:861@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260312T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260312T170000 DTSTAMP:20260128T112802Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/single-cell-and-spatial-omics-symposium -and-course/ SUMMARY:Single Cell and Spatial Omics Symposium (and course) DESCRIPTION:12th March\nOnsite event\nin Helsinki Biomedicum 1\, Lecture H all 1 (P floor)\n\nMore info\n\nSymposioum registration is open until Febr uary 26th\, 2026\, or until the event is fully booked:\nLink for registrat ion\n\nSpeakers:\nRalf Jungmann (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry)\nAl lon Klein (Harvard Medical School)\nErnst Lengyel (University of Chicago)\ nAna Martin-Villalba (German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)\nNikolaus Rajew sky (Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine)\nMaria Secrier (Universi ty College London)\nDaniela Ungureanu (University of Oulu)\nHelena Kilpine n (University of Helsinki).\n\nProgram\, including lunch\, and a poster se ssion with sparkling\, begins at 9 AM and ends at around 5:30 PM. The symp osium is on-site only\, free of charge and everybody is warmly welcome to register by Feb-26\, or until fully booked. The poster session is an excel lent opportunity to present and discuss your project involving single-cell and/or spatial omics. For students\, presenting a poster provides one add itional study credit. When registering\, please provide a tentative poster title\, and be prepared to give a one-slide\, 30-second poster teaser dur ing the symposium.\n\n \;\n\nSingle Cell and Spatial Omics Course\nTim e: February 24 – March 6\, 2026\nPlace: Biomedicum 1 (Helsinki). Lectu res will take place in BP15b\, and the data analysis workshop in Seminar rooms 1–2. The location of the wet-lab demonstrations will be communica ted to selected students.  \nRegistration: Open until Feb 3\, 2026. St udents will be notified of selection by Feb 9.\n\nLink for registration\n \nMore info\n\nSingle Cell and Spatial Omics Course (DPBM-120) includes le ctures and wet-lab demos of single cell and spatial omics methodologies (F eb-24 to Feb-27\, 2026) in addition to one full week of data analysis work shop (March-2 to March-6)\, with hands-on single cell transcriptomics\, sp atial transcriptomics\, and spatial proteomics data analysis with R and py thon. Please note that minor changes in the course schedule are still poss ible\, and that DPBM students will be prioritised in student selection.\n\ n \;\n\nOrganising team for the symposium: Anna Vähärautio\, Anniina Färkkilä\, Andrew Erickson\, Iivari Kleino\, Rafa Najumudeen\, Laura El o.\n\nOrganising team for the course: Anna Vähärautio\, Anniina Färkkil ä\, Andrew Erickson\, Franziska Niemeyer\, Hanna Nebelung\, Laura Langohr \, Matias M. Falco\, Nour Assaf\, Pau Puigdevall\, Rishi Das Roy\, Wenqing Chen\, Ada Junquera\, Ziqi Kang\, Zacharie Darroch\, Lilja Lahtinen\, Hei di Haikala\, Ilkka Ilonen. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/singl e-cell-symposium.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:860@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260312T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260313T170000 DTSTAMP:20260128T111857Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/finnish-proteomics-symposium-2026/ SUMMARY:Finnish Proteomics Symposium 2026 DESCRIPTION:12th-13th March\nOnsite event\nin Hotel  Nuuksio\, Espoo\n\n&n bsp\;\n\nFinnish Proteomics Symposium brings together proteomics users and those interested in proteomics from Finland\, the Nordic countries and be yond. We are proud to feature three distinguished keynote speakers who wil l share their cutting-edge research and innovative methods across diverse areas of proteomics\, including human\, plant and microbial systems. Addit ionally\, you will be able to get insights and opportunities from Finnish proteomics core facilities.\n\nWhether you’re an expert\, a seasoned use r\, or simply curious about the potential of proteomics\, this symposium o ffers a valuable chance to learn\, gain new ideas\, present your project\, and network in the middle of the stunning surroundings of Nuuksio Nationa l Park.\n\nKeynote speakers:\nLotta Happonen\, Associate Professor\, Lund University\, SciLifeLab\nSaijaliisa Kangasjärvi\, Professor\, University of Helsinki\nKirsi Savijoki\, Docent\, University of Helsinki\n\nRegistrat ion:\nEarly bird: 16.12.2025 – 30.1.2026\, Student 90€ / Others 130€ \nRegular: 31.1.2026 – 16.2.2026\, Student 120€ / Others 160€\n\nAbs tract submission deadline 30.1.2026\n\nMore details and registration from event web page: https://www.finnprot.fi/2026-finnish-proteomics-symposium / ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/finnp rot-400px.jpg CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:874@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260311T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260311T123000 DTSTAMP:20260211T094912Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/techdigi-teamup-dialogues-of-future-tec hnologies/ SUMMARY:TechDigi TeamUp: Dialogues of Future Technologies DESCRIPTION:TechDigi TeamUp\n\n11th March at 08:30-12:30\nOnsite event\nin Cave auditorium\, Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki\n\nThe growing impact of emerging technologies and digitalisation across all academic fields an d sectors of society has generated an increasing need for interdisciplinar y encounters.\n\nTo respond to this need\, TechDigi is organising TechDigi TeamUp: Dialogues of Future Technologies – a matchmaking and idea excha nge event designed to foster collaboration\, multidisciplinary understandi ng\, and visionary discussion on technological transformation.\n\nWe warml y invite researchers\, professionals\, developers\, students\, decisionmak ers\, and anyone with an interest in emerging technologies to join this di verse gathering that encourages spontaneous encounters\, mutual learning\, and crossdisciplinary dialogue.\n\nThe goal is to provide a space where p articipants can explore the potential\, implications\, and future directio ns of technological development from multiple perspectives.\n\nThe event i s open for everyone and free of charge\, and the event language is English .  It is organised by New technologies and digitalisation (TechDigi)\, which is one of the five multidisciplinary themes of the University of T urku. This theme focuses on developing technologies and digital solution s as well as understanding and managing their impact.\n\nProgramme \n\n 30 Morning coffee\, registration &\; poster session\n 00 Welcome and o pening words\, Tapio Salakoski\, University of Turku\n 10-10.25 Keynote talks with Q&\;A\n\n The role of new technologies in the future of pha rmaceuticals manufacturing\, Tomi Penttilä\, Bayer\n Robotics Today: Ho w Automation Shapes Industry\, Aku Laakso\, Yaskawa\n Bioprinting Today: Emerging Technologies and RealWorld Applications\, Pasi Kaskinen\, Brint er\n\n\n 25 -11.25 Round-table discussions\n 25-11.30 Closing words\, H eidi Piili\, University of Turku\n 30-12.30 Buffet lunch with poster sess ion and networking\n\nParticipants will have the opportunity to join theme d discussions such as:\n\n Personalised Nutrition and Individualised Well -being\nHow sensors and wearables are shaping well-being choices.\n Inter -\, Multi-\, and Transdisciplinarity: Which Approach Drives Innovation?\nE xamining collaboration models that enable breakthroughs in emerging techno logies.\n Anticipatory Science for Policy and Diplomacy\nExploring how sc ientific foresight can inform and shape global strategies.\n How 3D Print ing is Transforming Product Personalisation\nDiscussing how additive manuf acturing is redefining design and consumer experience.\n Machines and Hum anity\nHow increasingly humanlike technologies challenge our understanding of identity\, relationships\, and human–AI interaction.\n\nA limited nu mber of poster presentation slots will be available for registered partici pants. Poster places will be filled on a first‑come\, first‑served bas is. Posters are requested that presents any topics within the field of “ New Technologies and Digitalisation” from a multidisciplinary perspectiv e. In this context\, multidisciplinary refers to examining new technologie s and digitalisation through the viewpoints of different scientific discip lines and areas of expertise. All topic areas related to this theme are we lcome.\n\nRegister to the event at the latest 3 March 2026\n\nTechDigi war mly welcomes all who wish to explore the frontiers of technological innova tion!\n\nFor further information about the event\, please contact Coordina tor Outi Nurmela\, University of Turku (outi.nurmela@utu.fi) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 11/UTU.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:707@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260305T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260305T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T101345Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-dr-evangelia-petsa laki/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki DESCRIPTION:5th March 2026 at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditoriu m\, BioCity\nSpring 2026 program\n\nDr. Evangelia Petsalaki\, EMBL-EBI\, U K\nNetwork-based approaches for studying context-specific signalling\n\nHo st: Tomi Suomi (tomi.suomi@utu.fi)\n\nCoffee and sandwich served at 11:45\ , first come first serve!\n\n \;\n\nSix PhD researchers and early-care er postdocs are welcome to have a lunch and discuss with Dr. Petsalaki aft er the seminar. This is a great possibility to learn hosting skills in a f riendly environment and create connections for future. Everyone is welcome to join\, BioCity Turku will offer the lunch.\n\nIf you got interested\, please send an email to biocityturku@bioscience.fi\n\n \;\n\nEvangelia Petsalaki's research group studies human cell signalling in healthy and d isease conditions. The group uses interdisciplinary approaches\, including data-driven network inference\, modelling of cell processes and data inte gration\, to understand how different environmental or genetic conditions affect cell signalling responses leading to diverse cell phenotypes. Their long-term aim is to create whole-cell signalling models\, to better under stand cell functions and disease. Evangelia has a PhD in structural bioinf ormatics from EMBL and the University of Heidelberg (2009) and did her pos tdoctoral work at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Toronto\, Canada (2010-2016).\n\n \;\n\nSelected publications\n\nComprehensive e valuation of phosphoproteomic-based kinase activity inference. Müller-Dot t S\, Jaehnig EJ\, Munchic KP\, Jiang W\, Yaron-Barir TM\, Savage SR\, Gar rido-Rodriguez M\, Johnson JL\, Lussana A\, Petsalaki E\, Lei JT\, Dugourd A\, Krug K\, Cantley LC\, Mani DR\, Zhang B\, Saez-Rodriguez J. Nat Commu n. 2025 May 22\;16(1):4771\n\nPhosX: data-driven kinase activity inference from phosphoproteomics experiments. Lussana A\, Müller-Dott S\, Saez-Rod riguez J\, Petsalaki E. Bioinformatics. 2024 Nov 28\;40(12):btae697\n\nAn unbiased ranking of murine dietary models based on their proximity to huma n metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Vacca M\, …\, Feigh M\, Yunis C\, Bedossa P\, Stewart M\, Cater HL\, Wells S\, Schattenberg JM\, Anstee QM\; LITMUS Investigators\; Tiniakos D\, Perfiel d JW\, Petsalaki E\, Davidsen P\, Vidal-Puig A. Nat Metab. 2024 Jun\;6(6): 1178-119\n\nUse of viral motif mimicry improves the proteome-wide discover y of human linear motifs. Wadie B\, Kleshchevnikov V\, Sandaltzopoulou E\, Benz C\, Petsalaki E. ‘Cell Rep. 2022 May 3\;39(5):110764\n\n \;\n\ nGeneral information\n\n Registration is not needed\, participation list is circulated in the audience\n If you are a student and later wish to ge t a certificate of attendance from the Frontier of Science seminars\, prin t out the seminar diary and after the seminar ask the BioCity coordinator to sign it https://seafile.utu.fi/f/0cd08ce7e61b419b88cb/\n Please note t hat any audio or video recording of the seminars is strictly forbidden.\n Spring 2026 image credits to Jan Kaslin: Motor neurons (green) and newly produced cells (red) are organized around the central canal (blue cells su rrounding channel that crosses the image) in the adult zebrafish spinal co rd. Image taken using Leica SP8 confocal microscope.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:884@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260304T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260304T180000 DTSTAMP:20260302T072015Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/spark-europe-webinar-4/ SUMMARY:SPARK Europe Webinar DESCRIPTION:4th March at 17:00-18:00\nOnline event\nin Zoom\nFlyer\n\nPasi Sorvisto\, Founder and Director\, SPARK Finland &\; Director\, SPARK Eu rope\nTeam Building and How to Establish a Company in Health Technology\n\ nDeveloping a new solution or establishing a viable and fundable company r equires a team. From investors\, business partners\, to government innovat ion financiers\, everybody talks about team dynamics and the need for a st rong team behind your case. Message is clear: “A-class team can make B-c lass plan to succeed\, but B-class team can’t necessarily make an A-clas s plan to succeed”.\n\nIn this SPARK Europe Webinar\, Pasi Sorvisto will provide some answers and perspectives to these questions:\n- How to build a relevant and competent team for your case?\n- What kind of competencies are required in each stage of a lifecycle of a case?\n- How could you mak e your case appealing to relevant professionals?\n\nRegistration to the we binar is required in advance in order to receive the Zoom meeting link: 4. 3. Team Building and How to Establish a Company in Health Technology\, Pa si Sorvisto\n\nThe event is hosted by SPARK Finland. If you have trouble w ith the registration\, please reach out to info@sparkfinland.fi. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/spark -finland-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:875@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260303T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260303T150000 DTSTAMP:20260211T123200Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/immunology-seminar-bonelli/ SUMMARY:Immunology Seminar: Bonelli DESCRIPTION:3rd March at 14:00-15:00\nOnline event\nin Zoom\n\nMichael Bone lli\, Medical University of Vienna\, Austria\nTitle TBA\n\nHost: Riitta La hesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\n\nLink to join the seminar: https://utu.zoom.us/j /68289014709\n\n \;\n\nRegister for the Immunology Seminar Series emai l list to get calendar invitations to the online seminars: https://link.we bropolsurveys.com/S/D29C32AA6E8A2F7A\n\nImmunology seminar series is joint ly organised by the Finnish Society for Immunology\, InFLAMES Flagship and Turku Bioscience. For further information contact Anne Lahdenperä  (ank ahy@utu.fi) or Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\, University of Turku.\n\n  \;\n\nMore information closer to the event from https://bioscience.fi /events/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/TBC-t humbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:873@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260227T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260227T140000 DTSTAMP:20260211T094741Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/pif-friday-cafe-6/ SUMMARY:PiF Friday Café DESCRIPTION:27th February at 13:00-14:00\nOnsite event\nin MediCity Seminar Room 4009\, office-side\, MediCity\, BioCity 4th floor\n\nKaisa Rautaniem i (Advanced Imaging Core) &\; Mathew Nickel Maunu (Flow Cytometry Core) \nCareer at the core of facilitating science\n\nCoffee\, pulla\, and sm oothies are served (first come\, first serve)!\n\nKaisa supports research ers in their light microscopy needs in Advanced Imaging Core in Turku Bios cience Center. She completed a PhD (tech) in the Faculty of Science and En gineering at Tampere University. Before joining AIC\, Kaisa focused on tim e-resolved fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy.\n\nMathew has a PhD f rom the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands with previous  experience in working as an engineering consultant. Currently he is a pr oject engineer at the Turku Bioscience Flow Cytometry Core\, training peop le in flow cytometric experimentation and analysis.\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to learn\, connect\, and enjoy a delicious pulla! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/inflames-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:810@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260212T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260212T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T095131Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-mohamed-benti res-alj/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj DESCRIPTION:12th February at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium \, BioCity\nSpring 2026 program\n\nProf. Mohamed Bentires-Alj\, University of Basel\, Switzerland\nBreast Tumor Heterogeneity and Metastasis: From M echanistic Insights to Functional Personalized Therapy\n\nHost: Jenny Pess a (jenny.pessa@abo.fi)\n\nCoffee and sandwich served at 11:45\, first come first serve!\n\n \;\n\nSix PhD researchers and early-career postdocs are welcome to have a lunch and discuss with Prof. Bentires-Alj after the seminar. This is a great possibility to learn hosting skills in a friendly environment and create connections for future. Everyone is welcome to joi n\, BioCity Turku will offer the lunch.\n\nIf you got interested\, please send an email to biocityturku@bioscience.fi\n\n \;\n\nBentires-Alj lab explores both cell autonomous (genetics\, epigenetics\, and proteomics) a nd non-cell autonomous mechanisms (immune cells\, adipcoytes\, and other s tromal factors). They use systems medicine quantitative methods\, syntheti c lethal screens\, unbiased pooled shRNA\, CRISPR\, transposon-based scree ns\, and hypothesis-driven approaches. Computational biology is a very imp ortant part of their research. Moreover\, the team uses multiphoton intrav ital imaging to assess the interactions between cancer cells and immune ce lls.\n\nThese interdisciplinary projects seek to elucidate the integrated effects of signaling pathways and epigenetics on breast cell fate and tumo r heterogeneity\, and to leverage this mechanistic understanding into ther apy. To this end\, Bentires-Alj lab collaborates with clinicians and have built a Breast Cancer Personalized Medicine Team which should ultimately i mprove treatment for patients in Basel and throughout the world.\n\n \ ;\n\nSelected publications\n\nHamelin\, B.\, Obradović\, M. M. S.\, Sethi \, A.\, Kloc\, M.\, Münst\, S.\, Beisel\, C.\, Eschbach\, K.\, Kohler\, H .\, Soysal\, S.\, Vetter\, M.\, Weber\, W. P.\, Stadler\, M. B.\, &\; B entires-Alj\, M. (2023). Single-cell Analysis Reveals Inter- and Intratumo ur Heterogeneity in Metastatic Breast Cancer. Journal of mammary gland bio logy and neoplasia\, 28(1)\, 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10911-023-09551- z\n\nCouto\, J. P.\, Vulin\, M.\, Jehanno\, C.\, Coissieux\, M. M.\, Hamel in\, B.\, Schmidt\, A.\, Ivanek\, R.\, Sethi\, A.\, Bräutigam\, K.\, Frei \, A. L.\, Hager\, C.\, Manivannan\, M.\, Gómez-Miragaya\, J.\, Obradovi ć\, M. M.\, Varga\, Z.\, Koelzer\, V. H.\, Mertz\, K. D.\, &\; Bentire s-Alj\, M. (2023). Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase sustains a core epigen etic program that promotes metastatic colonization in breast cancer. The E MBO journal\, 42(13)\, e112559. https://doi.org/10.15252/embj.2022112559\n \nVulin\, M.\, Jehanno\, C.\, Sethi\, A.\, Correia\, A. L.\, Obradović\, M. M. S.\, Couto\, J. P.\, Coissieux\, M. M.\, Diepenbruck\, M.\, Preca\, B. T.\, Volkmann\, K.\, der Maur\, P. A.\, Schmidt\, A.\, Münst\, S.\, Sa uteur\, L.\, Kloc\, M.\, Palafox\, M.\, Britschgi\, A.\, Unterreiner\, V.\ , Galuba\, O.\, Claerr\, I.\, … Bentires-Alj\, M. (2022). A high-through put drug screen reveals means to differentiate triple-negative breast canc er. Oncogene\, 41(39)\, 4459–4473. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-022-02 429-0\n\nCorreia\, A. L.\, Guimaraes\, J. C.\, Auf der Maur\, P.\, De Silv a\, D.\, Trefny\, M. P.\, Okamoto\, R.\, Bruno\, S.\, Schmidt\, A.\, Mertz \, K.\, Volkmann\, K.\, Terracciano\, L.\, Zippelius\, A.\, Vetter\, M.\, Kurzeder\, C.\, Weber\, W. P.\, &\; Bentires-Alj\, M. (2021). Hepatic s tellate cells suppress NK cell-sustained breast cancer dormancy. Nature\, 594(7864)\, 566–571. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03614-z\n\n  \;\n\nGeneral information\n\n Registration is not needed\, participation list is circulated in the audience\n If you are a student and later wish to get a certificate of attendance from the Frontier of Science seminars\, print out the seminar diary and after the seminar ask the BioCity coordin ator to sign it https://seafile.utu.fi/f/0cd08ce7e61b419b88cb/\n Please n ote that any audio or video recording of the seminars is strictly forbidde n.\n Spring 2026 image credits to Jan Kaslin: Motor neurons (green) and n ewly produced cells (red) are organized around the central canal (blue cel ls surrounding channel that crosses the image) in the adult zebrafish spin al cord. Image taken using Leica SP8 confocal microscope.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:866@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260211T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260211T160000 DTSTAMP:20260211T094217Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/fican-science-webinar-3/ SUMMARY:FICAN Science Webinar DESCRIPTION:11th February at 15:00–16:00\nOnline event\nin Teams Join the meeting here (Microsoft Teams)\n\nWelcome to the next FICAN Science Webin ar with\n\nProf. Riikka Kivelä\, University of Jyväskylä\nDenovo choles terol biosynthesis as a metabolic vulnerability in rhabdomyosarcoma – im plications for novel treatmenr options\n\nThe webinar is hosted by FICAN East and chaired by Prof. Arto Mannermaa.\n\nThese nationwide FICAN webin ars provide a platform to share new scientific findings\, highlight recent advances in cancer research\, and foster collaboration among cancer resea rchers and clinicians across Finland.\n\nRhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an aggr essive pediatric soft-tissue cancer. Identification of RMS precursor cells and models has been a challenge due to unknown molecular mechanisms that drive the common proliferative myogenic phenotype. Our studies have reveal ed that the PROX1 transcription factor is essential for the growth and myo genic features of RMS\, and its downregulation reverts RD cells to a pheno type resembling benign mesenchymal stem cells. Our findings demonstrate th at the effects of PROX1 on RMS cell growth are mediated by FGFR\, predomin antly by FGFR1 and FGFR4\, which were found to compensate for each other. Our findings place PROX1 as a major mediator of RMS characteristics and de velopment and suggests that pan-FGFR inhibitors provide a promising option for the treatment of RMS. We have also identified de novo cholesterol bio synthesis as a key metabolic vulnerability in rhabdomyosarcoma\, regulated by PROX1. Cholesterol synthesis inhibition halts RMS cell proliferation a nd triggers ER stress-induced apoptosis\, offering a promising therapeutic strategy. The findings highlight a potential therapeutic strategy for rha bdomyosarcoma by targeting de novo cholesterol biosynthesis\, as statins a re already widely used and well tolerated.\n\nRelevat references from the speaker for this talk:\n\n Gizaw NY\, Kallio P\, Punger T\, Gucciardo E\ , Haglund C\, Böhling T\, Lehti K\, Sampo M\, Alitalo K\, Kivelä R. PROX 1 transcription factor controls rhabdomyosarcoma growth\, stemness\, myoge nic properties and therapeutic targets. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Dec 6\;119(49):e2116220119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2116220119.\n Gizaw NY\, Kolar i K\, Kallio P\, Alitalo K\, Kivelä R. Inhibiting cholesterol synthesis h alts rhabdomyosarcoma growth via ER stress and cell cycle arrest. EMBO Mol Med. 2025 Dec\;17(12):3586-3606. doi: 10.1038/s44321-025-00336-x.\n\nFor more information on the FICAN science webinar series\, please contact info @fican.fi ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fican -science-webinar-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:830@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260205T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260205T130000 DTSTAMP:20260204T095156Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-avner-schless inger/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Avner Schlessinger DESCRIPTION:5th February at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium\ , BioCity\nSpring 2026 program\n\nProf. Avner Schlessinger\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai\, USA\nAI-guided discovery of conformation-spec ific inhibitors for challenging protein targets\n\nHost: Parthiban Marimut hu (Parthiban.Marimuthu@abo.fi)\n\nCoffee and sandwich served at 11:45\, f irst come first serve!\n\n \;\n\nSix PhD researchers and early-career postdocs are welcome to have a lunch and discuss with Prof. Schlessinger a fter the seminar. This is a great possibility to learn hosting skills in a friendly environment and create connections for future. Everyone is welco me to join\, BioCity Turku will offer the lunch.\n\nIf you got interested\ , please send an email to biocityturku@bioscience.fi\n\n \;\n\nProf. S chlessinger is an internationally recognized leader in the field of comput ational biochemistry and biophysics\, known for his pioneering works on me mbrane proteins such as ion channels (GIRK)\, and various membrane transpo rters particularly Solute Carrier Family (SLC). His research is centered o n understanding the fundamental mechanisms of allosteric regulation / solu te transport across membrane in these complex systems — a key aspect of cellular signaling and pharmacological modulation. To this end\, his group develops and applies integrating approaches in computational chemistry an d artificial intelligence\, and applying these atomistic molecular dynamic s simulations\, enhanced sampling methods\, and integrative bioinformatics approaches to characterize various disease pathways.\n\nA hallmark of Pro f. Schlessinger’s work is the development of robust and innovative proto cols that allow for the quantitative description of protein dynamics and f unction\, contributing significantly to the field’s methodological advan cement. His interdisciplinary research topic will not only deepens our mol ecular understanding of cell-surface receptors behavior\, but also informs drug discovery efforts targeting these medically relevant proteins. His w ork is frequently published in high-impact\, peer-reviewed journals and he is widely respected as a leader in the international scientific community .\n\n \;\n\nSelected publications\n\nDescribing inhibitor specificity for the amino acid transporter LAT1 from metainference simulations.\nHutch inson K\, Silva DB\, Bohlke J\, Clausen C\, Thomas AA\, Bonomi M\, Schles singer A.Biophys J. 2022 Dec 6\;121(23):4476-4491. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022 .11.001.\n\nRational design of ASCT2 inhibitors using an integrated experi mental-computational approach.\nGaribsingh RA\, Ndaru E\, Garaeva AA\, Shi Y\, Zielewicz L\, Zakrepine P\, Bonomi M\, Slotboom DJ\, Paulino C\, Grew er C\, Schlessinger A.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Sep 14\;118(37):e210 4093118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2104093118.\n\nComprehensive Characterization o f LAT1 Cholesterol-Binding Sites.\nHutchinson K\, Schlessinger A.J Chem T heory Comput. 2024 Apr 23\;20(8):3349-3358. doi: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01391. Epub 2024 Apr 10.\n\nGenome-wide prediction of pathogenic gain- and loss- of-function variants from ensemble learning of a diverse feature set.\nSte in D\, Kars ME\, Wu Y\, Bayrak ÇS\, Stenson PD\, Cooper DN\, Schlessinge r A\, Itan Y.Genome Med. 2023 Nov 30\;15(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s13073-023-0 1261-9.\n\n \;\n\nGeneral information\n\n Registration is not needed\ , participation list is circulated in the audience\n If you are a student and later wish to get a certificate of attendance from the Frontier of Sc ience seminars\, print out the seminar diary and after the seminar ask the BioCity coordinator to sign it https://seafile.utu.fi/f/0cd08ce7e61b419b8 8cb/\n Please note that any audio or video recording of the seminars is s trictly forbidden.\n Spring 2026 image credits to Jan Kaslin: Motor neuro ns (green) and newly produced cells (red) are organized around the central canal (blue cells surrounding channel that crosses the image) in the adul t zebrafish spinal cord. Image taken using Leica SP8 confocal microscope.\ n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/fos-s pring2026-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:863@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260205T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260205T110000 DTSTAMP:20260204T085344Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/cellcom-seminar-bonne/ SUMMARY:CellCom Seminar: Bonne DESCRIPTION:5th February at 10:00\nOnsite event\nin Auditorium Biokemi\, Bi ocity 3rd floor\n\nProfessor Gisèle Bonne\, Centre de Recherche en Myolo gie\, Inserm | Sorbonne Université\nStriated muscle laminopathies: from g ene defects to pathophysiological mechanisms\n\nCoffee and pulla are serv ed 9:45\, before the seminar.\n\nRead more about the speaker:\nhttps://ww w.institut-myologie.org/en/recherche-2/centre-de-recherche-en-myologie/tea m-1-gisele-bonne/\nhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2516-3258\n\nProfessor Bonn e will later serve as opponent in the dissertation of Carl-Gustaf Stenv all (Åbo Akademi University\, Cll Biology) on Firday 6.2.2026 13:00 in a uditorium Agora. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/CellC om-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events,Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:865@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260204T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260204T180000 DTSTAMP:20260204T093841Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/spark-europe-webinar-6/ SUMMARY:SPARK Europe Webinar DESCRIPTION:4th February at 17:00\nOnline event\nSpring 2026 program\n\nKyu n Thibaut\, CEO COVARTIM\nTarget Product Profile (TPP) – For MedTech\n\n Join us online for Target Product Profile (TPP) for MedTech with Kyun Thib aut from COVARTIM. You get a clear view of how MedTech projects move from idea to defined development steps. Kyun explains how an early TPP shapes y our product direction\, supports decisions\, and keeps your team aligned.\ n\nIn this session you’ll learn:\n\n Global road map for MedTech produc t development\n How to define the purpose and value of your MedTech produ ct\n How to structure a TPP\n How to link early decisions to regulatory and technical paths\n How to use the TPP as a communication tool across t eams\n\nMore information and registration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/spark -finland-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:858@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260203T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260203T150000 DTSTAMP:20260202T100118Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/immunology-seminar-makinen/ SUMMARY:Immunology Seminar: Mäkinen DESCRIPTION:3rd February at 14-15\nVirtual event\nin Zoom\nFlyer\n\n \; \n\nTaija Mäkinen\, University of Helsinki\nLymphatic vasculature as a gu ardian of tissue homeostasis and inflammation\n\nHost: Professor Riitta La hesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\n\nLink to join the seminar: https://utu.zoom.us/j /69783530648\n\nRegister for the Immunology Seminar Series email list to g et calendar invitations to the online seminars: https://link.webropolsurve ys.com/S/D29C32AA6E8A2F7A\n\nImmunology seminar series is jointly organise d by the Finnish Society for Immunology\, InFLAMES Flagship and Turku Bios cience. For further information contact Anne Lahdenperä  (ankahy@utu.fi) or Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\, University of Turku.\n\n \;\n\n Taija Mäkinen obtained her PhD from the University of Helsinki and comple ted postdoctoral training at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in M artinsried\, Germany. She previously served as a group leader at the Cance r Research UK London Research Institute (now the Francis Crick Institute) and later as Professor at Uppsala University. In 2024\, she returned to Fi nland and currently serves as Director of the Wihuri Research Institute an d Professor at the Faculty of Medicine\, University of Helsinki. Her resea rch focuses on the mechanisms regulating the lymphatic vascular system and its roles in health and disease.\n\n \;\n\nSelected publications\n\nK raft M\, Schoofs H\, Petkova M\, Andrade J\, Grosso AR\, Benedito R\, De R oo AK\, Boon LM\, Vikkula M\, Kapp FG\, Hägerling R\, Potente M\, Mäkine n T. Angiopoietin-TIE2 feedforward circuit promotes PIK3CA-driven venous m alformations. Nat Cardiovasc Res. 2025 Jul\;4(7):801-820. doi: 10.1038/s44 161-025-00655-9.\n\nSchoofs H\, Daubel N\, Schnabellehner S\, Grönloh MLB \, Palacios Martínez S\, Halme A\, Marks AM\, Jeansson M\, Barcos S\, Bra kebusch C\, Benedito R\, Engelhardt B\, Vestweber D\, Gaengel K\, Linsenme ier F\, Schürmann S\, Saharinen P\, van Buul JD\, Friedrich O\, Smith RS\ , Majda M\, Mäkinen T. Dynamic cytoskeletal regulation of cell shape supp orts resilience of lymphatic endothelium. Nature. 2025 May\;641(8062):465- 475. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-08724-6.\n\nPetkova M\, Kraft M\, Stritt S\, Martinez-Corral I\, Ortsäter H\, Vanlandewijck M\, Jakic B\, Baselga E\, Castillo SD\, Graupera M\, Betsholtz C\, Mäkinen T. Immune-interacting ly mphatic endothelial subtype at capillary terminals drives lymphatic malfor mation. J Exp Med. 2023 Apr 3\;220(4):e20220741. doi: 10.1084/jem.20220741 .\n\nHernández Vásquez MN\, Ulvmar MH\, González-Loyola A\, Kritikos I\ , Sun Y\, He L\, Halin C\, Petrova TV\, Mäkinen T. Transcription factor F OXP2 is a flow-induced regulator of collecting lymphatic vessels. EMBO J. 2021 Jun 15\;40(12):e107192. doi: 10.15252/embj.2020107192.\n\nMartinez-Co rral I\, Zhang Y\, Petkova M\, Ortsäter H\, Sjöberg S\, Castillo SD\, Br ouillard P\, Libbrecht L\, Saur D\, Graupera M\, Alitalo K\, Boon L\, Vikk ula M\, Mäkinen T. Blockade of VEGF-C signaling inhibits lymphatic malfor mations driven by oncogenic PIK3CA mutation. Nat Commun. 2020 Jun 8\;11(1) :2869. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16496-y. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/ISS-T humbnailMakinen-03022026.png CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events,Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:857@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260122T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260122T180000 DTSTAMP:20260116T072358Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/seeprakala-syopatutkimuksen-tyokaluna/ SUMMARY:Tieteiden yö: Seeprakala syöpätutkimuksen työkaluna DESCRIPTION:Ainutlaatuisessa kurkistuksessa biolääketieteen tutkimuksen a rkeen selviää\, miten ja miksi seeprakalasta on tullut syöpätutkimukse ssa tärkeä eläinmalli. Suorassa lähetyksessä näytetään reaaliaikai sesti\, kuinka syöpäsolut käyttäytyvät elävässä organismissa ja mi ten tutkijat seuraavat niitä mikroskopian avulla. Yleisö voi esittää v iestein kysymyksiä koko lähetyksen ajan.\nhttp://www.youtube.com/@turkub ioscience\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/thumb -TieteidenYo-2026-1.png CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:844@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251211T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251211T200000 DTSTAMP:20251112T073847Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/tcrs-christmas-party/ SUMMARY:TCRS Christmas Seminar DESCRIPTION:11th December at 15:00-20:00\nOnsite event\nin Säätiö Audito rium at Medisiina D\nFlyer\n\nChristmas is more than lights and presents\,  it is also a wonderful time to get together\, catch up with colleagues a nd hear the latest updates on cancer research happening across our campus. And of course\, to enjoy a traditional Christmas dinner all these at the  Turku Cancer Research Society (TCRS) Christmas Seminar.\n\nThe event is organised in collaboration with FICAN West. Register here at latest 7 Dece mber: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/328D0BAFADACB277\n\nWe will star t with some festive treats kindly sponsored by BIONORDIKA\, followed by  exciting talks\, discussion and the announcement of the winners of the Bes t PhD Thesis Award. This year the society will award two cancer theses!\n \nProgram\n15:00 Christmas Glögi\n15:15 Opening words by TCRS Board\n15:2 0 Pekka Taimen\, MD\, group leader. “TBA”\n15:50 Sami Ventelä\, MD\, PhD. group leader &\; co-founder and CMO at Thestra ltd.\n“Tackling the poor survival of neck squamous cells carcinoma (HNSCC) from bedside to bench\n16:20 Anna Knittle\, PhD\, Medical Advisor Oncology\, Associate Di rector Medical Affairs at MSD\n“Bridging Innovation and Impact: Building Clinical and Payor Value in Oncology Drug Development”\n16:50 Glögi re fill and toilet break\n17:00 Announce of the Winners of the best PhD these s 2025 and thesis presentations\n17:30 End of the scientific part\n17:45 C hristmas dinner for members of the Turku Cancer Research Society at cafete ria Sodexo (Medisiina C)\n20:00 End of the social program\n\nImportant! \ nChristmas Dinner only for members of the TCRS Society (Sponsored by Misvi k biology). Dinner will be served around SODEXO's cafeteria. For those att ending the dinner\, please check that you have either registered or renewe d your membership in the Society. Your membership is instrumental in suppo rting our mission to foster collaboration between basic researchers and cl inicians at the Turku Campus. We deeply appreciate your commitment to adva ncing cancer research and value your continued support.\n\nIf you wish to become a member of Turku Cancer Research Society or renew your membership\ , please pay the 17 € annual membership fee (12€ for undergraduate stu dents) on the Society’s bank account\nIBAN: FI7612093000051335\, Nordea\ nReceiver: Turun Syöpätutkijat ry\nPlease\, write your name and email ad dress in the message field\n\nMore information about the event from  Gabr iela Martínez (gabriela.chacon@utu.fi) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/turku -cancaer-research-society.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:748@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251211T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251211T130000 DTSTAMP:20251117T111055Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-marco-demaria / SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Marco Demaria DESCRIPTION:11th December at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium \, BioCity\nAutumn 2025 program\n\nProf. Marco Demaria\, University of Gro ningen\, The Netherlands\nHeterogeneity in cellular senescence: from mecha nisms to interventions\n\nHost: Gennady Yegutkin (genyeg@utu.fi)\n\n \ ;\n\nNo coffee nor sandwiches this time\, but lunch instead!\n\nBioCity Tu rku wants to thank all its people from the great 2025 which was full of gr eat events and good vibes. After Prof. Demaria’s talk there is lunch ser ved in BioCity 1st floor lobby. There are seats for 150 first ones to regi ster and we hope many of you can make it.\n\nRegister here: https://link.w ebropolsurveys.com/S/A24F2F06197BBA30\n\n \;\n\nDr Demaria is an assoc iate professor in Cellular Ageing and his research is focused towards iden tifying novel mechanisms and biomarkers associated to senescent cells. His laboratory has also a strong interest to characterize the pro-disease fun ctions of senescent cells induced during aging and by anti-cancer therapie s. A major goal is to exploit these findings for the development of rejuve nating interventions. In 2018 he co-founded a start-up company\, Cleara Bi otech\, devoted to develop anti-senescence drugs.\n\n \;\n\nSelected p ublications\n\nPharmacological CDK4/6 inhibition promotes vulnerability to lysosomotropic agents in breast cancer. Nehme J\, Maassen S\, Bravaccini S\, Zanoni M\, Gianni C\, De Giorgi U\, Soto-Gamez A\, Altulea A\, Gheorgh e T\, Wang B\, Demaria M. EMBO J. 2025 Feb 10\n\nGuidelines for minimal in formation on cellular senescence experimentation in vivo. Ogrodnik M\, Car los Acosta J\, Adams PD\, d'Adda di Fagagna F\, …\, Scharffetter-Kochane k K\, Sedivy JM\, Sikora E\, Witwer K\, von Zglinicki T\, Yun MH\, Grillar i J\, Demaria M. Cell. 2024 Aug 8\;187(16):4150-4175\n\nConverting cell de ath into senescence by PARP1 inhibition improves recovery from acute oxida tive injury. Nehme J\, Mesilmany L\, Varela-Eirin M\, Brandenburg S\, Altu lea A\, Lin Y\, Gaya da Costa M\, Seelen M\, Hillebrands JL\, van Goor H\, Saab R\, Akl H\, Prevarskaya N\, Farfariello V\, Demaria M.Nat Aging. 202 4 Jun\;4(6):771-782\n\nThe Quest to Define and Target Cellular Senescence in Cancer. Wang B\, Demaria M. Cancer Res. 2021 Dec 15\;81(24):6087-6089.\ n\n \;\n\nGeneral information\n\n You can download and save all the a utumn 2025 FoS-seminars to your calendar from here: https://seafile.utu.fi /d/44a70f80ac1e46a9ad0a/\n Registration is not needed\, participation lis t is circulated in the audience\n If you are a student and later wish to get a certificate of attendance from the Frontier of Science seminars\, pr int out the seminar diary and after the seminar ask the BioCity coordinato r to sign it https://seafile.utu.fi/d/44a70f80ac1e46a9ad0a/\n Please note that any audio or video recording of the seminars is strictly forbidden.\ n Autumn 2025 image credits to Kari Kaunisto: Sahlberg family collections \, Biodiversity unit\, University of Turku\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/demar ia-500px.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:825@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251210T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251210T140000 DTSTAMP:20250918T105346Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/infections-and-immunity-seminar-iannone / SUMMARY:Infections and Immunity Seminar: Iannone DESCRIPTION:10th December at 13:15-14\nHybird event\nin Lauren 2\, Medisiin a D / Zoom\nAutumn 2025 program\n\nDr. Valeria Iannone\, University of Eas tern Finland\nModulating gut barrier functions through diet: implications for host health\n\n \;\n\nCome on-site or join the lecture in Zoom: ht tps://utu.zoom.us/j/61507745698\n\nMore information from Sujit Kumar (suji t.kumar@utu.fi)\n\nEveryone warmly welcome! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/infections-and-immunity-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:805@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251209T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251209T150000 DTSTAMP:20250902T093004Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/immunology-seminar-peterson/ SUMMARY:Immunology Seminar: Peterson DESCRIPTION:9th December at 14:00-15:00\nOnline event\nin Zoom\n\nPärt Pet erson\, University of Tarto\nTitle TBA\n\nHost: Professor Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\n\n \;\n\nRegister for the Immunology Seminar Series email list to get calendar invitation to the online seminar: https://link .webropolsurveys.com/S/D29C32AA6E8A2F7A\n\nImmunology seminar series is jo intly organised by the Finnish Society for Immunology\, InFLAMES Flagship and Turku Bioscience. For further information contact Anne Lahdenperä  ( ankahy@utu.fi) or Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi)\, University of Turku. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 11/general-molecules-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:852@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251205T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251205T110000 DTSTAMP:20251125T085721Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/guest-seminar-fejtova/ SUMMARY:Guest Seminar: Fejtova DESCRIPTION:5th December at 10:00\nOnsite event\nin BioCity 5th floor semin ar room BEAR\n\nProf. Anna Fejtova\, Division of Molecular Psychiatry\, Un iversity Hospital Erlangen\, Germany\nNeuronal functions of the metabolic sensor CTBP1\n\nHost: Eleanor Coffey (elecof@utu.fi)\n\nProf. Fejtova’s group investigates presynaptic plasticity\, studying molecular mechanisms that control the plasticity of neurotransmitter release. They are currentl y interested in the link between nutrition\, metabolism and brain function .\n\nProf. Fejtova will serve as opponent for Artemis Varidaki’s defence on December 4th at 13:00 in Aurum Argentum\, Henrikinkatu 2\, Turku. The title of Artemis’s dissertation is “Investigation of JNK1 substrates i n the regulation of neuronal architecture and receptor trafficking”. Wel come to Artemis’s defence on Thursday and to Anna’s lecture on Friday! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/TBC-t humbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:708@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251204T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251204T130000 DTSTAMP:20250916T075737Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/frontiers-of-science-prof-sara-wickstro m/ SUMMARY:Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sara Wickström DESCRIPTION:4th December at 12:00\nOnsite event\nin Presidentti auditorium\ , BioCity\nAutumn 2025 program\n\nProf. Sara Wickström\, University of He lsinki\, Finland\nMechanical regulation of cell states\n\nHost: Jenny Pess a (jenny.pessa@abo.fi)\n\nCoffee and sandwich served at 11:45\, first come first serve!\n\n \;\n\nSix PhD researchers and early-career postdocs are welcome to have a lunch and discuss with Prof. Wickström after the se minar. This is a great possibility to learn hosting skills in a friendly e nvironment and create connections for future. Everyone is welcome to join\ , BioCity Turku will offer the lunch.\n\nIf you got interested\, please se nd an email to biocityturku@bioscience.fi\n\n \;\n\nThe Wickström lab combines state-of-the-art scale-bridging technologies from nanoscale atom ic force microscopy and next-generation sequencing to novel ex vivo tissue culture methods\, the whole organism live imaging and in silico modeling all the way up to analysis of the clinical patient material. The research is highly interdisciplinary and involves collaborations with mathematician s\, physicists\, and clinical oncologists. Recent work from the Wickström group has uncovered how a generation of cellular forces is important for controlling stem cell fate and coordinating cell fate with cell position w ithin the tissue. Furthermore\, the laboratory has discovered how extrinsi c forces generated by the tissue impact chromatin structure and epigenetic gene silencing\, thereby controlling the transcriptional state and lineag e commitment of stem cells.\n\n \;\n\nSelected publications\n\nKoester J\, Miroshnikova YA\, Ghatak S\, Chacón-Martínez CA\, Morgner J\, Li X\ , Atanassov I\, Koch M\, Bloch W\, Bartusel M\, Niessen CM\, Rada-Iglesias A\, Wickström SA. (2021) Niche stiffening compromises stem cell potentia l during aging by reducing chromatin accessibility at bivalent promoters. Nat Cell Biol 7\, 771-781.\n\nNava MM\, Miroshnikova YA\, Biggs LC\, White field DB\, Metge F\, Boucas J\, Vihinen H\, Jokitalo E\, Li X\, García Ar cos JM\, Hoffmann B\, Merkel R\, Niessen CM\, Dahl KN\, Wickström SA. (20 20) Heterochromatin-driven nuclear softening protects the genome against m echanical stress-induced damage Cell\, 181\, 800-817\n\nKim CS\, Ding X\, Allmeroth K\, Biggs\, LC\, Kolenc OI\, L’Hoest N\, Chacón-Martínez CA\ , Edlich-Muth C\, Giavalisco P\, Quinn KP\, Denzel M\, Eming SA\, Wickstr öm SA. (2020) Glutamine metabolism controls stem cell fate reversibility and long-term maintenance in the hair follicle. Cell Metabolism 32\, 629-6 42.e8\n\nMiroshnikova YA\, Le HQ\, Schneider D\, Thalheim T\, Rübsam M\, Bremicker N\, Polleux J\, Höppner N\, Tarantola M\, Wang I\, Balland M\, Niessen CM\, Galle J\, Wickström SA. (2018). Adhesion forces and cortical tension couple cell proliferation and differentiation to drive epidermal stratification. Nat Cell Biol 20\, 69-80.\n\n \;\n\nGeneral informatio n\n\n You can download and save all the autumn 2025 FoS-seminars to your calendar from here: https://seafile.utu.fi/d/44a70f80ac1e46a9ad0a/\n Regi stration is not needed\, participation list is circulated in the audience\ n If you are a student and later wish to get a certificate of attendance from the Frontier of Science seminars\, print out the seminar diary and af ter the seminar ask the BioCity coordinator to sign it https://seafile.utu .fi/d/44a70f80ac1e46a9ad0a/\n Please note that any audio or video recordi ng of the seminars is strictly forbidden.\n Autumn 2025 image credits to Kari Kaunisto: Sahlberg family collections\, Biodiversity unit\, Universit y of Turku\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/wicks trom-500px.jpg CATEGORIES:Frontiers of Science END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:846@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251204T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251204T160000 DTSTAMP:20251105T115007Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/bioinformatics-and-a-changing-society-w ide-scope-bioinformatics-workshop/ SUMMARY:Bioinformatics and a changing society: Wide-scope bioinformatics wo rkshop DESCRIPTION:4th December at 9.00-16.00\nOnsite event\nin Pub1 auditorium\, Publicum\n\nJoin researchers and enthusiasts for a wide-scope Bioinformati cs Workshop Day that bridges biology\, technology and society. From molecu lar insights to big data ethics\, this event offers a unique opportunity t o learn\, discuss and connect across disciplines.\n\nThis multidisciplinar y hands-on bioinformatics workshop invites PhD researchers and anyone inte rested in bioinformatics to spend a day exploring the rapidly evolving int erface between life sciences and data science. The morning program feature s a series of lectures — perfect for those who want to learn without com mitting to the full-day event — while the afternoon offers optional\, ha nds-on workshops for a deeper dive into specialized topics.\n\nProgram\n08 .30 Helpdesk for checking the installations of the programs needed for the workshops\n09.00 Morning coffee\n09.30 Welcome words\n   Heli Harvala\, Faculty of Medicine and\n   Saara Wittfooth\, Faculty of Technology\n09 .35 Introduction to Bioinformatics\n   Anni Kauko\, InFLAMES Flagship\n1 0.00 Bioinformatics Applications in Medicine\n   Peter Simmonds\, Facult y of Medicine\n10.30 Big Data Applications and the Gut Microbiome\n   Ma tti Ruuskanen\, Faculty of Technology\n11.00 Legal Framework for Big Data and Bioinformatics\n   Tom Southerington\, Faculty of Law\n11.30 Lunch p rovided for workshop participants\n12.30 Parallel workshops\n14.30 Afterno on coffee\n15.00 Wrap-up lectures\n16.00 The day ends\n\nAfter the lunch b reak — provided for participants staying on for the workshops — attend ees can join one of five parallel sessions to explore specific themes in d epth.\n\nPlease note that some workshops require prior bioinformatics know ledge\, and all participants are expected to bring their own laptops with certain software installed beforehand. Check out the detailed instructions and workshop details from here\, click!\n\n Public Health Microbiology – Peter Simmonds &\; Heli Harvala\n Spatial Transcriptomics – Lea Mikkola\n Basic R-Programming – Nick Booth &\; Anni Kauko\n Gut Mic robiome – Tuomas Borman &\; Matti Ruuskanen\n Legal Aspects of Bioin formatics – Juha Vesala &\; Sini Mickelsson\n\nRegister to the lectur es and workshops at latest Wednesday 26 November: https://link.webropolsur veys.com/S/8223B55C33CFF26F \n\nMore information bout the event from http s://www.utu.fi/en/node/418643 \n\nWelcome!  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/websc opebg-1-1-copy@150ppi.png CATEGORIES:Other events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Helsinki X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Helsinki BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T040000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR