Receptor Programme
Receptor Programme
Directors and contact addresses:
Professor Jukka Westermarck
Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku
Tykistökatu 6
FI-20520 Turku
Phone: +358-40-7423007
E-mail: jukwes (at) utu.fi
Associate Professor Diana Toivola
Department of Cell biology,
Åbo Akademi University
Tykistökatu 6, BioCity
20520 Turku
Phone: +358-50-4007732
E-mail: diana.toivola (at) abo.fi
Research programme description
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Research groups (total 26; 7 ÅA, 19 UTU):
Somatic Hypermutation of the Genome
Jukka Alinikula, PhD, University Teacher, University of Turku
Tissue Based Prognostic and Predictive Markers in Cancer
Olli Carpén, MD, PhD, Professor / Kaisa Huhtinen, PhD, Adjunct Professor, University of Turku
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience; From Molecular Understanding to Diagnosis
Eleanor Coffey, PhD, Research Director, Åbo Akademi University
Actionable Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
Klaus Elenius, MD, Professor, University of Turku
Intermediate Filaments as Main Signaling Hubs
John Eriksson, PhD, Professor, Åbo Akademi University
Membrane Dynamics in Autophagy
Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen, PhD, Professor, University of Turku
Structure and Function of Collagen Receptor Integrins
Jyrki Heino, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Turku
Tumor immunology and immunotherapy
Maija Hollmén, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Academy Research Fellow, University of Turku
Biofilm-Host –Interaction in Chronic Infection
Riikka Ihalin, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Senior Research Fellow, University of Turku
Cell Adhesion and Cancer
Johanna Ivaska, PhD, Academy Professor, University of Turku
Hypoxic Signalling in Cancer
Panu Jaakkola, MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor, University of Turku
Cell Migration
Guillaume Jacquemet, PhD, Adjunct Professor in Cell Biology, Åbo Akademi University
Cell Trafficking in Cancer and Inflammation
Sirpa Jalkanen, MD, PhD, Professor of Immunology, Academician, University of Turku
Signalling Regulated by Pim Kinases
Päivi Koskinen, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Senior Lecturer, University of Turku
Cancer Drug Resistance
Kari Kurppa, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, University of Turku
Skin, Cancer and Proteinases (SkinCaP)
Veli-Matti Kähäri, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Turku
Lymphocyte Activation and Cytoskeleton
Pieta Mattila, PhD, Adjunct Professor, University of Turku
Ubiquitin Signalling in Inflammation
Annika Meinander, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Senior Lecturer, Åbo Akademi University
Breast Development and Cancer
Emilia Peuhu, PhD, Academy of Finland Research Fellow, University of Turku
Cell Fate
Cecilia Sahlgren, PhD, Professor, Åbo Akademi University
Leukocyte Traffic and the Immune Response
Marko Salmi, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Turku
Molecular Pharmacology of α2-adrenoceptors
Mika Scheinin, MD, PhD, Professor / Petri Vainio, PhD, Adjunct Professor, University of Turku
Genetic Cancer Predisposition
Johanna Schleutker, PhD, Professor, University of Turku
Transcriptional Control of Proteostasis in Cell Stress and Disease
Lea Sistonen, PhD, Professor, Åbo Akademi University
Keratins as Modulators of Epithelial Stress Responses and Regeneration
Diana M. Toivola, PhD, Associate Professor, Åbo Akademi University
Cancer Cell Signaling
Jukka Westermarck, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Turku