Upcoming events

Here are listed all upcoming life science related events relevant for those working in Turku campus.

If you are arranging an event and would like it to be posted here please contact biocityturku@bioscience.fi.


January 2026

Tieteiden yö: Seeprakala syöpätutkimuksen työkaluna

Tieteiden yö: Seeprakala syöpätutkimuksen työkaluna

January 22, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ainutlaatuisessa kurkistuksessa biolääketieteen tutkimuksen arkeen selviää, miten ja miksi seeprakalasta on tullut syöpätutkimuksessa tärkeä eläinmalli. Suorassa lähetyksessä näytetään reaaliaikaisesti, kuinka syöpäsolut käyttäytyvät elävässä organismissa ja [...]

February 2026

Immunology seminar: Mäkinen

Immunology seminar: Mäkinen

February 3, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Immunology Seminar Series February 3rd at 14-15 (Finland time) Virtual event Flyer Taija Mäkinen, University of Helsinki: Lymphatic vasculature as a guardian of tissue homeostasis [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Avner Schlessinger

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Avner Schlessinger

February 5, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
5th February at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Avner Schlessinger, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA AI-guided discovery of conformation-specific [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj

February 12, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
12th February at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Mohamed Bentires-Alj, University of Basel, Switzerland Breast Tumor Heterogeneity and Metastasis: From Mechanistic Insights to [...]

March 2026

Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki

Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki

March 5, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
5th March 2026 at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki, EMBL-EBI, UK Network-based approaches for studying context-specific signalling Host: Tomi Suomi [...]
Frontiers of Science: Dr. Laurent Groc

Frontiers of Science: Dr. Laurent Groc

March 12, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
PET BASICS-course (PGS_1709-3007)

PET BASICS-course (PGS_1709-3007)

March 23, 2026 - March 25, 2026    
All Day
PET Basics course offers a broad overview to PET imaging and introduces participants to interdisci-plinary nature of PET research. Course includes basics of PET physics, radiochemistry, data analysis, research and clinical applications.

April 2026

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Arthur J. Ragauskas

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Arthur J. Ragauskas

April 9, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
9th April at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditoroium, BioCity Prof. Arthur J. Ragauskas, The University of Tennessee, USA From the forest to fuel tank [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Paul Timpson

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Paul Timpson

April 16, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
16th April 2026 Onsite event in Presidentti auditoroium, BioCity Prof. Paul Timpson, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia Intravital imaging and anti-fibrotic co-targeting in pancreatic [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Kristian Strømgaard

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Kristian Strømgaard

April 23, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
23rd April at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Kristian Strømgaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Targeting receptor complexes with therapeutic peptides Host: Pekka [...]

May 2026

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Edward Holmes

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Edward Holmes

May 7, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
7th May at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Edward Holmes, University of Sydney, Australia Metagenomics in One Health – from detection to [...]
Seminar: Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi

Seminar: Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi

May 11, 2026    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Host: Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi) More information TBA
Seminar: Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi

Seminar: Prof. Shimon Sakaguchi

May 12, 2026    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Host: Riitta Lahesmaa (rilahes@utu.fi) More information TBA
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sussan Nourshargh

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sussan Nourshargh

May 21, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
21st May at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Sussan Nourshargh, Queen Mary University of London, UK Neutrophil breaching of microvessels: Regulation & [...]

August 2026

35th BioCity Symposium: Vision, expanded

35th BioCity Symposium: Vision, expanded

August 27, 2026 - August 28, 2026    
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
27th-28th August 2026 Onsite event in Mauno Koivisto Centre, BioCity, Turku Save the date now in your agenda and stay tuned for updates! Latest updates [...]

November 2026

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Miguel Soares

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Miguel Soares

November 12, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
12th November 2026 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Dr. Miguel Soares, Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal Metabolic adaptation as a defence strategy against [...]