Upcoming FoS events

BioCity Turku arranges every semester Frontiers of Science (FoS) seminars, which brings BioCity Turku researchers together to listen to prominent international scientists.

All seminars are on Thursdays at 12:00. On-site only, no recording nor broadcasting. Coffee and sandwich served at 11:45, first come first served!

February 2025

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Brett Nixon

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Brett Nixon

February 27, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frontiers of Science February 27th at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2025 program Prof. Brett Nixon, The University of Newcastle; Hunter Medical [...]

March 2025

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Simon Robson

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Simon Robson

March 6, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frontiers of Science March 6th at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2025 program Prof. Simon Robson, Harvard Medical School, USA Reciprocal targeting [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Javier Perez Ramirez

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Javier Perez Ramirez

March 20, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frontiers of Science March 20th at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2025 program Prof. Javier Perez Ramirez, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Catalysis and [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Gareth Inman

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Gareth Inman

March 27, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frontiers of Science March 27th at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2025 program Prof. Gareth Inman, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, UK [...]

April 2025

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sampsa Hautaniemi

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sampsa Hautaniemi

April 3, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frontiers of Science April 3rd at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2025 program Prof. Sampsa Hautaniemi, University of Helsinki Characterizing and overcoming [...]

May 2025

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Vytas Bankaitis

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Vytas Bankaitis

May 8, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
May 8th at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Spring 2025 program Prof. Vytas Bankaitis, Texas A&M University, USA Lipid-mediated signal transduction: unveiling the [...]

October 2025

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Silvia Giordano

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Silvia Giordano

October 2, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
2nd October at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Silvia Giordano, University of Torino Medical School, Italy Title TBA Host: Silvia Gramolelli (Silvia.Gramolelli@abo.fi) [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Pere Roca-Cusachs

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Pere Roca-Cusachs

October 9, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
9th October at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Pere Roca-Cusachs, University of Barcelona, Spain Title TBA Host: Johanna Ivaska (johanna.ivaska@utu.fi) More details [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Francesca Botanelli

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Francesca Botanelli

October 23, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
23rd October at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Francesca Botanelli, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Title TBA Host: Paulina Moreno Layseca (paulina.morenolayseca@utu.fi) More [...]
Frontiers of Science: Prof. Maddy Parsons

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Maddy Parsons

October 30, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
30th October at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Prof. Maddy Parsons, King’s College London, UK Title TBA Host: Guillaume Jacquemet (guillaume.jacquemet@abo.fi) More details [...]

November 2025

Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki

Frontiers of Science: Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki

November 27, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
27th November at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity Dr. Evangelia Petsalaki, EMBL-EBI, UK Title TBA Host: Tomi Suomi (tomi.suomi@utu.fi) More details TBA

December 2025

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sara Wickström

Frontiers of Science: Prof. Sara Wickström

December 4, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
4th December at 12:00 Onsite event in Presidentti Auditorium, BioCity Prof. Sara Wickström, University of Helsinki, Finland Title TBA Host: Jenny Pessa (jenny.pessa@abo.fi) More details [...]