Institute of Biomedicine - News

Research conducted with zebrafish can contribute to personalised medicine approaches, including the selection of the most individually suitable treatments for patients with cancer.

The method, called KMAP, enables intuitive visualisation of short DNA sequences and helps reveal how regulatory elements behave in different biological contexts.

Entrepreneurial skill-building, career transitions from academia to industry, and the future of research and innovation in neuroscience were key topics at Neurocenter Finland’s Annual Event.

A recent Finnish study suggests that limiting screen time and promoting physical activity from childhood may help safeguard mental health in adolescence.

The NOVEL MSCA Postdoctoral Programme offers interdisciplinary and intersectoral postdoctoral training in four key areas of brain health related research.

The Brain Research Unit's new service concept has improved the process of identifying individuals in biobanks and recontacting them for studies, especially those whose genes put them at risk for brain diseases, including rare ones.

The Research Council of Finland grants competitive funding to Finnish universities to support them in strengthening their research profiles.

Awards were presented to the MoLeWe Research Collective, to Professor Markku Hauta-Kasari, Senior University Lecturer Lasse Heikkinen and University Lecturer Ville Nivalainen in recognition of their communication related to the university’s education in technology, to Professor Tomi Voutilainen, and to the Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Community, CANCER RC.

The new textbook builds on Professor Carsten Carlberg’s lectures at the University of Eastern Finland.

Recent findings suggest that improving physical fitness from childhood can help prevent mental health problems.