A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences - News

Venla Olsson’s first duties as Kuopio Brain & Mind’s new regional manager include preparations for the Kuopio Neuroscience 50 Years symposium taking place next summer.

The Brain Research Society of Finland (BRSF) will hold its biennial conference, Neuroscience Finland 2025, in the House of Science and Letters in Helsinki on 3–4 December.

The findings shed light on how traffic-related air pollution could contribute to brain inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.

The identified protein panels and pathways offer candidates for multi-protein biomarkers that could complement questionnaire-based screening.

Targeting immune responses may save future organ transplants, according to an international study involving the University of Eastern Finland.

Researchers identified key developmental and molecular differences between the two main subtypes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The Research Council of Finland has granted continued funding for the GeneCellNano, UNITE and ACCC Flagships for the period 2026–2028.

The Research Council of Finland granted funding to promote research utilisation.

When biomedicine students Yasin Arafat and Nafee Alam began their studies, they were keen to expand their scientific interests into new areas.

The community's symposium presentations highlighted how interdisciplinary approaches are essential for understanding the complexity of cardiovascular diseases and advancing their prevention, diagnostics and therapeutics.