A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences - News

Grants were awarded for PhD researchers and postdoctoral researchers for a research period abroad.

A hands-on course held in Kuopio introduced students and researchers to the fundamental principles of electrophysiology, with a particular focus on applications involving human cells and tissues.

Carotid stenosis increases the risk of stroke in both men and women. However, plaque characteristics often differ between the sexes, a recent study shows.

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

Exposure to air pollution derived ultrafine particles alters gene transcription by epigenetic mechanisms, a new study shows. The changes affected, for example, cellular survival.

Professor Tarja Malm’s research group takes part in a research project coordinated by the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, with the aim of building models that accelerate and enhance Finnish medical research.

Professor Seppo Ylä-Herttuala has been invited as a Foreign Member to Class V: Medicine of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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.

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

The Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee (FIRI Committee) has taken the funding decisions concerning the research infrastructures selected to Finland’s national roadmap.