Adjunct professor of Biomathematics Laura Elo from University of Turku has received a grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The grant is one of the most highly competitive grants in Europe. The ERC Starter Grant is 1.5 million euros.
University of Turku organized the first Online Mouse Histology Course for Nordic Biomedicine network in spring 2016. It turned out to be extremely popular: almost 50 biomedicine Master´s students from NordBioMedNet partner universities participated and completed the course.
Section of mouse testis.
Period for applying for the right to study for doctoral degree in the Faculty of Medicine is April 25 – May 16, 2016. The right to study begins in the Spring term 2016.
A study based on Finnish register data shows that SSRI antidepressants used in the treatment of maternal depression during pregnancy create a significantly greater risk of adolescence depression for the offspring.
Academician of Science, Academy Professor Sirpa Jalkanen won second place in the EU Prize for Women Innovators contest.
The results of a Finnish study show that patients with neurofibromatosis have an increased risk for cancer and a poorer prognosis than that of the comparable population. The results were published in the esteemed Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The University of Turku wants to advance the open access and utilisation of research data with the newly-published data policy.
Call for applications for the right to study for doctoral degree in the Faculty of Medicine will open on January 25, 2016. Period for applying is January 25 – February 12, 2016.
The Hospital District of Southwest Finland, the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of Applied Sciences and Novia University of Applied Sciences have made an agreement on developing the campus area around Turku University Hospital. The development is carried out, for example, in research and education under the University Health Campus Turku brand.
Turku PET Centre is taking a giant leap into a new era. The Centre has purchased a new cyclotron and now it can produce radioactive isotopes much faster than before. Now, Turku is climbing to the top in positron emission tomography (PET) on a worldwide scale.