Research at the Institute of Biomedicine is divided into three functional units: 1) Infection and Immunity, 2) Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology and 3) Cancer research. Research at our Institute includes both biomedical basic research and translational research, and the unit division expresses our research priorities.
We encourage creative interdisciplinary combination of research topics via collaboration of the individual research groups and the three units. In addition, we collaborate locally with clinical researchers, with other institutes of our university and with the Åbo Akademi University. We are also widely networked with numerous national and international universities and public and private research institutes.
Research services
Recent publications
Microbiome-derived bile acid signatures in early life and their association with islet autoimmunity (2026)
Nature Communications
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Hierarchically structured fiber scaffold incorporating functionalized microspheres for sustained drug release and treatment of infected wounds (2026)
Chemical Engineering Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Fast label-free live imaging with FlowVision reveals key principles of cancer cell arrest on endothelial monolayers (2026)
EMBO Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Female mice with HSD17B1 inactivation show mild hyperandrogenism without notable impact on reproductive function or bone (2026)
Endocrinology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Machine learning for survival outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a multicenter validation study (2026)
Scientific Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)