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Research at the Institute of Biomedicine

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 Units

Infection and Immunity (director Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér)
Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology (director Noora Kotaja)
Cancer Research (director Maria Sundvall)

Research services

Core Facilities of the Institute of Biomedicine

Recent publications

Nucleocapsid protein enhances spike- and RBD-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in protein-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (2026)

BMC Infectious Diseases
Gröhn, Stina; Lehto, Heini; Soppela, Saana; Naves, Rauno A.; Ritvos, Mikael A.; Iakubovskaia, Alina; Lampinen, Vili; Mustonen, Iiris; Pakkala, Sanniina; Husu, Elizaveta; Kakkola, Laura; Julkunen, Ilkka; Kolehmainen, Pekka; Pasternack, Arja; Ritvos, Olli; Hankaniemi, Minna M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

Pre‐exposure prophylaxis use in blood donors in England (2026)

Vox Sanguinis
Debrah, Jaid; Reynolds, Claire; Maddox, Victoria; Secret, Shannah; Baklan, Hatice; Amara, Alieu; Else, Laura; Simmonds, Peter; Brailsford, Susan R.; Khoo, Saye; Harvala, Heli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

Cohort Profile Update: Expanding the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study into a multigenerational cohort (2026)

International Journal of Epidemiology
Pahkala, Katja; Rovio, Suvi; Kartiosuo, Noora; Auranen, Kari; Bourgery, Matthieu; Elovainio, Marko; Fogelholm, Mikael; Haapala, Johanna; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Hutri, Nina; Jokinen, Eero; Jula, Antti; Juonala, Markus; Kaikkonen, Jari; Kiviranta, Hannu; Koskinen, Juhani S.; Kotaja, Noora; Kahonen, Mika; Laitinen, Tomi P.; Lehtimaki, Terho; Lisinen, Irina; Loo, Britt-Marie; Lyytikainen, Leo-Pekka; Magnussen, Costan G.; Mishra, Pashupati P.; Mykkanen, Juha; Makela, Juho-Antti; Mannisto, Satu; Nevalainen, Jaakko; Pulkki-Raback, Laura; Raitoharju, Emma; Rantakokko, Panu; Ronnemaa, Tapani; Stenbacka, Sini; Taittonen, Leena; Tammelin, Tuija H.; Toppari, Jorma; Tossavainen, Paivi; Viikari, Jorma; Raitakari, Olli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

Recent doctoral dissertations

Keywords
Institute of Biomedicine