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

Active Vitamin D (1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D) and Bone Health in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men – The European Male Aging Study (EMAS) (2013)

The European Male Aging Study (EMAS)

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Vanderschueren D, Pye SR, O'Neill TW, Lee DM, Jans I, Billen J, Gielen E, Laurent M, Claessens F, Adams JE, Ward KA, Bartfai G, Casanueva FF, Finn JD, Forti G, Giwercman A, Han TS, Huhtaniemi IT, Kula K, Lean MEJ, Pendleton N, Punab M, Wu FCW, Boonen S

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

5' Regulatory region of ubiquitin 2 gene from Porteresia coarctata makes efficient promoters for transgene expression in monocots and dicots (2013)

Plant Cell Reports

Philip A, Syamaladevi DP, Chakravarthi M, Gopinath K, Subramonian N

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Loss of MUC2 expression predicts disease recurrence and poor outcome in colorectal carcinoma (2013)

Tumor Biology

Elzagheid A, Emaetig F, Buhmeida A, Laato M, El-Faitori O, Syrjänen K, Collan Y, Pyrhönen S

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Epidemiological evidence against a role for C-reactive protein causing leptin resistance (2013)

European Journal of Endocrinology

Rutter MK, Sattar N, Tajar A, O'Neill TW, Lee DM, Bartfai G, Boonen S, Casanueva FF, Finn JD, Forti G, Giwercman A, Han TS, Huhtaniemi IT, Kula K, Lean MEJ, Pendleton N, Punab M, Silman AJ, Vanderschueren D, Lowe G, O'Rahilly S, Morris RW, Wu FC, Wannamethee SG

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Gemfibrozil Impairs lmatinib Absorption and Inhibits the CYP2C8-Mediated Formation of Its Main Metabolite (2013)

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Filppula AM, Tornio A, Niemi M, Neuvonen PJ, Backman JT

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Recent doctoral dissertations

Active Vitamin D (1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D) and Bone Health in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men – The European Male Aging Study (EMAS) (2013)

The European Male Aging Study (EMAS)

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Vanderschueren D, Pye SR, O'Neill TW, Lee DM, Jans I, Billen J, Gielen E, Laurent M, Claessens F, Adams JE, Ward KA, Bartfai G, Casanueva FF, Finn JD, Forti G, Giwercman A, Han TS, Huhtaniemi IT, Kula K, Lean MEJ, Pendleton N, Punab M, Wu FCW, Boonen S

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

5' Regulatory region of ubiquitin 2 gene from Porteresia coarctata makes efficient promoters for transgene expression in monocots and dicots (2013)

Plant Cell Reports

Philip A, Syamaladevi DP, Chakravarthi M, Gopinath K, Subramonian N

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Loss of MUC2 expression predicts disease recurrence and poor outcome in colorectal carcinoma (2013)

Tumor Biology

Elzagheid A, Emaetig F, Buhmeida A, Laato M, El-Faitori O, Syrjänen K, Collan Y, Pyrhönen S

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Epidemiological evidence against a role for C-reactive protein causing leptin resistance (2013)

European Journal of Endocrinology

Rutter MK, Sattar N, Tajar A, O'Neill TW, Lee DM, Bartfai G, Boonen S, Casanueva FF, Finn JD, Forti G, Giwercman A, Han TS, Huhtaniemi IT, Kula K, Lean MEJ, Pendleton N, Punab M, Silman AJ, Vanderschueren D, Lowe G, O'Rahilly S, Morris RW, Wu FC, Wannamethee SG

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Gemfibrozil Impairs lmatinib Absorption and Inhibits the CYP2C8-Mediated Formation of Its Main Metabolite (2013)

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Filppula AM, Tornio A, Niemi M, Neuvonen PJ, Backman JT

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Research at the Institute of Biomedicine

Research Units

Research services

Recent publications

Active Vitamin D (1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D) and Bone Health in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men – The European Male Aging Study (EMAS) (2013)

5' Regulatory region of ubiquitin 2 gene from Porteresia coarctata makes efficient promoters for transgene expression in monocots and dicots (2013)

Loss of MUC2 expression predicts disease recurrence and poor outcome in colorectal carcinoma (2013)

Epidemiological evidence against a role for C-reactive protein causing leptin resistance (2013)

Gemfibrozil Impairs lmatinib Absorption and Inhibits the CYP2C8-Mediated Formation of Its Main Metabolite (2013)

Recent doctoral dissertations

Active Vitamin D (1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D) and Bone Health in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men – The European Male Aging Study (EMAS) (2013)

5' Regulatory region of ubiquitin 2 gene from Porteresia coarctata makes efficient promoters for transgene expression in monocots and dicots (2013)

Loss of MUC2 expression predicts disease recurrence and poor outcome in colorectal carcinoma (2013)

Epidemiological evidence against a role for C-reactive protein causing leptin resistance (2013)

Gemfibrozil Impairs lmatinib Absorption and Inhibits the CYP2C8-Mediated Formation of Its Main Metabolite (2013)

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