The President of the Republic of Finland granted the honorary title of Academician of Science to Academy Professor Eva-Mari Aro. Professor Aro is a pioneer in molecular plant biology.
Researchers from Turku Centre for Biotechnology have observed that a protein called SHANK prevents the spread of breast cancer cells to the surrounding tissue. The SHANK protein has been previously studied only in the central nervous system, and it is known that its absence or gene mutations are related to autism. The research was conducted at Turku Centre for Biotechnology.
The new animal species discovered by the researchers of the Biodiversity Unit at the University of Turku have attracted worldwide attention and interest. In 2015 and 2016, the researchers formally described, for example, the Rattus detentus rat, the Clistopyga caramba wasp, the Varanus semotus monitor lizard and a wasp that felts spider silk. The new and unique species have quickly become some of the most discussed new animal discoveries in international media and popular blogs.
Finnish researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery revealing new molecular information on how the brain regulates depression and anxiety. They found that a protein called JNK when active, represses the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus. By inhibiting JNK solely in newly generated nerve cells in this region, they were able to alleviate anxiety and depressive behaviour in mice.
The Turku Collegium for Science and Medicine at the University of Turku is recruiting new, international doctors who are already in collaboration with the University. The Collegium offers the new researchers a position in the international science community.
The British artist duo Semiconductor came to Turku for an EU-funded science and art collaboration with the Turku Quantum Technology group. They will perform at Science Café on 26th October.
The new information necessitates revising the scenarios on how the enormous species richness in Amazonia has evolved and which factors define species distributions.
Sabrina Maniscalco is the Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Turku.
What if we could create more powerful solar panels, find materials to replace rare metals in chemical industry, create lighter means of transport, or save nature? All this can be helped with the method Doctoral Candidate Henrik Levämäki has created for computational modelling of materials. The method makes the use of density functional theory more accurate than before.
Cancer induces stiffening of the surrounding tissue, which in turn accelerates the growth of the cancer cells. This creates a proliferation inducing vicious cycle. Researchers at the University of Turku have made a significant discovery which affects the direction of future cancer research.
