Innovation Cooperation in Brain Research is Intensifying in Southwest Finland
The University of Turku and the Turku University Central Hospital (TYKS) have signed a cooperation agreement on the establishment of the Turku Brain & Mind regional network. The network promotes brain health research and cooperation in Southwest Finland. The regional networks of the Neurocenter Finland have been in operation since late 2021. The University of […]
INTRODUCING LINNEA KARLSSON, SPECIALIST IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE CENTRE FOR POPULATION HEALTH RESEARCH
Linnea Karlsson has had a successful career as a specialist and researcher in child and adolescent psychiatry. She is currently an associate professor at the Centre for Population Health Research, established in Turku in 2019. The University of Turku and the Hospital District of Southwest Finland coordinate several nationally and internationally significant cohort studies. Linnea Karlsson, […]
AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK: Introducing Genome, Environment, Microbiome and Metabolome in Autism (GEMMA) -project
Bioinformatics-researchers from Tampere University are taking part in a large international research project focused on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The project aims to improve personalized care and prevent the onset of ASD. Researchers at Tampere University are both analyzing the genome-wide data produced in this project, as well as developing new methods for said analysis […]
Professor Tarja Malm secures a 2 million euro ERC Grant for Alzheimer’s research
Professor Tarja Malm from A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland has been granted the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for research focusing on the role of brain microglia cells in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The funding amounts to two million euros for a period of five years. The […]
Neuroscience researchers pool their expertise in the Tampere Brain & Mind network
Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital are stepping up their collaboration in neuroscience research. They form the Tampere Brain & Mind regional network, which aims to bring together researchers and companies to promote brain health. “Our approach to neuroscience research is multidisciplinary, and our main goal is to get all researchers and businesses involved in […]
Introducing Professor of Pulmonary Diseases, Tarja Saaresranta
Tarja Saaresranta is a newly appointed Professor of Pulmonary Diseases at the University of Turku. She also works as a head of the department at the Department of Pulmonary Diseases at the Turku University hospital, and a coordinating director of the Sleep and Breathing Centre, one of Turku University Hospital’s units of excellence. Tarja’s group […]