Cancer Foundation Finland funding to Turku Bioscience Research Groups

We’re excited to share fantastic funding news! Cancer Foundation Finland has awarded grants to several research groups at Turku Bioscience. In 2024, the foundation allocated a record-breaking total of over 7.7 million euros to support cancer research.

Congratulations to all who got funded!

Main Research groups

Laura Elo’s group, 40 000 €, Computational proteome profiling for individual cancer risk prediction  >> Group’s website

Riitta Lahesmaa’s group, 40 000 €, Modulation of T-cell responses in cancer  >> Group’s website

Jukka Westermarck’s group, 300 000 €, Novel mechanisms behind human RAS-mediated oncogenicity  >> Group’s website

Affiliated research groups

Emilia Peuhu’s group, 40 000 €, Uncovering diagnostic biomarkers and molecular features in breast carcinoma in situ (NEODUCT-2) >> Group’s website

Sami Ventelä’s group, 50 000 €, Novel solutions to head and neck cancer treatment guidance >> Group’s website

Doctoral Researchers

Jasmin Kaivola from Johanna Ivaska’s group, 4 000 €, Biomechanically regulated tumor matrix >> Group’s website

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