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In our latest blog post, Eetu Mäkinen with the Finnish Cancer Registry @syopajarjestot.bsky.social highlights how comorbidities affect the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of cancer patients. tumorgenetics.blog/2025/11/13/c...
Comorbidity and Cancer
Comorbidities significantly influence cancer risk and treatment, particularly as chronic conditions become more prevalent with aging populations. The Finnish Cancer Registry studies the association…
tumorgenetics.blog
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
In our latest blog post, Eetu Mäkinen with the Finnish Cancer Registry @syopajarjestot.bsky.social highlights how comorbidities affect the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of cancer patients. tumorgenetics.blog/2025/11/13/c...
An integral part of scientific research is training the next generation of researchers. In our latest blog post, Dr. Sinja Taavitsainen chats with us about her experiences in her complementary roles as teacher and researcher.
tumorgenetics.blog/2025/10/06/t...
tumorgenetics.blog/2025/10/06/t...
Teaching – How Researchers Train Future Generations.
Dr. Sinja Taavitsainen, a bioinformatics researcher and University Instructor, integrates her research on cancer into her teaching at Tampere University. She emphasizes the importance of hands-on e…
tumorgenetics.blog
October 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
An integral part of scientific research is training the next generation of researchers. In our latest blog post, Dr. Sinja Taavitsainen chats with us about her experiences in her complementary roles as teacher and researcher.
tumorgenetics.blog/2025/10/06/t...
tumorgenetics.blog/2025/10/06/t...
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The 2nd #HiLIFE #Sciencedays have officially begun!
Thank you, org. committee coordinators Tania Vane-Tempest & Tristen Hewitt for running us through the amazing program!
We also heard LS area greetings from HiLIFE Director Jari Koistinaho. Good to continue the day from here!
Thank you, org. committee coordinators Tania Vane-Tempest & Tristen Hewitt for running us through the amazing program!
We also heard LS area greetings from HiLIFE Director Jari Koistinaho. Good to continue the day from here!
September 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The 2nd #HiLIFE #Sciencedays have officially begun!
Thank you, org. committee coordinators Tania Vane-Tempest & Tristen Hewitt for running us through the amazing program!
We also heard LS area greetings from HiLIFE Director Jari Koistinaho. Good to continue the day from here!
Thank you, org. committee coordinators Tania Vane-Tempest & Tristen Hewitt for running us through the amazing program!
We also heard LS area greetings from HiLIFE Director Jari Koistinaho. Good to continue the day from here!
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FinnGen is in the spotlight!
In EP 204 of #TheGeneticsPodcast, Prof. @sripatti.bsky.social, director of @fimm-uh.bsky.social, discusses how FinnGen’s data are helping translate genetics into real-world clinical tools, such as polygenic risk scores & treatment prediction.
🎙️ pod.fo/e/328c49
In EP 204 of #TheGeneticsPodcast, Prof. @sripatti.bsky.social, director of @fimm-uh.bsky.social, discusses how FinnGen’s data are helping translate genetics into real-world clinical tools, such as polygenic risk scores & treatment prediction.
🎙️ pod.fo/e/328c49
September 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
FinnGen is in the spotlight!
In EP 204 of #TheGeneticsPodcast, Prof. @sripatti.bsky.social, director of @fimm-uh.bsky.social, discusses how FinnGen’s data are helping translate genetics into real-world clinical tools, such as polygenic risk scores & treatment prediction.
🎙️ pod.fo/e/328c49
In EP 204 of #TheGeneticsPodcast, Prof. @sripatti.bsky.social, director of @fimm-uh.bsky.social, discusses how FinnGen’s data are helping translate genetics into real-world clinical tools, such as polygenic risk scores & treatment prediction.
🎙️ pod.fo/e/328c49
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Calling all cancer researchers!
Join us, @ohsuknight.bsky.social and @stanford.edu at this year's Early Detection of Cancer Conference for the cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary science that is shaping the future of cancer early detection.
Check out the agenda and register: cruk.ink/3UR67Zu
Join us, @ohsuknight.bsky.social and @stanford.edu at this year's Early Detection of Cancer Conference for the cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary science that is shaping the future of cancer early detection.
Check out the agenda and register: cruk.ink/3UR67Zu
September 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Calling all cancer researchers!
Join us, @ohsuknight.bsky.social and @stanford.edu at this year's Early Detection of Cancer Conference for the cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary science that is shaping the future of cancer early detection.
Check out the agenda and register: cruk.ink/3UR67Zu
Join us, @ohsuknight.bsky.social and @stanford.edu at this year's Early Detection of Cancer Conference for the cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary science that is shaping the future of cancer early detection.
Check out the agenda and register: cruk.ink/3UR67Zu
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I am hiring! 🎓
We offer a fully funded PhD student position to work on exciting machine learning projects utilizing rich, multimodal real-life health data, based at @fimm-uh.bsky.social in Helsinki, Finland, the happiest country in the world 🇫🇮
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Feel free to DM me!
We offer a fully funded PhD student position to work on exciting machine learning projects utilizing rich, multimodal real-life health data, based at @fimm-uh.bsky.social in Helsinki, Finland, the happiest country in the world 🇫🇮
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Feel free to DM me!
Doctoral researcher in generative AI for population health
Doctoral researcher in generative AI for population health
jobs.helsinki.fi
August 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I am hiring! 🎓
We offer a fully funded PhD student position to work on exciting machine learning projects utilizing rich, multimodal real-life health data, based at @fimm-uh.bsky.social in Helsinki, Finland, the happiest country in the world 🇫🇮
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Feel free to DM me!
We offer a fully funded PhD student position to work on exciting machine learning projects utilizing rich, multimodal real-life health data, based at @fimm-uh.bsky.social in Helsinki, Finland, the happiest country in the world 🇫🇮
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Feel free to DM me!
Reissumies retrotransposonit voivat häiritä solun säätelymekanismeja ja edistää syöpiä. Lisää näistä rauhattomista säätelymekanismeja rikkovista retkeilijöistä voit lukea Päivi Nummen kirjottamasta blogikirjoituksesta. @aaltonenlab.bsky.social tumorgenetics.blog/2025/08/26/k...
Kirjastonhoitaja ja Maalivahti: Retrotransposonit pelaavat omilla säännöillään
Päivi Nummi on väitöskirjatutkija Suomen kasvaingenomiikan huippuyksikössä. Hänen tutkimuksensa keskittyy retrotransposoneihin paksu- ja peräsuolen alueen syövissä.
tumorgenetics.blog
September 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Reissumies retrotransposonit voivat häiritä solun säätelymekanismeja ja edistää syöpiä. Lisää näistä rauhattomista säätelymekanismeja rikkovista retkeilijöistä voit lukea Päivi Nummen kirjottamasta blogikirjoituksesta. @aaltonenlab.bsky.social tumorgenetics.blog/2025/08/26/k...
Retrotransposons can act as rogue agents, interfering with cell regulation and possibly contributing to cancer initiation and progression. Read more about retrotransposons and cellular dysregulation in our new blog post by Päivi Nummi @aaltonenlab.bsky.social: tumorgenetics.blog/2025/08/26/t...
The Librarian, The Goalie and the Genome: Retrotransposons play by their own rules.
Päivi Nummi is a doctoral researcher in the Finnish Center of Excellence in Tumor Genetics Research. Her work focuses on retrotransposons in colorectal cancer. In this blog, she shares how these ge…
tumorgenetics.blog
August 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Retrotransposons can act as rogue agents, interfering with cell regulation and possibly contributing to cancer initiation and progression. Read more about retrotransposons and cellular dysregulation in our new blog post by Päivi Nummi @aaltonenlab.bsky.social: tumorgenetics.blog/2025/08/26/t...
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We are looking for a Data Scientist to support our clinically oriented research teams in generating insights from decades of rich, longitudinal health data. If you are inspired by the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research at a global scale, apply here:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
August 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We are looking for a Data Scientist to support our clinically oriented research teams in generating insights from decades of rich, longitudinal health data. If you are inspired by the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research at a global scale, apply here:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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The Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences of @helsinki.fi invites applications for the position of
🟢 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR OF HUMAN GENETICS AND GENOMICS 🟢
with a possibility of a secondary affiliation with FIMM.
➡️ jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
🟢 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR OF HUMAN GENETICS AND GENOMICS 🟢
with a possibility of a secondary affiliation with FIMM.
➡️ jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
August 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences of @helsinki.fi invites applications for the position of
🟢 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR OF HUMAN GENETICS AND GENOMICS 🟢
with a possibility of a secondary affiliation with FIMM.
➡️ jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
🟢 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR OF HUMAN GENETICS AND GENOMICS 🟢
with a possibility of a secondary affiliation with FIMM.
➡️ jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Final call: Applications close September 2! KI is recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
August 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Final call: Applications close September 2! KI is recruiting 20 Assistant Professors in a wide range of subject areas. We're looking for early-career researchers with strong scientific merits and future potential. All positions: ki.se/en/about-ki/...
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Valuable discussions at the China-Germany-Finland Life Sciences Forum 2025 at Tampere University.
Our PI Kirsi Rautajoki shared our latest findings on how hypoxia shapes the brain tumor immune environment, representing the Cancer Regulation and Immunology group.
Our PI Kirsi Rautajoki shared our latest findings on how hypoxia shapes the brain tumor immune environment, representing the Cancer Regulation and Immunology group.
August 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Valuable discussions at the China-Germany-Finland Life Sciences Forum 2025 at Tampere University.
Our PI Kirsi Rautajoki shared our latest findings on how hypoxia shapes the brain tumor immune environment, representing the Cancer Regulation and Immunology group.
Our PI Kirsi Rautajoki shared our latest findings on how hypoxia shapes the brain tumor immune environment, representing the Cancer Regulation and Immunology group.
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A new FinnGen-based study by researchers from Tampere University & @ki.se has identified genetic variants linked to brain function, immune defence and metabolism that contribute to the development of frailty in older people.
#genomics #research
news.ki.se/genes-reveal...
#genomics #research
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Genes reveal why some older people suffer from frailty
A new study has identified genetic variants linked to brain function, immune defence and metabolism that contribute to the development of frailty in older people. The study, published in Nature Aging ...
news.ki.se
August 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A new FinnGen-based study by researchers from Tampere University & @ki.se has identified genetic variants linked to brain function, immune defence and metabolism that contribute to the development of frailty in older people.
#genomics #research
news.ki.se/genes-reveal...
#genomics #research
news.ki.se/genes-reveal...
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🚨 2 weeks left!
FIMM @helsinki.fi is hiring new early-career Group Leaders in molecular medicine.
🔬 Population-level genomics + health data
🌍 EMBL partnership
🌳 Nordic life, global science
Run your own lab. Build something bold.
👉 Apply by 10 Aug 2025: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
FIMM @helsinki.fi is hiring new early-career Group Leaders in molecular medicine.
🔬 Population-level genomics + health data
🌍 EMBL partnership
🌳 Nordic life, global science
Run your own lab. Build something bold.
👉 Apply by 10 Aug 2025: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
July 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🚨 2 weeks left!
FIMM @helsinki.fi is hiring new early-career Group Leaders in molecular medicine.
🔬 Population-level genomics + health data
🌍 EMBL partnership
🌳 Nordic life, global science
Run your own lab. Build something bold.
👉 Apply by 10 Aug 2025: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
FIMM @helsinki.fi is hiring new early-career Group Leaders in molecular medicine.
🔬 Population-level genomics + health data
🌍 EMBL partnership
🌳 Nordic life, global science
Run your own lab. Build something bold.
👉 Apply by 10 Aug 2025: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Immunoterapia on yksi merkittävimmistä edistysaskelista syövän hoidossa, mutta se ei tehoa kaikkiin potilaisiin. Tutkijamme ovat selvittäneet mekanismin, joka voi selittää miksi osa rintasyöpäpotilaista ei hyödy hoidosta odotetusti.
www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/t...
www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/t...
Suomalaistutkijoiden löytö voi paljastaa, miksi rintasyöpä ei aina reagoi immunoterapiaan | Helsingin yliopisto
Suomalaislöytö avaa tien yksilöllisempään syövänhoitoon. Tutkimusmalli kiinnostaa maailmalla.
www.helsinki.fi
June 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Immunoterapia on yksi merkittävimmistä edistysaskelista syövän hoidossa, mutta se ei tehoa kaikkiin potilaisiin. Tutkijamme ovat selvittäneet mekanismin, joka voi selittää miksi osa rintasyöpäpotilaista ei hyödy hoidosta odotetusti.
www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/t...
www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/t...
Once a cancer cell starts accelerating its growth, how can we stop it? During their Ph.D. work, Zhijia Wang (Taipale Group) investigated how small molecule inhibitors might act as brakes in this process.
Read more about their work here: tumorgenetics.blog/2025/05/23/u...
Read more about their work here: tumorgenetics.blog/2025/05/23/u...
Unlocking Cancer’s Weakness: Targeting Transcriptional CDKs with Small Molecule Inhibitors
The research by Zhijia Wang focuses on identifying small-molecule inhibitors targeting transcriptional CDKs (CDK7, 9, 12) in cancer cells to halt uncontrolled growth. By screening various compounds…
tumorgenetics.blog
May 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Once a cancer cell starts accelerating its growth, how can we stop it? During their Ph.D. work, Zhijia Wang (Taipale Group) investigated how small molecule inhibitors might act as brakes in this process.
Read more about their work here: tumorgenetics.blog/2025/05/23/u...
Read more about their work here: tumorgenetics.blog/2025/05/23/u...
Transcription factors don't just interact with DNA but also with each other, enhancing the complexity of gene regulation. A new publication from Xie et al. in collaboration with the Taipale group explores the extent of these TF-TF interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
DNA-guided transcription factor interactions extend human gene regulatory code - Nature
A large-scale analysis of DNA-bound transcription factors (TFs) shows how the presence of DNA markedly affects the landscape of TF interactions, and identifies composite motifs that are recognized by ...
www.nature.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Transcription factors don't just interact with DNA but also with each other, enhancing the complexity of gene regulation. A new publication from Xie et al. in collaboration with the Taipale group explores the extent of these TF-TF interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our newest paper by Joonas Uusi-Mäkelä et al. about the lncRNAs and their relations on growth and prognosis in diffuse gliomas is out now in Scientific Reports. Study was done in collaboration with NykterLab. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Our newest paper by Joonas Uusi-Mäkelä et al. about the lncRNAs and their relations on growth and prognosis in diffuse gliomas is out now in Scientific Reports. Study was done in collaboration with NykterLab. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A study published in @cp-devcell.bsky.social points to new treatment strategies for the #childhoodcancer #neuroblastoma. Researchers have identified key transcription factor ‘switches’ that can be targeted to lock the cancer into a less aggressive state. #CancerResearch 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/j.de...
Redirecting
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May 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A study published in @cp-devcell.bsky.social points to new treatment strategies for the #childhoodcancer #neuroblastoma. Researchers have identified key transcription factor ‘switches’ that can be targeted to lock the cancer into a less aggressive state. #CancerResearch 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/j.de...
Congratulations to Maritta Räisänen et al. @aaltonenlab.bsky.social on their work in uterine leiomyomas! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Chromatin state origins of uterine leiomyoma - Nature Communications
The chromatin state origins of uterine leiomyoma (UL) remain to be explored. Here, the authors integrate data from genome-wide association studies and deep regulatory genomics data from myometrium and...
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May 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Congratulations to Maritta Räisänen et al. @aaltonenlab.bsky.social on their work in uterine leiomyomas! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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PhD student, Vilja Jokinen from the Tumor Genomics Research group standing next to her poster at this years American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Chicago, Illinois! @coeintg.bsky.social #cancerresearch
May 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
PhD student, Vilja Jokinen from the Tumor Genomics Research group standing next to her poster at this years American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Chicago, Illinois! @coeintg.bsky.social #cancerresearch
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The first fruit of our nice collaboration with Susanna Narkilahti's Neurogroup came out in The FASEB journal today, describing a 3D neuron-glioma model and its intercellular interactions. Great work Nanna, Lotta, and others! 👏🙂 dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.2...
April 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The first fruit of our nice collaboration with Susanna Narkilahti's Neurogroup came out in The FASEB journal today, describing a 3D neuron-glioma model and its intercellular interactions. Great work Nanna, Lotta, and others! 👏🙂 dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.2...
Exciting new work from Zhiyuan Xie et al. in the Taipale Group exploring the intricacies of transcription factor interactions in gene regulation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
DNA-guided transcription factor interactions extend human gene regulatory code - Nature
A large-scale analysis of DNA-bound transcription factors (TFs) shows how the presence of DNA markedly affects the landscape of TF interactions, and identifies composite motifs that are recognized by ...
www.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Exciting new work from Zhiyuan Xie et al. in the Taipale Group exploring the intricacies of transcription factor interactions in gene regulation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New paper published! Structural features of somatic and germline retrotransposition events in humans. Congrats Päivi et al!👏 @coeintg.bsky.social
mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Structural features of somatic and germline retrotransposition events in humans - Mobile DNA
Background Transposons are DNA sequences able to move or copy themselves to other genomic locations leading to insertional mutagenesis. Although transposon-derived sequences account for half of the hu...
mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
New paper published! Structural features of somatic and germline retrotransposition events in humans. Congrats Päivi et al!👏 @coeintg.bsky.social
mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Kromatiinin muutokset syövässä eivät rajoitu vain geeneihin. Väitöskirjatutkija Joonas Uusi-Mäkelä (Nykter Lab) kertoo kuinka kromatiinin pakkautuminen tai avoimuus muuttuu myös eturauhassyövässä.
tumorgenetics.blog/2025/04/10/t...
tumorgenetics.blog/2025/04/10/t...
Tilaa paranemiselle – miten kromatiinin avoimuus muuttuu eturauhassyövässä?
Eturauhassyöpä on miesten yleisin syöpä länsimaissa, ja sen kehitys johtaa usein kastraatioresistenttiin muotoon (CRPC). Tutkimus keskittyy siihen, miten kromatiinin avoimuuden muutokset vaikuttava…
tumorgenetics.blog
April 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Kromatiinin muutokset syövässä eivät rajoitu vain geeneihin. Väitöskirjatutkija Joonas Uusi-Mäkelä (Nykter Lab) kertoo kuinka kromatiinin pakkautuminen tai avoimuus muuttuu myös eturauhassyövässä.
tumorgenetics.blog/2025/04/10/t...
tumorgenetics.blog/2025/04/10/t...