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Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM)
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A molecular medicine research institute focusing on human genomics and precision medicine at HiLIFE, University of Helsinki.

FI: Suomen molekyylilääketieteen instituutti FIMM, Helsingin yliopisto

Website: www.fimm.fi
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Come to Finland, join the @ellisinstitute.fi and @helsinki.fi as an Associate/Assistant/Full Professor in Computational Precision Health!
ELLIS Institute PI recruitment is open until Jan 12:
www.ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit-2...

Professor position description: www.ellisinstitute.fi/pi-positions...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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This Technology Networks article provides a clear overview of how high-throughput screening (HTS) is evolving through advances in automation, AI-driven analysis and complex cell models. Read what our HTS expert Laura Turunen thinks about the topic 🔽
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How High-Throughput Screening Is Transforming Modern Drug Discovery
This article explores how advances in automation, 3D cell models and AI are transforming high-throughput screening, driving faster and more predictive drug discovery.
www.technologynetworks.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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MSc @lottensmann.bsky.social will defend her doctoral dissertation "The genetic architecture of the human plasma lipidome and its connection to disease risk" @helsinki.fi on 20 Nov at 13:00. Prof. Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä will serve as the opponent. Welcome!
tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Announcement poster for a doctoral dissertation. On the left, bold white text reads “Linda Ottensmann” with the dissertation title: “The genetic architecture of the human plasma lipidome and its connection to disease risk.” Below are icons showing the date and time—20 November 2025 at 13:00—and the location—Haartman Institute, Lecture Hall 2. A dark teal banner highlights the opponent: Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä from the University of Eastern Finland. Logos of the University of Helsinki and FIMM appear at the bottom. On the right side of the poster, there is a circular framed photograph of a young woman with long light-brown hair, wearing a blue-and-white striped shirt, smiling slightly while standing indoors near a glass and metal staircase.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Big congratulations to Tero Aittokallio for being recognized as one of the world's most highly cited researchers by @clarivateag.bsky.social for the third time in a row! 🎉
#HighlyCited2025
@hilife-helsinki.bsky.social @nordicembl.bsky.social
🔗https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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We are proud to welcome Alnylam Pharmaceuticals as the 15th pharma company to join our public-private partnership! Alnylam brings world-leading expertise in RNAi therapeutics to the consortium, further enriching the scientific and translational potential of the study. www.finngen.fi/en/alnylam-b...
Alnylam Becomes Newest Partner in FinnGen Consortium | FinnGen
FinnGen is proud to welcome Alnylam Pharmaceuticals as its newest industry partner. As the 15th pharmaceutical company to join the public-private partnership, Alnylam brings world-leading expertise in...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Se, mitä päätämme opiskella, on yksi elämän merkittävimmistä päätöksistä. Laaja pohjoismainen tutkimus osoitti ensimmäistä kertaa, että geeneillä on pieni, mutta selkeästi havaittavissa oleva yhteys opiskelualan valintaan.
@hilife-helsinki.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
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Geeneillä on yhteys opiskelualan valintaan | Helsingin yliopisto
Uusi pohjoismainen tutkimus selvitti ensimmäistä kertaa geneettisten ja sosiaalisten tekijöiden merkitystä koulutuspolkujen muovautumisessa. Tutkimus osoitti, että geeneillä on pieni, mutta selkeästi ...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Congratulations to Tero Aittokallio on securing funding from the Research Council of Finland through its 2025 Proof of Concept call for his project "Patient-tailored, effective and safe combinatorial therapies"!
🔗 www.aka.fi/en/about-the...
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“Graphic announcement from FIMM congratulating Tero Aittokallio on receiving Research Council of Finland funding for a new Proof of Concept project titled ‘Patient-tailored, effective and safe combinatorial therapies’. The design features a bouquet of wildflowers in a vase framed by a white starburst shape on a teal background with the text ‘Warm congratulations to Tero Aittokallio!’.”
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Warm congratulations to Prof. Olli Kallioniemi, who received the Biomedicum Helsinki Medal following his inspiring lecture "Data and AI Shaping the Future of Precision Medicine in Finland" at Biomedicum Helsinki Day 2025 on 29 October!
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Olli Kallioniemi stands holding his Biomedicum Helsinki medal in front of a glass wall and red curtain.
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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🔬 Building Bridges Through Science

How can international exchanges strengthen both research and community?

PhD student Iga Niemiec (@fimm-uh.bsky.social) and postdoc Ladislav Hovan (@ncmbm.bsky.social) share their experiences through the UiO:Life Science Internationalisation grant.
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Biomedicum Helsinki Day 2025 this Wednesday!
Research Director, Prof. Olli Kallioniemi will deliver the Biomedicum Helsinki Lecture 2025: "Data and AI Shaping the Future of Precision Medicine in Finland.”
🔗https://biomedicum.com/participate/biomedicum-helsinki-day-2025/
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Promotional poster for Biomedicum Helsinki Day 2025. The event takes place on Wednesday, October 29, from 15:00 to 17:00 at Biomedicum Helsinki, Lecture Hall 2. The featured speaker is Olli Kallioniemi, giving the Biomedicum Helsinki Lecture 2025 titled “Data and AI Shaping the Future of Precision Medicine in Finland.” The image shows a portrait of Olli Kallioniemi against a dark background.
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The closing seminar of the FIMM-led Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics funded by the Research Council of Finland was held in Helsinki on Oct 22. The event brought together leading researchers to reflect on key discoveries and discuss the future of genomic and complex disease research.
A group photo of the speakers of the seminar together with the PIs of the Centre of Excellence.
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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FIMM dissertation!📢
Dimitrios Tsallos will defend his thesis "Translational research strategies for optimizing treatment safety and efficacy in hematologic cancers" @helsinki.fi on 24 Oct. Sigrid Skånland, Oslo University Hospital, will serve as the opponent.
🔗 tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Promotional graphic for the doctoral dissertation of Dimitrios Tsallos. The design features a teal background with a photo of Dimitrios Tsallos on the right, standing indoors and smiling with one hand resting on a railing. The text on the left reads: “Dimitrios Tsallos – Translational research strategies for optimizing treatment safety and efficacy in hematologic cancers.” The event is scheduled for 24 October 2025 at 13.00 in Haartman Institute, Lecture Hall 1. The opponent is listed as Sigrid S. Skånland from Oslo University Hospital, Norway. Logos of the University of Helsinki and the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) appear at the bottom.
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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The FIMM Young Investigator for September 2025 is
Joseph Saad, a Doctoral Researcher studying acute myeloid leukemia in Caroline Heckman's and Mika Kontro's research groups. Warm congratulations for his recent first author publication in Molecular Oncology! 🎉
🔗 www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-he...
Promotional graphic announcing the FIMM September Young Investigator of the Month. The design has a teal background with white text reading “FIMM September Young Investigator of the Month!” On the right, there is a photo of Joseph Saad, identified below as a Doctoral Researcher. Logos of the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, and the University of Helsinki appear at the bottom.
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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FIMM congratulates Doctoral Researcher Yu Fu who has been awarded the @ajhgnews.bsky.social Award for Outstanding Trainee Publication this week @ #ASHG25!
Yu's awarded publication: Role of X chromosome and dosage-compensation mechanisms in complex trait genetics.
www.ashg.org/publications...
A woman stands beside a large vertical poster at the ASHG Annual Meeting 2025 in Boston. The poster announces the AJHG Award for Outstanding Trainee Publication, recognizing contributions to human genetics. It features the conference logo and photos of two awardees, Yu Fu, MSc, and Maria Francis Palafox, PhD. The woman smiles and gestures toward the poster inside a modern, glass-walled convention hall.
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Upcoming FIMM dissertation! 📢
Gabin Drouard will defend his thesis "Twin Designs and Multi-omics - A Paired Approach to Unraveling Sources of Health Variation" @helsinki.fi on 23 Oct.
Prof. Ruth Loos, University of Copenhagen, will serve as the opponent.
🔗 tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Promotional graphic for Gabin Drouard’s doctoral defense. The design features a teal background with a photo of Gabin Drouard standing outdoors in a snowy landscape, wearing a dark coat and scarf. Text on the left reads: “Gabin Drouard – Twin Designs and Multi-omics: A Paired Approach to Unraveling Sources of Health Variation. 23 October 2025 at 13.00, Biomedicum Helsinki, Lecture hall 1. Opponent: Ruth Loos, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.” Logos of the University of Helsinki and the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) appear at the bottom.
October 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Tekoäly voi merkittävästi lisätä naisten elintärkeiden diagnostiikkapalveluiden saatavuutta vähäresurssisissa ympäristöissä, kunhan lisäksi investoidaan infrastruktuuriin, kouluttamiseen ja paikallisten yhteisöjen osallistamiseen, toteavat N. Linder & J. Lundin:
www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/t...
Tekoälystä tukea naisten terveyttä edistäviin diagnostiikkapalveluihin | Helsingin yliopisto
Tekoäly (AI) voi merkittävästi lisätä naisten elintärkeiden diagnostiikkapalveluiden saatavuutta vähäresurssisissa ympäristöissä. Tämä kuitenkin onnistuu vain, jos lisäksi investoidaan infrastruktuuri...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly improve access to life-saving diagnostics for women’s health in low-resource settings—but only when paired with investments in infrastructure, workforce development and community engagement. New @bmj.com collection paper:
www.helsinki.fi/en/news/heal...
AI for equitable diagnostics in women’s health | University of Helsinki
Artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly improve access to life-saving diagnostics for women’s health in low-resource settings—but only when paired with investments in infrastructure, workforce ...
www.helsinki.fi
October 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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💥 New preprint & our first RCT! 💥

Does an extremely high or low BMI polygenic score influence weight loss after a diet intervention?

GENEROOS is a 6-month randomized diet vs. control trial testing if genetic predisposition to higher BMI affects weight loss in overweight adults
October 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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A preprint on ageing-related epigenetic changes, co-authored by Miina Ollikainen & Aino Heikkinen, was recently featured by Nature. In this preprint, the team presents a new global atlas of epigenetic changes, mapping how our DNA ages across 17 different human tissues.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How ageing changes our genes — huge epigenetic atlas gives clearest picture yet
A map of DNA methylation changes in human organs could help researchers to discover more targets for anti-ageing therapies.
www.nature.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Uudet tutkimustulokset Eero Vuoksimaan ryhmästä korostavat koulutuksen merkitystä muistisairauksien ehkäisyssä ja antavat uutta tietoa siitä, miksi osalla ihmisistä aivojen toimintakyky säilyy hyvänä korkeasta iästä huolimatta.
www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/a...
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Koulutus suojaa muistia vielä yli 90-vuotiaana | Helsingin yliopisto
Korkeamman koulutustason ja aivoterveyden välinen yhteys on havaittavissa vielä yli 90 vuoden iässä. Keski-iän sydän- ja verisuonitautien riskitekijöillä ei sen sijaan havaittu yhteyttä näin iäkkäiden...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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FIMM congratulates Mika Kontro, Markus Vähä-Koskela & Heikki Kuusanmäki on a new Jane & Aatos Erkko Foundation funding for their 3-year project "Novel treatment strategies in resistant acute myeloid leukemia"!
#foundationsupport #fundingnews @hilife-helsinki.bsky.social
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Announcement graphic with flowers. FIMM congratulates Mika Kontro, Markus Vähä-Koskela, and Heikki Kuusanmäki on new funding for a leukemia research project.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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It's time to open the HiLIFE Research Trainee Scholarship call for 2026!🎉

@helsinki.fi BSc, MSc and Lic students, be sure to submit your application by Oct 29, 2025.

Read more: studies.helsinki.fi/instructions....

Info session is held already on Mon 6.10. at Viikki Campus. Come and meet us!🤗
October 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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An association between higher education and better brain health can still be seen in people over 90, according to Eero Vuoksimaa's new study. In contrast, midlife cardiovascular risk factors were not found to be linked to memory function at this advanced age.
www.helsinki.fi/en/news/brai...
Education protects memory even in people over 90 | University of Helsinki
An association between higher education and better brain health can still be seen in people over 90, according to a new study. In contrast, midlife risk factors for cardiovascular disease were not fou...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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🧬💥 Do the genetics that make you develop a disease also help you survive it? Not much.

Our new study in Nature Genetics including 9 disease and 7 biobanks shows:

• Susceptibility variants ≠ survival
• PRSs for onset weak at predicting progression
• Lifespan PRS predicts survival better
September 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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This week, FIMM had the pleasure of hosting colleagues with different administrative roles from across the @nordicembl.bsky.social. We gathered at the beautiful Tvärminne zoological station for 1.5 days of planning and group work, with a special focus on NORPOD activities.
Many thanks for coming!
Group photo of twelve people standing outdoors on a sunny day, with trees, water, and a large old anchor in the background.
September 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM