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Teaching – How Researchers Train Future Generations.

October 6, 2025alondon1 Comment
Teaching- How researches train future generations. Image: pexels.com
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Bioinformatics, Biology, Computational Biology, People, SequencingBioinformatics, cancer research, education, prostate cancer, researchers, syöpätutkimus, teaching

Opettaminen – tutkijat kouluttavat tulevia sukupolvia

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025alondon1 Comment
Opettaminen – tutkijat kouluttavat tulevia sukupolvia. Kuva: pexels.com
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Bioinformatics, Biology, Computational Biology, People, SequencingBioinformatics, cancer research, prostate cancer, researchers, syöpätutkimus, teaching

Kirjastonhoitaja ja Maalivahti: Retrotransposonit pelaavat omilla säännöillään

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025alondon1 Comment
Voit ajatella genomia jalkapallojoukkueena, jossa geenit ovat eri rooleissa toimivia pelaajia tavoitteenaan luoda toimiva ihminen. Kuva: pexels.com
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Biology, Cells, Genetics, Peoplecancer, cancer research, colorectal cancer, DNA, genome, retrotransposons, syöpä

The Librarian, The Goalie and the Genome: Retrotransposons play by their own rules.

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025alondon1 Comment
You can think of the genome like a football team, where the genes are the players with different roles, working towards creating a functional human being. Photo: pexels.com
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Biology, Cells, Genetics, Peoplecancer, cancer research, colorectal cancer, DNA, Genetics, genome, retrotransposons, syöpä

Unlocking Cancer’s Weakness: Targeting Transcriptional CDKs with Small Molecule Inhibitors

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025alondon
The intersection of traditional natural remedies and modern small-molecule drugs remains a compelling area of exploration. Photo: Pexels.com
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Biology, Cells, Clinical Trials, drug testing, Genetics, People, Sequencingcancer, cancer research, cancer therapy, syöpä, transciption

Syövän heikkouksien paljastaminen: Transkriptionaalisten CDK:iden kohdentaminen pienmolekyylisillä estäjillä

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025alondon1 Comment
Perinteisten luonnonlääkkeiden ja modernien pienmolekyylilääkkeiden yhdistäminen on kiehtova tutkimusalue. Kuva: Pexels.com
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Biology, Cells, Clinical Trials, drug testing, Genetics, People, Sequencingcancer, cancer research, cancer therapy, syöpä, transciption

Every Repeat Counts: Two Different Flavours of Microsatellite Unstable Colorectal Cancer

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025alondon1 Comment
Every Repeat Counts. Photo: Anna H, pexels.com
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Analysis tools, Biology, Cells, Finnish Cancer Registry, Geneticscancer, cancer research, colorectal cancer, DNA, immunotherapy, lynch syndrome, mismatch repair system, MSI, RNA-sequencing, syöpä

Toistoa toiston perään: mikrosatelliittiepävakaiden kolorektaalisyöpien kaksi eri tyyppiä

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025alondon1 Comment
Toistoa toiston perään. Kuva: Anna H, pexels.com
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Analysis tools, Biology, Cells, Finnish Cancer Registry, GeneticsDNA, immunoterapia, immunotherapy, Lynchin syndrooma, mismatch repair system, MSI, RNA-sequencing, syöpä, syöpätutkimus

Let’s Meet: Anniina Raitila, Postdoctoral Researcher in Tumor Genomics!

January 7, 2025alondon
Anniina Raitila Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research from the Tumor Genomics Group (Aaltonen group). Photo: University of Helsinki
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Biology, COE, drug testing, Genetics, Peoplecancer, diognosis, drug treatment, Genetics, health, medical technology, pituitary adenomas, tumors, uterine leiomyoma

Tutustutaan: Anniina Raitila, tutkijatohtori Kasvaingenomiikan tutkimusryhmässä!

January 7, 2025alondon
Anniina Raitila Ph.D, Tutkijatohtori, kasvaingenomiikan tutkimusryhmä, Helsingin yliopisto. Kuva: Helsingin Yliopisto
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Biology, COE, drug testing, Genetics, Peoplediognosis, drug treatment, Genetics, medical technology, pituitary adenomas, tumors, uterine leiomyoma
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Genes aren't the only part of chromosomes that can change in cancer cells. Doctoral researcher Joonas Uusi-Mäkelä (Nykter Lab) shares some recent results about how chromatin compactness, or accessibility, also changes in prostate cancer.tumorgenetics.blog/2025/04/10/r...

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