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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · 7d

Enjoying friendly competition at our recreational afternoon!
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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · 8d

Open seminar on open science! MBC had the great pleasure to host Alexandru Mahmoud from the Bioconductor Core Team. Automatic workshop creation with BuildABiocWorkshop will surely accelerate teaching of bioinformatics. Thanks, Alex!

@bioconductor.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social @utu.fi

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · 20d

When testosterone is gone, why does prostate cancer keep growing?

Our latest blog uncovers a hidden hormone that might hold the answer www.utu.fi/en/news/pers...

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Hidden hormones: What drives prostate cancer after treatment?

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Networking and great discussions about collaboration in the 1st joint meeting of ELIXIR Finland and Biocenter Finland Bioinformatics organised at CSC - IT Center for Science on 2.9.
@turkubioscience.bsky.social @utu.fi @helsinki.fi @unioulu.bsky.social @aboakademi.bsky.social @uniuef.bsky.social

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Aug 28

MBC is represented at the 34th BioCity Symposium!
Check out posters:
#95: “Coralysis – sensitive integration of single-cell data”
#5: "A Computational Framework for Phosphoproteome Analysis in Inborn Errors of Immunity"
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#BioCity2025

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Aug 19

This August, a member of our lab (@itanabojovic.bsky.social) joined the Applied Deep Learning in Bioinformatics Summer School in Denmark - a week of intensive training concluded with a symposium that wrapped up the week with great insights in the field.
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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨 Reminder! There's still time to apply for our open position.

Don’t miss your chance – check out the details and apply now!

Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Come work with us! We are looking for an IT professional to join our bionformatics core facility team 💻✨

Read full description and apply by Aug 28
👉 bit.ly/4lsGGsZ

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Jul 24

What a week at #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool! Great talks, exciting science, and many valuable conversations.

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Come work with us! We are looking for an IT professional to join our bionformatics core facility team 💻✨

Read full description and apply by Aug 28
👉 bit.ly/4lsGGsZ

@turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Jul 2

What does it take to build a T cell atlas? We break it down in our latest review.
👉 Now out in Immunology & Cell Biology: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#Tcells #SingleCell #Immunology #ReviewArticle #CellAtlas
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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Check out the paper from our latest collaboration with Miguel Soares's lab:
🦠A metabolite-based resistance mechanism against malaria
Now out in Science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

@gimmfoundation.bsky.social @turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

Turun yliopisto - University of Turku @utu.fi · Jun 13

Turun biotiedekeskuksen tutkijat olivat mukana kansainvälisessä tutkimuksessa, jossa löydettiin uusi puolustuskeino malariaa vastaan.

Tutkimuksessa kävi ilmi, että keltaisuus toimii elimistön luonnollisena suojamekanismina malarialoisen aiheuttamaa infektiota vastaan.

www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohta...

Tutkijat löysivät uuden puolustuskeinon malariaa vastaan – keltaisuus toimii elimistön luonnollisena suojamekanismina

Turun yliopiston biotiedekeskuksen tutkijat ovat olleet mukana merkittävässä kansainvälisessä tutkimuksessa, joka paljasti keltaisuuden uudenlaisen roolin elimistön luonnollisena puolustuskeinona m

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · May 20

It’s good to get out of the lab once and a while! MBC playing Finnish baseball on our recreational day ⚾
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Turku Bioscience @turkubioscience.bsky.social · Apr 30

We are proud to announce that Laura Elo, Professor, Research Director at Turku Bioscience, has been elected as a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.

Warmest congratulations to Laura on this well-deserved recognition!

bioscience.fi/events/laura... @elolab.bsky.social @utu.fi

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · May 7

Our paper "Longitudinal pathway analysis using structural information with case studies in early type 1 diabetes" is now published!

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Longitudinal pathway analysis using structural information with case studies in early type 1 diabetes - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Longitudinal pathway analysis using structural information with case studies in early type 1 diabetes

www.nature.com

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Apr 23

One week left to apply our open positions!

Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Mar 21

Unique opportunities for computational scientists looking for new challenges!

Senior researcher in bioinformatics: bit.ly/4igv36H
Researcher in single-cell data analysis: bit.ly/4kJcMk4
Researcher for scientific IT support: bit.ly/41EFbiu

Check out the details and apply NOW.

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Apr 11

Elo Lab was thrilled to take part in the final HEDIMED consortium meeting! The charming city of Siena fueled our scientific discussions, and Italy’s glorious weather made the experience even better.
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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Apr 7

CellRomeR, our tool for analysis of cell migration heterogeneity is now published in Bioinformatics Advances!

🔗https://academic.oup.com/bioinformaticsadvances/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bioadv/vbaf069/8106473

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Mar 28

Check out our new paper: "Deep learning enables automatic detection of joint damage progression in rheumatoid arthritis—model development and external validation"!
🔗https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/64/3/1068/7643527?login=true
@turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Mar 21

Unique opportunities for computational scientists looking for new challenges!

Senior researcher in bioinformatics: bit.ly/4igv36H
Researcher in single-cell data analysis: bit.ly/4kJcMk4
Researcher for scientific IT support: bit.ly/41EFbiu

Check out the details and apply NOW.

Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Mar 14

Lots of old friends, new acquaintances and a strong representation from MBC at Single Cell Omics Symposium 2025 in Helsinki yesterday!
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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Feb 24

There is still time to apply to our open position!

We are seeking a postdoc with expertise in high-performance computing and solid programming skills.

Read more and apply by FEBRUARY 25TH!

🔗: ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...

@turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Feb 10

An excellent opportunity today to exchange ideas and foster potential collaborations at Profi7 Computational Day! We presented our work and learned about the computational research of other groups within Profi7.
@turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Feb 5

De novo sequencing is transforming metaproteomics! Here's how it works & why it matters. doi.org/10.1002/pmic...

@compomics.com @drmuth.bsky.social
@turkubioscience.bsky.social @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

Metaproteomics Beyond Databases: Addressing the Challenges and Potentials of De Novo Sequencing

Metaproteomics enables the large-scale characterization of microbial community proteins, offering crucial insights into their taxonomic composition, functional activities, and interactions within the...

doi.org

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Jan 27

Meet Adaptive Sequence Alignment: an approach that refines reference sequences to match sample content, resulting in accurate identifications with low false positive rates.
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

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Elo Lab @elolab.bsky.social · Jan 16

Do you have expertise in high-performance computing and solid programming skills?

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join our team!

🔗: ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...
@inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi

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