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(Visiting address: Viikinkaari 9)
00014 University of Helsinki
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The Institute of Biotechnology (BI) at the University of Helsinki is an independent research institute with a mission to increase knowledge in biotechnology and integrative biology and use this for the benefit of society.
BI has research programs in Molecular Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genome Biology, and Structural Biology & Biophysics. BI has state-of-the-art facilities in imaging, model organisms, proteomics, genomics, bioinformatics, crystallography, and NMR.
The Institute of Biotechnology is located on the Viikki Campus where it forms part of the largest national life sciences alliance.
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Active nuclear transport of actin is required for transcription
The protein actin has a well-established role in the cell cytoplasm as a crucial component of the cytoskeleton, responsible for cell morphogenesis and movement. However, the past decades of cell biological research has pointed numerous tasks for actin also in the cell nucleus.
The Chemical Industry Innovation Award 2012
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Mart Saarma appointed as a visiting professor of Wuhan University
Professor Mart Saarma visited Wuhan University in China and accepted an appointment to be a WHU visiting professor.
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Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus induces reprogramming of lymphatic endothelial cells to invasive mesenchymal cells
Researchers at the Institute of Biotechnology and Research Programs Unit (Genome-Scale Biology) have discovered a novel viral oncogenesis mechanism in which KSHV oncogenes co-opt cellular signaling pathways and modify the cellular microenvironment more permissive for viral replication.
State-of-the-art core facilities
The Institute has the-state-of-the-art core facilities, which are shered
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locally as well as nationally as part of Biocenter Finland and are also popular among enterprises in the life sciences area.
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