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Two WRI group leaders take part in a new centre of excellence consortium
Two WRI group leaders, Professor Sara Wickström and Associate Professor Pipsa Saharinen, take part in a new centre of excellence of the Academy of Finland. The decision by the Academy of Finland to fund this fall a total of eleven…
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Professor Emeritus Kari Alitalo receives honorary title of Academician of Science
Research Director, Professor Emeritus Kari Alitalo has been conferred the honorary title of Academician of Science. The title of Academician can be held by no more than 16 distinguished Finnish scientists and scholars at a time. The title of Academician of…
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Researchers discovered a novel gene involved in primary lymphedema
Researchers have made an important discovery how mutations in a novel gene, ANGPT2, cause a lymphatic disease called primary lymphedema. Discovery is essential for the proper diagnosis of patients suffering from primary lymphedema. The Human Molecular Genetics laboratory of the…
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Italy’s highest scientific award bestowed on Academy Professor Kari Alitalo
Accademia Nationale dei Lincei, the oldest science academy in Italy, has granted the international Antonio Feltrinelli Prize, awarded every five years, to Academy Professor Kari Alitalo of the University of Helsinki and the Wihuri Research Institute. According to Professor Giorgio Parisi, president of the Accademia…