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20.06.2017

Genome-wide association study shows that babies’ genetic makeup affects mothers’ risk of pre-eclampsia

07.06.2017

FIMM researchers lead the new Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics

02.06.2017

Jenni Hällfors’ dissertation highlights the pleiotropic effects of nicotine receptors

26.05.2017

Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Knowles on his recent election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences

10.05.2017

Improved design of preclinical animal studies by matching tools – a key for effective clinical translation

28.04.2017

Special recognition of the Pharmaceutical Industry Research Foundation awarded to Aarno Palotie

18.04.2017

Astellas Pharma and FIMM announce a research collaboration

23.03.2017

Bhagwan Yadav’s dissertation took drug screening data modeling in personalised cancer medicine to a new level

17.03.2017

Novo Nordisk Foundation Awards for professors at two Nordic EMBL partnership nodes

14.03.2017

EU-LIFE calls for an increased ERC budget in FP9

Highlights

FIMM researchers lead the new Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics

One of the new national Centres of Excellence selected by the Academy of Finland is led by FIMM researchers. This new Centre of Excellence in Complex Disease Genetics – from Discovery to Precision Medicine, aims to identify...

Special recognition of the Pharmaceutical Industry Research Foundation awarded to Aarno Palotie

FIMM’s Research Director Aarno Palotie received a special recognition award from the Finnish Pharmaceutical Industry Research Foundation. The €10 000 prize recognises both outstanding medical research, and international promotion...

BEAt-DKD - An IMI project for precision medicine in diabetic kidney disease

BEAt-DKD (“Biomarker Enterprise to Attack Diabetic Kidney Disease”), a unique public private partnership, has announced the launch of a 5-year project with the aim to improve prevention and management of Diabetes Kidney Disease (...

Global partnership launched to enable personalized therapies in multiple sclerosis

A large global new partnership called ‘MultipleMS’, coordinated by Karolinska Institute in Sweden, has been awarded 15 million euro from the European Commission in the Horizon2020 program to find novel and better treatments for...

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Succesfull New Year 2017!

Latest publications

Short-term administration of melatonin or ghrelin on diabetic rats: effects on angiotensin II and vasopressin-induced uterine contractility. Read full article
The role of a FADS1 polymorphism in the association of fatty acid blood levels, BMI and blood pressure in young children-Analyses based on path models. Read full article
The Genetic Background of Metabolic Trait Clusters in Children and Adolescents. Read full article
Large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies five loci for lean body mass. Read full article
Forced migration in childhood: are there long-term health effects? Read full article

Latest blog posts

Good Science Communication: Benefits for the Audience and the Scientist
20.04.2017 |
  • Lea Urpa
FIMM Meets Pharma - Through the doctoral student’s Looking Glass
14.12.2016 |
  • Elina Parri
A Biobank – What is in it for a Researcher?
30.11.2016 |
  • Tiina Vesterinen
In/consistency in drug sensitivity profiling
04.11.2016 |
  • Tero Aittokallio
Battle de suprême: CRISPR vs. RNAi based screening
03.10.2016 |
  • Alok Jaiswal

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14.08.2017 Towards understanding the genetic etiology of psychotic disorders

This symposium brings together an international group of leading researchers and physicians to discuss the genetic etiology and clinical features of psychiatric disorders. The Finnish SUPER study on genetic mechanisms of psychotic disorders is a part of the international Stanley Global Neuropsychiatric Genomics Initiative.

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The mission of the Institute is to advance new fundamental understanding of the molecular, cellular and etiological basis of human diseases. This understanding will lead to improved means of diagnostics and the treatment and prevention of common health problems. Finnish clinical and epidemiological study materials will be used in the research. Learn more about FIMM.