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22.01.2019

GSK and Sanofi join FinnGen, a large scale genome study of the Finnish population

18.01.2019

Christian Benner’s dissertation demonstrates cutting-edge innovations in statistical fine-mapping methodology

17.01.2019

Johan Lundin appointed Professor of Medical Technology at KI

11.01.2019

Professor Olli Kallioniemi received the Matti Äyräpää Prize 2019

07.01.2019

Applications invited for the 2019 FIMM-EMBL International PhD Programme

21.12.2018

Happy holidays!

18.12.2018

Two FIMM Group Leaders received funding from the ERA PerMed 2018 call

18.12.2018

Ashwini Nagaraj’s doctoral thesis highlights the importance of stratifying cancer according to etiology-related phenotypes

03.12.2018

Meet us at SLUSH 2018!

30.11.2018

Two FIMM researchers ranking among the “2018 Highly Cited”

Highlights

Applications invited for the 2019 FIMM-EMBL International PhD Programme

As part of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, we welcome applications for the 2019 FIMM-EMBL International PhD Program. The call for applications for PhD positions in the fields of molecular medicine,...

Happy holidays!

FIMM wishes all our followers a very Happy Holiday Season! Instead of sending printed cards, our staff members have decided to support child health and Baltic Sea by giving donations to Unicef and John Nurminen Foundation.

Two FIMM researchers ranking among the “2018 Highly Cited”

Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate Analytics is an annual list recognizing leading researchers in the sciences and social sciences from around the world. Jaakko Kaprio and Samuli Ripatti are among the "2018 Highly Cited” in...

Largest-ever family study of migraine provides new insight into the disease

An international research consortium has shown that an accumulation of many independent genetic risk variants is the reason why migraine tends to run in families. The genetic burden was shown to be greater in patients that...

Mark Daly nominated as the new Director of FIMM

The University of Helsinki has recruited Professor Mark Daly of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital to lead the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM). Daly is a distinguished...

Latest publications

Leisure-time physical activity and DNA methylation age-a twin study. Read full article
Association studies of up to 1.2 million individuals yield new insights into the genetic etiology of tobacco and alcohol use. Read full article
Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences. Read full article
Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) for Peritoneal Metastases in Solid Organ Graft Recipients: First Experience. Read full article
Genomics of 1 million parent lifespans implicates novel pathways and common diseases and distinguishes survival chances. Read full article

Latest blog posts

Future of Healthcare - Genomic Medicine: Part 1
20.11.2017 |
  • Shabbeer Hassan
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

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24.01.2019 Luca Trotta's doctoral defense

M.Sc. Luca Trotta will defend his doctoral dissertation entitled: "Genetics of primaryimmunodeficiency in Finland".

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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.

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