RESEARCH TOPICS AND UNITS Research Units Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science Faculty of Technology Turku PET Centre Turku Bioscience Centre TOPICS: Cardiology Gut Microbiome Cell Signaling and Molecular Mechanisms Instrumentation, Image Processing and Diagnostic Innovations Digital Health Technology Metabolism Neuroscience Lifestyle, Nutrition and Food Technology Oral Health Population Health Research CARDIOLOGY Cardiac Imaging-Based Risk Assessment: Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Using Imaging Biomarkers Morphological and Functional Characterization of the Pericoronary Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Atherosclerosis and its Incremental Diagnostic Value Exploring female-specific cardiovascular risk-enhancing conditions and precursor states to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Insights into cardiac and cerebral perfusion and the role of cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise Proteomic Evaluation of Stress Granules and Processing Bodies in Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation CELL SIGNALING AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS Targeting SUMOylation with TAK-981 in BRAF-mutant melanoma: Therapeutic relevance for brain metastases Development and Evaluation of Biomaterial Scaffolds for Cardiac Regeneration and Repair GUT MICROBIOME Association Between Gut Microbiome Composition and Latent Language Profiles in Early Childhood: Insights from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Multi-Omic Characterization of gut microbiome dysbiosis and resistome: Implications for Cardiovascular Risk Gut micRobiome and Metabolome in modulating Blood Pressure (GRuMBP) INSTRUMENTATION, IMAGE PROCESSING AND DIAGNOSTIC INNOVATIONS AI-Driven Integration of Spatial Histopathology and Single-Cell Genomics for Cardiovascular Precision MedicineAI-Driven Integration of Spatial Histopathology and Single-Cell Genomics for Cardiovascular Precision Medicine Ultrasensitive detection of neurological biomarkers using upconversion nanoparticles paired with digital readout methods Development and Application of Novel PET Radiotracers for ImmunoPET Imaging of TREM2 in Heart and Brain DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AI Meets Motherhood: Transforming Neonatal Health Monitoring with Contactless Physiological Analysis AI for Heart Monitoring Using Exercise Aware Wearables (Exercise4Heart) METABOLISM Defining the Role of HSD17B12 in Body Adiposity Regulation Assessment of Metabolic Health and Flexibility Across the Liver-Heart-Adipose Tissue Axis in Aging Populations with Obesity and Diabetes NEUROSCIENCE Normative dopaminergic function and activation of cognitive control: neuroimaging studies across the lifespan LIFESTYLE, NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY Nourishing Minds: Maternal Dietary Influences on the NeuroDevelopment of Children (MIND) ORAL HEALTH The Relationship between Oral Health, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Dental Anxiety Perspective POPULATION HEALTH RESEARCH Life Course Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention