Minna Purokivi was appointed as Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Eastern Finland this January. Her research group focuses, in particular, on interstitial lung diseases (ILD), such as connective tissue disease-associated ILD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in which the cause of the disease is unknown. The group aims to advance the diagnostic and prognostic assessment of these diseases. Their research has provided insight into the safety and diagnostic accuracy of cryobiopsy, which has become increasingly widespread as a method for obtaining lung tissue samples.

Freshwater carbon — CO₂ that has been absorbed and accumulated in fresh water areas like lakes and reservoirs — is receiving attention for its potential contributions to achieving a carbon neutral society. Kobe University is a hub for freshwater carbon research, with Graduate School of Engineering Professor NAKAYAMA Keisuke, an expert in aquatic and environmental engineering, at the forefront. Relatively unexplored when compared to the “blue carbon” absorbed by the oceans, Nakayama realized the potential of freshwater carbon and has conducted surveys both in Japan and around the world. Also known for his research on the marimo algae balls in Hokkaido’s Lake Akan, Nakayama told us about the current state and results of his freshwater carbon research.

One of the world’s most extensive birth cohorts is now entering later adulthood. At the University of Oulu in Finland, the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) is launching a major new follow-up combining decades of biological, social, and environmental data with modern digital health tools to examine how lifelong exposures and the genome shape health and ageing.  

From new calcium‑breaking technologies to advanced minimally invasive procedures, the conference accelerates innovations that improve outcomes for heart patients region‑wide.

TACC is helping students master leading technologies such as AI through a series of academic courses aimed at thriving in a changing computational landscape. TACC's Joe Stubbs lectures on intelligent systems, Fall 2025.

HHMI Janelia Research Campus Group Leaders Alison Tebo and Srinivas Turaga are creating new AI models to optimize the development of sensors used to track biological processes happening inside cells in real time – key tools used to understand how the body and brain work. 

HHMI Investigator Kevan Shokat and his lab are charting new therapies to outmaneuver drug resistance and better target common cancer cell mutations.