The Finnish Science Award 2025 has been awarded to Johanna Ivaska, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at the University of Turku, said the Ministry of Education and Culture in a press release.
Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie presented the Finnish Science Award at the Tiedefoorumi science forum on Tuesday at the Old Student House in Helsinki.
The multidisciplinary research group led by Ivaska focuses on research into the movement and spread of cancer cells.
Her research increases understanding of both the behaviour of cancer cells and the importance of healthy tissue in cancer treatment. The research can be used to develop new treatments to prevent the spread of cancer.
“The work of a researcher is endlessly interesting. Every day can include a surprise or insight that will before long have an impact on how we understand the root causes of diseases,” said Johanna Ivaska.
The Finnish Science Award of EUR 100,000 is awarded to a researcher or group of researchers working in Finland as recognition of significant scientific work.
The prize is awarded by the Ministry of Education and Culture on the proposal of the Board of the Research Council of Finland. The biennial science award was established in 1997 and has now been awarded for the 15th time.
“High-quality, free science is part of the foundation of a civilised, prosperous and democracy-based society. It is a pleasure and an honour to give the Finnish Science Award to Johanna Ivaska, Professor of Cell Biology. She is a distinguished researcher and her work is widely recognised in her field. Finnish cancer research is top-level, even on a global scale. High-quality research guarantees that tomorrow we will have good treatments and solutions that advance human health and quality of life. Professor Ivaska has contributed to this pioneering work in the field of cell biology,” said Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie.
Ivaska has received several awards for her work in Finland and abroad, including the Anders Jahre Young Scientist Award (2011), Orion Science Foundation Research Award (2017) and A.I. Virtanen Prize (2017), Medix Prize of the Minerva Foundation for the best international biomedical publication (2009, 2012, 2018) and UNESCO and L’Oreal Foundation – Women in Science Prize (2008).
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
