Facilities, equipment and support
The TYKS Foundation maintains a clinical research unit and provides facilities and equipment for researchers working in the unit’s premises.
The research unit called Tutkari has workspaces for 18 researchers. The foundation provides working facilities and equipment for those working in the premises of the unit. A doctor in training may not have an office at their workplace – Tutkari is a peaceful place to conduct research. Above all, it offers access to scientific and comradely support from both peer and more experienced researchers. Our goal is for Tutkari to be an intellectual base for young researchers.
Tutkari is located near TYKS at Sirkkalankatu 4. The entrance is at the end of the building.
The executive director is responsible for facility matters.
Please contact Minna Lukkarinen
minna.lukkarinen@utu.fi
tel. +358 40 701 7876.
Researcher Stories
Writing a doctoral dissertation on neonatal oxygen deficiency while completing a medical degree
Niina Viitaharju, a fifth-year medical student, spun her advanced studies topic on neonatal oxygen deficiency into a doctoral dissertation project. Since 2023, she has worked for a clinical research programme on the topic in Turku. At the moment, her Lic. Med. degree and part of her dissertation work is set to be completed by spring–summer
Taru Garthwaite, PhD, received funding for a conference trip in sports medicine
Taru Garthwaite’s doctoral dissertation in clinical physiology and nuclear medicine was examined at the University of Turku in September 2024. In July 2024, she presented her research at the 29th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science in Glasgow. The TYKS Foundation enabled her participation with a travel grant.
More physical activity and mobility is needed in 24-hour care of older adults
“We in Finland have made shockingly low investments in caring for older adults. We are leaving older generations behind as we tear down our care services for older adults and make our care criteria increasingly stringent,” says Noora Narsakka, MSc (Public Health), who, in her doctoral dissertation on nursing, examines how physical activity and mobility
Artificial intelligence for developing clinical decision-making support systems
The development of modern-day health care is increasingly multidisciplinary, involving not only traditional medicine, nursing science and laboratory fields but also, for example, computing scientists and other natural scientists in joint technology projects. Akseli Reunamo graduated with a master’s degree in Biology, from Physiology and Genetics line, from the University of Turku, in 2022. At
