People

Administration
Ilona Faustova
Head of the Institute of Bioengineering
Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Science and Technology
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
Programme Director for Science and Technology
Programme Director for Bioengineering
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+372 5391 1270 (7270)
Nooruse 1-424
Anneli Schön
Assistant
Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Science and Technology
+372 737 4801
Nooruse 1-149
Liili Laan
Academic Affairs Specialist
Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Science and Technology
+372 737 5043
Nooruse 1-149
Council
Ilona Faustova
Head of the Institute of Bioengineering
Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Science and Technology
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
Programme Director for Science and Technology
Programme Director for Bioengineering
Institute of Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology
+372 5391 1270 (7270)
Nooruse 1-424
Hannes Kollist
PhD (Plant Physiology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Professor of Molecular Plant Biology 0.8 p
+372 737 4814
Nooruse 1-315C
Andres Merits
PhD (Biology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Professor of Applied Virology
+372 737 5007
Nooruse 1-423
Kaspar Valgepea
PhD (Chemistry)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Professor of Gas Fermentation
Eva Žusinaite
dr. med. (arstiteadus)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Virology
+372 737 4881
Nooruse 1-404
Ervin Valk
MSc (Molecular Diagnostics)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Senior Specialist of Molecular Systems Biology
+372 737 4849
+372 5564 0819
Nooruse 1–434
Vallo Varik
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Bioengineering
Helen Parik
MSc (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Laboratory Assistant in Plant Biology 0.3 p
Nooruse 1
Margus Varjak
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Virology
LoogLab
Ilona Faustova
Head of the Institute of Bioengineering
Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Science and Technology
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
Programme Director for Science and Technology
Programme Director for Bioengineering
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+372 5391 1270 (7270)
Nooruse 1-424
Nastassia Shtaida
PhD
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Molecular Biology
Ervin Valk
MSc (Molecular Diagnostics)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Senior Specialist of Molecular Systems Biology
+372 737 4849
+372 5564 0819
Nooruse 1–434
Oleg Košik
PhD (Mathematics)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Systems Biology
Nooruse 1-405
Rait Kivi
PhD (Chemistry)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Molecular Systems Biology
+372 737 4849
Nooruse 1-504
Artemi Maljavin
Programme Director Assistant
Junior Lecturer in Molecular Biology
Institute of Bioengineering
Nooruse 1-405
Kaur Pääbo
MSc (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Specialist of Molecular Biology
Kait Kaarel Puss
MSc (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Engineering and Technology 0.3 p
Kristel Alman
MSc (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Technology
Pavle Krsmanović
Dr. rer. nat.
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Lecturer in Molecular Biology
Juli Mukhadze
MSc (Bioengineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Molecular Biotechnology
Regina Virre
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Laboratory Assistant
Nooruse 1-403
Mette Mari Kaljas
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Specialist of Graphic Design 0.313 p
Marko Söönurm
MSc (Business Information Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Graphic Designer 0.1 p
Alla Piirsoo
PhD (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Molecular Virology
Nooruse 1-403
Marko Lõoke
PhD (Cell Biology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Bioinformatics
Sophie Marie Scrivener
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Grant Consultant 0.2 p
Rainis Venta
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Head of Innovation
+372 5344 4041
Nooruse 1
Muhammad Hamza Zubair
MSc (linnastunud ühiskonna geoinformaatika)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Specialist in Data Science
Veronika Podliesnova
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Specialist of Molecular Systems Biology
Nooruse 1
MeritsLab
Andres Merits
PhD (Biology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Professor of Applied Virology
+372 737 5007
Nooruse 1-423
Eva Žusinaite
dr. med. (arstiteadus)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Virology
+372 737 4881
Nooruse 1-404
Laura Sandra Lello
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Applied Virology (on extended leave)
Krystyna Naumenko
cand (Virology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Visiting Research Fellow in Virology
Kai Rausalu
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Virology
Nooruse 1-404
Ailar Omler
MSc (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Virology
Sainan Wang
MSc
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Applied Virology
Nooruse 1-435
Sandra Koit
MSc (Molecular and Cell Biology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Laboratory Assistant in Applied Virology
Evelin Väljaots
MSc (Infection and Immunity (research))
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Molecular Biotechnology
Galina Halus
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Laboratory Assistant 0.6 p
+372 737 4881
Inge Tera
MBA (Management and Marketing)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Institute of Psychology
Project Manager 0.3 p
Näituse 2-210
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Project Manager 0.7 p
+372 737 4829
Kollist Lab
Hannes Kollist
PhD (Plant Physiology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Professor of Molecular Plant Biology 0.8 p
+372 737 4814
Nooruse 1-315C
Mikael Johan Brosché
PhD
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Plant Biology (on extended leave) 0.1 p
Yuh-Shuh Wang
PhD (Forest Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Plant Biology
Nooruse 1-315B
Dmitry Yarmolinsky
cand (Biology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Molecular Plant Biology
Andres Punning
PhD (Applied Physics)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Plant Diagnostics 0.4 p
Jaanika Unt
MSc (Molecular and Cell Biology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Laboratory Assistant in Plant Biology 0.3 p
Nooruse 1
Helen Parik
MSc (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Laboratory Assistant in Plant Biology 0.3 p
Nooruse 1
Heikko Rämma
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Engineer 0.1 p
Nooruse 1-108
Triinu Arjus
MSc (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Laboratory Assistant in Plant Biology
Ekaterina Ponamareva
MSc (Bioengineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Molecular Biotechnology
Inge Tera
MBA (Management and Marketing)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Institute of Psychology
Project Manager 0.3 p
Näituse 2-210
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Project Manager 0.7 p
+372 737 4829
ValgepeaLab
Kaspar Valgepea
PhD (Chemistry)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Professor of Gas Fermentation
Kristina Reinmets
PhD (Biology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Synthetic Biology (on extended leave)
Kurshedaktar Majibullah Shaikh
PhD (Biotechnology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Synthetic Biology
Clara Vida Galrão Corrêa Carneiro
PhD (Microbial Biology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Gas Fermentation
Nilesh Sheshrao Kolhe
PhD (Microbiology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Research Fellow in Cell-free Biosystems
Ugochi Jennifer Nwaokorie
MSc (Bioengineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Molecular Biotechnology
Victoria Chinonyerem Udemezue
MSc (Bioengineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Molecular Biotechnology
Karoliina Kangur
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Laboratory Specialist
Varjak Lab
Margus Varjak
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Associate Professor of Virology
Affiliated with Varjak Lab
Ivar Ilves
PhD (Virology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Technology
Associate Professor of Biomedicine
+372 737 4836
Nooruse 1-300
Ailar Omler
MSc (Gene Technology)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Institute of Bioengineering
Junior Research Fellow in Virology